Thanks Flossie, will check.

Greg

OK, thanks to all, I need to play and I'll get a second 1TB drive tomorrow so that I can work over two drives.

At seventy years of age I really did not think I would still be have to going through learning curves

Greg

I've done a test run on six picture ans it took about a minute. Do I understand you correctly in that LR is creating a full duplicate of my picture in the catalogue, if so I'm going to have to get another drive.

It becomes unresponsive, the one drive is a SATA Seagate ITB.

Thanks for the feedback.
Greg

Hi Stefan,

Once I've selected the files to be imported and click "Import" then the hourglass pointer appears and the wait starts, say five min, if I perchance then click on any area of the workspace whilst waiting the screen fades and I get a message from Windows "The program is not responding "Wait or stop"" program" If I select wait then after some time the files appear in my catalogue and film strip.

I'm using an

Intel, Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @2.5GHZ
4GB (3.25 GB usable
Windows 7 Professional 32bit

Thanks,
Greg

Yes, I see so from the posts today. I wonder if it now has the equivalent Camera RAW to Lightroom and PS or CS, I'll do some reading.

Greg

Hi,

Having installed a trial copy of Lightroom, my first question. Does it always take ages to find and import the pictures into the catalogue and is it normal that the import almost locks up the computer whilst doing so? I've never seen lightroom in action, so have no idea whether or not I have a problem.

I need it for the enhanced Camera RAW function over my Elements 6.

Greg

Hi,

Some guidance please. I've bought a Pentax Travel Case similar to the one in this link with the intention of converting it to hold my LX and all it's accessories but it's too small.

I'm now thinking of stripping out the foam and converting to to hold my MF lenses but am hesitant in that I'll be destroying something which may be of more use/value in it's original state.

I need a bit of feedback to clear my mind. :

Greg

Hi Jonathan, does your own signature not answer your own question

Greg

Thanks Peter,

As I see it there are problems using either, the xmp are not automaticly renamed if you change the file name and Raw database means you can't move the files to another computer without loosing your setting.

I save the files in camera as DNG, do I understand the last update paragraph correctly in that using DNG the changes are saved in the Raw file which could then be moved to another computer and still keep the settings.

Thanks again,
Greg

Hi,

Under the RAW preference setting there is the choice to save "Image settings" in either a Sidecar .xmp file or in the "Camera Raw database".

Which choice should one use and what's the difference.

Thanks,
Greg