Importing only RAW images into LR Classic (Page 2): "You can sort on file type when you bring up the first import screen. This is the easiest way I know to decide, before importing...

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Gene51 wrote:

Yes. You can sort on file type when you bring up t... (show quote)

"You can sort on file type when you bring up the first import screen. This is the easiest way I know to decide, before importing, which files are getting imported."

Thanks Gene. I haven't noticed that before and will use it. I keep my TG-5 tough/action camera on RAW+JPEG because Olympus has a good phone app for on-the-spot convenient sending to friends and relatives. It only works with JPEGs and I still want the RAWs for my Lightroom process. Using your "trick" will make it easier to do what I want.

crphoto8 Loc: Anaheim, California

Thanks everybody for your replies. I learned some new things here - it's not hard to download just the file you want using the "sort" menu at the bottom of the first "import" screen. I, too, didn't notice this button until Gene51 pointed it out.

crphoto8 Loc: Anaheim, California

bsprague wrote:

"You can sort on file type when you bring up ... (show quote)

This is exactly why I record both RAW and JPEG. I travel a lot with a group and it's easy to share images on the spot using the OIShare Olympus app. I used to post images on FaceBook to update family and friends.

Hip Coyote

I often shoot RAW and also a very small JPEG in case I want to share the shot with my wife, post to social media right away, etc. When it comes time to process in Lightroom, I insert the card into my computer and select all raw photos via the small window in the upper right of the explorer and the paste all pics into the folder I select. I then synchronize my lightroom accordingly. It takes only a few minutes and works well.

PhotosBySteve

You can shoot strictly Raw and that will eliminate your problem and if you have the Adobe CC subscription you can download right straight from your camera to your phone via Wi-Fi if you have Lightroom CC installed on your phone. That will allow you to share your photos immediately from Lightroom CC.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

PhotosBySteve wrote:

You can shoot strictly Raw and that will eliminate your problem and if you have the Adobe CC subscription you can download right straight from your camera to your phone via Wi-Fi if you have Lightroom CC installed on your phone. That will allow you to share your photos immediately from Lightroom CC.

Steve,

What camera do you have that connects directly to the Lightroom CC phone app? And, how do you do that?

Bill

PhotosBySteve

Both my Canon 6D and my Sony 7RII connect via wifi through Canon connect and Play memories apps respectively. Both of which can send the images to LRCC. Try it, you'll like it. I've been utilizing my CC subscription this way ever since Adobe first released Lightroom mobile app. They have improved upon the features immensely ever since.

Angel Star Photography Loc: Tacoma, WA

traderjohn wrote:

A lengthy and informative bit of information. If RAW is the standard, why even bother shooting in both modes??? Why waste the time?

Lengthy? Indeed but the intent was to help crphoto8 with his current, and potentially, future situations which depends upon crphoto8's decisions and preferences. As a side opportunity, it also offers help to others on the forum who may be new to Lightroom as well as unfamiliar with methods to use the features of an operating system efficiently.

As for your question regarding why shoot in both modes, that's really up to individual preferences and objectives. There are reasons to shoot raw, there are reasons to shoot JPEG, and there are reasons to shoot both. On this forum many have stated their reasons for each and, too, there is a plethora of discussions and debate on the same. I didn't believe discussing shooting raw versus JPEG versus both would address crphoto8's problems---stated and implied. I, personally, shoot raw and that is my preference but I do have a multitude of JPEG images taken with cell phones before discovering the Galaxy Note Pro mode during my long sabbatical from photography between film and digital.

C.R. Smith (Charles)
Angel Star Photography
www.angelstarphotography.com

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

PhotosBySteve wrote:

Both my Canon 6D and my Sony 7RII connect via wifi through Canon connect and Play memories apps respectively. Both of which can send the images to LRCC. Try it, you'll like it. I've been utilizing my CC subscription this way ever since Adobe first released Lightroom mobile app. They have improved upon the features immensely ever since.

Steve,

I would love to try it!

I have a couple Panasonic and an Olympus camera. Both have useful apps to move files from camera to phone. I've not yet found a direct link to Lightroom CC phone app. I always need to do that as a separate and additional step.

Do the Canon and Sony apps push the files straight to the Lightroom app?

Siemienczuk

Okay here's a (probably) stupid question. I am pretty new to digital, and have followed someone's advice to shoot RAW + JPEG. Although my D7200 has two slots, I just shoot both on one card, then do the import process through LR. Everyone seems to say that editing in RAW is better. But it appears that LR "stacks" the RAW and JPEG images in the Grid view, into a single thumbnail. So when I double click on that single image, and edit, am I editing the RAW file, the JPEG file, or both? If the latter, why am I doing JPEG at all? I have no desire to capture sub-optimal images for smart phone or social media.

PhotosBySteve

No, it's not automatic. Its a two step process.

bsprague wrote:

Steve,

I would love to try it!

I have a couple Panasonic and an Olympus camera. Both have useful apps to move files from camera to phone. I've not yet found a direct link to Lightroom CC phone app. I always need to do that as a separate and additional step.

Do the Canon and Sony apps push the files straight to the Lightroom app?

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

crphoto8 wrote:

I shoot both RAW (orf) and JPEGS with an Olympus E... (show quote)

It's best to tell the camera to record raw to one of your SD cards, and tell it to record the jpg's to the other SD card. That way you can simply pull the SD card with the raw images, put it in your card reader, and import only the raw images into your LR catalog and onto the hard drive of your choice. If I'm reading your question correctly, you use your camera to transfer the jpg's wirelessly to your mobile device for quick uploads to friends etc. Then I suppose you just format the card. At least, that's what I do if I'm doing a project that I need to send some jpgs to friends while I'm out and about.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Siemienczuk wrote:

Okay here's a (probably) stupid question. I am pr... (show quote)

"I editing the RAW file, the JPEG file, or both? If the latter, why am I doing JPEG at all? I have no desire to capture sub-optimal images for smart phone or social media."

You are only editing the RAW file. If you want to do otherwise, find the setting in Preferences that says to treat the files separately. If you don't want the JPEGs, turn it off in your camera.

FWIW, JPEGs are not "sub-optimal". They are merely an interpretation of the light data, usually with high quality. The point of RAW is not optimum or sub-optimum. It is about who does the interpretation. Your camera? Or you?

Siemienczuk

bsprague wrote:

"I editing the RAW file, the JPEG file, or bo... (show quote)

Thank you!

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

PhotosBySteve wrote:

No, it's not automatic. Its a two step process.

Thanks Steve.

I keep thinking one of the camera companies is going to build something less clunky into some of their models. My granddaughters daily demonstrate the superior connected interface on their phones.

I want a "real" camera with a direct connection to my cell phone account instead of a connection via my phone.