smart previews are only on version 5 - worth the upgrade for this feature alone in your case, but there are some other nice features in version 5 too
Alastair On 25 October 2013 13:53, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Excellent... easier than I thought. Thanks, David & Godfrey! > > On Oct 24, 2013, at 7:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Picked the groups of files you want to work with. > Export as catalog and include previews and Smart Previews, no negatives. > Carry that catalog anywhere you like and create collections, metadata, > whatever. > > When back to your main system, import the edited catalog. All your edits, > collections, etc will move into the main catalog. > > Godfrey > > >> On Oct 24, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have been gathering together onto a single drive all of the various >> family (digital) photos we have taken over the years... And now they >> are all organized by year, and imported into LR 4. That was the easy >> part... Now I'd like to be able to go through them, select favorites, >> rate them, make some collections, etc. Eventually, the goal is >> prints, probably in blurb book format. >> >> It feels like a big job. My workspace is not in the house. I'd like >> to be able to export a catalog of files onto my laptop, and while I >> sit on the sofa in the evenings, go through the rating, >> collection-izing, etc. Then, sync this organization back with the >> main catalog. I wouldn't really do any image editing, just >> organizing. >> >> I think I can do this... Maybe one of resident LR gurus can >> confirm...? An initial search for info didn't turn up a quick answer, >> but I'm probably not searching the right thing... If anyone knows of a >> link to more info, that would be helpful... >> >> Thanks! >> -c >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
