Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob that is the crux of it and the reason you would benefit from Evening's book too. Look to the exact details of the settings in each machine, have the same folder heirachy in each, you DO need to import the negatives wih the catalog, you DON"T need to write anything to sidecar files if working with DNG. There was a bug a version or so back that stopped the importing working if the files were separately copied or already existing on the recipient computer. No more. I would add that when working with the laptop I designate an automatic second copy as insurance to an external drive, but import the catalog by saving to a temporary drive then connecting that one to the mother machine. Second copies are not saved in compressed form nor in the same heirachy as on the primary. Cheers Geoff *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 9 July 2011 18:49, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: > Nathan, it is the last step that sometimes gets me.... > > "AT HOME: > 5) Connect the transfer medium from step 4 to the iMac and copy the images > to their normal destinations > 6) Open LR on the iMac and do a IMPORT FROM CATALOG from the travel > catalog." I get the dreaded "Unable to Import - Unknown Error" message. > > My research indicates it may have something to do with trying to import > into > the root folder on the desktop. Do you establish a new folder (directory) > before you import? > > -Thanks, > > --Bob > > p.s. When you are doing the IMPORT do you check the box that says Import > Negatives? Are you using the setting for saving the xmp files as sidecars? > > ==On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 12:16 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu > >wrote: > > > Bob, I am in the "no book needed" camp, that is one reason I like > Lightroom > > so much. I am in the situation you describe--i.e. editing on the laptop > and > > then transferring to the desktop when I get home--almost every time I > > travel, and I see no particular problem--what is the issue you are > > struggling with? > > > > FWIW, my procedure is this (based on my recent trip to the Netherlands): > > > > DURING THE TRIP: > > 1) Create a new LR catalog on the laptop > > 2) Copy SD card to the computer, import the RAW files as DNGs into the LR > > catalog created in step 1 > > 3) Do my edits etc. in Lightroom, just as I do when I am at home--this is > > why I frequently post trip pictures while still on the trip. > > 4) Just before starting the journey home, copy the RAW dump and the LR > > library and images onto a USB stick or my iPod. This has the benefit of > > providing a backup in case something happens to the laptop during the > > voyage, and also providing a transfer medium when I get home. > > > > AT HOME: > > 5) Connect the transfer medium from step 4 to the iMac and copy the > images > > to their normal destinations > > 6) Open LR on the iMac and do a IMPORT FROM CATALOG from the travel > > catalog. > > > > That's it. > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > http://www.greatpix.eu > > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 9, 2011, at 1:41 AM, Robert Baron wrote: > > > > >> > > >> > > > Does either of these books contain a good guide to using LR to review, > > edit > > > and adjust on a laptop when in the field and then moving same to a > > desktop > > > when back home? > > > > > > I've been cruising the various LR forii on this subject and every > poster > > > seems to have a different idea of the 'right' way to do it. > > > > > > --Bob (heading for the field) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 >