Wow, dass nenne ich ein Feature! Smart Preview in Lightroom 5.
Damit ist es nun möglich, Bilder zu bearbeiten, die man nicht als Originale dabei hat. Beispielsweise wenn man im Büro auf einer externen Festplatte alle Bilder gelagert hat, diese aber am mobilen Rechner nicht dabei haben will, kann man nun im Vorhinein Lightroom sagen, welche Bilder als Smart Preview gerendert werden sollen. Diese sind dann für alle Bearbeitungen unterwegs vorhanden und man kann (fast) alles damit machen. Man ist also nicht mehr an das Bibliotheksmodul gebunden, sondern kann auch wirklich direkt mit den Daten arbeiten – obwohl die Originale ja eigentlich nicht da sind!
PS: Intern sind es übrigens kleine DNG-Files.
Smart Previews (blogs.adobe.com)
Photographers need flexibility, and new solid state drives and ultra-light laptops let them work from anywhere. However, the limited storage capacity of these devices restricts access to complete image libraries and original raw files, which are often stored on detachable storage devices or desktop computers. Inability to access to the files they need impacts their ability to edit and share high-quality images while on the go.
New Smart Previews in Lightroom 5 let photographers easily work with images without bringing their entire library with them. They just generate smaller, stand-in files called Smart Previews and leave the originals back at the studio. Photographers can make adjustments or metadata additions to Smart Previews and apply their changes to the fullsize originals later when they reconnect to the device holding the original files, all nondestructively, of course.
For many photographers, generating Smart Previews as they import their images gives them the freedom to disconnect from their storage device at any time, leave the originals at home or in the studio, and edit the Smart Previews from wherever they are. Building Smart Previews while importing is easy, just check the Build Smart Previews checkbox within the File Handling panel in the Import dialog box.
