Full Smart Import guide
All the details for Settings, cards, Lightroom Connect, checking imports and backups.
HOOTIO INSTRUCTIONS
Find your next step.
Choose Smart Import or VideoBot. Start with the short path below, then open the detailed instructions for any step you need.
SMART IMPORT · LIGHTROOM CONNECT
From cards to Lightroom.
The easiest way is to connect all of today’s cards with several card readers and import them together. If that is not possible, import in rounds and turn on Lightroom Connect for the last card.
- 1Choose where your files goSet your photo and video parent folders. To back up all your photos and videos, set both backup folders too. Then choose a Lightroom preset in Settings.Read the Smart Import instructions
- 2Connect and select your cardsIdeally, use several card readers to connect all of today’s cards at once. If you have only one reader, import the cards in rounds. Photos go under the photo parent folder; videos and audio go under the video parent folder, each in shooting-date subfolders.Read the Smart Import instructions
- 3Choose when to turn on Lightroom ConnectIf you need to import your cards in several rounds, leave Lightroom Connect off until the final import for that shoot.Read the Smart Import instructions
- 4Start Smart ImportHootio works through the photos, videos and audio it finds on your selected cards, placing them in shooting-date folders on your chosen drive. The results show what was copied, already there or failed.Read the Smart Import instructions
- 5Check the import and backupReview the import results and any backup status. Before formatting a card, confirm the photos, videos and audio you need are present locally, no errors remain, and you have saved any other files you need.Read the Smart Import instructions
- 6Continue in LightroomOpen each generated catalog in Lightroom Classic and start editing your photos.Read the Smart Import instructions
VIDEOBOT
From footage to first edit.
Prepare your shoot, let VideoBot make a first pass, then finish the story in your editing app.
- 1Put each camera in its own folderKeep the camera and audio files for one shoot together, with each device in a separate folder.Read the VideoBot instructions
- 2Create a VideoBot projectChoose the main folder for your shoot.Read the VideoBot instructions
- 3Prepare the footageStart PreProcess and wait for a chapter to be ready.Read the VideoBot instructions
- 4Review and build your editOpen a chapter, choose the footage you want, and use Smart Edit for a first pass.Read the VideoBot instructions
- 5Export an editable timelineChoose the export for Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.Read the VideoBot instructions
- 6Finish your filmReview the timeline and make the final creative changes in your editor.Read the VideoBot instructions
Full VideoBot guide
All the details for projects, processing, Smart Edit, exports and common questions.