Disabling 1:1 previews when Exporting with "Add to this Catalog"?

[Vit Kovalcik]

Hello, when exporting batch of files with "Add to this Catalog" checked it works, but for exported every file there is a new task generating 1:1 preview (or so it announces in the top left corner). This is unnecessary and it is slowing down the export. Is it possible to turn it off? So far, I haven't found a setting that would have any effect on this

Thanks for any advice!
Vit

[Just Shoot Me]

Add to this catalog uses a hidden import dialog. So if you have the option to create 1:1 preview on regular imports that is what it is doing.

Do an import and select Standard preview and that will set it for add to catalog.

[Vit Kovalcik]

Thanks for the reply! Unfortunately, I forgot to mention to mention that I have tried exactly this approach without any luck. Just to be sure, I tested it now on the latest LR 2015.10 (Win10) with import and previews set to minimal. Then after running export with Add to Catalog, the LR still builds 1:1 previews.

[Just Shoot Me]

Did you actually do an import with it set to minimal? For that setting to stick you have to do an import.

Also try restarting LR.

[Vit Kovalcik]

Yes, I did a real import of a single photo. Now if I open the Import dialog, the "Minimal" setting is there as a default.

Good tip about the restart, I have not thought about that. But after restart the behaviour is the same.