LR should show you the colour temperature of the pictures you like. You can type that same colour temperature into the ones you want to change - you don't have to use the dropper or the sliders.
Bob > > Once I have tweaked my first image to satisfaction I can then apply the same > adjustments to my other photos. The big hurdle is getting the first one > adjusted to match the set where the white balance was set correctly. I'm > such a n00b w LR that I am fumbling pretty blindly with the sliders and white > balance dropper. > > Sent from my phone. > > On Aug 20, 2010, at 8:09 PM, Alastair Robertson <kiwibiolog...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > You can sync white settings in jpgs in Lightroom just fine. Get the > > white balance setting right in one photo and while still in the > > develop module, select the other pictures that you want to duplicate > > the white balance settings in. You should see your master has a > > whiter surround in the filmstrip than the other selected photos - this > > indicates that it is the master selection and any sync commands will > > use this photo's settings as the blueprint to apply to the others. > > Click the Sync button (this only appears when you have more than one > > photo selected) and a dialog box will come up. Check the settings you > > want to sync - in this case the white balance, and leave the others > > boxes unchecked and then hit 'Synchronise' and it's done! Easy and > > saves heaps of time. You can synch any develop settings this way > > > > Alastair > > > > On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Congratulations on the new family member. > >> You'll just have to fool with the white balance. > >> I came across 25-30 year old photos from the delivery room yesterday. > >> You won't mind the odd colors in 25 years. :-) Regards, Bob S. > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Sam L <samthegr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> I have a set of photos I shot where the WB was set to Tungsten. > >>> Halfway through the shoot I chimped and fixed this. Pictures were > >>> all shot in jpg on my K-x. What I'd like to do is to copy the color > >>> settings from the "good pictures" over to the pictures that have > >>> tungsten white balance. I tried selecting the appropriate pictures > >>> and using the "sync" feature. No luck on that. > >>> > >>> How do you recommend I get the colors corrected and consistent? > >>> > >>> It seems like it would be very handy to be able to view 2 images > >>> (the "good one" and the "bad one") simultaneously so that when I > >>> move the sliders around I can immediately know if I'm helping or > >>> hurting. I was able to view side-by-side images only in the > >>> "library" module, but not in the "develop" module. Am I missing > something here? > >>> > >>> > >>> I've been lazy about digging out photos to share with the list. > >>> Here is my apology, in the form of a gallery of my new son, who is > >>> now 2 weeks old. Most of the photos were from a DA40, but the last > >>> 4 were shot with my Super Tak 85/1.9. > >>> http://samtheeagle.smugmug.com/Family/2010-Introducing- > Winston/13315 > >>> 386_Vk7vn#967866225_fXaL3 > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> --------------------------- > >>> Sam > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > >> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.