NETworking Lightroom ... how I survive, and organize folders

fyi: I am networking my data files in LRv1 on a NAS and a USB2 drive being shared on a WinXP Pro OS.
My problem is we cannot "share" the Lightroom Database.lrdb file. (I do realize to do it right will be complicated ... if you wanted to share only "some" folders or make some folders read only) ... but I do wish Adobe would even have a simple share available.
Now, for how I do it.
First my Folder organization on my Hard Disk, I feel it is important because I want it to be the same on my HD as in LR.
* by Year
* sub-folders of the year ... by DAY
* If I have more than one shoot for the DAY ... I will make another Day folder with a slightly different name ... 2007-03-04 Model2
(and I Keyword like crazy on import of each day's shoot ... because that is the best & easiest time to keyword ... that by the way is my argument of why folders by shoot is best)
Part of the reason I have it organized in LR this way is because ... that's the way it is on my Hard Drive ... but also it is easy to have many years listed in LR and only have one year open.
* It also allows me to put only one year on some Networked computers ... LR will only have the current year imported on them (nothing else)
Also the folder and style structor is on the LR drop down menu's ... so less typing and faster on the import.
1) When I import from a CF reader ... I have LR convert to DNG from my camera's RAW file > when it does the copy to my Network Drive.
So, I end up with only one copy of the DNG files on my network NAS Drive that is being Mirrored.
So, I end up with a folder that is ... 2007\2007-03-04
2) On my Main computer ... I use a LR Library that is on my "Data drive"
D:\Adobe LIGHTROOM LIBRARY\Lightroom (also has a DEVELOPS & SORTBOX folders as per Keven Yong's tip) ... It makes it easy to find, copy and back up to the NAS.
3) I do the LR thing .. then crop,clone ... Run my Export/Actions from LR ... STACK them just soooo.
4) Then I use PowerDesk PRO (file manager) ... that can open two windows in a Pre-Set way on a click of a hot key / button ..
( http://www.v-com.com/product/PowerDesk_Pro_Compare_Windows.html
* one window with D:\Adobe LIGHTROOM LIBRARY ... the other window with \\Network Computer\D:\Adobe LIGHTROOM LIBRARY
* and I just copy over the whole folder.
5) I open the Network computer's LR with the D:\Adobe LIGHTROOM LIBRARY on it's local drive
6) Go to 2007 (in red) ... and FIND folder on the NAS ...
* what is COOL ... is that LR fill find ALL the sub-folder's in 2007 that I had imported on my Main Computer ... and ALL the Crops,Clone's (a given with DNG) ... but ALSO the Stacks & Virtual copys ... will be there. And it's does it pretty fast. (we are running Raid 0 on the HD)
Not truly networking LR Library as a share ... only one person on the network can work with LR at the time (IF, they are stacking or using virtual copys that we want to share)
* If, they are only doing Adjustments & Crops no problem because we are using DNG. (p.s. virtual copys need to be inside DNGs)
*** So, who ever work's on LR last needs to copy to the other's computer. (scary)
IF, anyone has a better way ... please Post it here ...
Mahalo from Hawaii ... HG

John,
LOL ... you got that right!
Basically at this point ... my share and copy of the LR library is to eliminate the need for others on the Network, to have to import folders that have already been done, and the stacks organized.
Most cases for me, I am doing all the copying of the LR Library "out" to there computers over the network. Not really having it go back to my personal one and overwriting it (so at the very least, I will not have to cry, lol).
Others on the Network (not many in my case) ... can store a personal copy of a LR library with there Name. (but, mine is the main one with the default name, lol)
Normally any Output from someone on the network, that is of value to me ... will be put on the NAS in the form of a PSD or JPG.
But, if I need more than that ... I plan to use
the tip/link given to me by Sean McCormack
"It's in the new V1 video H-G on Liminous Landscape.
He covers some of it here to: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/lighroom-illuminated.shtml"
* will just make copy of "there" LR library ... and have multipe one's so I can just flip to it and use what I need.
I am just hoping ... some "really" smart person ... will find a better workaround and tell me ... pleeeze?
The "best" I can do ... right now, is "limit" how much changes others do & have them do virtual copys for themselfs.
*** imho, most sharing issues on a "small" network can be helped if Virtual copys & clone/heal where within DNGs.
And a bonus would be, if there is a easy way to Lock all changes to the original DNG within LR via password, "except" for a Virtual Copy.
If someone invests the time to do a clone/heal on a DNG ... I want to be able to use it. That's just me. :)
HG

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