Comments on: Upgrading from Lightroom 1 to Lightroom 2

By: Lightroom 2.7 and Adobe Camera Raw 5.7 Now Available | TheLightroomLab.com | Written by Scott Rouse

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:43:56 +0000

[...] Keep in mind, this update is for users of Lightroom 2. If you’re still using Lightroom 1, you can click here to purchase an upgrade. It’s well worth it. Here’s an article that highlights some of the new features in Lightroom 2. Here’s an article on upgrading from Lightroom 1 to Lightroom 2. [...]

By: Sejal Chugh

Sejal Chugh — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:15:06 +0000

I had LR 1.4.1 installed on my mac laptop and could not print from this version (I troubleshot it for the last year calling adobe, epson, and apple but no one could fix the problem). So then I downloaded the free trial of LR 2 and can print (thank goodness!). The problem now is that I selected to upgrade my catalog and none of my photos opens. Actually the weird part is that before I relaunched LR 2 some of my photos opened and some of them were just fuzzy but you could still see them with the message “The file named XXX is offline or missing.” Now that I relaunched LR 2 I can’t see any of my photos and I get this message for every one. Can you tell me what I’ve done wrong?

Thanks a bunch!
Sejal

By: David

David — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:54:23 +0000

Dear Kelvin,

Glad I could help and actual I am going to turn our conversation into a quick post since I know that others have the same question. I agree that the Adobe site is not as friendly as it should be but I think the Adobe Forums is a great resource.

Next time you need technical help take a look for the answer, or start a new thread, over to
http://forums.adobe.com/community/lightroom

Glad we could help.

–
David Marx

By: Kelvin McMillan

Kelvin McMillan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:31:28 +0000

Dear David, Thanks heaps. I thought I might be in the nasty position of a repurchase. The Adobe site is not overly friendly when trying to work theses things out.

thanks again
Kelvin

By: David

David — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:12:37 +0000

Dear Kelvin,

This one is easy. You cannot install Lightroom v2. under Snow Leopard (10.6) from the original disk. You just need to download the latest version from Adobe and then key in your serial number. Here’s a link to Adobe’s download page.

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=photoshop_lightroom

Best Wishes,

David Marx

By: Kelvin McMillan

Kelvin McMillan — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:04:25 +0000

I have been trying to upgrade lightroom 1.1 to version two however v2 will not install on my imac (version 10.6.2). Lightroom 1.1 has been installed without any problems. I already have both installed on my pc laptop. I thought that could install on two computers? Is there a license issue ? When I try to install v2 it refers me to the software owner.

thanks
Kelvin

By: daniel

daniel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:54:08 +0000

i upgraded to LR 2 and it says before i uninstall LR 1, i should save the license #. can you tell me where to find that to save it ?..
thanks..
you guys are a great help !

daniel

By: Lightroom 2.5 and Adobe Camera Raw 5.5 Available | TheLightroomLab.com | Written by Scott Rouse

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:18:14 +0000

By: Scott Rouse

Scott Rouse — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:06:18 +0000

Michelle,

Sorry for the delayed response. If you are currently using Lightroom 2 and you see your images in the catalog, then it has been upgraded. Lightroom 2 cannot open and view a Lightroom 1 catalog without converting (upgrading) it to a Lightroom 2 catalog. That Lightroom 2 catalog is not backwardly compatible to Lightroom 1.

Let me know if that doesn’t answer your question. I promise to get back to you in a more timely fashion in the future.

-Scott

By: Scott Rouse

Scott Rouse — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:08:43 +0000

John,

If you want your photos from your Lightroom 1 catalog to appear in Lightroom 2, you’ll want to upgrade. Lightroom will keep a copy of your original Lightroom 1 catalog, as explained in the article above.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,
Scott