Build & export a Lightroom catalog with Smart Previews
Prepare a clean Lightroom handoff without sending full RAW files for supported services.
Getting Started
Step-by-step guides for preparing catalogs, placing orders, transferring files and bringing completed edits back into Lightroom.
Quick start
What should a new Pixeldotedit client do first?
Create the studio account, complete onboarding, learn the upload workflow and submit a representative first order before sending recurring volume.
Recommended order
Account → onboarding → prepare Lightroom/catalog files → upload → place the production order → review delivery → document feedback → scale recurring work.
Startup guides
Follow the workflow in order
These pages mirror the practical sequence used by established outsourcing teams, rewritten for Pixeldotedit and ready for your own screenshots.
Place a post-production order
Complete the order form with accurate counts, file types, services and delivery choices.
Upload your files
Send the correct project files and resolve common upload issues.
Download completed files
Retrieve completed files, unzip them and store them safely.
Find missing files in Lightroom
Relink original files when Lightroom cannot locate the folders in a returned catalog.
Import edits from another Lightroom catalog
Merge develop settings from the returned catalog into your master catalog.