This article is a guide to the "Apply recent edits to all" option, which is available when you're using the Batch feature. It explains:
When the option appears
What happens if you select Apply
What happens if you don't select Apply
What you should do if you miss the opportunity to select Apply
Why selecting Apply can result in some changes being lost
We also include an example that shows the effect of selecting Apply or leaving it unselected.
When does "Apply recent edits to all" appear?
The Apply option appears on a notification when you do this:
Open one of the batch images in the editor.
Use the editor to make changes.
Exit the editor.
The Apply option only appears if you have made changes in the editor.
You should select Apply if you want the most recent changes to apply to all images in the batch.
Do not select Apply if you only want the changes to affect one image.
What happens if you select Apply?
If you select Apply, Photoroom takes the changes you made to the last image you edited and applies them to all images in the batch.
Important! Photoroom only uses the changes made to the last image you edited. This is important to understand if you use Next in the editor to go to the next image in sequence. To learn about the effect of using Next and Apply, see the example later in this article.
What happens if you don't select Apply?
If you don't select Apply, the notification will close automatically after a short time. When it closes, Photoroom will:
Apply the changes you made to the last image you edited only.
Leave the other images in the batch as they are. They will not get the changes.
What if you miss the opportunity to select Apply?
If you wanted to select Apply, but the notification closed before you could select it, there is a way to display it again:
Open the image that has the changes in the editor.
Make a minor change, such as move a layer, and then exit.
Select Apply so that the change applies to all of the images.
Open the image again and change it back to how it was in step 1.
Exit the editor and select Apply. The change applies to all of the images.
Example: How "Apply recent edits to all" works
Let's say you have 3 images in your batch.
You open the first image in the editor and give it a background and add a logo.
You select Next to display the second image in the editor. You give the second image a different background and add a different logo.
You select Next to display the third image. You give the third image a logo and add a different background.
You select the checkmark to complete the edit (you could also select X).
Photoroom asks you if you want to apply the changes to all.
If you select Apply, Photoroom will:
Take the changes from the last image you edited
Apply those changes to all of the images in the batch.
Discard any edits you made to earlier images in the sequence.
If you do not select Apply, Photoroom will keep the changes you made to each image in the sequence.
In short: When using Next, the Apply option copies the edits from the final image only. It does not preserve or combine edits made earlier in the sequence.
Why has "Apply recent edits to all" lost some of my changes?
If you have selected Apply and it has caused some of your edits to be lost, it is usually because you did all of the following:
Used the Next feature.
Edited the images differently
Exited the editor and selected Apply.
As a result, Photoroom took only the set of changes from the last image in the sequence and applied them to all images. Edits to other images in the sequence were discarded.
To learn about why this happens, scroll up and read the Example: How does "Apply recent edits to all" work? section.
If you didn't use the Next feature and have lost changes while editing a batch, contact support for assistance.