These two options are pretty self-explanatory. Export OptionsĪs mentioned above, there are several different file types that you can send from PhotoLab to Lightroom: Export as JPEG or TIFF You can delete the collections once you’re done with them, it won’t affect the actual files. The file will automatically be added to a new collection named according to the date and time the export occurred. This can take a bit of time depending on how fast your computer is and how many files you’re exporting. Once you hit the ‘Export’ button, PhotoLab will render the files and they will automatically be imported into Lightroom when they are finished. When you export a file to Lightroom you have several options as to the type of file you send. If you’re working with multiple files, just make sure they are all selected in the filmstrip before you hit the button. To do so, you simply choose ‘Export to Lightroom’ when you are ready. When you are done in PhotoLab you can send the file back to Lightroom so that it appears in the catalog alongside your original RAW file. Sending a photo from PhotoLab 4 to Lightroom Classic This will send a tiff file to PhotoLab and you won’t be able to use the RAW conversion features. Note: Don’t use the right-click menu to ‘open-with’ photoLab. The file will then open in PhotoLab ready for you to edit it Simply select the file (or files) that you want to edit in Lightroom then choose file->Plug-in Extras->Transfer to DxO PhotoLab 4. If you installed Lightroom after PhotoLab then simply try and send a file from PhotoLab to Lightroom (see below) and it will install automatically. If you have Lightroom on your system when you install PhotoLab, a plugin will be added to Lightroom that will make sending RAW files between the two easy. Sending a photo from Lightroom Classic to PhotoLab 4 The other reason to use PhotoLab as a RAW converter is that you prefer how the PhotoLab 4 demosaicing algorithms make your files look. Some people will send only their high ISO files to PhotoLab, apply the noise reduction and finish the processing in Lightroom. One of the main reasons to use PhotoLab 4 to convert RAW files is due to the superior noise reduction and optical corrections available in PhotoLab. Why use PhotoLab and not Lightroom as a RAW converter?

A Typical Lightroom + PhotoLab Workflow.

Export as DNG (DeNoise & Optical Corrections Only).

Export as DNG (All Corrections Applied).

Sending a photo from PhotoLab 4 to Lightroom Classic.

Sending a photo from Lightroom Classic to PhotoLab 4.Why use PhotoLab and not Lightroom as a RAW converter?.

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