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January 5, 2018
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Searching a Catalog

  • January 5, 2018
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   If I send someone a link for a Lightroom CC library can they search it as well?  I tried it today and it didn't seem to work, but I was on the trial version of the software. I am thinking  about getting a subscription to that as well.

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    Correct answer JP Hess

    Are you talking about the new Lightroom CC, the cloud-based version? Or are you talking about the more traditional file-based Lightroom CC that has been around for a few years? If you just send someone the catalog there isn't really much they would be able to do with it because it is just a SQL database. There are no images in the catalog. Can you explain a little more fully what it is that you are trying to do?

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    selondon
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    selondonCommunity Expert
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    January 5, 2018

    You can send a webshare link of an Album but not a Catalog yet.

    The link isn‘t searchable (as far as I know) but you can set options to allow downloads. Also you can identity files by using the info icon.

    To share a Catalog you’d need some kind of Collaborative Catalog sharing which you can vote for here (please do as it’s a feature request I am keen on!):

    Lightroom CC: Multiple Collaborative Catalogs/Libraries | Photoshop Family Customer Community

    acombs
    acombsAuthor
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    January 5, 2018

    That's what I was actually trying to reach to. Sorry, my wording was off. 

    I can create an Album, but I want them to be able to search it as well.  I called Adobe a few months ago and they told me it was possible, but I just haven't seen it yet.  I can't find anyone from Adobe to ask yet.

    JP Hess
    JP HessCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    January 5, 2018

    Are you talking about the new Lightroom CC, the cloud-based version? Or are you talking about the more traditional file-based Lightroom CC that has been around for a few years? If you just send someone the catalog there isn't really much they would be able to do with it because it is just a SQL database. There are no images in the catalog. Can you explain a little more fully what it is that you are trying to do?

    acombs
    acombsAuthor
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    January 5, 2018

    I'm talking about Lightroom CC. 

    I'm not talking about sending the catalog itself, but  rather a link to the synced version online.  Normally it can be used for proofing or other options like that to let people see  a particular catalog, but I was just thinking about trying to find a good visual way to let people in my department see what photos are available to work with.

    Jim Wilde
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    Jim WildeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 5, 2018

    You can share albums and send the link to that album to anyone, and that person can then see that album in a browser (and if you've enabled it, the images can be downloaded). If you use the LRCC Web version, you can send a "gallery" of as many albums as you want.

    What you can't do is send a link to "the synced version", i.e. you can't send a link to your entire synced library which the person could use to access the library using their version of same LRCC desktop app.

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