XMP files, also sometimes referred to as sidecar files, are an industry-standard format for holding information about your photos. They can record any edit or metadata changes you make to your photo in Lightroom Classic. For example, an adjustment to contrast on a photo in Lightroom will not alter the
Lightroom Classic is designed to be used on a single computer. However, many photographers have multiple computers (for example a desktop computer at home, and a laptop for travel). XMP files can facilitate syncing edits between multiple machines, making it easy to work on your photos in Lightroom Classic on
What is metadata? Metadata is information about a photograph that is added after the pixels are captured. The first is the EXIF (Exhangeable Image File format) which adds the camera, manufacturer, focal length, GPS, exposure, and sometimes, depending on the camera, the owner’s name and copyright. EXIF metadata is added by the
Excire Foto is quickly becoming my favorite new tool for organizing my photos. As someone who has multiple catalogs spread out across different programs — it’s pretty easy to see why. Excire Foto lets me add any photo to it, meaning I can search across catalogs, programs … even different
Have you noticed after you make a change to a RAW file — say adding your copyright info or a keyword or two — that sometimes a new file pops up in the folder? It carries the same name as the RAW file but with a different extension that reads
Do you know if you’re Lightroom Catalog is writing XMP data automatically? An XMP file is a sidecar or additional file that contains the metadata to a raw image. When Lightroom makes changes to a raw file, the raw file itself remains unchanged. A sidecar file is created to tell
Sometimes you just need to turn around images really quick when photographing an event like a wedding or party, maybe a concert or show…even just a quick portrait session. Waiting for Lightroom can feel like an eternity, so we can use another program called Photo Mechanic to quickly browse and
