Can a single RAW file support multiple XMP files?
Oct 9, 2017 07:50:07 #
mwsilvers wrote:
If you are using Lightroom you can have unlimited virtual versions of a image with only one original raw file.
do it all the timeOct 9, 2017 09:01:34 #
mwsilvers wrote:
Have you forgotten LR's ability to create virtual images?
IF one is using Lr....
Oct 9, 2017 09:11:31 #
mwsilvers
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Morning Star wrote:
IF one is using Lr....
That is correct. I did indicate that in my first post in this thread. So far the OP has neglected to tell us what software he's actually using so I can only speculate.
Oct 9, 2017 09:13:43 #
mwsilvers wrote:
That is correct. I did indicate that in a different post. So far the OP has neglected to tell us what software he's actually using so I can only speculate.
Where else but LR do .xmp files exist?
Oct 9, 2017 09:31:11 #
pithydoug wrote:
Where else but LR do .xmp files exist?
Bridge, PSE...
And according to Google: XMind, Parallels Tool Centre, Media Portal, Capture NX, WinDVD Application.
Oct 9, 2017 09:46:12 #
Rick36203 wrote:
From Adobe Camera Raw you can create "snapshots" that are stored in a single XMP file. They contain the saved settings for multiple versions. Much easier than changing the name and starting again. And, no need to visit LR.
MOTHER OF PEARL! You mean I no longer have to save, go to the .xmp file change the name and then go back to ACR to keep working, Ad infinitum?
Thank you very much!!
Oct 9, 2017 09:46:37 #
jwohlhueter wrote:
Say I spend considerable time editing an image and I'm happy with the edits, but think I could make it a little better, then decide to take a different approach altogether and I'm happy with that second effort too. Is it possible to save an XMP file after my first effort then start over and save an XMP file for my second? I know I could save the image as a jpeg or tiff after the first and second effort, but the edits of one or the other in the XMP will be lost.
First, I will assume you are using LR and do not have PS. Second, I will suggest working from a virtual copy rather than on the original RAW file. You can make as many virtual copies as you like, and edit each one differently. It is something that a lot of photographers will do so they can have different versions and still retain the original to view.
Every time you edit a virtual copy, those changes are saved in the .xmp sidecar. If you export the image with edits, you can choose a format such as .tiff or .jpg. Advantage to exporting is that your edited version is then visible in the folder on your hard drive as well as in LR. AND you can then delete the .xmp sidecar [unless you want to retain the editing history]! I do not like having those "blank pages" filling up my HD folder.
Oct 9, 2017 09:48:04 #
Overcomplicating... you can save versions of files in Windows10, just give it a different name. Do SAVE AS in the pp program and give it a different name and file type if you want.
Oct 9, 2017 10:17:04 #
MMC wrote:
Thank you for this idea.
Agree! Thanks very much for this tutorial!!!
Oct 9, 2017 10:47:10 #
Oct 9, 2017 10:52:09 #
jwohlhueter wrote:
Say I spend considerable time editing an image and I'm happy with the edits, but think I could make it a little better, then decide to take a different approach altogether and I'm happy with that second effort too. Is it possible to save an XMP file after my first effort then start over and save an XMP file for my second? I know I could save the image as a jpeg or tiff after the first and second effort, but the edits of one or the other in the XMP will be lost.
If you edit using Lightroom you can make multiple (as many) virtual copies of the original and then edit each one differently. I don't believe that it creates a separate xmp file for each one, but instead it just makes one xmp that is of the same filename as the original but the end result is that you have as many different pictures as you want to choose from.
Oct 9, 2017 15:51:16 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
If you edit using Lightroom you can make multiple (as many) virtual copies of the original and then edit each one differently. I don't believe that it creates a separate xmp file for each one, but instead it just makes one xmp that is of the same filename as the original but the end result is that you have as many different pictures as you want to choose from.
LR stores virtual copy information within it's database file(s), not in the XMP sidecar. It does have the same ability to create and store "snapshots" in the XMP just the same as ACR. LR can use snapshots created in ACR, and ACR can use snapshots created in LR. If interested... you might look at Julian Kost's older video on reasons to use one or the other in your workflow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPsxvd-VAc
Oct 9, 2017 16:52:35 #
Rick36203 wrote:
LR stores virtual copy information within it's database file(s), not in the XMP sidecar. It does have the same ability to create and store "snapshots" in the XMP just the same as ACR. LR can use snapshots created in ACR, and ACR can use snapshots created in LR. If interested... you might look at Julian Kost's older video on reasons to use one or the other in your workflow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPsxvd-VAc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPsxvd-VAc
Julieanne. http://www.jkost.com/
Oct 9, 2017 18:48:16 #
burkphoto wrote:
Julieanne. http://www.jkost.com/
Thanks, I'm terrible with remembering names, but I should have been able to copy it correctly.
Oct 9, 2017 21:48:36 #
Rick36203 wrote:
Thanks, I'm terrible with remembering names, but I should have been able to copy it correctly.
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