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Sep 25, 2020 08:00:25 #
Dngallagher wrote:
I run the sane setup, and it is one computer, two 27” screens.
Macs can run as a computer, a display (target display mode) which lets its screen be used by an external computer, or Target Disk Mode, which lets it become an external disk drive. When used in either target mode it is not a computer any longer.
Macs can run as a computer, a display (target display mode) which lets its screen be used by an external computer, or Target Disk Mode, which lets it become an external disk drive. When used in either target mode it is not a computer any longer.
It seems like a waste to buy an iMac and only use it as a monitor.
Sep 25, 2020 08:07:23 #
jrm21 wrote:
Yes, I'm aware of those methods. I've run my Macs ... (show quote)
I would assume “cabled together” simply means either by a display port cable, or by a thunderbolt cable as my two iMacs are “cabled together” with a thunderbolt cable...
Sep 25, 2020 08:09:03 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
It seems like a waste to buy an iMac and only use it as a monitor.
Not when keeping an older iMac after buying a newer faster iMac...makes a nice matching setup for a workstation, with lots of screen real estate.
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Sep 25, 2020 08:18:36 #
Dngallagher wrote:
Not when keeping an older iMac after buying a newer faster iMac...makes a nice matching setup for a workstation, with lots of screen real estate.
You can pick up a second monitor fairly inexpensively. Using a second iMac as a display only is a waste of a machine. An old Mac is better used as a simple file server and/or a place to backup or off-load files. It can also be used for email, web surfing, or other tasks while your "newer faster" computer is doing the heavy lifting with LR and PS. It can also be a backup system. Used as a monitor only, you cannot easily update software or sync files.
Again, I'd still like to see what bpulv meant by the comment and what benefits are perceived from that setup.
Sep 25, 2020 08:48:06 #
jrm21 wrote:
You can pick up a second monitor fairly inexpensiv... (show quote)
All true, except a thunderbolt cable is cheaper than a 27” monitor, and a 1 TB file server is sort of a waste over Ethernet when it’s cheaper and much faster to use direct connected thunderbolt or USB drives today. And of course the old iMac matches the looks of the new iMac exactly.
BTW - plenty of other iMacs and iStuff in the house for email, web surfing & other tasks while I use an old iMac as a 2nd monitor.
Sep 25, 2020 09:06:28 #
Part of the versatility of the Apple ecosystem is the inter-connectable nature of it. ThunderBolt 1,2,3, USB 3, and FireWire 400/800 before it have made it possible to use a Mac as a drive or monitor.
While few would use a decently fast iMac as a monitor, an OLD iMac — especially one that won't run current software or operating systems well, or one that cannot be upgraded without lots of pain — does make a decent monitor for displaying application palettes, email, news, Windows 10 running in Parallels Desktop, etc.
Another interesting use is Target Drive Mode. This disables most of the functions of the Mac, but allows another Mac to connect to the startup drive and put files on it, erase it, check it, repair it, copy it... depending upon permissions settings, of course. It's great when a Mac goes down and a tech needs to diagnose the drive to see whether it is functioning or it just needs directory repairs. It is also one way to use Macintosh Migration Assistant to move your work to a new Mac.
While few would use a decently fast iMac as a monitor, an OLD iMac — especially one that won't run current software or operating systems well, or one that cannot be upgraded without lots of pain — does make a decent monitor for displaying application palettes, email, news, Windows 10 running in Parallels Desktop, etc.
Another interesting use is Target Drive Mode. This disables most of the functions of the Mac, but allows another Mac to connect to the startup drive and put files on it, erase it, check it, repair it, copy it... depending upon permissions settings, of course. It's great when a Mac goes down and a tech needs to diagnose the drive to see whether it is functioning or it just needs directory repairs. It is also one way to use Macintosh Migration Assistant to move your work to a new Mac.
Sep 25, 2020 11:08:29 #
jrm21 wrote:
You can pick up a second monitor fairly inexpensiv... (show quote)
When I built a new photo editing box my old one got my music library and became a Plex server. The pretty old laptop that had my music is gonna be a Linux box.
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Sep 25, 2020 11:12:17 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
When I built a new photo editing box my old one got my music library and became a Plex server. The pretty old laptop that had my music is gonna be a Linux box.
I have an extensive music library on my current iMac, but mostly use Spotify now as my main library of music and my "radio".
Amazing how old crappy worn out laptops run like new with Linux ;)
Sep 25, 2020 11:47:13 #
Dngallagher wrote:
I sync a folder in LRC & Adobe.... the folder is created on my disk, added to Lightroom as a folder and set as the location to sync in the settings pane....
as shown...works well - I take an image on my ipad or iPhone and they sync with Adobe cloud, then when I run LRC on my desktop, the images come down automatically and are editable within LRC. Any edits made on any device then will resync the edited images all around.
as shown...works well - I take an image on my ipad or iPhone and they sync with Adobe cloud, then when I run LRC on my desktop, the images come down automatically and are editable within LRC. Any edits made on any device then will resync the edited images all around.
Interesting.
I don't have that sync box checked and LRC (classic) seems to have found and displayed all my mobile devices. This is obviously coming from LR cloud. It displays the mobile devices like other external drives.
Sep 25, 2020 13:07:29 #
JD750 wrote:
Interesting.
I don't have that sync box checked and LRC (classic) seems to have found and displayed all my mobile devices. This is obviously coming from LR cloud. It displays the mobile devices like other external drives.
I don't have that sync box checked and LRC (classic) seems to have found and displayed all my mobile devices. This is obviously coming from LR cloud. It displays the mobile devices like other external drives.
Yes, interesting... never saw on mine how you see yours....
Sep 25, 2020 14:37:13 #
Dngallagher wrote:
Yes, interesting... never saw on mine how you see yours....
I think it’s two different things. Your Lightroom seems to be showing items in the catalog that are spread over different devices. Syncing just syncs items in your local storage with the Adobe cloud storage.
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Sep 25, 2020 14:44:12 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
I think it’s two different things. Your Lightroom seems to be showing items in the catalog that are spread over different devices. Syncing just syncs items in your local storage with the Adobe cloud storage.
On mine, it is syncing a single folder on my disk & Adobe Cloud. I am using LRC (Classic) I mainly use the syncing to import images from my iPhone and/or iPad into Lightroom - instead of connecting and importing. By using Lightroom Mobile on my iPhone & iPad I also get DNG (raw) images instead of JPG from my devices.
It works fine for bringing images down and into Lightroom Classic, however, any edits then get re-uploaded back to the cloud and it seems to have become painfully slow recently.
Sep 26, 2020 12:39:01 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
I think it’s two different things. Your Lightroom seems to be showing items in the catalog that are spread over different devices. Syncing just syncs items in your local storage with the Adobe cloud storage.
I think you mean me. Yes that is exactly what it is doing. I did not set it up. But I like it.
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Sep 27, 2020 15:09:33 #
For whatever it is worth... I figured it out where LR Classic keeps the info on the devices. These images do not appear in "all synced photographs" they only appear under the Folder tab.
LR creates a container "~/Pictures/Lightroom/mobile downloads.lrdata". Inside that container are folders, most have unintelligible names. Inside each folder are images, and a text file named "info.ula". The text file contains one line of text that is the name that appears in LR Classic as a device.
LR creates a container "~/Pictures/Lightroom/mobile downloads.lrdata". Inside that container are folders, most have unintelligible names. Inside each folder are images, and a text file named "info.ula". The text file contains one line of text that is the name that appears in LR Classic as a device.
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