- Lightroom Version Number
- 5.7.1 Stand-alone
- Operating System
- Windows 7
Hi, Folks - I'm new here, and I have a long post, so please bear with me:
I am a part-time Event Photographer, working 6-8 events per month. I have been running a stand-alone version of Lightroom 5.7.1 (upgraded from the original version 5.2 through the on-line upgrade process), and I am reluctant at this point to sign up for Lightroom CC. I have been shooting with a Canon 6D for the past 3+ years, and all has been great. At the beginning of April, I upgraded to a Canon 5D MK IV, and this is where my issues began, as my version of Lightroom does not support the .CR2 format of the new camera. I did figure out a step to add to my RAW workflow – using the Adobe free CR2-DNG converter. I can the bring all those files into LR 5.7.1, and things were just fine.
My workflow is this: I shoot an event, create a folder on my hard drive, and import the RAW files into LR using a particular “catalog”. Every 3-4 months, I create a new catalog, as I had read having too many photos in one catalog can slow things down. I create a “Collection Set”, and then “collections” inside it with names like “doubles”, “reception”, “speaker 1”, etc. I then cull, pick the ones I will work on/develop for eventual delivery (white flag), reject the ones I will not (black flag). I then take a RAW file and “develop” it – color correct, exposure adjust, clarity, dodge and burn, etc. These are my “Develop” settings. After I’m satisfied, I export the photo to JPEG into a folder called “Deliverables”.
I can start up LR, open up a catalog, pick a collection, and ALL the Develop setting for each photo are there.
A few weeks ago, I did not leave well enough alone, and purchased a stand-alone LR version 6.5, with the hope of upgrading it to LR 6.7 (which will handle the 5D MK IV format) just as I did with my LR 5.2 upgrade to 5.7.1. I purchased it from a seller on EBay, after many messaging conversations. I have had GREAT luck buying things on EBay. The CD arrived in legit Adobe packaging, with a serial number. Unfortunately, the install did not go well. I tried to get it to run without un-installing LR 5.7.1, but the “read.me” file which came with the new disc advised an un-install. I did the un-install, but once again, the install of LR 6.5 did not work.
I re-installed LR 5.2, and with much pain, got it back to version 5.7.1. However, the catalogs I created were ALL GONE. The RAW files and the “Deliverables” for each event were there on the hard drive, but the catalogs, the “Collection Sets” and, most notably/sadly ALL the “Develop” setting were GONE.
I have conversed with a person on a Facebook group who seems very knowledgeable. He tells me I should have something called a “cab” file or a “.xmp” file that is associated with each RAW file, and that is where all the develop setting are. I have never seen either of these. But in a subsequent message, he talked with a really experienced LR person, and it turns out my version of LR did not split these develop settings out.
So now the question for me is where do the “Develop” settings reside for a particular RAW file? Is this even the right terminology? Do they reside in the “Catalogs”? Do they reside in the “Collection Set”? Is there a way to retrieve these? Obviously, a lot of work is put into making a “negative” (the RAW file) into a deliverable photo, and there are times that past clients will contact me for copies of a photo, maybe with increased resolution, different cropping, etc., and it would be great to not have to start from scratch.
I actually performed a “System Restore” on my computer to the time right before I un-installed LR 5.7.1, but it was to no avail. Nothing that I lost came back.
Can you give me any sort of advice on this? The advice I’m looking for is related to my continued use of the stand-alone product. I am VERY apprehensive about paying for the subscription service, as I have been hearing rumors about price increases.
Thank you - David
I am a part-time Event Photographer, working 6-8 events per month. I have been running a stand-alone version of Lightroom 5.7.1 (upgraded from the original version 5.2 through the on-line upgrade process), and I am reluctant at this point to sign up for Lightroom CC. I have been shooting with a Canon 6D for the past 3+ years, and all has been great. At the beginning of April, I upgraded to a Canon 5D MK IV, and this is where my issues began, as my version of Lightroom does not support the .CR2 format of the new camera. I did figure out a step to add to my RAW workflow – using the Adobe free CR2-DNG converter. I can the bring all those files into LR 5.7.1, and things were just fine.
My workflow is this: I shoot an event, create a folder on my hard drive, and import the RAW files into LR using a particular “catalog”. Every 3-4 months, I create a new catalog, as I had read having too many photos in one catalog can slow things down. I create a “Collection Set”, and then “collections” inside it with names like “doubles”, “reception”, “speaker 1”, etc. I then cull, pick the ones I will work on/develop for eventual delivery (white flag), reject the ones I will not (black flag). I then take a RAW file and “develop” it – color correct, exposure adjust, clarity, dodge and burn, etc. These are my “Develop” settings. After I’m satisfied, I export the photo to JPEG into a folder called “Deliverables”.
I can start up LR, open up a catalog, pick a collection, and ALL the Develop setting for each photo are there.
A few weeks ago, I did not leave well enough alone, and purchased a stand-alone LR version 6.5, with the hope of upgrading it to LR 6.7 (which will handle the 5D MK IV format) just as I did with my LR 5.2 upgrade to 5.7.1. I purchased it from a seller on EBay, after many messaging conversations. I have had GREAT luck buying things on EBay. The CD arrived in legit Adobe packaging, with a serial number. Unfortunately, the install did not go well. I tried to get it to run without un-installing LR 5.7.1, but the “read.me” file which came with the new disc advised an un-install. I did the un-install, but once again, the install of LR 6.5 did not work.
I re-installed LR 5.2, and with much pain, got it back to version 5.7.1. However, the catalogs I created were ALL GONE. The RAW files and the “Deliverables” for each event were there on the hard drive, but the catalogs, the “Collection Sets” and, most notably/sadly ALL the “Develop” setting were GONE.
I have conversed with a person on a Facebook group who seems very knowledgeable. He tells me I should have something called a “cab” file or a “.xmp” file that is associated with each RAW file, and that is where all the develop setting are. I have never seen either of these. But in a subsequent message, he talked with a really experienced LR person, and it turns out my version of LR did not split these develop settings out.
So now the question for me is where do the “Develop” settings reside for a particular RAW file? Is this even the right terminology? Do they reside in the “Catalogs”? Do they reside in the “Collection Set”? Is there a way to retrieve these? Obviously, a lot of work is put into making a “negative” (the RAW file) into a deliverable photo, and there are times that past clients will contact me for copies of a photo, maybe with increased resolution, different cropping, etc., and it would be great to not have to start from scratch.
I actually performed a “System Restore” on my computer to the time right before I un-installed LR 5.7.1, but it was to no avail. Nothing that I lost came back.
Can you give me any sort of advice on this? The advice I’m looking for is related to my continued use of the stand-alone product. I am VERY apprehensive about paying for the subscription service, as I have been hearing rumors about price increases.
Thank you - David