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XmpEdit Lightroom Plugin (DEPRECATED)
Recommend DevAdjust instead (unless you're still using Lr2).
Plug-in Extra for making relative (or absolute) adjustments to the develop settings of your photos via xmp.
You can define presets, and actions to apply a sequence of presets, and use a multiplier to tone down the effects, or let 'em rip hard.
Supports all RAW formats that support xmp sidecars, and JPEG.
Does not support DNG, TIF, PSD, or any other TIF-based formats (except by work-around - see below).
Does not support virtual copies.
XmpEdit will be available here for a while for you die-hard Lr2 fans, but will not be updated. - I highly recommend Lightroom 3 and DevAdjust!
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See the readme file after downloading for usage and other notes.
These FAQs come partly from users, and partly from my imagination. Please let me know if there are errors or omissions in this FAQ - thanks.
NOTE: The following Q&A's assume that the plugin is working as I expect... If, after your best effort, still "no go", please let me know.
Question: What is this "xmp" of which you speak?
Answer: XMP contains your develop settings (along with other stuff) in the form of an XML snippet embedded as metadata into jpegs or stored in raw sidecar files.
Question: Why edit by way of xmp?
Answer: XMP is the only way a plugin can access develop settings at this time.
Question: So how does this crazy thing work?
Answer: Quite well actually, as long as you remember to 'Read Metadata From Files' after you make your adjustments. XMP Edit reads the settings from your jpegs or xmp sidecars, modifies the settings, then writes them back from whence they came. 'Read Metadata From Files' tells lightroom to read those modified settings, apply them to your photos, and store them in the catalog.
Question: Do you support DNG, TIF and/or PSD files too?
Answer: *** Not at this time - just raw+xmp-sidecar and jpegs. DNG and other TIF-based support will be revisited after Adobe releases the next version of Lightroom and/or the SDK.
*** Actually, you can use xmp-edit with DNG, but its pretty round-about: You have to use exiftool or something like it to extract XMP from DNG to sidecar, then use xmp-edit as per instructions for non-DNG raw files. This method, although functional, is not officially supported.
Question: I tried it, but it said it "cant find the settings" or something like that.
Answer: Lightroom only stores settings in xmp when they change. So if you haven't changed any settings yet, they can't be adjusted by Xmp Edit. To remedy, change a setting, then change it back if you dont want to keep it. This will be revisited after the new SDK is released.
Also, you must have xmp automatically saved after each edit (see Edit -> Preferences -> Catalog Settings -> Metadata) OR save manually before Xmp Edit adjustments.
Do not use Xmp Edit on files whose metadata status is not "Up To Date". If theres a down-arrow in the upper right corner of its thumbnail, then its not up to date.
Question: How come Xmp Edit says there's no XMP file?
Answer: You must have xmp automatically saved after each edit (see Edit -> Preferences -> Catalog Settings -> Metadata) OR save manually before Xmp Edit adjustments. Also, XMP-Edit does not currently support DNG, TIF, PSD, or other TIF-based file formats.
Do not use Xmp Edit on files whose metadata status is not "Up To Date". If theres a down-arrow in the upper right corner of its thumbnail, then its not up to date.
Question: After editing with Xmp Edit, some of my previous changes were lost - that sucks.
Answer: Simmer down. The most likely cause is you forgot to save the xmp after your last edits (if using manual xmp update mode), OR, due to a bug, Lightroom forgot to save the xmp after your last edits (if using auto xmp update mode). In the latter case Re-launching and Optimizing your Catalog usually fixes it. One way around it is to always press Ctrl-S or Cmd-S before invoking Xmp Edit.
Question: Xmp Edit is so cool - how can I thank you for it?
Answer: Send money - http://www.robcole.com/Rob/Donate. If you're too cheap to kick a dollar or ten my way, then just drop me a note and say thanks - http://www.robcole.com/Rob/ContactMe.
Question: Xmp Edit ain't workin' right - now what do I do?
Answer: Report the problem(s) to me - http://www.robcole.com/Rob/ProblemReport. Make sure you supply enough information for me to troubleshoot the problem, including:
You may or may not be surprised by the number of problem reports I receive like this:
"I tried to adjust some settings on one of my photos but it didn't work - what's wrong?"
I'm much more inclined to help when I feel like you're doing your best to be specific-yet-concise, and supply helpful information to me.
Also, I'm more inclined to help if I can re-create the problem in my studio/lab.
Question: I give up - how do you invoke Xmp Edit?
Answer: File Menu -> Plug-in Extras -> RC XMP Edit
Question: Can I make adjustments to my virtual copies too?
Answer: Nope, not yet. If Adobe adds xmp support for virtual copies, then it will.
Question: Is there more documentation somewhere?
Answer: There's more info in the readme file included in the download.
Initial release.
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RC XmpEdit Lightroom Plugin - New (version 1.0.0 for windows & mac)
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