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Lightroom Export Plugin For Flickr (sort of)

UPDATE: You can now Download Here

As I'm still waiting for word from Adobe that I can post my Zenfolio and SmugMug plugins ("frustrated" does not even being to explain my feelings on this matter), I've put the time to good use, developing a plugin for Flickr.

To give a hint, here's what the export dialog looks like at the moment....

The SmugMug and Zenfolio plugins also got the ability to choose how the Title (Zenfolio) or Caption (SmugMug) is derived, as shown in the "Title / Description" section of this screenshot.

The Lightroom Export-Plugin SDK includes a sample export-to-Flickr [...]


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How to Install an Export Plugin in Lightroom 1

The instructions on this page are for Lightroom versions 1.3 through 1.4.1.

For Lightroom 2.0 and Later, go here

As I mentioned yesterday, Adobe has released Lightroom 1.3, which now includes support for export plugins. Yesterday I described what a plugin might look like to the user. In preparation for actually being able to release the plugins that I've written, I'll describe here how to install a plugin.

A plugin consists of a folder worth of files, with the folder having a name that ends with ".lrplugin" or ".lrdevpluginin". Installing a plugin involves simply moving the plugin folder to a [...]


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Lightroom 1.3 & Export Plugins for SmugMug and Zenfolio

Adobe has just released Version 1.3 of its Lightroom photo-workflow software, two months after releasing Version 1.2. You can download the new version from Adobe's Lightroom Page, or use these direct links: Mac - Windows.

There's a ReadMe.pdf describing the release, and a much more detailed description by Victoria Bampton, but in short, it contains some small things:

Better OSX Leopard support Bug fixes Support for a few new cameras: Added support for Fuji compressed RAF files and Canon sRAW files You can now render 1:1 previews during import (yeah!) New functionality for repairing corrupt catalogs

However, the big news [...]


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Why I Shoot Raw: Recovering From Disasters

While taking long exposure night shots of Itsukushima Shrine's Gate (厳島神社、宮島) in Miyajima, the brilliant illumination was turned off, and the area became quite dark. I thought I'd give it a try with the lights off, but as you can see above, my one attempt came out completely dark. Since it was late, I didn't want to spend the time trying again for a more reasonable exposure, so we packed up and returned to the hotel.

When I got home and loaded all the images into Lightroom, I intended to delete this one along with all the other rejects. More [...]


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Lightroom 1.2 Released

Adobe has just released a minor update to its Lightroom photo-workflow software. Version 1.2 includes some bug fixes and support for additional cameras:

Canon EOS 40D Canon G9 (unofficial) Fuji FinePix IS-1 Leaf Aptus 17 Leaf Aptus 54s Leaf Aptus 75s Olympus EVOLT E-510 Panasonic DMC-FZ18 Pentax K100D Super Phase One P 20 + Phase One P 21 + Phase One P 25 + Phase One P 30 + Phase One P 45 + Sony A700

Unlike the 1.0 → 1.1 update, this free update does not contain a lot of new features other than the support for additional cameras.

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