P: Ability to sync Lightroom Classic keywords with the Lightroom Ecosystem

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I'd rather lose the hierarchical information if it means that I can sync keywords between the two. (I don't use hierarchical keywords anyway in LrC). 

In addition, I use Smart Folders to automatically gather photos by locations, which will eventually evolve into their own photography projects. Not having this on the go is quite limiting. 

Please count on my vote in adding Keyword and Smart Folder sync between the two. 

Hallo Zusammen,

Wenn ich mit der Kamera Wandern bin und meine Fotos sichern möchte, lade ich Sie über die Lightroom App gern übers Handy oder Tablett in die Cloud. Abends würde ich die Zeit dann gern dazu nutzen die Fotos mit Stichworten, Bewertungen und anderen Attributen zu versehen, so dass ich sie Zuhause dann direkt mit Lightroom Desktop weiterverarbeiten könnte. Leider werden weder Stichworte noch Bewertungen noch Kennzeichnungen zwischen der Desktop Version und der Android Version synchronisiert. Das wäre aber, meiner Meinung nach, ein echter Mehrwert. Sonst kann ich die Lightroom App wirklich nur als Datensicherung nutzen. 

Ist geplant, dieses Synchronisierungs-Feature zu integrieren?

Danke für die Antwort im Voraus.

Markus

I add my voice to this feature request: Keywords should sync between Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic. 

I understand keywords work differently in both versions of Lightroom, so here are two ways this feature could be implemented:

First, and I think that would be best, Adobe should implement hierarchal keywords in Lightroom CC. They successfully replicated all editing tools that exist in Classic in CC. So why not hierarchal keywords? It's defintitely possible if they have the will to do it. Then if the keywords management work the same in CC and Classic, then keywords sync is possible.

Second, if Adobe really doesn't want to implement hierarchal keywords in CC, then create a new panel in Classic, called for example Flat Keywords. This would create two class of keywords in Lightroom Classic: the hierarchal ones that don't sync, and the flat ones that sync.

Ich habe mal einen Versuch gemacht und mir LR auf dem Android Handy installiert,

Die Idee war unterwegs die Bilder als Backup in die Cloud zu laden und etwas vorsortieren und Verschlagworten

Die syncronisation mit LR Classic funktioniert, bis auf die für mich wichtigste Funktion, die Verschlagwortung.

Zum einen kann ich nicht mehrere Bilder auf dem Handy gleichzeitig mit dem selben Schlagwort versehen, allein das macht das schon Sinnlos, denn 500 Bilder einzeln mit den gleichen Schlagwörtern versehen ist dämlich.

Aber die Schlagworte werden auch nicht an LR Classic übertragen.

Ich hatte dann noch versucht mit der Downloadsoftware die Files incl der XMPs auf den Rechner zu laden, funktioniert insoweit, dass die Entwicklungseinstellungen in den XMPs stehen, aber auch hier fehlen die Stichwörter.

Was für ein Mist.

I have been using LR since it's inception, and still use LR Classic as my primary library and editing platform. I use LR CC on my laptop and in the past, the keywords from Classic transferred to CC. I now notice that keywords are no longer transferring. This creates a major issue when using CC, particularly if searching for specific images. Apparently from what I read, Adobe has prevented "syning" of keywords intentionally due to differeing formats for keywords between Classic and CC. This is a bug that really needs to be fixed so that the 50,000 images I have in Classic can be keyworded in CC.

It seems very strange to me that the tagging functionality in LR Mobile does not update LR Classic.  My titles come over but not my tags. Can we fix this limitation?

I would love to be able to travel with my iPad Pro instead of a laptop.  When I travel, I just want to copy my photos, flag or rate them, add a few keywords and some do some basic editing.  I often do not have robust (if any) internet service and want to be able to transfer my keywords and adjustments back to Lightroom classic when I get home.  An internet based solution does not work well if you take 50+ go of photos a day.

is this too much to ask?

Agree with all the posters wishing this feature would be made available. Keyword syncing can’t be hard.

Heh. I wonder if Adobe is satisfied with non Classic; Adobe Literoom so to speak.

Seems it still lags; seems every day in support forums I see people frustrated with it (most recently some with the hobbled cropping choices). So it has a LONG way to go even in just that Develop module.

Bottom line is that the manager might be right...the casual users might be satisfied with just lite features all the way around, and in having just a front end to storage. After all someone with a lot of images, who needs keywords, probably should avoid it for all sorts of reasons.

When LR was rebranded as "Lightroom Classic", Adobe communicated that they would focus most of their efforts on the Develop module (i.e. the part that is shared with Camera Raw and Lightroom). They also explicitly stated there would be no more improvements in sync between LR Classic and LR Cloud.  Supposedly, the Lightroom Cloud product manager indicated at a Adobe conference several years ago that he didn't think manually added keywords were very important.