Lightroom provides an internal mechanism for backing up the catalog file, allowing you to protect your investment in editing your photos. It doesn’t provide a way of backing up photos though. Check out the video to see how to set it up, and how to replace your catalog if something happens that can’t be automatically […]
Continue ReadingWith the addition of Smart Previews in Lightroom 5, Lightroom got some Catalog Settings updates (PC: Edit>Catalog Settings, Mac: Lightroom>Edit Settings). 1) The first is Previews now has information on Total Size of the preview folder. If it’s large, you’ll get a spinning circle while it updates. 2) As Smart Previews get stored in […]
Continue ReadingSara Collaton asked this question on Twitter yesterday of a number of Lightroom users. I could say experts, but it’s you guys and girls that get to decide who is or isn’t an expert! Anyway, to the topic at hand and my opinion on the matter. Lightroom can have as many catalogs as you like, […]
Continue ReadingSince Lightroom began, it’s been a one database file at time. First they were ‘Libraries’, now they’re ‘Catalogs’. In the background, they happen to be SQLite files, which are single user databases. However that shouldn’t mean that we remain stuck to one Catalog open at a time. Or for that matter be able to copy […]
Continue ReadingThere’s always speculation about how big a Lightroom catalog can be, but there’s nothing like the words of the Engineer that works on Catalogs in Lightroom about it. Earlier on LinkedIn, Lightroom Engineer Dan Tull had some words on the matter: “There are definitely costs associated with larger catalogs. Various kinds of queries will slow […]
Continue ReadingIn Catalog Settings in Lightroom 2, you could ‘Relaunch and Optimize’ your catalog to help speed it up. That’s gone in Lightroom 3, so here’s what you do instead.
Continue ReadingWhen you start Lightroom 3, it’s going to want to upgrade your catalog. Gasp! Don’t worry, it’s painless. In fact, it leaves the original catalog intact, so you don’t have to worry about it. You’ll get this dialog. If this isn’t the catalog you want, then choose the correct one using ‘Choose a Different Catalog’. […]
Continue ReadingAn oldie, but perhaps a goodie for some. Johan Attali has done a short post on using SQLite3 to fix a broken catalog. Essentially it does a file copy via sqlite3, but SQLite removes the errors on copy. For more details, check out: http://www.jjbrothers.net/blog/entry/13#add-13
Continue ReadingAs a matter of course I brought my laptop with me on my recent family trip. It gives me an opportunity to play with imagery as I travel and occasionally check stuff online. WiFi access was sparse at best, but it was good to still be able to get a little editing done while on […]
Continue ReadingIn the midst of all the Beta 2 excitement, I’ve a post on a version 1 issue. Beta 2 is not ready as a production tool so I’ve still doing my work in V1.0.I’ve finally gotten a mix of time and motivation to finish a new site for my main website, that is until Lightroom […]
Continue Reading