Posted by Paul Wegemann on February 22, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Other than drag and drop, or the spray painter, have any of you Lightroom users found a quick and easy way to add photos to Collections? I still use Imatch for asset management, but I'd like to get things organized in Lightroom via Collections, not keywords. In Imatch I have everything setup via Categories and sub-categories, and it's quite easy to do. Thanks for any tips.
Paul
Posted by Wim Reyns on February 22, 2008 at 1:18 PM
You can make a selection of photo's you want, and then when you create a collection you can set "include selected photos" in the create collection dialogue. Hope this is what you're looking for.
Wim
Posted by Scott Reeves on February 22, 2008 at 4:55 PM
In Library mode, you can also click on the grey dot on selected photos in the filmstrip to Add to Quick Collection. Then you can convert Quick Collections to regular collections. You may also research further, or post the same question, at http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/
Lightroom has so many ways to organize and rate, which is nice. But I'm with you - I have well-organized keywords, but lately I'm enhancing with both metadata and collections. That said, drag-and-drop is pretty easy. I'm guessing you are looking at more of a batch perspective.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on February 23, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Thanks guys. I'm looking to avoid drag and drop. I'd prefer to be able to simply right click or hit a key and be prompted with a message asking me what collection I'd like to add to. Maybe in the next version of Lightroom!
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Wim
Lightroom has so many ways to organize and rate, which is nice. But I'm with you - I have well-organized keywords, but lately I'm enhancing with both metadata and collections. That said, drag-and-drop is pretty easy. I'm guessing you are looking at more of a batch perspective.