? about creating my first LR Catalog
May 27, 2017 17:29:31 #
Folks, I am switching to Lightroom from Aperture (finally) and of course I have to create my first catalog. I have subscribed to a LR course online, and their instructions are to create your catalog in the Mac OS Pictures folder. I would prefer to create the catalog on an external hard drive to save space on my laptop as the catalog grows. So, experienced LR users, is there any reason you would advise against putting the catalog on an external drive? I suspect the course I am watching wants to keep things simple for new users, but before I start off on the wrong foot, I thought it would be better to ask other users. What say you? Stick to my internal drive, or go ahead an use an external drive (which I will back up to a second external drive).
Thanks!
Thanks!
May 27, 2017 17:46:10 #
NikonDude
Loc: Jax, FL
I keep my catalog on my PC's hard drive and my pictures on an external dr. I do feel comfortable with it.
May 27, 2017 17:50:35 #
Thank you, ND. I want to access images from my laptop and my desktop computer. Therefore, I should both store photos and have my catalog on an external drive, correct?
May 27, 2017 18:14:10 #
No, just make sure the correct external drive is connected when you start Lightroom.
May 27, 2017 18:22:40 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
No, just make sure the correct external drive is connected when you start Lightroom.
OK, just to clarify, that would mean a catalog on each computer, and the images themselves on the external HD which I would connect to whichever computer I am using. Do I have it right?
Thanks for your patience!
May 27, 2017 20:38:10 #
May 27, 2017 20:51:01 #
That solves it. Thank you for this link. It looks like a website worth knowing about.
May 28, 2017 10:13:36 #
I suggest you consider Victoria Bampton's book, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC/6 the missing FAQ. BUY THE PAPER BACK VERSION at Amazon for $44.67 (last time I checked) and after you register the purchase she will give you an ePub (Kindle) version for free- including a variety of additional benefits.
I found her "Fast Track" information particularly helpful. Good luck!
Chief Rob, ugly hedgehog
I found her "Fast Track" information particularly helpful. Good luck!
Chief Rob, ugly hedgehog
May 28, 2017 10:33:09 #
Chief Rob wrote:
I suggest you consider Victoria Bampton's book, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC/6 the missing FAQ. BUY THE PAPER BACK VERSION at Amazon for $44.67 (last time I checked) and after you register the purchase she will give you an ePub (Kindle) version for free- including a variety of additional benefits.
I found her "Fast Track" information particularly helpful. Good luck!
Chief Rob, ugly hedgehog
I found her "Fast Track" information particularly helpful. Good luck!
Chief Rob, ugly hedgehog
Thank you for the recommendation, Chief!
May 28, 2017 10:42:47 #
Chief Rob wrote:
I suggest you consider Victoria Bampton's book, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC/6 the missing FAQ. BUY THE PAPER BACK VERSION at Amazon for $44.67 (last time I checked) and after you register the purchase she will give you an ePub (Kindle) version for free- including a variety of additional benefits.
I found her "Fast Track" information particularly helpful. Good luck!
Chief Rob, ugly hedgehog
I found her "Fast Track" information particularly helpful. Good luck!
Chief Rob, ugly hedgehog
She also has an excellent getting started book that you download for free:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/quickstart
May 28, 2017 12:44:42 #
bsprague wrote:
She also has an excellent getting started book that you download for free:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/quickstart
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/quickstart
Yes, thanks, I found that yesterday when I was trying to answer my own question through Google. My problem was not that I didn't find answers; I found too much information to sort through with no way to know which approach was best. I figured here I can get a sample of many experienced users.
May 28, 2017 13:45:57 #
Another online guru is Tim Grey. Among many things he sends out daily tips. Recently one was about what you want to do. He wrote that the ONLY way you can reasonably share your pictures and work between two computers is to put your catalog and photos on an external drive. Because external drives are slower than internal drives, there will be some slowness. Depending on your computer it may or may not be noticeable. Tim Grey uses Macs. Macs have "Lightning" ports and can use "Lightning" external drives.
Tim Grey is also a proponent of having only a single catalog, no matter how many files you keep in it. When his files outgrow his drive, he clones it to a new one that is larger. He has a technique where he makes sure it is an exact copy and then changes the drive letter of the new one.
Tim Grey is also a proponent of having only a single catalog, no matter how many files you keep in it. When his files outgrow his drive, he clones it to a new one that is larger. He has a technique where he makes sure it is an exact copy and then changes the drive letter of the new one.
May 28, 2017 17:38:13 #
bsprague wrote:
Another online guru is Tim Grey. Among many thin... (show quote)
Great information. Thank you, Bill.
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