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Chapter 4
Importing Images
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To clear the entries in the metadata fields:
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Click the Reset button (with a curved arrow) beside the Add Metadata From pop-up menu.
Creating Stacks Automatically During Import
You can automatically create stacks when you import images. You can preview the
stacks before you import using the Auto-Stack slider in the Import dialog. For detailed
information about working with stacks, see Chapter 8, “
Stacks are automatically created based on auto-bracketed images and images shot
continuously or within short intervals of time. You can manually adjust the stacking of
images shot within a short period of time by specifying the time interval of images that
should be stacked.
To create stacks automatically:
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If necessary, show the Import panel by clicking the Import Panel button in the toolbar.
2
Select your camera or card reader, or navigate to a folder on your hard disk that holds
images you want to import.
3
Select the images you want to import.
4
Adjust the Auto-Stack slider.
You can adjust the period of time between shots from 1 second to 1 minute.
When the images appear stacked, you can open or close the stacks by clicking the
Open All Stacks and Close All Stacks buttons. If you want to divide a stack, you can
select an image within a stack and click the Split Stack button, and a new stack appears
holding your selected image and stacked images after it. You can also unstack your
images by clicking the Unstack All Stacks button.
If you are not satisfied with how the images are stacked, drag the slider to the
Off position.
You can also manually select and stack images in the Import dialog in the same way
you can in the Browser. For more information about stacking images, see Chapter 8,
“
Stacking Images and Making Picks
Drag the Auto-Stack
slider to stack images.
Click these buttons to
open or close stacks.
Click the Split Stack
button to split a stack.
Click the Stack button to
stack selected images.
Click the Unstack All Stacks
button to unstack all stacks.