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Ole Kvaal

Ole Kvaal

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Slowly, I'm beginning to get a grip on LR, but there are still a few ? left. Like these:
Is "new" LR (of special interest - post october -23) the same as CC, which I frequently come across while browsing for tutorials and answers?
And: as far as I can see, "Local" is the place where the work is done, and "Cloud" is where I send copies of what I would like to keep? Right? Wrong?
 
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At one point Adobe Marketing thought it would be useful to name everythig "CC". When in reality there is a cloud based version of Lightroom (now called simply "Lightroom". and a Catalog based version which existed up until version 6 as just Lightroom. It has been renamed Lightroom Classic. The version that you are using is "Lightroom v7.4.1" Until recently it only allowed you to work with images stored in the cloud. In a recent update (v7?) Adobe added a Local option. The Local option is not fully developed or thought out. But it allows you to develop images without storing them in the Adobe Cloud.

I would go so far as to make the recommendation to not use the Local option since the purpose of Lightroom (over Lightroom Classic) was to provide a mobile platform to access ALL of your images from any device.

The Local option is of benefit ONLY if you use Lightroom on only one computer and never need to access your Lightroom images from any other device. Lightroom Local is basically another version of Adobe Bridge.
 
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Thanks to the both of you. Yes, I was aware of the possibility of getting confused rgd the different names, nonetheless I plumped into it. And it gave me some sort of relief to hear that the local version is still not 100% what it is meant (?) to be, as I have had a few problems already. The thing is though, that i AM going to do all my work on a desktop, so perhaps I should try to stick to local . . (But I have already been advised to switch ot LR instead of reading me up on LrC, which I had been using - not in depth - since 2018.
But like I said, I have been facing problems during my first six days. Like just now, changing file name in Local, copying to Cloud, only to find the file name had not changed. Things like that. But all in all, thanks again. It's useful to try to see the bigger picture, to put it that way.
 
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Ah - sorry - perhaps one more question before I reject the idea of stop working in local: it is not possible to edit File name when I am working in Cloud, is it? Or have I missed something? (I know I should have done a better job in LrC before migrating, but I guess I was too eager to move to LR at the time . . .)
 
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Rob_Cullen said:
You will find loads of information in this 'Compare' article from Victoria-
COMPARE LIGHTROOM & LIGHTROOM-CLASSIC FEATURES


No, not possible.
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Thanks a lot. I thought I had been through that, but most likely long before I started using LR, so I forgot all about it. But it made me think, so now I guess I'll be going back to Classic and wait and see what LR may come up with within a few months. So this may be my last question for a while:
when I decide to back and try again, would it be a good idea to delete all present files from Cloud and Local before a new migration (that would be from a different catalogue version)? This to avoid a bloated cloud and storage space.
 
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Ole.

It's not a bad idea to use just one version of Outlook until you are really comfortable with its features. Pick one according to your needs. All the recent issues around synchronization to the cloud, that has been a deterrent to me from starting to use Lightroom in addition to Lightroom Classic. Less to be confused about.
 
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PhilBurton said:
Ole.

It's not a bad idea to use just one version of Outlook until you are really comfortable with its features. Pick one according to your needs. All the recent issues around synchronization to the cloud, that has been a deterrent to me from starting to use Lightroom in addition to Lightroom Classic. Less to be confused about.
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Thanks, Philip. Over the last couple of days, that has become my own conclusion. But I will keep watching the developments of LR and probably one day I will start using it. The main reason I changed my mind, is that I found I would like to re-do some of my previous work in the Library panel. This included my own photos dating back to 2005 and also scans of pictures of my great-grandad, and I used too many sorts of dating and naming. For this work, there is no way around LR.
So now you can all start looking forward to see me in the LR Forum the following weeks! ;-)
 
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Paul McFarlane said:
I assume you mean Lightroom...
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I mean both versions of Lightroom, cloudy and Classic. Start with just one, either one, that you think best meets your needs. Then when you have excellent skills in that version, start using the other one. That's my perspective on dealing with complex software with partially overlapping feature sets.

In an ideal world, the there would be only one version of Lightroom that combines both current versions. At least, in MY ideal world. Adobe probably has a different view.
 
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PhilBurton said:
I mean both versions of Lightroom, cloudy and Classic. Start with just one, either one, that you think best meets your needs.
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Your post says Outlook not Lightroom or Lightroom CLassic. Perhaps you need to correct the post to say what you mean.
 
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Cletus

You are right. I was thinking about a problem I am having with Outlook.

Corrected:

It's not a bad idea to use just one version of Lightroom until you are really comfortable with its features. Pick one according to your needs. All the recent issues around synchronization to the cloud, that has been a deterrent to me from starting to use Lightroom in addition to Lightroom Classic. Less to be confused about.
 
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