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I am trying to establish a workflow for using LR (1.4) and PS3 using the same principles that I used for using PS3 by itself. I have described it below. Can anyone give me advice how best I can achieve what I am trying to do? Perhaps I am not using LR correctly. I am a photo enthusiast, not a professional, and take 50 or so images a couple of times a week. Of those 100, I may consider five or ten to be the best. So we are not talking large numbers of images in my workflow.
My PS workflow involved first downloading all photos into a Chrono file. From there I would delete the bad ones and pick the best ones, and leave all the others alone. Then I would copy my best images into a separate Best folder. Then I would back up the Chrono files on an external hard drive. Later I would back up the Best files when I was finished working on them. The important point is that I segregated copies of my best photos from all the others and backed them up separately. I had the best photos saved in two places, once in the Chrono files and again in the Best files.
Now I use LR and begin the same way by importing everything in a Chrono file. I am stuck when it comes to the next step. I could take the best photos and move them into a Best Collection, but the Collection version of this image is not a real copy like the PS copy was. I cannot back up the Chrono and Best files separately because there is only one file, the Chrono file. The Best file does not exist.
There may be a way to use Export and Import as a way to make real copies of my best and to put them in a separate files, but I dont know what that way would be and it seems a bit complicated on the surface. The only images I want to keep linked to the LR database are the best ones. I want to delink all the others and simply back them up and get them out of the way.
So, what I am trying to do is to make real copies of my best images, put them in a separate file that will remain on my hard drive (backed up of course) and have them be the original as far as LR is concerned.
Is this a reasonable objective? If so, how can I do it? If not, can you suggest a better way to accomplish what I am trying to do? Many thanks.

Hi Lenny, I've been tried a few times to import files from the FS7 into FCPX with no luck. I've installed Sony's  XAVC/XDCAM Plug-in for Apple (PDZK-LT2) - but it doesn't seem to import native FS7 files (even though I know notice it lists the FS7 as a compatible camera here: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/pdzk-lt2) The FS700 shoots AVCHD - which FCP understands (well FCPX does). You state that Sony has just come out with a new ProApp update - what is that? Catalyst Browse has a little film strip icon at the bottom right which I seem to remember being the save location button. I think you need Catalyst Prepare (http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/catalyst) to do batch conversions. I do hope either Apple or Sony tidy all of this up and it's quite confusing...

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