Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You have received some sound advice, Steve, but I would add one comment which has not been made. As you are probably aware, LR uses a so-called "catalog" for its images. It sounds odd - where is it, where are my images? In fact, it is precisely - and little more than - what it says - a catalog. In the same way that when you went to a public library years ago (before online searching) you could peruse a rack of index cards in the (wait for it) catalog, indexed by author, by title, it would tell you where on the shelves to look for the book you needed. That is what the LR catalog is. It doesn't matter to LR where your images are, so long as you tell it on import where they are (or where you want LR to put them on import). Unlike the library index cards, the LR catalog can include a thumbnail (a very large and detailed one) on the index card, and can also provide multiple indexing on a wide variety of keys (flags, stars, keywords and so for the), BUT IT IS STILL JUST AN INDEX. So treat it that way and you will not be either confused or disappointed. Of course, LR also has some rather useful image editing tools, but that isn't what you asked about. :-) Piers -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Frank Filippone Sent: 10 May 2015 19:24 To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: Re: [Leica] lightroom questions I should have added..... Once you have already imported an image into LR, and you wish to move it..... Etc. Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Frank Filippone Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 11:16 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: Re: [Leica] lightroom questions Most important when you wish to move an image from one area on your HDD to another..... Use LR to move the image, not your OS. Then LR will track the move. If you use the OS to move your image, LR does not know where they are, and the next time you go looking for the image, LR will burp. LR will tell you "I lost the image".. "Where is it?" You then point to the new location and LR will pick it up. If you have not made this mistake yet, you will.... The point being that the "error" IS correctable. Panic not required. Frank Filippone, who learned this lesson the hard way as well..... Red735i at verizon.net a few generally easy/straightforward lightroom questions....I guess.... 1. where are lightroom images stored, can a particular image be found on the hard drive 2.if you wish to pull a particular lightroom image for use, can it be done 3.when you are done an image in lightroom develop, can you save it to where you wish for a specific use 4.how do you sort, order, eliminate images in lightroom for use in a book trying to come to grips, help please....there may be a few more. many thanks, Steve _______________________________________________ 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