Copy adjustment to multiple images

While in editing mode, you can use cmd-shift-c to copy the current adjustments to the clipboard. Stay in editing mode, navigate to the next (similar) photo with the cursor keys, and use cmd-shift-v to paste the adjustments.

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Of course since this question was ask over two 1/2 years ago many new upgrades have been released and with the new software this feature is available as answered a months ago

LN

Even in the new Photos 3.0 on High Sierra "Copy Adjustments" and "Paste Adjustments" are still only available in Edit mode and thus can only be applied to one image at a time. That is an unnecessary limitation, making the user interface clumsy. And cropping does not count as an adjustment in Photos. So you cannot copy and paste a cropping rectangle at all, to crop a set of photos consistently.

loko227 wrote:

you can just use cmd+v(without shift).

With command-shift you can copy text between images, but not the adjustments to the photo. The shortcut to past adjustments is ⇧⌘V, and is only available in edit mode. So it cannot be applied to more than one image at once.

I see no way to select multiple images when doing edits. And when not in "Edit" mode, the paste Adjustment does not work.

No, there is no simple way to do that. I checked, but copy and paste of adjustments is doe not seem to be scriptable. So we cannot write an AppleScript or Automator workflow do that, unless we would fall back on the unsafe GUI scripting.

What you however could do, is:

• Copy the adjustment from the first image.
• In Edit Mode, stamp it onto the next image, then advance to the next image using the arrow keys, without leaving edit mode.

Ya, can do that, but trying to do that for 1000 images, I would end up throwing the whole computer out the window.

It is a pity, that the lifting and stamping of adjustments has been implemented in this silly, restrictive way.

Why not implement it, as it is in Aperture - a nice Lift&Stamp tool, that lets us copy metadata, titles, captions, keywords, and selected groups of adjustments to all selected photos?

You may want to write a feature request to Apple instead of smashing your Mac. The feedback form for Photos is here: Apple - Photos - Feedback

I have the same question, seems no way to do that. It's really suck and may force me back to Aperture...

you can just use cmd+v(without shift).

No bulk edit solution two years later? Perhaps respecting Adobe's territory in order to maintain peace.