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Export LR Images with Filename or Keyword Watermarks

  1. Select Images for export
  2. Within the Slideshow Module click ABC button > Edit
  3. Select Filename or Keywords etc (IPTC data)
  4. Export the: Export JPEG Slideshow from the Slideshow menu at the top of the screen

The full article can be read here: https://www.dpmag.com/how-to/tip-of-the-week/use-lightroom-to-watermark-images-with-filenames/

 

 

Lightroom Bird Name Keywords – Searchable

Lightroom Bird Name Keywords is a list of what appears to be all of the bird names on the planet – over 10,000 bird names sorted by species along with the Latin name entered hierarchally as  Lightroom CC keywords.   The list is searchable within Lightroom CC so finding a portion of the name or species generally gets you to the correct name and spelling.

I found the list of names from the Lightroom Keyword list blog however Lightroom does not support this list very well because if you attempted to find “yellow warbler” it found all keywords with the word “yellow” or “warbler”.  Given that the list contains every bird species on the planet, the list of yellow goes on for hundreds of birds.

To resolve this I performed a mass edit and changed the blanks to “_”.  Therefore searching for “yellow_warbler” finds the following:

Credit:  The source for the original list of names came from: http://lightroom-keyword-list-project.blogspot.com/2013/12/birds-20.html

Placing a checkmark on the appropriate name then loads the following into the selected image(s).

Note the “will export” has been selected.

 

USB-C and Thunderbolt Reference Sheet

USB4 Standards
USB4 Logo Standards

The current state of the USB / Thunderbolt standards are very confusing so I created this reference sheet:

Standard Port /

Connector End

Power USB Type Speed Cable Alais Display Port Comments Daisy Chain Protocals Displays Intel Controller
USB-A Square end must be inserted correctly 7.5 watts Gen 1 5 Gbps USB 3.0, USB 3.2 Gen 1
USB-C USB-C Connector Rounded – insert in any orientation 100 watts Gen 2 10 Gbps USB 3.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2
Gen 2×2 20 Gbps USB 3.2
TB-3 USB-C Connector Rounded – insert in any orientation 100 watts Gen 2 40 Gbps TB-3 certified Also supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 @ 10Gbps HBR3 Certified Cable with TBB3 – ensure 40Gbps Six TB3 devices PCI Express – supports External GPU & Display Port 2 4K, 1 5K  60Hz,1 4k @120Hz, 1 apple 6K with compression Certified by Intel & can have 4 ports on each computer
USB-4 USB-C Connector Rounded – insert in any orientation 7.5 watts is minimum standard – check specs Gen 2 40 Gbps Check specs on cable Not all USB-4 are certertified.  USB 4 may only support 20 Gbps, 1 4k display and 7.5W power PCI Express – supports External GPU & Display Port Two 4K, one 5K  60Hz,1 4k @120Hz, 1 apple 6K with compression Intel royalty free TB3 –
TB-4 Minimum 15W USB-4 TB-4 certified Docs can have 4 ports.  TB4 Computers and cables are compatible with TB3 cables and accessories.  Apple silicon supports TB. Two 4K displays or one 8k display Certifiedby Intel & can have 4 ports on each computer

Adobe Camera Raw Super Resolution

Adobe may be on to something with their Super Resolution (pixel doubling) software update in Adobe Camera Raw – especially for wildlife photography which often involves heavy cropping or for those shooting with lower resolution cameras (lets say less than 40 meg pixel) such as the A9.

The following two images originate from the same Sony raw ARW file of 6000 x 4000 pixels,  shot hand held on a 24 megapixel Sony A9 II at 600 mm, 1/2000 sec at f6.3 from at least 50ft from the subject.  To me the raw  image seems sharp and in focus but lacks detail when compared to the enhanced image.

The first image is produced using the original native resolution with a heavy crop,  resulting in a cropped image of 998 x 1209 pixels which is not very many pixels.

The second used the original .ARW file but was was put through “Adobe Camera Raw Enhance – Super Resolution” resulting in a the original file being upsized to 12000 x 8000 pixels and then I identically cropped the second image  to the same proportions as the first – bringing it down to 2404 x 2979.

The second image was then adjusted appropriately for sharpening and noise (for that resolution) with all other settings identical to the first original image.

The second image has more resolution – notice the hairs under the beak – however the difference is a bit harder to see from the web.

Image 1- 6000 x 4000

 

Image 2 12000 x 8000:

As of May 8, 2021 Lightroom does not have the interface for Enhance Double but utilizes the same Camera Raw 13.2 so this feature is now available all be it somewhat convoluted from Lightroom.

  1. Within Lightroom – select one image and Open in Finder/Window Explorer.
  2. Within Finder/Explorer:  Click on the file name, open with Photoshop.
  3. Because the file is raw, Photoshop opens it in Camera Raw.
  4. Right Click on the image in the filmstrip and select Enhance – then check Super Resolution.  On my machine it took only 5 seconds to complete.
  5. In Lightroom you will need to Sync the folder where the new enhanced file is recorded to in order to see it within Lightroom.  It will be identified as “enhanced” in the file name.

Once Adobe updates Lightroom to support this feature natively, the above steps will not be necessary.

Let me know what you think.