P: Allow Catalog to be stored on a networked drive.

I can't speak for Adobe, but considering they've recently added Develop adjustments in a web browser using http://lightroom.adobe.com, it would be a reasonable guess that future multi-user solutions would involve cloud sync rather than local network sharing. On the other hand, that's a really positive step in the direction of multi-user use.

I wish Adobe would just say if it's in their plans one way or another to allow a networked catalog/database with multi-user support. I've been trying to find a solution to this issue for years and I hate to use separate software to access the photos and color-correct them. I suppose I could set up one computer to run Lightroom and let each other computer access it via remote one-at-a-time. It seems cumbersome and it doesn't make sense why Adobe wouldn't add this feature, considering I would purchase more Lightroom licenses. As of now, only 1 PC can access the catalog in a usable fashion, so that means only 1 Lightroom license makes sense. Upgrade this software to multi-user and I'll order additional licenses/seats! And if you're not going to help out your loyal users (of many years!), please, throw a dog a bone. Give us a suggestion that works well or at least give us your thoughts on the issue.

Thanks for the information, unfortunately I'm on a traditional license and also the features that I would find most useful are keywords and map tagging (the ratings and flags would be a step in the right direction).

What is the latency like in this model? Do all photos have to be preuploaded or do they get downloaded on demand from the PC when required (I have way to many photos to make preupload, TB's, even the catalog and standard preview renders are in the 100 GB order).

I guess the fastest way now to incorporate such feature into LR is to split your workflow into DAM + RAW Editing, and continue using LR for batch RAW adjustments and select a pure DAM solution for multi-user access.

Most of DAM solutions are targeted to enterprize level and toooo expensive for small groups or single photographers. But a few titles can be considered as candidates for including into your workflow:

- Apple FinalCut Server
- Canto Cumulus (mature and solid product, but a bit higher priced)
- Daminion Server (relatively new product)

The first product was discontinued by Apple, but probably it is possible to buy it on ebay. It is focused on videos but can be also used for images as well.

If you are a CC subscriber, take a closer look at Lightroom Mobile and also Lightroom Web, its browser-based sibling at https://lightroom.adobe.com.

Log in with your account and you get limited Library features (ratings and flags) and since Monday LrWeb has Develop features too - tone, clarity, HSL/BW, crop etc. Obviously that's not everything you mention, but it's probably more than you expected.

We use Lightroom in the home environment and use it to catalog all our photos in a single location with metadata. We have multiple computers in the house however because Lightroom is designed for single install use it means that its more difficult for us to share and often means it gets less use then it otherwise would. Often it would be handy for us to be using the same catalog from different computers at the same time. It is not that important if the non-primary computers have lower performance (increased latency to the database), since we could then use the primary computer for operations that required more performance when we need it, but other users could still be reviewing and selecting the photos that they like and adding there relevant metadata at the same time rather then the slow sequential process that we do now all having to share the one machine which we also use for other things further diminishing the time that we are able to share and utilise light room. We would only need access to the library and map modules in this situation (develop would also be a nice to have but not necessary for us), all other modules wouldn't actually benefit us from this mode, as the main reason that we want to share is to add our personal metadata and select the photos that are meaningful to us (we can definitely share the primary computer for the amount that we use all of the other modules - we aren't often wanting to be developing different photos at the same time).

I've got an issue on a bit of a bigger scale. We are a travel company with 60tb of photos split into 1 catalog per country. We want to store all of that on one raid and access it over the network. We use this workflow currently with Aperture.

We thought about syncing just the catalogs to every computer locally and relinking the photos across a network but its not a simple task and requires constant relinking and setup with new terminals.

Go on... on my end, my catalog is on my internal M.2 SSD and is maybe 10GB with 50GB of previews that revolve. Are you trying to go between laptop and desktop? If so, i've used sync software without issue (on gigabit local network) and I think people use Dropbox without issue.

Thats alright mate, we all make mistakes. a fileserver, even with one user at a time would solve so many issues I have. It would be my biggest feature request right now.

One user at a time? Sorry, I read that comment too fast. Why would you want it to be on a file server with one client?