Specify Standard-Size previews when importing

As photos are imported, Lightroom can immediately display the photo's embedded previews or display previews as the program renders them. You can choose the rendered size for previews using the Standard Preview Size menu in File Management preferences. Please keep in mind that embedded previews are created on-the-fly by cameras and are not color managed. So, embedded previews don't match Lightroom's interpretation of the camera raw files. On the other hand, previews rendered by Lightroom are color managed.

In the Import Photos dialog box, do one of the following:

• To display previews as Lightroom renders them, select Render Standard-Size Previews.
• To immediately display images using the previews embedded in the photos, deselect Render Standard-Size Previews. Lightroom renders standard-size previews when needed.

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