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If you have 2 computers, a main one doing creative changes and the other person on a second computer doing metadata and keywords, is it possible to keep them synced, so the keyword info etc is kept up to date on the main computer? Would it just be to export the new keywords for that catalogue each time?
It is a big Library of 300,000 images that needs to be keyworded to find images easily. I am new to this but trying to help someone sort out their Library.
Many thanks for your help.

I don't know the answer. But here's what I do know:
Brainstorming, not well-organized thoughts...:
In general, you need to make sure the image developer is not working on the same images at the same time as the keyworder. Lightroom considers keywords and develop settings on a par (and will overwrite both or neither when syncing, importing, ...), so however you do it, unless you discover some clever workaround, the 2 people will need to coordinate which images are off-limits while the other is working on them. That said, here are some ideas:
* Figure out a way to strip settings/metadata of one type before doing the sync (e.g. from the xmp).
* Save develop settings (as snapshot), sync with keyworder's versions, restore develop settings (by re-selecting the snapshot). Unfortunately, this would need to be done on a per-image basis, since there is no way to apply a snapshot in any automated or bulk fashion.
Note: this would be an easy plugin, but would have some (probably deal-breaking) limitations:
1. Save develop settings in ram.
2. Read xmp from keyworder (which will update keywords, but also overwrite develop settings).
3. Restore develop settings from ram.
The problem is that the SDK is missing a few develop settings, e.g. crop is missing, as is tone-curve enable/disable, and orientation. So, if developer had changed any of these things, they would not be restored after syncing keywords from xmp - not good, and one of the reasons I lobby with Adobe to make develop settings (available to plugins) complete.
If plugins had access to snapshots for applying, that would also make a plugin solution a piece of cake.
Another idea:
- Export jpegs for keywording, with a special token in the filename, like "for-keywording" (I recommend PreviewExporter for fastest exporting).
- Use John Beardy's Syncomatic to synchronize keywords from jpeg to original.
Optional, instead of exporting, just make a physical copy using OS, and have keyworder import those and apply keywords. All else would be the same (syncomatic).
(consider deleting exports/copies created just for keywording purpose, after syncing keywords...).
This would also be a piece of cake for SQLiteroom, if you were willing to do some SQL+Lua programming:
- Use SQL to query 2ndary catalog with keywords.
- Use Lua to assign keywords to photos in master catalog.
R

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