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Participating Frequently
May 30, 2014
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P: I would like to synchronize over LAN/Cable instead of internet

  • May 30, 2014
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LR mobile sync is extremely slow. Giving me an option to sync locally would be excellent. And I'm sure very useful for professionals travelling in areas where internet is limited/non-existent or expensive and time consuming.Come on Adobe. If this is designed for professionals this slow sync and data usage issues on global data roaming....? It simply isn't practical. The product as is can't be recommended as is.(please also add keywords, ratings, labels to app functionality)Thanks!

126 replies

Participating Frequently
December 4, 2019
This solution, as I I understand it, still requires the use of the cloud...As a professional, working with a lot of images,  I ask for a quick and easy solution. Again, the cloud sync is unimaginable because too long with a lot of pictures...
Inspiring
December 4, 2019
Finalement, il ne manque dans LR qu'une commande permettant de ne pas engager la copie des originaux vers le Cloud si on procède selon le schéma de @Arnold Bartel car la création des copies virtuelles se fait dès le démarrage de la synchronisation sur l'iPad, ça permettrait d'éviter beaucoup de transfert de données via Internet.

Finally, an order allowing is missing in LR only not to hire the copy of the original towards Cloud if they go about things according to the schema of @Arnold Bartel because the creation of the virtual copies is made from the kickoff of synchronization on the iPad, this would allow to avoid a lot of data transfer via Internet.

Yves Crausaz, Suisse, retraité actif dans le monde de la photo et des arts graphiques.
Inspiring
December 3, 2019
in general the Adobe Cloud is THE KILLER FEATURE! I can add shots to a collection and EDIT IN BED! What, I ask, could be better than this, sitting at your desk for hours? Much faster than copying to a laptop and back (I used to do this everyday to bring stuff to my office! Painful!)
Participant
December 3, 2019
This is very interesting. I tried it immediately – and it works (at least for a few images)! For the first time since years this seems to be a good workaround. Thank you very much for sharing!
Known Participant
December 3, 2019
I'm doing a similar thing with the following workaround:
when I shoot abroad I import the RAW files via cardreader to my iPad and do first viewing and editing (or even distributing of single edited pictures). All with LR synchronization disabled (or even having no internet connection abroad).
When I come home I copy the RAW files via cardreader to my PC and import them into Lightroom where I create a collection which I synchronize with LR (only the smart previews without edits get uploaded).
Then I enable the synchronization of my iPad and get virtual copies of all the pictures.
With the aid of the plugin Syncomatic (StackSync, Develop settings) I can synchronize them. So all the changes I made on the iPad are transferred to the locally stored RAWs.
Finally I can delete the copies imported from the iPad into my catalog.

This sounds very complex and not all straight forward. But if you have a shooting with many RAW files which would burst all your cloud limits this is the best way which works for me.
Rick Baumhauer
Inspiring
December 3, 2019
Unfortunately, no - four years of requesting the feature, and it has somehow not made it onto an Adobe roadmap. Somehow, they apparently still seem to think that forcing customers to sync ever-growing raw files to their cloud service from wherever they are in the world is critical to Adobe's financial health.
Inspiring
December 3, 2019
Not with Adobe products, unfortunately.
ChristopherAndreou
Participant
December 3, 2019


Hi all, first post, I've found these forums really helpful!

Long-time Lightroom Classic user, I'm new to the CC ecosystem and trying to find my workflow.
Is there a way to upload RAW files to my iPad Pro after a shoot, edit them and transfer the edited RAWS back into LR Classic when I get home without having to upload originals to the cloud and wait for them all to re-download into Classic?
Antoine HLMN
Known Participant
October 28, 2019
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I'm looking forward to ginving it a try!!
Participating Frequently
October 28, 2019
Heeeeey !!!!!