Mac Mini and Macbook Pro Syncing LR

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I used a Mac Mini at home running LR CC with the catalogue on a external powered HD

I have just treated myself to a Macbook Pro, and would like to install LRcc on this too, this will allow me to edit photos when away for a few days on holiday etc

How do i sync photos that i have downloaded to my MBP to my MacMini and keep all the edits in place

(2nd Question, less important at the moment) if i want to transfer photos to my MBP to work on them from my Mac Mini cataloge
 
found a YT video last night, which shows how to import the LRc files between the two computers, Its always going to be MBP to MacMini so looks to be sorted
 
Nick, do you mind putting up a link please? I have a Mac mini and MBP as well. Thanks

Just trying to work out how I can plug my external HD back into my Time Machine so I have a network drive. The only problem I have is, I need to tell LR where the folder of photos are every time I open up LR.
 
neil_g said:
export and import catalogue i think is the documented safe way?
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'xactly. I've just come back from a job where I shoot tethered and that's how I am moving the pics onto the desktop. It's a PITA but no other method is ranked by Adobe as safe. You simply can't have synchronised catalogues.
 
I'm interested in this as I'm planning something similar in the near future. I'm thinking of a MacBook Air as an away from home laptop that suitable for editing, backup images and general internet browsing/website updating. The ease of running and syncing a temporary catalogue is a key part of the idea for me.
 
rob-nikon said:
I'm interested in this as I'm planning something similar in the near future. I'm thinking of a MacBook Air as an away from home laptop that suitable for editing, backup images and general internet browsing/website updating. The ease of running and syncing a temporary catalogue is a key part of the idea for me.
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One way syncing. Just get that concept in your head and you'll be fine ;)

It's easily doable - but not as easy as if Adobe wanted you to work this way.
 
You can keep all pics on external HDD, and also save LR catalog in the same place. Then you can open it from any mac with recent LR just like in the original one.

P.S. Make sure you set the settings in the Preferences to save metadata as separate XMP files. If anything goes wrong it is a life saver.
 
neil_g said:
If adobe coded lr to be able to share catalogues it'd be a much more expensive product.
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It's kind of off topic, but I don't think that the cost of development and/or database licenses has much to do with Adobe's selling price.
 
Jesus Quintana said:
Nick, do you mind putting up a link please? I have a Mac mini and MBP as well. Thanks

Just trying to work out how I can plug my external HD back into my Time Machine so I have a network drive. The only problem I have is, I need to tell LR where the folder of photos are every time I open up LR.
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Sorry for the late reply, been setting up and watching my new 4K TV:naughty:

this is what i found, gives a couple of options too

http://digital-photography-school.c...omputers-and-keep-the-catalogue-synchronised/
 
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