Multi camera batch processing question

[amccomis]

I did a shoot where we had 3 cameras:

1) Rebel XTi - most shots were pretty close on exposure.
2) 20D - mostly right on, a couple 'test shots' that will need discarded.
3) 5D - a lot of underexposed shots in the bunch (training night for one of our guys if you know what I mean -- he looked at the lcd and thought he was getting good shots --- later I showed him the histogram and turned down the brightness on the lcd!)

Is there a way I can take all the shots from all the cameras, run them through the equivalent of an "auto level / auto contrast / auto color" and at least synchronize them to a common look and tone without eyeballing each frame? Exposure on the under exposed ones are probably 2/3 under.

Essentially, I want to correct any exposure issues based on the histogram data, average out the colors (or sync them to a common reference), etc.

I have Photoshop CS3 - I'm not too much into actions in batch mode. I just got Lightroom 1.4 but haven't figured out presets yet.

Any suggestions or recommended reading?

[Moppie]

Are they all RAW or JPEG?

You can batch process all of them to have same w/b if they are all in RAW.
But the exposure problems etc, will have to be handled on a camera by camera basis, but can still be batch processed.

[PixelMagic]

In Lightroom, take a look at the "Match Total Exposure" function under the Settings menu of the Develop module.

Check out this video tutorial: http://lightroom-news.com/2008/04/17/making-exposures-match/

Either select one photo with the exposure you prefer, or adjust one photo to your taste, then select the others and run the Match Total Exposure command to make them all the same.

[amccomis]

In Lightroom, take a look at the "Match Total Exposure" function under the Settings menu of the Develop module.

Check out this video tutorial: http://lightroom-news.com/2008/04/17/making-exposures-match/

Either select one photo with the exposure you prefer, or adjust one photo to your taste, then select the others and run the Match Total Exposure command to make them all the same.

Perfecto. Thanks for that!

[tim]

Bridge CS3 can filter by camera, then you can select all and apply auto settings.

[S.Horton]

In Lightroom, take a look at the "Match Total Exposure" function under the Settings menu of the Develop module.

Check out this video tutorial: http://lightroom-news.com/2008/04/17/making-exposures-match/

Either select one photo with the exposure you prefer, or adjust one photo to your taste, then select the others and run the Match Total Exposure command to make them all the same.

Does that actually work? That would be magic if it did.

When I get a situation like the OP's, I open sets of similar shots in ACR, adjust by feel, etc.