Comments for Dave Daniel Photography

Comment on Using Lightroom Catalogs on a Network by Pavlo

Pavlo — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:52:47 +0000

but subst approach does work for me

Comment on Using Lightroom Catalogs on a Network by Pavlo

Pavlo — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:08:30 +0000

Lightroom 3.4 still sees this link as a network path

Comment on Using Lightroom Catalogs on a Network by Henry Mudd

Henry Mudd — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:04:25 +0000

This was working for me. Then I disconnected the laptop from the network and now it does not work. I ran the batch file to remove the link are re-establish it and still Lightroom recognizes that the link is on a network drive and will not load the catalog. My Lightroom version is 3.3 and I am running Windows Vista service Pack 2.

Am I doing something wrong?

Here is my batch file;
rd c:\photos /s
MKLINK /d “C:\Photos” “\\servername\Photos”

I run it and can see the directory on the laptop, but somehow Lightroom is recognizing that it is a linked network directory.

Comment on Indiana Wind Energy by J.

J. — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:14:20 +0000

I would love to include this photo in a montage I’m creating for the City of Bloomington website. I work for free, how about you?

Comment on Using Lightroom Catalogs on a Network by Kirneh

Kirneh — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:01:00 +0000

Looks great.

Is there a way to make this work on a Mac too ?
I have a PC and a Mac and want my pictures on both machines (using the NAS as picture and catalog storage)

Comment on Using Lightroom Catalogs on a Network by Dave

Dave — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:15:52 +0000

Eric, Yes the performance suffers with the typical files I run when compared to local files. Ingesting and syncing folders is perhaps the most painful. The benefit of consistent access across the network makes it worthwhile.

G3, this will work with both LR 2 and 3. It works on any version of Windows that supports the SUBST command. I know it works on Vista and 7, along with Server 2003 and 2008.

Comment on Using Lightroom Catalogs on a Network by G3

G3 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:26:57 +0000

What version of lightroom did you try this in and what operating system?
I used LR 2.7 and Windows 7. It LR still knew it was a network dirve.

Comment on Using Lightroom Catalogs on a Network by Eric

Eric — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:17:31 +0000

I’ve tried the SUBST approach and it works, except for “poor performance” when processing large files.

I’ve got a Canon 7D which saves jpeg images at 5-6MB per shot. Even with my gigabit ethernet (I’m wired to the router so it is faster) … importaing photos, preview, loads etc are slow.

Having said that – it still works though!

Comment on Fall Creek Gorge in Mid-Summer by Casey

Casey — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 02:46:11 +0000

This is an incredible couple of pictures. I love them. A lot. Seriously… I’m not sure what else to say, other then I wish I could have been there. A memory is much better then a picture…

Comment on Urban Decay by Ted

Ted — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:30:59 +0000

This building was once part of the maintenance shop for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad. The building that looks like a roundhouse was a roundhouse. I believe this building was once a powerhouse for the shops. There used to be a tall smoke stack near by. There used to be a lot more buildings there. Also there was a fairly large brick depot that was torn down. The shops once employed several hundred people. They shut down in the 1950′s when the C&EI changed to diesel power.