Lightroom Plugin

Welcome to the download page and mini-guide for using the Photosmith plugin for Lightroom!

You’ll of course need the app itself, available from the App Store here.

Downloading

To get started, you’ll need to download and install the actual plugin. This part is pretty easy- just click the link below, and save the file onto your computer.

Download the Lightroom Plugin here

This zip file will contain a folder called Photosmith.lrplugin, with about 25 items contained within.

Installation

From here, you need to add the plugin into Lightroom. While the files are the same, the installation method differs slightly for Windows and Mac:

Windows:

• Uncompress the zip file and copy the files, directory and all, to Lightroom’s main installation directory. On Windows this is usually
  C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.4
  Lightroom will automatically recognize the new plugin
• Alternatively, copy to any directory of your choice. The typical directory is:
  C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Plugins\
• Start Lightroom, and select File -> Plug-in Manager…
• In the lower  left corner, click Add, and choose the Photosmith.lrplugin directory.

Mac OS-X:

• Mac OS X identifies the plugin directly – there is no need to unzip the file.
• Simply copy the Photosmith.lrplugin to any folder of your choice. The recommended directory is:
  ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Plugins/
• Start Lightroom, and select File -> Plug-in Manager…
• In the lower  left corner, click Add, and choose the Photosmith.lrplugin module.

Once installed correctly, you’ll see Photosmith setup as a new plugin within Plugin Manager:

From this page, you may click “Check for updates” to check the Photosmith development server for any updates to the plugin. If they are available, you will be allowed to download the updates. Any updates applied require Reloading of the plugin (same screen) or restarting Lightroom for the changes to take effect.

Using the Plugin

To use the plugin, select File->Plug-in Extras->Photosmith->iPad To Lightroom Sync:

On the plugin page itself, you’ll get options to sync with the iPad.

Here. you get a number of options and information about your photos and collections within Photosmith on the iPad.

Note that Photosmith must be running on the iPad for the plugin to connect!

Once you have chosen which collection to sync (or all collections and photos), you may choose where you want the photos to be stored.

Choose all your options and click “Sync”. Photosmith will transfer the selected photos from the iPad (if needed) and all metadata.

Re-syncing

If you make changes in the future to your metadata – either in Lightroom or on the iPad, simply run the sync again, and your changes will show up in the other location. It’s all automatic.

Problems?

Due the the number of variations in networking, routers, and computers, almost all the issues users encounter are related to getting the computer and iPad to talk to each other. Check out the sync knowledge base articles.

If you continue to run into problems, we may ask you to clear your log files, recreate the problem, and then email us the log files for review. To do this, select File->Plug-in Manager… and then select Photosmith. Click “Clear Logs”, close Plug-in Manager, and recreate the problem. Re-open the Plug-in Manager, select Photosmith, and click View Log. You’ll then be taken to the file itself in Finder / Explorer. Right click and email the log to support [at] photosmithapp.com , and we’ll get back in touch with you quickly.