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Dec 13, 2022 10:10:55 #
I think you should be guided by Mark...
I do have my personal suggestion, which works for my elderly brain...
I start with jpeg, but I don`t think that makes a difference with your problem.
In 2018, I switched from Picasa to Photoshop Elements and most of my photos were imported to the PSE Organizer . The Organizer does just that and gives you all the necessary tools.. it's a great base. You can then keep or export your files, albums or folders wherever you desire on or off your computer. AND you can make notes and descriptions on your basic file Info panel in Organizer for the image. You can tell it what and where you sent copies, etc., andyour originals and edits can stay put...unless you delete or export them.
I do have my personal suggestion, which works for my elderly brain...
I start with jpeg, but I don`t think that makes a difference with your problem.
In 2018, I switched from Picasa to Photoshop Elements and most of my photos were imported to the PSE Organizer . The Organizer does just that and gives you all the necessary tools.. it's a great base. You can then keep or export your files, albums or folders wherever you desire on or off your computer. AND you can make notes and descriptions on your basic file Info panel in Organizer for the image. You can tell it what and where you sent copies, etc., andyour originals and edits can stay put...unless you delete or export them.
Dec 13, 2022 10:50:48 #
kitrn23 wrote:
Thanks retired CPO, I kind of felt a put down. Not what I was looking for. I will find a way to work through this. Thanks to markngolf I did the d/l and will follow your advice.
Yeah, I would have too, had it been my post! If you have a breakthrough trying to get this all under control, please pass it along, I could use the help and I'm sure I'm not the only one!
Thank you.
Dec 13, 2022 10:53:12 #
markngolf wrote:
I’ll be waiting and happy to help.
Happy Holidays.
Mark
Happy Holidays.
Mark
Dec 13, 2022 10:55:10 #
Bogin Bob wrote:
Mark, just recognizing your response and offer of support to a member's call for help. Good job, man. This is what UHH is about.
Dec 13, 2022 10:58:34 #
cdayton wrote:
A common problem on UHH - ask a question about an issue with a specific Nikon model and some will respond that you should have bought a different model or, indeed, a Sony or Canon because then you wouldn’t have the problem. This is non-useful divergent thinking.
Dec 13, 2022 10:59:34 #
Dec 13, 2022 11:19:15 #
Bubbee wrote:
I think you should be guided by Mark... br I do ha... (show quote)
Thanks for the commercial, Bubbee!!
Happy Hanukkah & Happy Holidays!
Mark
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Dec 13, 2022 11:46:58 #
markngolf wrote:
Thanks for the commercial, Bubbee!!
Happy Hanukkah & Happy Holidays!
Mark
Happy Hanukkah & Happy Holidays!
Mark
You're very welcome, Mark! I really respect and appreciate you guys. I can't start my day without you!
Have a wonderful Hanukkah. I have 8 pounds of potatoes waiting for the pan!
Dec 13, 2022 11:47:59 #
Bubbee wrote:
You're very welcome, Mark! I really respect and appreciate you guys. I can't start my day without you!
Have a wonderful Hanukkah. I have 8 pounds of potatoes waiting for the pan!
Have a wonderful Hanukkah. I have 8 pounds of potatoes waiting for the pan!
I'll be making latkes, too!!
Enjoy!!
Mark
Dec 13, 2022 14:23:42 #
kitrn23 wrote:
If I can view the photo in LR am I able to delete photos found in other places.
If I can view the photo in LR am I able to delete photos found in other places.
Be very careful with that! As has been said before, your photos do not reside "within Lightroom" (the catalog) - they are still stored somewhere on your computer's hard drive. You have to identify where exactly each photo your LR catalog knows is stored and only delete additional copies that may be sitting in other folders on your disk. Depending on the number of photos you have, this can be a long and tedious process. Be sure to take it step by step and verify what you're doing before you delete anything.
Steve Perry has a great video course on using Lightroom's Library module (https://bcgwebstore.com/product/bcg-lightroom-course-1-the-library-module-file-handling-importing/). It's not free, but well worth its money.
Good luck!
Dec 13, 2022 15:21:20 #
wleebrown
Loc: Short Gap, WV
Please keep in mind if you reorganize as suggested below Lightroom will no longer be able to find your images and you’ll have to let it know where you put them. So the easier it is for you to find your images the smoother this process will be. I would recommend searching for some “Photography Workflow” videos before you start. I find Scott Kelby’s stuff to be reasonably easy to follow. But he’s also selling his training service. So take a look around on YouTube there’s lots of good info out there.
https://youtu.be/mKVjon73uE4
https://youtu.be/mKVjon73uE4
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Dec 13, 2022 15:32:40 #
lreisner
Loc: Union,NJ
kitrn23 wrote:
I use LR and have all my pics stored in LR catalog. But I have files of photos in may diff places on PC. Some are JPEGS, some are XMP files. What are XMP files? Do I need to keep all those other JPEGS? Looks like I can delete them according to latest post. I have external backups of all my photos. Also how do I know the photos in LR are raw, I do shoot raw.
Whatever changes you plan to make in your reorganization, make sure you do it all from with in Lightroom. If you move things around outside of Lightroom, you can loose a lot of your image editing. Just fair warning.
Dec 13, 2022 15:39:40 #
Dec 13, 2022 15:51:29 #
JimGray
Loc: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nanarozzi wrote:
I agree with everyone who said to get an organizational photo system plan that you can stick with going forward. This is just a suggestion from a similar experience when I worked with on several different computers and hard drives. .
A lot of good recommendations in this thread even if some suggestions are not totally compatible with others. It is a really a good idea to have good system for physically organizing your images. However, it is not really neccessary to totally reorganize your image files if you use Lightroom. Lightroom can be used to logically organize your images. You can use keywords or any other metadata to help Lightroom logically organize your images. You can also use collections. My current system is based on dates. It was in 2016 that I changed to this system. I used a different system because of space issues before I acquired multiple hard drives. I recommend importing all of your unique images into Lightroom. You can import them in place. Do not delete anything until you are sure you have images where you want them. Good luck.
Dec 13, 2022 16:11:05 #
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