• Global community
    • Language:
      • Deutsch
      • English
      • Español
      • Français
      • Português
  • 日本語コミュニティ
    Dedicated community for Japanese speakers
  • 한국 커뮤니티
    Dedicated community for Korean speakers
Exit
0

PLEASE HELP - Workflow of shooting RAW files, online photo ratings and cloud storage space.

New Here ,
Jun 04, 2024 Jun 04, 2024

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Hi everyone,

I usually shoot RAW file only, and I am new to Lightroom. Recently I'm confused about Lightroom cloud storage. I want to rate my photos using my iPad, so I need to upload my photos on my laptop. I didn’t shoot JPG files, but the 20GB cloud storage space can’t hold many RAW files.

I tried to export JPG files in Lightroom Classic, then upload these JPG files to Lightroom. This save a lot of space, but when I finish rating these photos, I find it hard (or maybe impossible?) to relink to my original RAW files.

What is the recommanded workflow of shooting on RAW and rating them on remote devices? I do not need a RAW quality for just rating a photo. So I think it's meaningless to upload all my RAW files. Can Lightroom only upload preview quality files of my photos?

TOPICS
iPadOS , Windows

Views

189

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines

correct answers 1 Correct answer

Community Expert , Jun 04, 2024 Jun 04, 2024

If you upload from Lightroom Classic, it only sends smart previews to the cloud which don't count toward your cloud storage. So, import photos into Classic, add them directly to All Synced Photos or add them to a collection and mark it to sync, then edit happily ever after on your iPad. Those edits sync back to the Classic catalog and are applied to the full size raw files. 

Votes

Translate

Translate
Community Expert ,
Jun 04, 2024 Jun 04, 2024

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

If you upload from Lightroom Classic, it only sends smart previews to the cloud which don't count toward your cloud storage. So, import photos into Classic, add them directly to All Synced Photos or add them to a collection and mark it to sync, then edit happily ever after on your iPad. Those edits sync back to the Classic catalog and are applied to the full size raw files. 

_______________________________________________
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen - Author of the Lightroom Missing FAQ & Edit on the Go books.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Jun 04, 2024 Jun 04, 2024

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Thanks Victoria. You help me a lot. I will try it out now.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Jun 04, 2024 Jun 04, 2024

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

I'm just curious, why don't photos uploaded from Classic occupy cloud space? Is this a temporary bug or some kind of policy?

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Jun 04, 2024 Jun 04, 2024

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

LATEST

It's kind of historical grandfathering. When sync was introduced, there was no cloud space limit, so when the space limit was introduced, they continued to allow Classic to upload with no limits. 

_______________________________________________
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen - Author of the Lightroom Missing FAQ & Edit on the Go books.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines