🆕[How to use] -- Import & Export
v3.7 update
Last updated
v3.7 update
Last updated
For Evoto supports for Lightroom Catalog import. This will allow Evoto users to quickly synchronize the rendered images between Evoto and Lightroom
You can directly drag and drop the .lrcat file to create a project in Evoto, or you could create a new project for .lrcat.
Once you have import the .lrcat file that you would like to import, you can select based on you need for the file you would like to import into Evoto.
It can be collections, or you can use the different filter you have already created in .lrcat file and choose to import it into Evoto .lrcat project.
If you are in the project page, you will be able to see which project is a lrcat project.
While you importing the .lrcat file into Evoto, you will see the selection for “Import the original image“.
Only select this if you save the original image of your .lrcat at an extension drive.
With the ability to support right-click to open, users can select the desired range to import and open the images into Evoto by right-clicking. Additionally, using the right-click to open option in Lightroom or other color grading software ensures that the image's colors remain consistent with those in LR.
New Methods to Import Images into Evoto:
Right-Click in File Manager: Right-click on a supported image format in your system file manager to import it into Evoto.
Drag and Drop: Drag supported image formats onto the Evoto icon (note: not supported on Windows taskbar).
Right-Click in other software: Right-click on an image in other software to edit in Evoto.
Not recommended for importing more than 50 images at once
New Non-RAW Original Replacement Feature
Export Non-RAW Replacements: Exported images support non-RAW replacement.
Export Original .lrcat Support for Non-RAW Replacement: Original Lightroom catalog (.lrcat) exports support non-RAW replacement.
When replacing non-RAW originals, Evoto will automatically back up the original images to allow users to make further adjustments and restore images within Evoto at any time.
While you export the images, you can choose to export the image using custom settings.
We have introduced new settings and made UI improvements to address the issue of finding advanced export settings.
Currently, Evoto does not support you to directly create a lrcat project. You will need to import the .lrcat project in order to export it as a .lrcat file.
For the catalog export, you can select different export methods.
( 🆕 version 3.7 🆕 ) Original lrcat folder
Export Back to Original Image Location and Add Stack in LR
Guidance for Damaged Original .lrcat: If users encounter issues with a damaged original .lrcat, they can be guided to the .lrcat file directory to recover using the Evoto backup.
Specific folder
Create a new LR catalog file, which includes the .lrcat data source file, and the final edited picture. This will allow user to open/combine in LR using this new .lrcat file.
While using this .lrcat file and combine in LR with the original file, the edited image will be imported as a new image in the LR catalog. The original image will applied with the Evoto adjust parameter.
Desktop
Same as the previous, just save the new .lrcat file on the Desktop.
A non-RAW image will replace the existing file.
Only available if your original image is not a RAW image. Select this feature will allow you to export the edited image, and replace this edited Evoto image to the original non-RAW image while exporting back to LightRoom.
Export original image.
This will allow the export catalog to include the original image and the edited image.
( 🆕 version 3.7 🆕 ) Color Parameter Synchronization Options
Color Parameter Sync Option in Import Catalog: A new checkbox for synchronizing color parameters is added to the import dialog. Users need to check this box to import color adjustments from LR.
Color Parameter Sync Option in Export Catalog: A new checkbox for exporting color parameters is added to the export catalog options. Users need to check this box to export color adjustments from Evoto.
You can choose to export your file to a different location. In Evoto, we provide you with three different paths to choose from.
Folder of the Original Photo – the edited picture will placed in the same folder as the original photo.
Designated Folder – select a folder where you would like the edited picture to be located. You can change the folder by changing the path.
Desktop – edited picture will be saved to the desktop
You can enable the selection to save the edited picture under your selected file, with a new folder named by you. Disabling the selection will let your edited picture export to the exact file location of your selection.
User can now name their edited picture while exporting the picture! Evoto provides four different name formats.
Please note that the Example which showing for you with the export file name is just a sample, it will not be the final file name for your export image.
The default for the user to select, the export file will have the same name as the original file.
Select the custom filename, which will allow you to rename the picture that you selected to export.
You can also edit the number followed by the file name, and that number will increment as the number of selected pictures.
Selecting the capture date w/ the original filename will allow you to add the capture date of the picture in front of the original filename
Selecting the custom filename w/ sequence will allow you to rename the picture and follow with the number you have entered. If you have multiple pictures for export, it will increment the number based on the number you have put in.
Method 5 - Original File Name - Custom Text
The Original File Name - Custom Text name method allow you to have more selection on outputting the file name, you can not add text to the end of your export image.
Image Format
The picture supports the export as default, jpg, or tiff (8 bits / 16 bits).
Quality setting is only available for JPG export images.
Limit File Size to
Users can now export the image file based on the size they have entered.
Please note the final file might not be the same as the input size setting you have entered. The algorithm will try to compress the image to get as close as possible to the number you have input.
Percentage
In 3.5.0 version, Evoto changed the image quality settings from 14 levels to percentage settings, where you can now adjust your export the image as percentage as you preferred.
Please note if you input a percentage is too low, the image will be exported at a minimum of 20% quality.
Selecting the sRGB. sRGB is a standardized RGB color space, which is commonly used as standard color space. sRGB has some limitations and standardized regulations on color range and color representation to ensure consistency in colors displayed on different devices and platforms. sRGB is commonly used in images on display devices and on the Internet to ensure that the colors of the image appear consistently across different devices.
Evoto supports you to enable the watermark placed on the edited images.
After you have uploaded the images of your watermark, you can also adjust the rotation, size, opacity, and locations of the watermark.
