Lightroom on a PC and Mac

Does the licensing allow you to do one install on a PC and another install on a Mac? I thought it was supposed to be dual platform, but just got off the phone with Adobe and was told that while the disk will install on either platform, you have to choose one licensing, so you can't have it installed on the 2 different operating systems.
Is this true? If I were to migrate to a Mac, I couldn't have Ligtroom installed on the MAc and a second install on a PC laptop?

From the LR FAQ at http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/productinfo/faq/
>How many computers are covered by a single license of Photoshop Lightroom 1.1?
> Subject to the terms of the End User Licensing Agreement, the primary user of the computer on which Photohop Lightroom (the Software) is installed may install a second copy of the Software for his or her exclusive use on either a portable computer or a computer located at his or her home, provided that the Software on the portable or home computer is not used at the same time as the Software on the primary computer. You may be required to contact Adobe in order to make a second copy. Photoshop Lightroom is sold as multi-platform software, which means it can be installed on either Mac OS X or Windows.
Which in this Forum has been always taken to mean that you can have one PC and one Mac version, the same serial number will work on both. In fact you can switch from two PCs to two Macs (if you are so inclined) with the same Serial number.
Don
Don Ricklin, MacBook 2Ghz Duo 2 Core running 10.5.1 & Win XP, Pentax *ist D See LR Links list at http://donricklin.blogspot.com for related sites.

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I store my catalog AND original raw files on the external drive. I understand this is not best practice however I have a notebook for mobile work and a desktop PC with a calibrated screen for heavier work. The notebook is a MBP and the desktop is a Windows PC.
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DdeGannes many thanks for this. Would it be a simple case of backing up by external drive, formatting and then putting the files back? Also in the unlikely event that I have a video file more than 4GB am I likley to encounter any problems with this?
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I try to drag a photo folder into lightroom 4 on my MAC, lightroom fails to open and a 'Corrupt Catalog Detected' screen pops up. Clicking on 'repair catalog' does not work either. Any suggestions?

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I have switched from using a PC to an iMac and want to know how to register Lightroom 5.7 for new Mac?

I have switched from using a PC to an iMac and want to know how to register Lightroom 5.7 for new Mac?

Are you on CC or standalone perpetual licence?
If the former I believe you merely download LR from the CC site onto your iMac and log in and off you go.
If the latter, download LR onto your Mac from the perpetual licence site (not the CC version), install it and use the same licence number as with your PC.

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I have heard several horror stories about serious operational problems with Lightroom and MACs after they have upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard.
I have been trying to get to the bottom of it, but all I have been able to glean is that yes, there are some issues, but I can't find out cause and effect.
Since I heard of the things I have not opened any Adobe Software, and won't until I can be assured that I too don't experience the same horror story.
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Is it really the problem that some would have you believe? Nope
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Possible to use Photoshop CC on TabletPc A and Pc B & Lightroom CC on Pc B and Mac C

I have read that CC Programms are useable at 2 Computers.
but is it Possible to use Photoshop CC on TabletPc A and Pc B and Lightroom CC on Pc B and Mac C, all on one Account / License?
So Do the installations count or could it be installed just on two devices really?

Ok, that means the Computer is activated for all purchased CC Programs, not each Programm individual?
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I just downloaded Lightroom 5, I have lightroom 3 already on my Mac. I noticed my computer is low on space and wondered if its because I downloaded the trial. Lightroom 5 now has all my photos in it- are those copies of the photos in Lightroom 3? Did t

I just downloaded Lightroom 5 Trial, I have lightroom 3 already on my Mac. I noticed my computer is low on space and wondered if its because I downloaded the trial. Lightroom 5 now has all my photos in it- are those copies of the photos in Lightroom 3? Did the download copy over all my catalogs?

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I have Photoshop Elements 12 for both PC and Mac (I use both). I have a new camera, Nikon D810. I downloaded the latest version of Camera Raw, 8.8. My D810 is listed as a supported camera model. However, when I try to open a raw photo in Photoshop Element

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How can I edit lightroom 5 smart previews on mac book pro (mbp) when the lightroom 5 master image files are on my external hard drive is disconnected from the mbp

How can I edit lightroom 5 smart previews on mac book pro (mbp) when the lightroom 5 master image files are on my external hard drive is disconnected from the mbp? So far when I try to disconnect the external HD from the mbp, I get the following pop up window: The disk "external hard drive A" couldn't be ejected because "Lightroom" is using it. Quit that application and try to eject this disk again. When I do that and restart Lightroom 5, the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom - Select Catalog screen pops up but doesn't list my external hard drive A as a choice.
I've reviewed Adobe's Lightroom Help | Smart Previews Lightroom 5 web page and still haven't been able to figure what I'm doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated.

Your internal HDD. by default, is named 'Macintosh HD'. From what information you supplied, it looks like there is already a Lightroom catalog installed on you local (internal) HDD using the standard naming convention Adobe uses as well as a Lightroom catalog on your external drive which you created. To be sure of which catalog Lightroom is loading when it starts up, To do this, start Lightroom as you normally would. After it starts, select the Lightroom menu item, then select the Catalog Preferences item and finally, navigate to the General tab. The Location information will tell you exactly what catalog Lightroom is opening by default. This will likely be the Photography Mac Book Pro Versions catalog on your external HDD. Once that is confirmed, you are ready to proceed. As an additional test/verification, you can shut down Lightroom and, this time, start Lightroom while holding down the ALT/OPTION key. This will cause Lightroom to pause and display a screen which will allow you to chose a different catalog to open. Navigate to the /Users/[user name]/Pictures/Lightroom folder and select the Lightroom 5 Catalog.lrcat file. When Lightroom comes up, there should be no previews or folders as this catalog should be empty. Now you can be certain which catalog is being used and which catalog has all your data and you are ready to migrate your current catalog. Shut down Lightroom.
To migrate your current catalog, use Finder to locate your Photography Mac Book Pro Versions folder on your external drive. Select the folder and select COPY from the context menu. Next, use Finder to navigate to the /Users/[user name]/Pictures/Lightroom folder on you internal HDD. You can start at the Macintosh HD level and work your way down by opening each level (Macintosh HD/Users/[user name]/Pictures). Select the /Pictures folder and then select PASTE... from the context menu. When the COPY/PASTE is complete, you should see the following files on the Macintosh HD:
Macintosh HD/Users/[user name]/Pictures/Lightroom/ and
Macintosh HD/Users/[user name]/Pictures/Photography Mac Book Pro Versions
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You are almost done now. Make sure your external drive is still attached for this step. Restart Lightroom using the ALT/OPTION key again. When the Select Catalog screen appears, select the Choose a Different Catalog button (lower left side). When you do, a Finder window will open to allow you to navigate to a catalog of your choosing. Navigate to Macintosh HD/Users/[user name]/Pictures/Photography Mac Book Pro Versions and select the file Photography Mac Book Pro Version.lrcat. This is the copy you just created. Select the Open button and Lightroom should start. You should see all of your previews and settings just as before. Also, in the left hand panel, all of your folder should show up and none of them should be dimmed and none of your previews should display a small exclamation point badge. Either a dimmed folder name or an exclamation point badge indicates that Lightroom can't find the associated image file. If everything looks good, go to the Lightroom menu, select Preferences and then select the General tab. Under Default Catalog, select an option to either load the LAST catalog opened or select the Users/[user name]/Pictures/Photography Mac Book Pro Versions catalog from the drop down. Shut down Lightroom and then restart it normally. This time, when Lightroom starts, you should be viewing the new copy of your catalog. You can confirm this by looking at the General tab on the Catalog Preferences screen (Lightroom/Catalog Preferences menu items). Shut down Lightroom once again and this time, eject your external drive before restarting. This time, your folders in the left hand panel will be dimmed but you should be able to work with your smart previews. If Lightroom should display a Select Catalog screen with the external drive detached, double check your settings as it indicates Lightroom is still looking at the copy of the catalog on the external drive rather than the new copy you made.
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Hi, I want to install my lightroom version on a new mac pro. How do i get started. Can't find it on this site. Thx

I have a new mac book pro and wan't to install my version of lightroom 5 from my old pc to the new one.
How can i do that? Can't find it here on the site? Thx
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Hallo, I installed the program as you said. Everything ok.
When i have to give my serialnummer, it is not accepted. Code is not valid he said
1160-4008-7475-7547-5706-0812
Op 21-sep.-2014, om 17:44 heeft Rikk Flohr <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven:
Hi, I want to install my lightroom version on a new mac pro. How do i get started. Can't find it on this site. Thx
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Lightroom (1.4.1 and 2.0) doesn't properly save IPTC in UTF8?

I'm having problems viewing metadata written in Lightroom 1.4.1 or 2.0 beta in other applications.
I write titles, captions and keywords in Lightroom on Mac OSX, using danish characters such as Æ Ø and Å. I then export the files to a JPG, and try to use it in for example Flickr and Menalto Gallery 2.2.4 (both of which can read IPTC tags), but in both cases the danish characters do not display correctly, and I have to manually edit all titles, captions and keywords containing them, after I have uploaded.
This prompted me into doing a bit of research on what was actually written to the file, and it seems that both Lightroom 1.4.1 and 2.0 beta do not correctly write IPTC tags in UTF8.
I've been using Exiftool to view the metadata on one of the files exported from Lightroom (both versions), and this is what I see: The XMP tags display correctly, but the IPTC tags do not.
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References:
http://www.cpanforum.com/threads/2114
http://www.cpanforum.com/threads/5133
Am I correct? And can Lightroom be changed to properly export IPTC metadata in UTF8?

I did a bit more research: I tried setting the CodedCharacterSet to utf8 myself:
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...thus forcing Exiftool to interpret the iptc tags as UTF8, but that didn't give me readable IPTC tags:
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So apparently Lightroom 1.4.1 and 2.0b on Mac OSX are saving their IPTC tags in MacRoman encoding. I would *really* like an option to have IPTC tags written in UTF8, because the IPTC tags currently generated from my Lightroom on Mac cannot be read properly on Windows or Linux systems.

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