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Jim_Scuba_Diver
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September 17, 2017
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When importing from another catalog, all stacks expand. Can this be prevented?

  • September 17, 2017
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When I import my traveling catalog, photos that I have grouped into stacks and collapsed, expand upon import.  (NOTE:  the stacking itself is preserved.)

NBD, but I use stacking in part to signify that I am done choosing among a group of photos and I'd like to preserve this part of my workflow (done while traveling).

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F. McLion
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F. McLionCommunity Expert
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September 17, 2017

How about hitting 'S' to collapse all Stacks ?

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Jim_Scuba_DiverAuthor
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September 18, 2017

Hi, and thanks for the response.

The issue isn’t that the stacks are expanded. It’s that I use the state of the stacks (collapsed or expanded) to note whether or not (respectively) I’ve “processed” the photos.

On location, I import photos and use LR’s auto stack function. I then look at groups of photos, flagging for delete or pick and promoting the best to the top of the stack. When I’m satisfied, I collapse the stack and move on.

I often don’t have time to do this bit of processing for all my photos. So, if there’s a way to preserve the “state” of stacking – expanded or collapsed – on importing to my master catalog, it would help.

Otherwise, I’ll modify my workflow and use some other notation (e.g., a color).

Thanks again.

Jim Jenkins

jamesallenjenkins@gmail.com

cmgap
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cmgapCommunity Expert
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September 18, 2017

Otherwise, I’ll modify my workflow and use some other notation (e.g., a color).

This is what I was going to suggest. You'll get a bonus of being able to use your filters and having either color label or star rating in your xmp files.

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