Run the plug-in
- Select the images in Lightroom you want the plug-in to work on
- Choose Menu -> Help -> Plug-in Extra -> Relative adjustment plug-in
Choose "Start Relative adjustments"
- Choose the preset you want to apply
- Choose the method: absolute or relative
- Choose a factor if you want to increase or decrease the effect of the preset
- Choose if you want to apply the preset on the selected photos or on a new Virtual copy
- Ok
Show log file
- Choose Menu -> Help -> Plug-in Extra -> Relative adjustment plug-in
Choose "Start Relative adjustments"
Set default settings
- Choose Menu -> File -> Plug-in manager -> Relative adjustment plug-in
- Choose Configuration tab
See below for screenshot and the descriptions of these options.
Configuration settings
Description of the configuration options
- Choose method: Relative
- Relative
- Value
Relative + value will add the value of a setting in the preset to the current value of the photo.
Sample:
| Photo |
Setting |
Current value |
Preset value |
New value |
| Photo 1 |
Clarity |
12 |
30 |
12 + 30 = |
42 |
| Vibrance |
16 |
25 |
16 + 25 = |
41 |
- Percentage
Relative + percentage interprets the value of the setting in the preset as a percentage to be added to the current value of the photo.
| Photo |
Setting |
Current value |
Preset value |
New value |
| Photo 1 |
Clarity |
12 |
30 |
12 + (12 * 30%) = |
15 |
|
Vibrance |
16 |
25 |
16 + (16 * 25%) = |
20 |
- Absolute
Will apply the preset as Lightroom does, overwriting the current photos settings with the preset settings.
| Photo |
Setting |
Current value |
Preset value |
New value |
| Photo 1 |
Clarity |
12 |
30 |
30 |
|
Vibrance |
16 |
25 |
25 |
- Factor
All settings in the preset will be multiplied with this factor, regardless the mode it operates in.
This option allows you to apply a preset stronger of softer.
- Create Virtual copy (Lightroom 5 and above)
Choosing this option determines whether the changed settings are applied to the selected photo(s) or if they are applied on a Virtual copy created beforehand.
- Virtual copy name
This text is added as the copy name in Lightroom, see your meta data.
- Run in simulation mode
Choosing this option will make the plug-in perform all the calculations and list these to the output, yet does NOT apply these settings to the photo. So the photos keeps untouched.
This option allows you to inspect the consequences of applying a preset without changing the photo(s).
- Check for invalid settings, see Known errors (2)
- Inverse calculation when original value is negative.
To clarify this feature see table below.
| Inverse calculation on/off |
Original value |
Preset |
New value |
| Off (default) |
Exposure = 1.0 |
-0.2 |
0.8 |
| Exposre = -1.0 |
-0.2 |
-1.2 |
| On |
Exposure = 1.0 |
-0.2 |
0.8 |
| Exposure -1.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.8 |
- Log settings
All calculations are written to a local web page that can be read in any browser.
This section determines the behavior the what is written to the log file and if it should automatically should be opened after the plug-in finishes.
- Show log file upon finish
If set, the plug-in will open your default browser with the log file after the plug-in has finished.
- Show photo settings
This setting determines whether the old and new photo settings are written to the log file
- Show unchanged photo settings
Default all photos settings are written to the log file. Unchecking this option will hide all photo settings that have not been changed by the plug-in, which makes the log compacter.
- Show preset settings
Default a listing of the preset settings is written at the start of the log file. Uncheck this option if you do not want the listing of the preset chosen.
- Select the Views that work properly (only when working with Virtual copies)
See Known errors
Check all the Views that work properly when creating a Virtual copy!
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