Presets and Plug-ins Presets A preset is a saved set of Lightroom instructions. The preset will do many steps with one click. In the Develop module, there are develop presets. To use a preset, just click on it. Plug-ins Plug-ins are programs that operate outside of the Lightroom program. 1) Gets a file from Lightroom. 2) Performs an action on the file, such as converting to black and white. 3) Sends the file back to Lightroom, or to another location. I use a few Plug-ins “OnOne Perfect Effects 8” - Full version was Free in Aug/2014 Macphun Tonality- App Store- $25- Mac Only- now only $15 Macphun Intensify- App Store- $25- Mac Only- now only $15 They all have layers to combine effects NEW INFO • Photomatix has a Merge to 32-bit Plugin for Lightroom A Lightroom Plugin that merges bracketed photos and creates a 32 bit TIFF file. Includes automatic image alignment and ghost removal just like HDR PRO in Photoshop $39 http://www.hdrsoft.com/order.php