Copying and Pasting Develop Settings

In Develop mode, you can copy your precise adjustments and apply them to other images. This allows you to perform complex adjustments once and have them benefit an unlimited number of images, rather than having to perform the same actions over and over.

You can also save your Develop settings to be used as presets to be applied to other images in the future.

To Copy Develop Settings from a Previously Developed Image and Apply Them to Other Images:

1. Open an image with the settings you want to copy in Develop.
2. Select Edit | Copy Settings...
3. In the Copy settings dialog box, select the settings you want to copy.
4. Click OK.
5. Select an image you want to paste the settings to by doing one of the following:
   • Click on an image in the filmstrip view.
   • Select File | Open Next Image (or press the Page Down key).
   • Select File | Open Previous Image (or press the SHIFT + Alt + L keys).
6. Select Edit | Paste Settings.

A blue square icon appears at the top of the Tune, Detail, Geometry and Repair tab to indicate that changes have been made.

To Copy Develop Settings from an Image (as It's Being Developed) and Applying Them to Other Images:

1. After adjusting an image in Develop mode, click the Develop Settings button.
2. Press Copy Settings...
3. In the Copy settings dialog box, select the settings you want to copy.
4. Click OK.
5. Right-click the image(s) you would like to paste the settings to, and:

• In the filmstrip: select Copy Settings...
• In Manage mode: select Process | Paste Settings.

A blue square icon appears at the top of the Tune, Detail, Geometry and Repair tab to indicate that changes have been made.

When copying settings from one image and pasting them to a second image with different dimensions, the settings will be scaled to fit the target image automatically.

See Also:

• Using Presets in Develop Mode
• Sharing Develop Settings
• Saving Images in Develop Mode