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Norawabi
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January 31, 2023
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Subject selection lost when importing the catalog

  • January 31, 2023
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Hi,

 

I'm having issues with the automatic subject selection masks, maybe someone can help me understand.

 

I only recently updated Lightroom and started using the AI masks.

When working with photos on a white background I'm using the subject selection reversed on the background in order to brighten it and make it perfectly white. 
I work from home on a catalog, when I work from the studio I have a backup of all the catalogs I'm working on, so when I get there I usually open the backup catalogs and import the ones I've worked on at home.

 

I discovered that, after importing a catalog where I used subject selection masks, all the changes I've made are still there but said masks are gone...

When I import a catalog I use the "only metadata and develop changes" option, always worked fine.

Am I doing something wrong?

 

thanks!

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Jim Wilde
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Jim WildeCommunity Expert
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January 31, 2023

Are you "exporting as a catalog" from home, or are you simply copying the entire catalog folder from home? When you transfer the catalog from your home to your studio, is the ".lrcat-data" file included as well as the ".lrcat" file?

 

How are the original images handled? Do they get transferred or are you just using smart previews?

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NorawabiAuthor
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January 31, 2023

Hello Jim,

 

O export as a catalog when working from home, both files are included. When at home, I work with smart previews, while in the studio I have all the original linked to the catalog.

 

Before importing, I open the catalog I've worked on from home, link the original images and then I import this catalog on the backup one. The issue shows after the importation.
I hope I'm describing the procedure well, sorry but English is not my first language.

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NorawabiAuthor
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January 31, 2023

I wonder if the masks are getting lost when you drag the .lrcat file into the main catalog (TBH, I didn't even know you could do that). Why not try doing the more typical "Import from another catalog", to see if that makes a difference?


Same problem if I do the proper import method, I usually just drag as I find it more practical.

But I've just discovered that this issue seem to appear when I'm importing in a catalog relying on original files, when I import it on a catalog that's using smart previews I can see all the masks and everything is fine 😅

Problem is, sooner or later, I'll need to link the original files for exporting the final images...

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