Have you tried signing out of sync? Upper left of Lr window click on the nameplate or the Lr icon. Choose to stop syncing. ... View more

Let me know what specs you have set in the Print module and the specs you have in the export dialog. I will try to reproduce ... View more

Will a Watermark work for your caption or is the caption specific to each image (IE: from the caption field) ... View more

How is it "easier"? Alpha Channels are pixel based, therefore not scaleable without degradation (soft edges) Alpha Channels could not be reshaped or angled easily should the user desire less or more angle on the "cutouts" Using Groups allows for flexibility with alternate images. Different method? - yes. Easier? ... View more

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If things are as equal as possible there shouldn't be such a significant difference between a jpg file from the print module and a jpg from the Library module. Assuming the original file is a raw file, export a jpg with dimensions of 800 pixels on the long edge (should give you and 800x600 image based on 35mm format) Apply no sharpening, no keywords and leave Metadata set to All. Then take the same image into the print module and print as jpg with Custom File Dimensions of 8in x6in and a File resolution of 100ppi. Again apply no sharpening. In the finder there may be a small difference in weight of the file. In my case 370kb from Library and 340kb from Print. Open the files in Photoshop and you should see practically no difference in image quality and if you invoke the Image Size dialog both files should be identical dimensions and Image Size (mb) The difference in the finder record weights can be attributed to the metadata or RAW data inside the file. View the file in Photoshop and invoke the file info . File > File Info... You'll see a large difference in the amount of data located in the RawData section. So, to get a significant difference between files exported from the Library Module and the Print Module you will be changing compression specs (jpg quality) and sharpening specs. I know of no benefits to printing a jpg versus exporting a jpg assuming no borders or overlays are required. ... View more

I understand why you may be perplexed about the R key being the shortcut for the Crop tool but understand Lightroom has a Compare view option so "C" had to go somewhere. Photoshop has they ability to modify keyboard shortcuts so just so long as one of them is capable perhaps you could change Photoshops to the R key. Yes I realize the R key is used for the Rotate tool but then I see the Rotation of the canvas as a function and not a tool so press and hold R while rotating just like pressing and holding space  while moving. Spring loaded keys I believe they are called. ... View more

not sure what you mean by "into a document instead of opening directly. Then click Create video Timeline in the Timeline Panel." Create a new image. Dimension somewhat irrelevant. From the File Menu. File > Place Embedded... Navigate to the movie file and place. In the Timeline Panel you should see an option to "Create Vide Timeline" As for sharing the file. Try a service like Dropbox and share the link or PM the link to me. ... View more

Check the opacity of the layer. You may have inadvertently reduced the opacity. In the Timeline do you see a preview image of the video? Have you tried placing the .mov file into a document instead of opening directly. Then click Create video Timeline in the Timeline Panel. if you want to share a file Id be happy to see if I get the same result. (possibly confirming corruption) ... View more

In addition: If you are not using the same settings for each file you can set that uno in the following way. While the file is open invoke the print dialog, set all the parameters necessary and click Done. Close the file and save. Now when you run the action for the batch the settings applied to the file will be used regardless of what was printed prior. For example, some images can be printed with indicators or scaling or different profiles. ... View more

So put SSD drives in your NAS. If you think your ssd drives on the laptop can't or won't fail you are mistaken. What were you using before Lightroom? Why did you switch without verifying it fit in your workflow? Why would you expect Lr to accommodate you when you are looking for it to do something it is not designed to do.? Lightroom isn't perfect and there are several areas I'd like to see improved but to label it as the killer of the family photo sharing is a bit harsh. Your unwillingness to store your image in a location other than a mobile non network (by default) drive is the major block I see for the implementation of what you desire. ... View more

It seems to me the problem was created when you changed your workflow. Pre Lr your images were on the NAS. Now they are on your Laptop HD. Put the images back on the NAS. Use Lightroom to edit them on your Laptop (use smart previews if you want to edit while not connected) Use the NAS for browsing and sharing and downloading for other members of your family. Most NAS systems have this functionality built it - WD / Synology etc. The permissions family members have regarding sharing and downloading is a NAS setting not Lightroom. Since the images are viewed via a browser they can be be viewed by anyone you give access to. The NAS developers also have apps for mobile devices. Images can be downloaded or not based on your settings. Ultimately this gives you full control of what is viewable by your family and when it is viewable. You can give them access to RAW files or just jpg versions. Your choice. Family can search via tags (keywords) provide you write them to the files in Lightroom (Cmd + S) ... View more

If I understand correctly then end result you want is for the layers involved in the clipping mask to be independent of each other but still exhibit the same appearance of a clipping mask. You're almost doing that but taking a couple steps to many. With the top layer of the mask pair targeted. Command/Control click on the layer below to select the transparency then click the mask icon at the bottom of the layers panel. Un-clip the layers. The appearance should be the same. Those steps can be made into an action to which you can assign a keyboard shortcut. If thats the result you are looking for let us know if you need help with the action. ... View more

Have you tried clearing the cache in the browser too? The next thing I would try is to stop syncing the collection in Lr catalog. Let it cycle through removing from the mobile devices then enable sync again. (On the collection level) ... View more

In the Mobile app try clearing the Cache to see if it helps. Tap on the Lr icon and you'll find the option at the bottom of the page. ... View more

So we're stuck with the "I suspect this is because the last time I used LR mobile (a long time ago) was on another PC with another catalogue." As John states Lightroom is looking to sync those new images with the old catalog. If you have any backups of that catalog, now would be the time to recover it, open it, let it sync and get your images before working with your newer catalog. If the catalog is no longer available to you then I believe you are stuck with the downloading of the files individually from the browser or saving them to the camera roll. What I don't know is if the DNG file will be saved to the camera roll or a finished version of the file with Lr edits. This is not a great situation to be in and is a limitation of the one catalog per sync system. I wish that were not the case. ... View more

Incidentally, when the images from your phone sync to a catalog they are synced in full resolution to a folder which is by default in the Lightroom Folder inside the Mobile Downloads.lrdata file. They can be retrieved manually from here if ever one needs to but a better option may be to establish a specific folder that conforms to your regular folder structure and assign that as the location for the Mobile images. For those who haven't lost their previously synced catalog, the images are only deleted from the browser and the mobile devices, not from the computers that are synced. ... View more

jonb26725120 wrote: If I agree to delete the existing *online* catalogue and base it all off my current Desktop catalogue, I'm worried I will be deleting/lose all the 350+ photos I have uploaded, and not just off the web - potentially off my phone too. If so this would be disasterous as the only copy I have of these photos is either in my online CC catalogue and locked within my LR mobile app, with no other way to get them out it seems because Adobe wants to force all copying to be done via the cloud ?? All I want to do is just get my DNG photos off my phone and onto my PC safely.... Help! The images that are currently online will sync to the current catalog. Those that will be deleted are simply those that were linked to the previous catalog. No image will be deleted from your phone. (referring to the current batch you are concerned with) The previous files that were synced to the old catalog I am presuming were not still on the phone or re of little interest. If they do have value then you'd be better served saving them to the Camera Roll. jonb26725120 wrote: Please tell me you can download a whole collection with one click but I just find the link. There is no means of downloading all the images. It is primarily a share by viewing platform rather than a share by transfer. ... View more

Is the file you are trying to edit actually available? If it is a smart Preview you won't be able to edit it. If its missing you won't be able to edit it. In Library, select the image and choose Photo > Show in Finder (Explorer) this will indicate if the file is available. ... View more

Essentially you will need to duplicate the layer enough times to match the amount of frames you are planning on having. The number of frames available will determine the degree of rotation for each frame. Example 30 frames = [360 degrees/30 = 12 degrees of rotation.] So. First make sure the object is on a floating (non Background) layer. Then Cmd + Opt + T. type 12 degrees in the options bar. Enter Then press Shift + Cmd + Opt + T 29 more times for a total of 30 layers. Show the Timeline window. Window > Timeline. Change the Option to Frame based Timeline (not video) Hide all the layers except one. Create a new frame and turn on the next layer visibility. Repeat until all 30frames are created. Select all Frames and set a duration for each (o.1 secs is fastest available) Press Play to test Set frequency "Play Once" Play 3 times" Play Forever" Export as Gif. ... View more