Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/02
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Tina On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 12:38 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > i did NOT duplicate cam files > > left them in the original archive > > > On Feb 2, 2014, at 12:37 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > > > yes > > > > and so far as i know nothing changd in the files other than that they > are now referenced by another catalog > > > > > > On Feb 2, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > >> Are you using File menu > Import from Another Catalog to move the > photos to > >> the other catalog? > >> > >> Tina > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 12:18 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> i'm trying this strategy and have a worry > >>> > >>> imported yesterday's images into slimmed "current" > >>> > >>> later imported additions from "current" to "full" catalog of several > years > >>> images. > >>> > >>> did not duplicate image files, left them in the same arachive folder > >>> > >>> now all those images (in current) are showing metadata change warnings > >>> asking if it should overwrite or import > >>> > >>> nothing has changed except they were included in a different catalog > >>> > >>> what should i do? > >>> is it unavaoidable? > >>> > >>> ric > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Feb 2, 2014, at 10:34 AM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > >>> > >>>> i've just stated trying something like that. > >>>> > >>>> my LR catalog was getting slow as the devil to open or search > >>>> > >>>> I'm trying annual catalogs plus current which is last year and this > year > >>> so far plus one slow open master with everything > >>>> > >>>> keeping those older annuals up to date is one concern i'm having now > >>>> > >>>> ric > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Feb 2, 2014, at 9:16 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi, Peter - Just the fact that you can't open more than one catalog > at a > >>>>> time. If you know what year a particular photo was made, you would > only > >>>>> have to open that one catalog, but if you need to search (which I > often > >>>>> do), you cannot search across several catalogs. My plan, > recommended by > >>>>> Peter Krogh, is to have one catalog for Archive photos - anything > made > >>>>> before this year - and one catalog for the current year. The current > >>> year > >>>>> catalog would be much smaller and would normally be the one that I'm > >>>>> working on most of the time. The smaller catalog would be faster to > >>> work > >>>>> on and the Archive catalog would be for searching anything I've > already > >>>>> keyworded and filed. > >>>>> > >>>>> Tina > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Peter Dzwig < > pdzwig at summaventures.com > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Tina, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I am only just starting to work with LR and am thinking about how I > >>> might > >>>>>> handle > >>>>>> my stuff (which is nothing like as big as yours of course!) I > thought > >>> that > >>>>>> I > >>>>>> might split the Archive up by years. Is there any reason that you > can't > >>>>>> split up > >>>>>> into more than two? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Peter > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 31/01/2014 14:43, Tina Manley wrote: > >>>>>>> PESO: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I haven't commented on photos lately because I can't get to them. > My > >>>>>> main > >>>>>>> computer is tied up with LR. After reading Peter Krogh's latest > book > >>> on > >>>>>>> digital management, I decided to divide my photos into two LR > catalogs > >>>>>>> instead of one huge one. I made one for Archive photos and kept > the > >>>>>>> original catalog for Current photos. That part went fine. Then I > >>> had to > >>>>>>> remove all of the Archive photos from the the Current catalog. LR > >>> worked > >>>>>>> on it for two days, I left it working when I went to Charleston. > >>> When I > >>>>>>> came back it was 88% finished, but I got a notice that my computer > was > >>>>>>> dangerously low on memory and was shutting down. I had to start > all > >>> over > >>>>>>> again. Now it's been working for three days and is 85% finished. > I > >>> have > >>>>>>> shut down everything else on the computer, including e-mail. I'm > >>> using > >>>>>> my > >>>>>>> little Acer netbook for e-mail. LR is using 99% of the physical > >>> memory - > >>>>>>> 8GB. I had over 500,000 photos in the one catalog and am trying to > >>>>>> remove > >>>>>>> 175,000. I guess I should have done it in smaller amounts. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> The Acer is too small and slow to look at photos, but I'll catch up > >>>>>> someday. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Any suggestions besides throwing the computer out the window would > be > >>>>>>> greatly appreciated. I can't even download the photos I took in > >>>>>>> Charleston!! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Tina > >>>>>>> . > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> =========================================================== > >>>>>> Dr Peter Dzwig > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Tina Manley > >>>>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Tina Manley > >> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com