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Astonished_Glimmer16B8
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December 15, 2023
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I'm having trouble seeing changes made in LR while inside of LRC.

  • December 15, 2023
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I’m a long-time user of LRC. I have decided to try out LR after its recent update which has the ability to use local files. However, I was surprised to find that I was unable to view the changes to any of the images that I made in LR from LRC.

Now I understand that the images are non-destructive therefore they aren’t actually changed inside of the folder. However, is it possible to view changes made from LR in LRC? If not, then aren’t we back to having to choose one program or the other?

What I would like to do is try out LR for a period of time without losing the ability to stay with LRC. Even if I go with LR, there are still some things that can only be done in LRC.

 

Phillip

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Correct answer Rob_Cullen

The edits in Lightroom-Desktop (in Local folder mode) are saved to the hard-drive as XMP sidecar files for proprietary raw files, and embedded in rendered RGB files (JPG, TIF).

These edits done in local mode would need to be 'read' by Lightroom-Classic  MENU: Metadata > Read Metadata from file, to modify the preview of the image in LrC, and overwrite/add-to the edits done in LrC.

If you do NOT read metadata from file, then the edits stored in the LrC catalog take precedence, not showing any 'external' edits by Lr .

 

If you edit in Lightroom in 'Cloud' mode, then the edits automatically 'download' (via the Cloud) to change the image previews in  LrC when sync is active.

 

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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 15, 2023

The edits in Lightroom-Desktop (in Local folder mode) are saved to the hard-drive as XMP sidecar files for proprietary raw files, and embedded in rendered RGB files (JPG, TIF).

These edits done in local mode would need to be 'read' by Lightroom-Classic  MENU: Metadata > Read Metadata from file, to modify the preview of the image in LrC, and overwrite/add-to the edits done in LrC.

If you do NOT read metadata from file, then the edits stored in the LrC catalog take precedence, not showing any 'external' edits by Lr .

 

If you edit in Lightroom in 'Cloud' mode, then the edits automatically 'download' (via the Cloud) to change the image previews in  LrC when sync is active.

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
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Astonished_Glimmer16B8Author
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December 16, 2023

Rob,

I believe that I found what you were describing but I got a warning, and I would like to understand what I’m doing before I screw up my folders.

Can you please explain the options that are listed in the first screen?

Is this a per image choice or will it only affect images that are changed in LR?

Is there somewhere that I can learn more about this?

I have attached a couple of screen shots.

Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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December 17, 2023

The warning means exactly what it says-  If you [Read metadata] into LrC, your edits done in Lightroom (Local mode) will overwrite the edits you have made in Lightroom-Classic.

You will need to decide which 'editor' is going to be the 'Master of edits'- Lightroom or Lightroom-Classic.

If you do not [Read metadata] into LrC then you are left with two versions of your edits- (Lr-Local  &  LrC-Catalog).

 

My example-

1)  Converted to B&W in Lightroom

2) The same file edited in Lightroom-Classic

3) And I [Read Metadata from File] in LrC and the image in LrC takes on the Lr edit.

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
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