All Entries Tagged With: "catalog"
John Beardsworth on “10 Things I Wish I Could Tell a Slightly Less Novice Lightroom User”
Today, I came across a post from Lightroom expert John Beardsworth entitled “10 Things I Wish I Could Tell a Slightly Less New Lightroom User.” I believe that this article is worth your time. I am especially pleased with Mr. Beardsworth second point: “Unless you really know what you’re doing, never use Explorer or Finder for moving or renaming files that are catalogued in Lightroom” since I recorded a tutorial on this very topic just a few months ago. For more information read on…
Using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to Copy New Images in from a Memory Card
I use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to copy new photographs from my digital camera memory cards into my computer. This is a critical step, and it is one of the first tasks that you will do with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Once you get everything setup, Lightroom makes transfering files from my memory card to the computer easy. Read on for a basic description of how I use Lightroom to empty my memory cards.
Setting Preferences in Lightroom 2– Updated Now with Video!
Lightroom has the power to be the photographic computer program that you spend the vast majority of your time in. Because of this, you want to make sure that you’ve tweaked it to perform just the way you want it to.
Check out this article for descriptions of each of the preference settings, as well as my recommendations for each.
How to get your Lightroom Catalog onto an External Hard Drive
Today’s tutorial is on how to get your Lightroom Catalog files onto an external hard drive. This process of moving an existing Catalog, or creating a brand new Catalog, on an external drive is one of the very first things that we do in my Lightroom workshops. I know that this process is not one of the most interesting part of digital photography, but I truly believe that the long-term benefits are worth the extra hassle. Please read this tutorial and watch the video to find out how I move my Catalog files from drive to drive.
Reader Question: Catalogs vs. Libraries vs. Folders in Lightroom
Reader Jeff asks on Twitter, “Would love to better understand the relationship between the terms catalogue, library, and folders as applied to Lightroom.”
Read on for the answer.
Reader Question: Moving Images From One Computer To Another
Martin asks, “How can I transfer the photos in Lightroom on my Apple laptop to Lightroom on my Apple tower?”
Read on for the answer.
Upgrading from Lightroom 1 to Lightroom 2
So, you’re ready to make the jump? You’ve been using Lightroom 1 for a while, and you think you’d like to try out version 2? Well, good idea. The switch isn’t too painful at all. In fact, you can download the trial of Lightroom 2 for free and try it out for 30 days.
Here are the instructions for upgrading to Lightroom 2, as well as some tips and things to watch out for along the way.
