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  1. Lightroom Classic User Guide
  2. Introduction to Lightroom Classic
    1. What's new in Lightroom Classic
    2. Lightroom Classic Release Notes
    3. Lightroom Classic technical requirements
    4. Keyboard shortcuts
    5. Lightroom Classic FAQ 
    6. Lightroom Classic Key Concepts
    7. Lightroom Classic tutorials
    8. Set Preferences for working in Lightroom Classic
    9. Reset Preferences for working in Lightroom Classic
    10. Supported image formats
  3. Workspace
    1. Workspace basics
    2. Display the Library on a second monitor
    3. Personalize identity plates and module buttons
    4. Watermark your photos in Lightroom Classic
    5. Color management
  4. Import photos
    1. Specify import options
    2. Set import preferences
    3. Import photos from a camera or card reader
    4. Import photos from a folder on a hard drive
    5. Import photos automatically
    6. Import photos from Photoshop Elements
    7. Import photos from a tethered camera
    8. Select best photos while importing with Assisted Culling
    9. The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor
    10. Set up tethered camera support for Fujifilm cameras
  5. Organize photos in Lightroom Classic
    1. Face recognition
    2. Work with photo collections
    3. Smart Collections criteria in Lightroom Classic
    4. Group photos into stacks
    5. Flag, label, and rate photos
    6. Use keywords
    7. Metadata basics and actions
    8. Save metadata to external sidecar files
    9. Find photos in the catalog
    10. Metadata filters in Lightroom Classic
    11. Find and manage duplicate photos
    12. Work with video in Lightroom Classic
    13. Advanced metadata actions
    14. Use the Quick Develop panel
    15. Select best photos with Assisted Culling
    16. Group your photos into a stack
  6. Process and develop photos
    1. Develop module basics
    2. Apply Presets
    3. Create panoramas and HDR panoramas
    4. Flat-Field Correction
    5. Correct distorted perspective in photos using Upright
    6. Improve image quality using Enhance
    7. Work with image tone and color
    8. Edit your images with Color Mixer tool
    9. Masking
    10. Apply local adjustments
    11. HDR photo merge
    12. Develop module options
    13. Retouch photos
    14. Cure red eye and pet eye effects
    15. Use the Radial Filter tool
    16. Adjustments with Lens Blur
    17. Edit and Export in HDR
    18. Remove Tool
    19. Remove distracting people
    20. Remove reflections
    21. Remove sensor dust in a photo
  7. Viewing photos
    1. View photos
    2. Browse and compare photos
    3. Set Library view options
    4. Share photos for comments and feedback
    5. Smart Previews
  8. Export photos
    1. Export files to disk or CD
    2. Export photos from Lightroom Classic
    3. Publish photos online
    4. Export to hard drive using publish services
    5. Presets for export, and other settings
  9. Work with external editors
    1. External Editing preferences
    2. Open and edit Lightroom Classic photos in Photoshop
    3. Edit Lightroom Classic photos in Firefly
  10. Manage catalogs and files
    1. How Lightroom Classic catalogs work
    2. Create and manage catalogs
    3. Back up a catalog
    4. Locate missing photos
    5. Create and manage folders
    6. Manage photos within folders
  11. Maps
    1. Work with the Map module
  12. Photo books
    1. Create photo books
  13. Slideshows
    1. Create slideshows
    2. Slideshow module panels and tools
    3. Specify the slide layout
    4. Add overlays to slides
    5. Play and export slideshows
  14. Print photos
    1. Print module basics
    2. Print module layouts and templates
    3. Work with print job options and settings
  15. Web galleries
    1. Create web galleries
    2. Use the Web module panels and tools
    3. Work with web gallery layouts
    4. Work with web gallery templates and settings
    5. Preview, export, and upload web photo galleries
  16. Content Authenticity 
    1. Content Authenticity in Lightroom Classic
  17. Lightroom and Adobe services
    1. Creative Cloud Libraries
    2. Using Adobe Stock in Creative Cloud apps
  18. Troubleshooting 
    1. Fixed Issues
    2. Known Issues
  19. Technical Support
    1. Performance Guidelines
      1. Basic troubleshooting steps to fix issues in Lightroom Classic
      2. Optimize performance
      3. Keep Lightroom up to date
      4. Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom Classic
      5. Allow Permissions to Lightroom Classic on macOS
    2.  Technical issues
      1. GPU Issues
        1. Troubleshoot graphics processor (GPU) and graphics driver issues | Lightroom Classic
        2. Lightroom Classic GPU FAQ
      2. Startup Issues
        1. Windows | Lightroom doesn't start
        2. Error: Lightroom catalog cannot be opened
        3. Error: 'Unexpected error opening catalog' occurs in Lightroom after Windows 10 upgrade
        4. "Assertion failed" update error | Windows
        5. Error MSVCR110.dll opening apps in Windows 10
      3. Rendering Issues
        1. Troubleshoot issues with Develop module
      4. Stability Issues
        1. Troubleshoot crash or freeze in Lightroom Classic
      5. Miscellaneous Issues
        1. FAQ | Color in Lightroom Classic
        2. Lightroom desktop and mobile apps unavailable to Education memberships | Kivuto
    3. Workflow Issues
      1. Catalog Issues
        1. Error : Lightroom catalog cannot be opened
        2. Troubleshoot corrupt catalog
        3. Locate missing photos
        4. Recover catalog and images after resetting preferences
        5. Failure in opening Lightroom Classic Catalog
        6. AI Edits storage error
        7. Lightroom Classic catalog FAQ
      2. Sync Issues
        1. Lightroom Classic sync FAQ
      3. Denoise issues
        1. Troubleshoot Denoise issues

Learn about Metadata filters that let you sort photos based on date, camera settings, file attributes, and more.

Once you select a source in the Catalog, Folders, or Collections panel, you can select the Library module, and then use Metadata from the Library Filter panel.

Filters

Description

Date

Shows all unique capture dates present in the current source. Select a date to filter the grid to photos taken on that day.

Year/Month

Groups capture dates into year-month buckets (e.g., 2024/03).

Day/Month

Groups capture dates by day and month regardless of year, useful for finding photos taken on a recurring calendar date.

File Type

Filters photos by the file format of the original source file. Includes all formats Lightroom Classic can import and display.

Flag

Filters photos by their pick flag state, Flagged (picked for selection), Unflagged (neutral/unreviewed), or Rejected (marked for deletion).

Rating

Filters photos by the star rating assigned in Lightroom. A rating of 0 means no rating has been set.

Exported files (Export status)

Filters files based on Exported or Not Exported.

Label

Filters photos by the color label applied.

Keywords

Filters photos by keyword tags. Displays all keywords assigned to photos in the current source as a flat list. Select ‘No Keywords’ to show untagged photos.

Edit

Filters photos by whether any develop adjustments have been made. ‘No Edits’ means the photo is still at its default (zeroed-out) settings.

Camera

Filters photos by the camera model name recorded in EXIF metadata. Shows all distinct camera models present in the current source.

Camera Serial Number

Filters photos by the camera body serial number recorded in EXIF metadata. Useful for isolating shots from a specific camera body when multiple bodies of the same model were used.

Lens

Filters photos by the lens model name recorded in EXIF metadata. Shows all distinct lenses used across photos in the current source.

Focal Length

Filters photos by the focal length (in mm) recorded in EXIF metadata. Shows all distinct focal lengths present in the current source.

Shutter Speed

Filters photos by the shutter speed (exposure time) recorded in EXIF metadata, displayed in human-readable form (e.g., 1/500 sec).

Aperture

Filters photos by the aperture (f-stop) recorded in EXIF metadata, displayed as an f-number (e.g., f/2.8).

ISO Speed

Filters photos by the ISO sensitivity value recorded in EXIF metadata. Shows all distinct ISO values present in the current source.

Flash State

Filters photos by whether the flash fired during capture, as recorded in EXIF metadata.

Has GPS

Filters photos by whether GPS coordinates are embedded in their metadata. Has GPS shows photos with coordinates; No GPS shows those without.

GPS Location

Filters photos by reverse-geocoded country or region derived from embedded GPS coordinates. Requires GPS data to be present.

Location > Sublocation

Filters photos by the IPTC Sublocation field, which records a specific place within a city (e.g., a venue or landmark name).

Location > City

Filters photos by the IPTC City field.

Location > State

Filters photos by the IPTC State/Province field.

Location > Country

Filters photos by the IPTC Country field.

Creator

Filters photos by the IPTC Creator (photographer / author) field. Shows all distinct creator values in the current source.

Copyright Status

Filters photos by the IPTC copyright status field.

Job

Filters photos by the IPTC Job Identifier field, used to associate photos with a specific shoot, project, or assignment.

Develop > Aspect Ratio

Filters photos by the shape of the cropped frame, Portrait, Landscape, or Square.

Develop > HDR Edit Mode

Filters photos based on whether HDR Edit Mode is enabled in the Develop module. HDR Edit Mode unlocks a wider tonal range for HDR-capable displays.

Develop > Has Device Depth

Filters photos by whether a depth map captured by the camera (e.g., iPhone Portrait Mode) is embedded in the file.

Develop > Has AI

Filters photos by whether any AI-powered Develop feature has been applied (e.g Denoise, Super Resolution, AI Masking, Generative tools).

Develop > Has Generative AI

Filters photos by whether a Generative AI feature has been applied, such as Generative Expand or AI Remove with generative fill.

Develop > Needs AI Update

Filters photos whose AI edits need to be re-processed or updated. This occurs when AI edits have been applied out of order relative to the standard processing pipeline or when the required pixel data cannot be accessed from the associated .lrcat-data file. Loading indicates the status is still being computed; Error means the file could not be opened.

Develop > AI Edit

Filters photos by the specific AI edit type applied in the Develop module.

Develop > AI Edit Requiring Update

Filters photos by which AI edit type needs to be re-processed or updated. An edit requires an update when it was applied out of order relative to the standard or when the required pixel data cannot be read from the associated .lrcat-data file.

Develop > Masking

Filters photos by the type of mask applied in the Develop module’s Masking panel.

Develop > Remove (Manual)

Filters photos by the manual retouching tool used in the Remove tool — Content-Aware Remove, Generative Remove, Heal, or Clone.

Develop > Has Point Color

Filters photos based on whether a Point Color adjustment has been applied in the Color Mixer/HSL panel.

Develop > Develop Settings

Filters photos by the applied Develop settings category.

Develop > Has Smart Preview

Filters photos based on whether a Smart Preview has been generated. Smart Previews allow editing when the original file is offline.

Develop > Snapshots

Filters photos based on whether one or more Develop snapshots have been saved, allowing non-destructive recall of previous develop states.

Develop > Treatment

Filters photos based on whether the Color or Black & White treatment is active in the Develop module.

Develop > Metadata Status

Filters photos based on the sync status of their XMP metadata between the Lightroom catalog and the on-disk sidecar.

None

Removes the filter for the browser column and reduces the number of metadata columns open.

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