On 6/7/2010 11:04 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
No, this is not possible in the current version of Lightroom nor in
Lightroom v3-PB2. Each catalog is a universe unto itself.
I have multiple catalogs, for reasons which I've tried to articulate
here and elsewhere. Each catalog contains a subset of my total image
file repository. It's proven effective for my workflow. The primary
partitioning schema is "work in progress" vs "completed work" ... all
editing happens in work in progress, finished work is maintained in
"completed work" where the only editing allowed is organization into
collections for specific uses.
For the ability to search and browse across everything in the image
file repository, I maintain a "master catalog" into which I've
imported all the other catalogs. I occasionally re-import my working
and completed work catalogs to refresh it with the latest efforts and
keep everything synchronized.
I understand what you've done, Godfrey. Since your workflow seems much
more orderly than mine, your system would work for you. It is unlikely
that it would work for me smoothly. And the main reason is that I
haven't yet devised a system that would allow me to "complete work" on a
shoot. So, I would return every now and then to my older photos and
re-process them, delete some, pick out some, in general do some work...
But Godfrey, admit it - what you describe is a manner of working around
the lack (I am not saying - deficiency) of certain convenience feature
in LR probably similar to what I asked about in the first place.
Boris
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