CONTENTSviii
Making a final print .............................................42
Creating a web photo gallery
...................................43
Exporting the edited photos
.....................................44
Working through the book
............................................45
2 Importing photos ......................................47
The main Import dialog ................................................48
Copy as DNG, Copy, Move, or Add?
..............................50
Converting to DNG after import .......................50
Updating DNG previews for third-party viewing .........51
Importing files from a card
......................................52
Source panel
....................................................56
Content area
....................................................57
Content area segmenting options ......................58
File Handling panel
.............................................60
Making backup copies of imported files ................61
Photos shot as raw + JPEG ............................62
File-handling limitations ..............................62
File Renaming panel
............................................63
Renaming catalog images later ........................64
Apply During Import panel
......................................65
Destination panel
...............................................66
Planning where to store your imported photos ..........66
Importing to a selected destination folder ..............68
Import Presets menu
............................................68
Importing video files
............................................69
Adding photos from a folder to the catalog
.....................70
Importing photos via drag and drop
.............................72
Auto Imports
....................................................76
Importing photos directly from the camera
......................77
Connecting the camera to the computer ................77
Lightroom-tethered shooting .........................78
3 The Library module ...................................83
About Lightroom catalogs .............................................84
Backing up the catalog file
......................................85
Backup strategies ....................................87
Backup software ....................................87
Catalog corruption ..................................88