Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Geoff, Thanks. The way you use the export/import function should work for me. I do think it very odd that they don't support the catalog on a network drive. I can't think of a reason they wouldn't. It seems backwards. While I can work with that it makes me add another step to my backup process. Thanks again for the help Dennis Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Dennis you can indeed synchronisethe catalogs by following the correct > procedure with export and import. You can include the file versions or new > files from the second machine as well, if desired and update the metadata > to > the main versions from that too. > As a separate concern, while a catalog cannot reside on a network drive, > the > files themselves can. > You can actually have more than one catalog residing on one machine as > well, > but that makes my brain hurt. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 14 September 2010 19:28, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > >> Dennis, I don't think you can have the catalog on a network drive, but I >> am >> prepared to be corrected. >> >> I travel reasonably frequently and have LR 3.2 on both my iMac at home and >> on the Macbook Pro laptop that travels with me. However, the primary >> catalog >> is on the iMac at home. When I go on a trip, I create a catalog specific >> to >> that trip on the laptop. During the trip I process pictures etc. Just >> before >> flying home I copy all the pictures and that trip catalog to my iPod, both >> as a backup but also to transfer it to the desktop on return. Once >> everything is on the desktop, I simply open the main catalog, do the >> "file...import from catalog..." bit, point LR to the trip catalog, and >> voila--everything is together. >> >> It actually sounds more complicated than it is in practice. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> On 14 Sep, 2010, at 10:50 , Dennis wrote: >> >> >>> I downloaded the eval copy of Lightroom 3 and it looks very good but I'm >>> >> not sure about the catalog feature. >> >>> The license indicates I can install a copy on my laptop and on my desktop >>> >> and I would want to do that. >> >>> One issue that may prevent me from using Lightroom is the catalog and how >>> >> to deal with a catalog on the desktop computer and a catalog on the >> laptop.I >> don't see how to synchronize the two catalogs The desktop and laptop are >> on >> a network and ideally one click would do the trick. It may be in >> Lightroom, >> but so far I haven't found it. If you have two computers how do you >> synchronize the catalogs? >> >>> As a separate question can a catalog be on a NAS box and shared between >>> >> the two computers? >> >>> Thanks for any assistance, >>> Dennis >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >