Open Directly
 Where is the menu command?
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!
Quick Access URLs
You can launch any of the external editors by setting up Quick Access URLs and calling them from a keyboard shortcut. These URLs need to be in a form like this:
lightroom://uk.co.beardsworth.opendirectly?action=launch&editor=1
Notice the arguments (after the ?). In this case, the special URL tells Lightroom to launch editor number 1.
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