Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/03

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Subject: [Leica] Lightroom & Bridge - Vista compatible?
From: Bill at photobynelsch.com (Bill )
Date: Sat Feb 3 21:46:22 2007
References: <BC361BA78A7CFD5F1B4DE4B5@hindolveston.reid.org> <C1EA3FA6.F671%heninger@adobe.com>

Wade, 

Any information on whether Lightroom (Or CS3 for that matter) work in Vista? 
 Capture One LE Does Not. 

Bill in Denver 

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Wade Heninger
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 2:33 PM
To: LUG Leica; Brian Reid
Subject: Re: [Leica] Lightroom & Bridge

The way I use LR is to copy all images to a location and then import them.
The files stay in a folder directory in the locaiton you specify. The DB 
will then import them and maintain a cache of them like
Bridge.

They are there and available for Bridge to see/edit with ACR and the 
settings are shared between the two tools.

That said, it is a database manager and not just a file browser and if you 
don't use the import from card feature, you'll have to
tell LR about the files if you use other apps/the finder to move them around.

> * If you move files inside LR folders the same files will also be 
> moved on disk.

Never done this.  I import them and then use the collections feature to 
manage them.  Not an issue for me.

> * If you move files out of the folders that are mirrored in LR with 
> other tools LR will find these image originals missing and allows to 
> re-link them.

True.  It will keep everything it knows about it and then if you ask for the 
image it will ask where you put it.  It isn't a
magician, but it will update the rest if you update one.  Pretty painless.

> * If you add files to the original folders from the outside LR won't 
> see them unless you import the files.

True.  It will ignore duplicates if you re-import the entire folder.  Pretty 
painless.


As to Jim's comments:

> That is the conclusion I came to after trying both LR and Elements 5.0.
> After working on an image in LR, I could not do a "Save As" and put it 
> back in the original folder.  I was forced to export it to a special 
> folder. I prefer Elements 5.0 in this respect.

I'm not sure why one would want to create another copy next to the original 
if you work with Raw properly. With lightroom you can
create a "virtual copy" of the image with different Raw settings.  You can 
then stack them together.  Saves disk space and lets you
work as you want.

You can also edit in photoshop and ask that it creates a new file alongside 
the original (with or without LR settings).  You can
also stack this together.



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w a d e  h e n i n g e r
u s e r  e x p e r i e n c e
a d o b e  s y s t e m s ,  i n c





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Replies: Reply from heninger at adobe.com (Wade Heninger) ([Leica] Lightroom & Bridge - Vista compatible?)
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Message from heninger at adobe.com (Wade Heninger) ([Leica] Lightroom & Bridge)