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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: Kiwi Paul on July 26, 2015, 08:21:29 am

Title: Virtual copies not showing on different catalog
Post by: Kiwi Paul on July 26, 2015, 08:21:29 am

Hi folks,

I've noticed virtual copies are not showing on a different catalog, I have a catalog with folders with all years photos and another catalog with only one year photos. Any virtual copies made do not show on the other catalog, all other metadata and edits are fine. I write to metadata after each change automatically. Is there any way around this or is VC info stored in the LR catalog? I've refreshed the catalogs but still no VC's.  I'm using LR6.1 stand alone.

thanks,

Paul

Title: Re: Virtual copies not showing on different catalog
Post by: john beardsworth on July 26, 2015, 08:43:34 am

Virtual copies don't get saved to the metadata, like plenty of other work, so that explains what's happening. If you want VCs in another catalogue, use File > Export as Catalog which exports all your work. You can then open that catalogue itself, or bring it into another catalogue using File > Import from Another Catalog. Of course, having the same image catalogued in more than one place can become confusing, and it's usually better not to have multiple catalogues if you really don't need them.