Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I take issue with Lightroom in the same way. I know where the database file is, i know where my photographs are. It is better than the Beta version in this respect but backups are a problem for me because I do not understand well enough to be sure my backup contains all the information. I HATE software like that. I have lost my database once - only message was corrupt database, the backup automatically made by Lightroom did not seem to be complete. In the end I started again. I am still not sure the shortcomings don't outweigh the good bits. Frank On 24 Mar, 2007, at 19:52, Daniel Ridings wrote: > Tina Manley wrote: > >> I do exactly this by creating separate databases for each of my >> shoots. I don't need one big monster database because I use iView >> for that so I'm only using the database part of Lightroom for >> importing and working on the files. > > Tina, > > Does that mean you are using iView for assigning keywords (if you do)? > > I'm not so sure I need a big monster database either. > > My idea was to just use one big external harddisk and move it from > laptop to desktop. > > What I don't like is that I don't understand what is happening, > what Lightroom is doing, with the files when you import them. > > I mean ... what is all this with "import". Where does it put > things? We point Lightroom to our files. What is the difference > between just opening them, browsing through the file structure and > telling Lightroom what directory we want to work with, and > "importing". > > I don't like it when I don't understand what is going on. You end > up in a situation with a cheat sheet beside you: 1) press this 2) > press enter 3) do this (don't ask why) 4) etc. > > I am uncomfortable with that. > > Thanks for information about how you work with it. It is just those > kind of things I'm struggling with now. > > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information