Open Directly
 Where to find it
In Library, use the menu command Library > Plug-in Extras > Open Directly.
Getting started - setting up apps
Initially no external editors are set up so:
- use the “…” button to set up the third party programs.
- Use the “x” button if you want to remove the third party program.
A maximum of 6 editors can be set up.
Opening directly
Use either the “>>” or the “>” button to send the selected files directly to the other program.
Which button to press
If you have selected a single image, it makes no difference which button you press.
However, if multiple items are selected:
">>" sends the selected files to the other program as a batch, technically one long command string.
">" sends one file at a time to the other program, so one command string per picture
In different circumstances you will prefer one or the other - a lot depends on how the other app works, and on what you want to achieve. Nikon Capture, for example, doesn't seem to care whether you send a batch or a series of commands - it just opens all the files. But email programs like respond differently, so ">>" sends a long command and attaches all the pictures to a single email while ">" sends one command per picture and generates one email per picture. Experiment!
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