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How do I ship my images with a new Edit Style?
How do I ship my images with a new Edit Style?

How to apply a new Edit Style to images which have already been shipped to Lightroom.

Updated over 3 months ago

If you've already shipped your images from Narrative to Lightroom but now want to apply a new or different Edit Style to them, here's what you need to do:

Option 1: Apply Edit Style without shipping to Lightroom

  1. Toggle off Lightroom:

    In the shipping window, toggle off "Open in editing program".

  2. Select your Edit Style:

    Ensure "Apply an Edit Style" is toggled on, and you've selected your chosen Style.

  3. Apply the Edit Style:

    Click the "EDIT IMAGES" button to apply the selected Edit Style to your images.

  4. Read Metadata in Lightroom:

    Open Lightroom and select your images you added a new Edit Style to. Right-click and choose Metadata -> Read Metadata from File

Please Note: Reading Metadata changes in Lightroom will overwrite any previous tweaks or edits.

Option 2: Removing Shipped Images from Catalog

  1. Remove Images in Lightroom:

    Select the images inside of Lightroom that you want to ship again with a new Style. On your keyboard, press the Delete key, and then click 'Remove from Lightroom'.

  2. Ship + Edit Images from Narrative:

    Inside of Narrative, click the SHIP + EDIT button, choose your selection you'd like to ship, and these will now be able to be imported into Lightroom.

Option 3: Creating a New Lightroom Catalog

  1. Create a New Lightroom Catalog:

    Start by creating a new Lightroom Catalog. You can do this either inside the Narrative shipping menu, or inside of Lightroom Classic. This step is necessary to apply a new Edit Style to images you've already shipped.

  2. Ship Images with New Edit Style:

    Once you've set up the new catalog, you can now ship your images again with the desired new Edit Style through the shipping menu.

If you've done option 2 but would prefer to use your previous LR Catalog, follow the below:

  1. Inside Lightroom Classic, open your preferred Catalog that contains your already shipped images. Now, click all your images you've applied the new Edit Style to.

  2. Right-click, choose 'Metadata' > 'Read Metadata from File'. This updates the metadata to reflect the Edits made in Narrative Select. Learn about syncing metadata by clicking here.


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