Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

I am trying to import photos directly into LR from the camera's memory card, for the first time. It does not do what I am expecting.

Firstly, I have LR set to open for import when it sees a memory card. It does this when I plug in my old P&S, but not the SX50. I can go into it manually, no problem but it doesn't detect the card automatically.

Then, I try to tell it where to store the images... I have a folder called (very imaginitively) 2014. I want a subfolder to that called 2014-01-14 Clouds, in this case. What I get is, an empty folder called 2014-01-14 Clouds. At least, empty of files. What it *does* have is a subfolder called 2014. That has a subfolder called 2014-01-14, and *that* contains my files.

I know not to move files around from outside LR, but when I go to the library mode to move them from within the program, they are listed exactly as I wanted in the first place. The extra 2 levels of folders are not listed at all. How can I correct this, if LR shows a different file tree than windows does?

The only thing I can think of, is to move them manually, then let LR find them "missing", and guide it to their correct location. This is a real tacky work-around! I don't want to keep introducing invalid data into the database...

Anyone have any ideas? I followed the instructions from Scott Kelby's book - or at least, I *think* I did! :roll:

Elliern Loc: Myrtle Beach, SC

I have never had a problem. But, I don't connect my sx50 to download my photos. I use a card reader, and insert my SD card and LR recognizes it immediately. I can name the folder before I click on import.

washy Loc: Dorset UK

I have the same problem , files that are named and dated with date of shooting etc but there is nothing in some of those files but they are in Lightroom. It must be the way Lightroom is set up on your computer and on mine, I am very slowly getting to understand Lightroom , the more videos I watch the better I understand. I thought I had followed Kelby's book, when I started using the programme, if you find the answer please let me know.

washy Loc: Dorset UK

Oh and I use a card reader that Lightroom does recognise,

lightchime Loc: Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Two suggestions:
1 Consider not moving images around outside of LightRoom. Lightroom does not always find them and they can remain on the desk and be missing.

2 On the right side when you want to import there is a panel called destination. If you want to put your images into a subfolder, check the box that says "into subfolder". That seems to be about what you are asking. If this box is not checked, it will go into the main folder - that appears to be what is happening.

I am currently on a computer that has LR4. I believe it is the something on my other computer that has LR5.

Hope this helps. Best of luck.

Mr PC Loc: Austin, TX

I'm a computer guy. I manually copy files from my SD card to appropriately named folders and subfolders on my hard drive. I then import from those folders into Lightroom 5, so the catalog structure matches my hard drive. Hope this works for you, it makes sense to me. This way, I have a structure on the hard drive I like and I can import into Lightroom, Picasa, PSE, anything I want and my structure is the same for all of them.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Frapha Loc: Tulsa, Oklahoma

:thumbup: I've also found this process to work exceptionally well for me. :thumbup:

Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

I was a unix sysadmin for many years. I have always moved files around myself. Reading Kelby's book, however, he makes it seem preferable to let LR do the importing directly from the memory card. The program is not behaving logically at all, though. The file/folder structure shown within LR is *not* what windows shows. I have an extra 2 levels of folders. THis happens whether I select 'use subfolder' or not.

There is so much conflicting advice on imports, depending on which video or book you look at...

washy Loc: Dorset UK

How do you copy your photos(flies )from your SD card to your hard drive, if they are captured in RAW ? is it a case of bring up the sd card then right click and copy/paste or how do you do it? Please !!

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

It seems you may have some configurations set incorrectly. Set the destination to a single folder instead of by date.

Destination

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I don't see that in either LR4 or LR5.

sportyman140 Loc: Juliette, GA

Hello Bloke, are you using or shooting in Raw or JPG ????
and also I would check the updates on your camera and the firmware too. Check it

sportyman140 Loc: Juliette, GA

Hello Bloke, are you using or shooting in Raw or JPG ????
and also I would check the updates on your camera and the firmware too. Check out the link here:

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/digital_cameras/other_powershot/powershot_sx50_hs#DriversAndSoftware
.Good luck