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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: PeterAit on July 15, 2014, 03:46:26 pm

Title: Import from catalog - original image files?
Post by: PeterAit on July 15, 2014, 03:46:26 pm

While traveling, I will import photos daily to LR on my laptop, mostly as a way to view them and back them up, I do little or no editing. Then when I get home I import again from the SD card to LR on my main workstation. This trip I actually did a good deal of editing and culling on the laptop and want to preserve that work. I know this involves exporting these photos as a catalog from LR on the laptop then importing from that catalog on the main workstation. What I don't understand is how the original RAW files get from the laptop to the workstation. Is that automatically part of the catalog export/import process? Or, do I need to do it manually?

Title: Re: Import from catalog - original image files?
Post by: john beardsworth on July 15, 2014, 04:18:38 pm

Quote from: PeterAit on July 15, 2014, 03:46:26 pm

Is that automatically part of the catalog export/import process?

Yes, File > Export as Catalog has an option to include the originals. Just try running it and look at the dialog box - you'll soon see it.

Title: Re: Import from catalog - original image files?
Post by: Eyeball on July 15, 2014, 08:10:24 pm

Lightroom calls that option "Export Negative Files".  Lord knows why.  ::)

Title: Re: Import from catalog - original image files?
Post by: PeterAit on July 16, 2014, 06:00:10 pm

Thanks, y'all - worked perfectly.