PhotoLab saves the last 5 used Export-to-Application targets;
That’s very helpful - BUT, it saves only the last set of export options = Action & Quality
This can catch you out (and waste time) if you forget to change the options for different targets - For example,
if I’m invoking PSE to stitch some images into a panorama then I must export only 8-bit
but, if I’m exporting to CEP then I can export 16-bit, etc
Suggestion:
As well as saving a set of recent export targets (as now) - ALSO save the export options (Action & Quality) that were used with each target … and restore them as the default settings according to the target selected.
John M
PS. I’ve run out of votes to support my own suggestion !
Different applications do require different export options. In Addition a single application can benefit from quick access to different sets of options.
A scheme like that used for “Export to Disk” would be very useful.
There must be a fair number of users who are trying to use PhotoLab in place of subscription-based software. These users do not have the support with their workflow that those with access to Lightroom/Photoshop seem to enjoy.
Open source applications such as Krita and GIMP 3 allow Photolab to be used as the first stage in a layer-based workflow without requiring that kind of functionality to be integrated into Photolab.
Passing a photo on to vector based applications such as Inkscape and the (not free) Xara Photo & Graphic Designer also could have a place in an editing workflow.
A return path back to PhotoLab is not necessary in these instances, but being able to quickly select between applications and their associated export options would be really useful.
It would make PhotoLab look like an easy-to-integrate part of a wider ecosystem for (probably) very little implementation expense.
What about integrating Export to Application into the standard export dialog which would then allow you to have different export settings for the same application as well as save all your different export to app preferences.
