Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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