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You can have multiple versions of photos by
applying different adjustment settings to virtual copies of
the original (master) photos. Virtual copies don’t exist as actual
photos or duplicates of photos. Virtual copies are metadata in the catalog
that stores the different sets of adjustments.
You create
a virtual copy of a photo and then apply adjustment settings to
it. If you want another version of the master photo, you create
another virtual copy and apply the new settings to it. You can create
as many virtual copies of a master photo as you wish. You can even
make one of the virtual copies a master, making the previous master
a virtual copy.
Once created, virtual copies are automatically
stacked with the master photo. In the Grid view or the Filmstrip,
the master photo displays the number of images in the upper-left
corner of the thumbnail. The virtual copies display page-turn icons
on the left side of their thumbnails.
Virtual
copies become actual photos when they are exported as a copy of
the master photo or edited as a copy in an external editor.
When
you create a virtual copy of a photo, “Copy 1” (or “Copy 2,” “Copy
3,” and so on) is added automatically to the Copy Name field in
the Metadata panel.
- In the Grid view in the Library or in
the Filmstrip in any module, right-click (Windows) or Control-click
(Mac OS) a photo and choose Create Virtual Copy from the
context menu.
- In the Grid view in the Library or in the Filmstrip in
any module, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS)
to select multiple photos and choose Create Virtual Copies from
the context menu.
 If the copy does not appear in the
Grid view, the photos may be part of a collapsed stack. Try choosing
Photo > Stacking > Expand All Stacks. If
that doesn’t work, the photos may be filtered. Try using a different
display method, such as choosing All Photographs in the Catalog
panel.
- In the Library module, select a virtual copy of a photo
in the Grid view or the Filmstrip and choose Photo >
Set Copy As Master.
- To delete or remove a virtual copy, expand the virtual
copy stack in its folder in the Library module (press S). Then right-click
(Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the virtual copy in
the Grid view or the Filmstrip and choose Delete Photo.
Note: You cannot edit stacks when working with collections.
You must view stacks in their folders to expand, collapse, and manage
them.
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