Metadata questions re importing?

Hi, my gurus. I am importing thousands of photos, all of which were captioned in PhotoShop 6, 7 and CR2. How can I automatically add metatata to new fields (ie, ITCP and other entries that did not exist in earlier PS versions) without overwriting existing data? Any advice will be much appreciated.
BTW, so far no problems with 1.1. Finger remain crossed, tho.
marianne armshaw
WordSmith Photography
WordSmithPhoto.com
Photographer Writer

It sounds like your Import Action is set to 'Add'. If you want to copy the files to your HD and organise by date then you need to select 'Copy' as the Import Action, then your extended import options will appear in the right-hand panel. Use the Destination pane to tell Lightroom where you want the files copied to, and in the same pane you'll have the options to organise by date.

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Hi
I want to ask a question about imported database. I imported database and I noticed tables doesnt have Primary key or foreign key. They havent relation between eachs. Why can this occured ?
is it about import or another something?

yeah ı am surprised none of tables have pk or fk ..
but ı want to show you http://i51.tinypic.com/2hedc9d.jpg
what is blue shapes in there ?
can be foerign keys ?

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I have started thinking of Prelude as the "Turbocharged" version of Premiere's Project window, bins, browser and metadata panel. If you start to think of Pl as a break-out companion, and use the two in conjunction, I think it can make for a very powerful combo.
I know that it has been suggested to only flow in one direction - use Pl first and then switch over to Pr, but since Pl's capabilities for marking, adding and searching for metadata is stronger, i have been going back and forth a lot.
In your example above, you can mark your comment (marker) sections in Pl and send over the clips you are interested in. If you find you need more clips or a different "Answer1", pop back to Pl and do a search, find the clip, and send over to Pr. It's like going back to the well for more media only when you need it. The search is much better over at Pl (in my opinion)
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Hi, I have a basic question about importing wma files. I ripped some cd's on a Mindows computer using Media Player, but now want to copy them to my Mac and use them in iTunes on my Mac. when I use Import in iTunes, nothing happens and I cant even seem to copy them one by one using the Music folder.
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iTunes for Mac doesn't support .wma files.
If you can use a PC to convert them, you can use one of many freeware applications. Google for 'wma to mp3'.
For the Mac there's the shareware program EasyWMA that can convert them.
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Apologies if the below questions are too elementary. I've just started using Lightroom. I've been trying out various editing/organizing programs and I haven't yet found the perfect one. Can someone tell me if Lightroom is capable of the following:
1. I shoot in Raw+Jpeg format. When I copy images from my camera to my computer, I always create a new folder that represents my event and put the jpegs in \Pictures\[Event]\ and the raw images in \Pictures\[Event]\Raw\. Is there a way to instruct Lightroom to perform this function through the import module, i.e. have a single import event that copies jpegs in an \...\[Event]\ folder while copying dng to \...\[Event]\Raw\ and importing only the dng files into my Lightroom catalog. Is this possible?
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theNE0one wrote:
I completely understand and appreciate how Lightroom treats raw images. However, if I shoot Raw+jpg, what difference does it make whether or not the jpg file changes? If my raw file is untouched, I don't also need to make sure that the jpg remains in its virgin state...even if the majority of users prefer to keep both untouched, at least allow the option for people that want a different method of handling their files!
Lightroom has no feature to overwrite your JPGs automatically.
Might I suggest a workflow change ... shoot raw only, when you need a .jpg, have Lightroom export one for you.
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No one here works for Adobe, and even if there was someone here from Adobe, they can't tell you what will be in future releases. We can only guess, and we don't know.
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I'm a hobbyist photographer with lots of personal photos and some I might use for work related projects. I'm just getting started with LR and want to make sure I start right.
1. What metadata fields should I consider using that may be helpful in the future? None of my images currently have metadata applied.
2. Will star ratings and labels from Bridge show up in LR?
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Hello Everybody,
I am learing the import/export feature of the portal.
I have couple questions
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2.I have a folder in KM with various documents, How shuould I import this folder and after the import are links going break withing the documents?
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How To.pdf -
> http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6483a890-0201-0010-48a6-b6e595111efe
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I need to import an already existing user from a dmp file.
I am not sure if I must drop and recreate the user before importing or the import would drop all not existing objects, create the new ones, modify those that are different, insert new records, delete those not in the dmp file and update the different ones.
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Unfortunately the advice from the other poster is
just plain wrong.I wouldn't classify it as "plain wrong", "not accurate" yes maybe, but not wrong.
The OP's question was that he needs to import already existing user with existing objects.
Quoting Oracle's online Documentation of Oracle Utilities, Import's IGNORE parameter:
IGNORE
Default: n
Specifies how object creation errors should be handled. If you accept the default, IGNORE=n, Import logs or displays object creation errors before continuing.
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Question about import in archive log mode

Hello.
I am a developer, I have ordered to write a script that makes the import of a schema of a database (release 9.2.0.7). That import will be done once a day. I have seen that in my development environment the import creates 54 archivers files (10M aprox. each), that means more that half a Gb a day, it seems too much to me.
I cannot see why all those archivers can be useful. Would a good way of proceeding the following?
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2. Disabling archive log mode during the import and enabling it just after the import (I do not know how to do that).
3. Forcing a new archiver just after the import (I do not know how to do that).
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540M is not that much.
One would question why you need to import every day,
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The three steps you propose look like an awful
scenario, as it would require the database to switch
from archivelog to noarchivelog and vice versa.
This would require the database to close twice a
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Sybrand Bakker
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- That database is not critical, it is just for a team who will test on that database several applications, so the database will only need to be open during the office schedule.
- I have no dba. The client has a dba for several databases but I have no contact with him/her nor my boss has.

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I went through import transport_tablespace help
there writen in compitable heading that source and target hardware must be same
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I've noticed that the Photos for Mac app seems to have "lost" all of the Camera and Lens Metadata associated with each of my photos. Has this happened to anyone else?
No matter which photo I choose, the Info inspector window shows "No Camera Information" and "No Lens Information". I've confirmed that the Camera and Lens metadata is still present in the original iPhoto Library.
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Checked FAQ: Question about importing into library, need some assistance.

Hi,
I've done some searching and have yet find my answer. I hope that some of the sharpshooters here can help out.
I keep all of my music on a network drive to avoid "bloating" my Mac with music. So the other day, I wanted to use iTunes to catalog what was on there and to load some more music onto my 'Pod. So, I performed an import of the library. Here's my dopey question: When one imports into a library, does all of the music come over with it, or, does just the songs' data get imported and then point to the source drive? Does this make sense?
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Missing Metadata Presets when importing sample library following book

ISSUE: NO METADATA PRESETS available during import. (Aperture 3)
DESCRIPTION:
I have just installed Aperture 3. I am following the Aperture 3 book. When importing the sample Wyoming pictures into the Sample Library , I am directed to choose "basic info" as my metadata preset. I am not able to select "basic info" as a metadata preset. The drop down arrow only yields "none" and "edit". Edit is all grayed out.
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2:MetadataSets.plist
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Hi Mark,
Thanks for your response. I was aware of the functionality and I appreciate the link.
In hindsight I could have used this to import the data structures into the Enterprise Service Builder, which answers Questions 1 and 2.
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Right now I'm publishing the service in the service registry and importing external defintions in the Enterprise Service builder.
I think this is cumbersome and ideally would think that the Enterprise Service Builder could "pull" external definitions from the service registry.
Thanks again for clarifying questions 1 and 2. The updated question list is below.
Regards,
John
Question1 - is there a way to publish from ERP directly
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