

I then redirected my Lightroom Catalog to the external hard drive for those originals. This would be the new home for 1.86GB of data. In my testing, I copied a folder of 254 raw and JPEG files from my Pictures folder on to an external hard drive. When you reconnect the hard drive containing the masters, that editing information is retained. Even with the masters offline, you can still correct the photos and work with them as you normally would.

When you create Smart Previews during import, or on the fly ( Library > Previews > Build Smart Previews), Lightroom builds lossy DNGs (Digital Negative versions) of those images. If you want to leave your original files on a hard drive at home, but still have image editing capability in Lightroom, try Smart Previews. Image Editing on the Go: You can build Smart Previews on the fly, leaving the original files at home. And Video Slideshows enables you to connect separate clips into a single presentation. The Radial Gradient tool provides a new way to direct your viewer’s eyes to a particular area of the image. The Advanced Healing Brush corrects irregular shapes. Smart Previews lets you work on your images even when the originals aren’t available. Upright provides four modes to straighten images with a click of the mouse. HeadlinersĪs for the stuff that’s designed to grab your attention: As a group, these features are practical as well as impressive. UI Enhanced: The elegant Lightroom 5 interface.
