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Apr 2, 2012 8:43 PM UTC
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P: Book Module – Unfinished book vanishes

I’m creating my first Blurb book inside of Lightroom 4. There are some 175 images in my collection/filmstrip. I was about 80% complete with the book, when I selected an image to go into the Development Module for adjustments. When done I returned to the Book Module. But the book was gone! The filmstrip at the bottom of the page is there indicating images are in the book, but the book itself is empty with only a cover and two blank pages. If I add an already “used” image, the filmstrip counter goes from 1 to 2.

Trying to fix this problem, I backed up and optimized my catalog. But upon restarting Lightroom no change... and no book!

Any suggestions as how to get my book back? Or do I have to start over!

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john beardsworth
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Sep 13, 2012 6:13 AM UTC
Marko, do you think that it happens when you switch very quickly to Develop and then back to Book?
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Inspiring
Sep 12, 2012 10:43 PM UTC
This is not a step by step, but i gues it could help.... take a look
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Inspiring
Sep 12, 2012 10:43 PM UTC
So, as i promise... the video of the Bug:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C0MQ4...

Maybe this could help adobe to solve the bug.
You can see the bug happening in the 2:22 of the video!
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Inspiring
Sep 12, 2012 10:42 PM UTC
So, as i promise... the video of the Bug:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C0MQ4...

Maybe this could help adobe to solve the bug.
You can see the bug happening in the 2:22 of the video!
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Inspiring
Sep 12, 2012 10:37 PM UTC
So, as i promise... the video of the Bug:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C0MQ4...

Maybe this could help adobe to solve the bug.
You can see the bug happening in the 2:22 of the video!
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Inspiring
Sep 12, 2012 8:47 PM UTC
I have it on video now. I will upload the video to youtube, hope this helps..
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Inspiring
Sep 12, 2012 8:41 PM UTC
For me when it happened when cutting and pasting text from one text box to another.

When you think about it, the single catalog file is a very risky proposition. All your projects, books, and photo edits in one file. If that get's corrupted, you can lose everything.

I save my catalog file in dropbox. Dropbox keeps track of every version of the file. Everu version! it uploads each time you close out of lightroom. I think this is a good solution until a better fix comes out.
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Inspiring
Sep 12, 2012 8:40 PM UTC
I guess i can... it happends me 3 times with the same Book. 2 of the today... I will try to capture that bug on video.... if i get something, i will let the forum know.
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dadodAuthor
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Sep 12, 2012 8:36 PM UTC
Marko ... are you able to consistently recreate this problem? If so, that would really help Adobe. Thru some back channels at Adobe I’ve found out that while they are aware of this issue, Adobe is not able to recreate it and hence not able to fix it.
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Inspiring
Sep 12, 2012 8:35 PM UTC
Anyway... Im with you Jamie... it has been 5 months already... dont want to wait any longer for a solution to this bug...
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