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If you’re an Adobe Lightroom user, you’ll love this practical plug-in that can be used to export images directly from Lightroom to Zenfolio. It works in Lightroom 6/CC (and older versions as far back as Lightroom 3, though some features are dependent on the version of Lightroom).
For Mac users, this plugin requires OS 10.11 or higher. Mac OS 10.10.5 (and lower) does not support TLS 1.2 by default, which is required for secure communications with Zenfolio.
You can find more details about the plug-in and the download link for the plug-in here:
http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/zenfolio
Installing the Plug-in
Before installing the plug-in, you'll need to have Adobe Lightroom (version 3 or higher) installed in your desktop or laptop computer.
Unzip the Plug-in
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First you’ll need to download the plug-in from this page.
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After downloading the plug-in, uncompress or unzip the zip file.
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After unzipping the file, move the plug-in extracted from the zip file to the folder that you use to store Lightroom Plug-ins, or simply create a new folder for this purpose and then move the plug-in to that new folder. The plug-in must remain in that folder in order to continue using the plug-in.
See this link for more details.
Install the Plug-in
After unzipping the plug-in and storing it in the dedicated plug-in folder, open Lightroom and then follow these steps to install the plug-in:
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Go to File in the top menu.
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Go to Plug-in Manager.
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Click the Add button.
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Locate the plug-in, then select it.
- Click Add Plug-in.
Register the Plug-in
After adding the plug-in, you'll need to register with the plug-in to be able to continue to use it with full functionality after the trial period. If the plug-in is not registered, there will be a limit of 10 photos per upload. Here’s how to register the plug-in:
With the Lightroom Plug-in Manager still open:
- Click on Register Here.
- Click on For Details, Visit the Registration Page.
Follow the steps on that page to send the small registration donation to Jeffrey Friedl via Paypal. - Once you have a Paypal transaction number, enter the transaction number in the field provided.
- Click Register.
- Click Done to exit the Lightroom Plug-in Manager window.
Need a little more help? Check out this link for more details on registering the plug-in.
Exporting Images Using the Plug-in
All downloaded, installed, registered and ready to go? Awesome, let’s put the plug-in to work:
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Select the images you would like to Export to your Zenfolio account.
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Click the Export button.
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Using the Export To: dropdown menu, choose jf Zenfolio.
- In the Your Zenfolio Account tab, log in to your Zenfolio account.
After logging in, you’ll want to choose the desired upload parameters. Here is where you:
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Choose the size of the images that are exported.
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Choose the file-naming convention.
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Choose the file format in which the images are exported (e.g jpeg, png, tiff, etc).
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Choose the amount of sharpening to add to all images.
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Choose to add a permanent watermark to the images (if desired).
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Please note, any watermarks added this way will appear when the image is printed or purchased as a Digital Download.
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Creating a New Gallery
Images can be exported to an existing Gallery, or a brand new Gallery created during the export process. Follow the steps below to create a brand new Gallery during export. If uploading to an existing Gallery, this step can be skipped.
- Go to the Zenfolio: Tools tab.
- Using the Under dropdown menu, choose the Group that you would like to contain the Gallery that holds the exported images.
- Then use the create drop down menu to choose the Access Control setting for the new Gallery.
- Provide a Title for the new Gallery using the Name field.
- Click the Create button to create the new Gallery.
If a new Gallery has been created, make sure that the new Gallery is selected in the steps below. If exporting to an existing Gallery, choose the existing Gallery in the steps below.
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Go to the Zenfolio: Upload Destination tab.
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Click refresh list.
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Click on the Gallery to which you would like to export the images.
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Check the box for Visit destination Gallery after upload- this provides a way to confirm that the images have been uploaded.
- Click Export.
If the box for Visit destination Gallery after upload has been checked, the Gallery will open in a new browser tab or window confirming that the images have been exported to the Gallery.
Publishing in Lightroom
The plug-in also allows for the use of the Publish feature in Adobe Lightroom version 3.3 or higher. With this feature, you can actually drag and drop the images into a Collection in Lightroom, and the images will be automatically exported to Zenfolio. In this case, any changes made to the images in Lightroom will be automatically reflected in the Zenfolio account.
Interested in the Publish feature? Check out this link for more information on using the Publish feature.
Security Warning
If the above security warning is displayed when attempting to export photos to Zenfolio from the Lightroom plugin, please check the MacOS version installed on the computer in use.
For Mac users, this plugin requires OS 10.11 or higher. MacOS 10.10.5 (and lower) does not support TLS 1.2 by default which is required for secure communications with Zenfolio. The above security warning will appear when attempting to export while using a computer with MacOS 10.10.5 (and lower).
If this is the case, you’ll need to update your MacOS version to OS 10.11 or higher to use the plug-in. Otherwise, you'll need to export the images from Lightroom to your desktop, and then upload the photos to Zenfolio using the built in uploader.