Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do this every day - use a laptop and desktop to edit my photos in LR - and it works perfectly. I can't understand what your problem is. Tina On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 6:57 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > Some may remember my questions about using LR. they follow.. > > > > --------------------------------- > > Scenario #1... I am on a trip. I have a PC with me. I take images and > wish to review them and sort out the bad ones in LR CC while on the road. > The images will be located on a USB HDD ( Downloaded from the SD Card.) > When I get home I wish to merge them into my master file on my desktop PC > with all edits intact. ( I think this is what the merge catalog function > is > used for.?). > > > > Scenario #2 ( and not mutually exclusive to the first scenario...) I am > home. My PC computer is on a home WIFI network, located in my office. > All > my images are on that computer. I have a backup USB HDD with the same > images on it that I COULD use. I wish to edit my images from a Laptop ( > PC) > in another room in the house. Same questions.. How do I best access the > images from a remote location? What files must I access to make this > scenario work? Ideally, I should be modifying the file on the office > computer so that I really only have 1 set of files in play. I COULD use > the > external USB HDD if required as a temporary vehicle.. But this is less than > ideal. > > First scenario is no problem works like it is supposed to.. > > > > Second Scenario is different... > > I got a bunch of responses.. Mostly made me not to worry, it would work... > So I went and bought a Dell Laptop. > > > > Went through setup routine, added LRCC and PSCC. Got the Windows 10 > Network > up and running.. I could SEE those files remotely. > > OK.. all looks good.. And opened LRCC up on the Laptop, pointed to the > correct location on the office computer,,,,,,,' > > > > Remember, I wanted to use a single catalog file fromn wherever I was.. > Office (desktop) or living room (laptop).. No copying files back and > forth...no synchronizing problems. > > > > And then there was the dreaded announcement that LR would NOT talk over a > network.. Nope. NADA. > > Tried a few workarounds, or so I hoped, NADA > > Went online to Google the problem.. No one else has been able to get it to > work... NADA > > > > Those of you that make it work are using some form of localized LR Catalog > and image HDD to make it work. Basically, a USB HDD, when connected to the > laptop, is considered a local drive and LRCC will work fine with that... > Just not with the exact same info located on another computer.. > > > > I wrote a script to copy the files to a portable USB Drive, will use THAT > to > play "sneaker-NET" with the files, then copy the changed catalog plus new > sidecar files and new images back to the desktop ... erasing the deleted > ones in the process. Basically my portable USB HDD, that I thought would > be > used as a backup, is now my "sneaker-net" HDD... and requires synching in > BOTH directions. After each use...! > > > > So for those of you out there that want to do the same thing ( keep all > your > files on your Desktop and edit them on your Laptop ( or room A and room B), > here is the definitive response... > > > > It does not work. You MUST HAVE local image files ( I think) and catalogs > (positive about this.). Period. ( For now)... > > > > Note: Windows 10, LRCC > > You MAC guys need to figure it out for yourselves.. > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 http://socialdocumentary.net/photographer/tinamanley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/