Photo File Mgmt & Catalog Improvements

Photo File Mgmt:
It would be nice if LR could manage the files and location better and more tightly than it currently does.  I'm a real organization maven and I take great measure to manage and backup my data.  I don't use the Collections feature as Lightroom does a horrible job managing the physical file location of my images.  If you let it, LR will put files all over your drive creating subfolders after subfolders.  The Collectinos feature does not effectively manage the files in a one-to-one relationship very well (meaning what you see in LR is what you see on your physical hard drive location).   You can get it there if you really work at it, but it shouldn't be that hard. Instead I use the Folders to ensure the images and files are managed in a one-to-one relationship.    It works ok, but not perfectly.   As soon as you start getting into sub-folders it starts to choke.
Moving between Catalogs
Improvements to the capability of moving images and the associated database changes from one catalog to another would be nice.   A simple "Move (or Copy) this image to another Catalog" including moving/copying the physically file while maintaining the correct folder structure, would be a great enhancement!   It is not easy to do now and I find I have to do all sorts of imports and exports to complete this task.
Another feature in this area would be the capability to Copy and images and it's LR database changes.  You can create a Virtual copy, but that stays with the original  I'd like to be able to make a copy of everything and move it to another Catalog or Folder.
Performance:
Obvious one!   This needs much work.  LR is slow and laggy.  As a 20 year veteran as an IT professional, I know what apps are capable of and this has a lot of room for improvement.  Even with high-end graphic cards, dual x64 processors and raptor 10k drives it feels like walking through the mud when clicking around.

Pics taken with/saved from ipod are not part of the sync process at all.  itunes has nothing to do with these pics at all.  You import these pics as you would from any digital camera.  You should be able to delete them during the import from whatever program you use to import photos.
Copying personal photos and videos from iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer
iPod touch User Guide (For iOS 4.3 Software)

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