Using Auto Import In LRAlex Santiago

Agenda

Introduction

How to setup Auto Import

Testing Auto Import Settings

Introduction

One of the hidden features that isn’t well known on Lightroom is the auto import feature.

It is relatively useful if you just want to download images onto your computer without having to fire up LR to import them at that moment.

Once you start Lightroom, it will automatically import those images into the catalog in a predetermined folder.

Depending on your workflow, this can be very useful.

How to Setup Auto Import

Open Lightroom and click on File in the Menu bar.

Highlight Auto Import and select Auto Import Settings

How to Setup Auto Import

Select Watched Folder by clicking Choose button

Select Destination Folder by clicking Choose button, fill in Subfolder Name if so desired

Enable Auto Import by clicking on Enable Auto Import check box

Click OK to accept settings

Testing Auto Import Settings

Navigate to the Watched Folder as selected in the Setup Auto Import settings

Copy a few images into Watched Folder

Open Lightroom and navigate to the Library Module

In the folder section, navigate to the destination folder/subfolder

Ensure that images have been imported into LR

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