Last image settings for auto apply adjustments?

Question

We're testing the watched folder setup for LR3 and it seems to work fairly well.  One very big snag we've come across though is with using auto apply adjustments and the apparent lack of a 'use previous image settings' option.
We're using DSLR Remote Capture for the live preview functionality using a 7D and have LR set up to watch the Lightroom folder setup by DSLR Remote Catpure.  It would be fantastic if LR would automatically apply the last settings used to the new image file that pops up in the watched folder.  The flow and flexibility this would allow for would be ideal.
Did I miss this setting somewhere or does anyone know of an easy workaround?  I'd really prefer not to have to save custom presets everytime which is the only workaround I've put into practice so far.  It's a clunky way of doing things and really racks up a whole bunch of presets that are only really relevant to a single shoot.

Answer 1

carson.jones wrote:
Lightroom doesn't support Liveview on the Canon's (7D in this case) and many studios and photographers need to use Liveview while working.  This means that tethering directly in to Lightroom is a no-go since Liveview isn't an option.
The solution to date is to shoot using the Canon software or OnOne's Remote Capture to a target folder on the computer.
understood.
Lightroom can be told to watch the folder and import the files as they become available, however LR moves the files and the capture apps are no longer able to see them. 
Why does the capture app (i.e. EOS Utility) still need to be seeing them?
Re. the 'last settings used'...
Let's say you're tethered to an app that is not LR for capture purposes and you're having LR automatically import the captures.  The ideal workflow would be to have LR leave the files in their original location as it can do when not using the watched folder.  When the photographer is on set and captures are coming into LR, they typically will tweek things like colour temp, levels, curves, vignette, etc. in LR.  Each time the photographer takes a new capture, they're forced to copy paste the settings used for the previous capture.  This is extremely annoying and cumbersome.  While lightroom can apply presets to incoming images, it has not allowed for the option to use the last settings from the last imported capture.  Currently we either have to copy/paste settings or save the current settings as a preset and have them applied as new captures come into LR.  Given that we're often tweeking the lighting, focus, etc. each shot, or short series of shots, is often different and applying the custom preset still requires further tweeking in LR.  If everything is aok (lighting, focus, composition, etc.) and we're simply capturing for variations of the subject or talent, it would be incredibly fantastic if LR would simply apply the settings used from the last capture.  I should note that no other raw software out there right now can do this either (C1 Pro for example).
OK, I can see what you mean now. So more specifically, the setting you'd like to see copied to a new capture is the one from the last imported photo.
An easy workaround I can suggest is to
have a named preset called "Last Image"
always have this preset applied during import
update the preset values of "Last Image" every time you adjust something on an image
By doing so, you don't have to manage preset names for different purposes, "Last Image" just contains all the settings from whenever you last chose to update it.
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