ChApter 2. digitAl workFlow
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you can perform image adjustments, Slideshow so you can create slideshows
for on-screen viewing and exporting as PDF files, Print so you can set up your
printouts, and Web so you can create Flash or HTML web galleries. On the
left side of the screen is an identity plate and progress monitor.- The grid view or image display area in the center of the screen is
where selected images are displayed in all modules. - Panels to the left and right of the image area contain tools, layouts, and
information you use when working with images. The available panels change
as you change modules so you always have access to just those tools you need
for the immediate task. In most situations panels on the left contain content
and preset browsers, while panels on the right contain the tools you need for
the current task. Clicking a panel’s header collapses and expands it. - The toolbar has buttons you can click and these perform different func-
tions in different modules. You can display and hide this toolbar by pressing
T. In the Library and Develop modules clicking the drop-down arrow on the
right end of the toolbar lets you specify which buttons are displayed. - The filmstrip at the bottom of the screen shows the photos in the select
folder, a collection, a quick collection, or a keyword set and they remain
displayed when you change modules. Unless photos are in the filmstrip, they
cannot be accessed from the other modules. The only way to change which
images are displayed is to return to the Library.
the liBrAry module
The first time you use Lightroom, you open the Library and import photos
from drives on your system or directly from a camera or memory card. You
have the choice of leaving the original images where they are (as you might
when importing from folders on your system) or moving them into a folder
you specify.In survey view Ctrl-
clicking images displays
them for comparison.
TiP
one of the best
things about aper-
ture and Lightroom is
the way they retain
your workspace
when you end a
session. there is no
need to save your
work. It’s all saved
automatically and
the next time you
start the applica-
tion everything is
the same way it was
when you quit. If
you were editing 100
photos for a book,
they are all right
there. there is no
need to open each
of the images before
you get started.In grid view dragging
the thumbnail slider
adjusts the size of the
images.