{"id":1286,"date":"2012-11-13T12:16:51","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T12:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottlewisphotography.eu\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2012-11-13T19:05:26","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T19:05:26","slug":"thethed-direct-to-lightroom-with-an-alpha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scottlewisphotography.eu\/?p=1286","title":{"rendered":"Tethered direct to Lightroom with an Alpha"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first thing you will need to do is download the latest version of Sony Remote capture. Note the only supported cameras are A700, A850,A900,A99 (I don’t know about the A77). Your camera will need to be set to “USB connection\u00a0 : Remote PC”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sony.co.uk\/support\/en\/product\/SLT-A99\/downloads\/sids_win<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nThe Auto Import feature automatically imports photos into a Lightroom catalogue by monitoring a watched folder<\/dfn> for photos and then importing them into a destination<\/dfn> folder in the catalogue. After you specify auto-import settings, you can simply drag photos into the watched folder, and Lightroom imports them automatically, allowing you to bypass the import window.<\/p>\n

Auto Import is useful if Lightroom doesn\u2019t support your camera for tethered import: You can use third-party software to download photos from your camera to a watched folder.<\/p>\n

If Lightroom starts automatically when you attach a camera or card reader to your computer and you want to turn off this functionality, change your import preferences. See Set import and file-handling preferences.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Enable automatically importing photos<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0Choose File\u00a0> Auto Import\u00a0> Enable Auto Import.<\/div>\n
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Specify Auto Import settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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  1. Choose File\u00a0> Auto Import\u00a0> Auto Import Settings.<\/li>\n
  2. In the Auto Import Settings dialogue box, specify any of the following:\n
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    Watched Folder<\/dt>\n
    Chooses or creates the watched folder where Lightroom detects photos to auto import. The folder you specify must be empty. Auto Import does not monitor sub-folders in a watched folder.<\/dd>\n
    Destination<\/dt>\n
    Chooses or creates a folder where the auto-imported photos are moved into.<\/dd>\n
    File Naming<\/dt>\n
    Names the auto-imported photo. See Naming options.<\/dd>\n
    Information<\/dt>\n
    Applies Develop settings, meta-data, or keywords to auto-imported photos.<\/dd>\n
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  3. Select Standard from the Initial Previews menu to have Lightroom render previews of the imported photos rather than only using the embedded previews in the photo files. See Specify initial previews when importing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Set up watched folders<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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    1. In the Auto Import Settings dialogue box, click the Choose button next to Watched Folder.<\/li>\n
    2. Navigate to the location you want and do any of the following:\n