Timeline for Saving metadata in images vs. in an external database
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| Feb 12, 2014 at 3:57 | comment | added | Itai | @MichaelKjörling - First level is a nightly sync from the source which are on a pair of SSDs unto a standard HDD. Second level is bi-weekly from the internal SSDs to external SSDs (not to copy possible errors from the 1st level) and third level is a stack of Blu-Rays burned in duplicate (one set for home and one for a safe at the bank). The entire stack of optical disks gets refreshed every 5 or so years to avoid long-term corruption. Yes, I know, an online copy is missing in case the city gets leveled! | |
| Feb 11, 2014 at 18:17 | comment | added | user | @Itai I'm curious what your three levels of backups are. I realize it's only tangental to the question, but would you be willing to expand your answer to simply list the levels you use? | |
| Feb 10, 2014 at 22:57 | comment | added | Itai | Easy on a case-by-case basis yes but still adds complexity. You would have to re-sync the date after each edit or have a recurring job to sync the two. In either case this is more complex than not doing it :) | |
| Feb 10, 2014 at 3:54 | comment | added | mattdm | #1 is easily resolved since there are a lot of ways to reset the date of a file to match its EXIF capture date. | |
| Feb 10, 2014 at 0:36 | comment | added | Itai | The unit of Lightroom data is the Catalog. Only one catalog can be opened at one time but you are free to use as many or as few as you like. You could use one catalog per HDD for example but there is no per-directoy automatic option. There is yet another where Lightroom stores metada in XMP side-car, one per file. Even if you have Lightroom write back to files, it still needs a catalog to open. This is how that software works and it may be worth while to see how others such as AfterShot Pro work. That one apparently allows cataloged and non-cataloged workflow, but I have not tried it. | |
| Feb 9, 2014 at 23:00 | comment | added | Rook | Just one more specific question/example; my files are generally stored on the external HDD. Does lightroom support storing metadata in a database in a folder where the image files are (every folder having its own database)? Or some similar scheme that would be convenient for easy moving between computers (all relevant data along with images on external drive)? | |
| Feb 9, 2014 at 22:48 | comment | added | Itai | Nope but I generally do not move my images between computers except for a full upgrade. When showing, sending or printing images, I use the Publish feature of Lightroom which optionally embeds metadata in the output file which is eventually discarded. I suppose it would be more cumbersome if the file had to come back for collaborative editing fox example. | |
| Feb 9, 2014 at 22:45 | comment | added | Rook | True. What are your experiences; have you had any troubles when transferring the images from one computer to the other with the external metadata? I prefer this approach, but since I work with three machines ... | |
| Feb 9, 2014 at 22:35 | history | answered | Itai | CC BY-SA 3.0 |