Retrieving RAW files after it has been converted to JPEG (Page 5): Importing images to a folder, browse using an editor such as Faststone to cull the duds and then importing to LR...

Bob Andrews Loc: Scotland

Importing images to a folder, browse using an editor such as Faststone to cull the duds and then importing to LR makes better sense. One of the weaknesses of LR is that it isn't a good browser so importing ALL images into a catalogue and deleting isn't imo a good workflow.

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

amehta wrote:

ViewNX2 does not delete the nef files, so something else went wrong.

He may have had his computer set to delete files after converting to jpeg? It is a common error or a missed setting- sometimes the box is checked by default and has to be unchecked?

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

Bob Andrews wrote:

Importing images to a folder, browse using an editor such as Faststone to cull the duds and then importing to LR makes better sense. One of the weaknesses of LR is that it isn't a good browser so importing ALL images into a catalogue and deleting isn't imo a good workflow.

I disagree- when first importing you have the opportunity to view and uncheck any images you don't want to import. What could be easier. You also have the option of not importing or deleting from HD. That gives you 2 editing choices initially.

MtnMan Loc: ID

Bob Andrews wrote:

Importing images to a folder, browse using an editor such as Faststone to cull the duds and then importing to LR makes better sense. One of the weaknesses of LR is that it isn't a good browser so importing ALL images into a catalogue and deleting isn't imo a good workflow.

I agree. Better to delete the duds in-camera.

Then using Lightroom to delete the second-order duds offers a superior workflow. The tool is designed to do just that. If interested as to why and how I recommend Kelby's Lightroom book. He describes a very effective workflow to do just that.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

MtnMan wrote:

That's an unnecessary step with Lightroom. You would have to Import from that folder for Lightroom to include the images in the catalog. Better to just use Lightroom to import the RAW images in the first place.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

RichardJohn Loc: Huntington Beach, CA

Thanks Allen. Appreciated.

georgevedwards Loc: Essex, Maryland.

I found Western Digital 1TB portable hard drive for $69 on a google search. My own PC is filled up and I am using dvd's now. I had two different WD hard drives for my Mac years ago and both stopped being readable...it may very well be problems with the Mac. I did notice that they seemed to generate a lot of heat. They had no off switch and were on all the time. I am wondering if your new 1TB is a WD brand and if you keep it on all the time and if it generates heat, being warm to the touch? I took them to the shop when I got a new PC, they said they plugged the hard drives into the PC and icons appeared. I tried and they appeared but unopenable being mac formatted. Now I wonder if there is another way for a PC to read Mac formated portable hard drives?

Wall-E wrote:

There is also 'Recuva' which a number of members h... (show quote)

RDH

Allen Hirsch wrote:

Richard:

For future reference, there's no reason to convert RAW into jpeg when importing into LR. Use LR to import, keep and catalog the RAW files, then export jpegs after you've done all your pp.

If you haven't used that memory card since, the original files should be retrievable.

Not only is there no need to convert to jpeg when importing files to LR, but you lessen the power of LR as it needs the raw file for maximum effectiveness.

RichardJohn Loc: Huntington Beach, CA

Thanks George.

RichardJohn Loc: Huntington Beach, CA

RDH, so import Raws directly to LR. I just got LR5 so thanks for the tip.

amehta Loc: Boston

RichardJohn wrote:

RDH, so import Raws directly to LR. I just got LR5 so thanks for the tip.

I would actually go the other way. I use a card reader to copy the files from the card to the computer, and then start looking at them.

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

One of the advantages of downloading the RAW files from the card straight into LR: I can apply universal keywords to all the images in the batch with just one entry/click. (It automatically saves a folder on the computer with the import.)

amehta Loc: Boston

Allen Hirsch wrote:

One of the advantages of downloading the RAW files from the card straight into LR: I can apply universal keywords to all the images in the batch with just one entry/click. (It automatically saves a folder on the computer with the import.)

Ok, I won't argue against the LR "one-stop-shopping" workflow approach. I know nobody is going to do things the way I do it anyway. :-)

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

georgevedwards wrote:

I found Western Digital 1TB portable hard drive fo... (show quote)

Take the drives, along with a new external to an Apple store. Have them Format the new drive as "fat32" for Windows, then copy the jpeg images to it from the other two drives using a Mac computer.

RDH

amehta wrote:

I would actually go the other way. I use a card reader to copy the files from the card to the computer, and then start looking at them.

Actually that is what I do. The important thing is LR, or Rawtheropee, or whatever needs the raw file for maximum result.