On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I thought that if i imported files from folder A, then folder B,
>> copied into the same directory using LR's import file dialogue box,
>> they would all show up in that new folder in the LR library list
>> located on the left side of the window. The both showed up, not in my
>> new "burn" folder, but under the two original folder names, so i had
>> to do the adjustments on the first few photos, export those to my
>> "burn" folder, then go to the second folder, adjust those, and export
>> into my "burn" folder.
>>
>
> Sounds like your issue is not with exporting, but with importing to where
> you want. It also sounds as though you're fighting against Lightroom to some
> extent, without understanding how it works.

Yes, Importing is the issue.
>
> If you want to import from 2 different folders, A and B into a 3rd folder,
> C, you need to
>
> 1. make sure you've told it to move or copy the files, using the File
> handling dropdown. If you tell it to leave them where they are, it will.

Yes, I had done that, and they were copied to my new folder.
>
> 2. choose "Into one folder" from the Organise dropdown on the Import...
> dialog. You can then check Put in subfolder, and specify the name of the
> folder you want to put them in.

Yes i did that, "copy to new folder" which it did, but i still have to
go back and forth from folder A and B.
>
> I've just tried this, and it works fine.

I see now were the collection link is, I;'ll try that next time.

Dave
>
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