Possible to import Photoshop Elements 8 Catalog into Lightroom?

Is it possibel to import a catalog from Photoshop Elements 8 into the latest version of Lightroom?  I've kind of outgrown some of Element's functionality and I'd like to take Lightroom for a spin.  However, it would be useless if it won't import my complex set of albums, tags, etc.

Lightroom 2 cannot convert PSE8 catalogs. (Maybe Lightroom 3 will do so, but no one really knows...)
You can do a partial import. Using psedbtool, write your metadata to the photo files, then import the individual photos into Lightroom 2. You will lose collection membership, stacks, version sets, creations and a few other things.

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    Okay Lightroom Gurus ...
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    Roy, I am 99% certain that importing PSE 7 catalog to LR 2 is not possible at this time. The release cycles of the products did not coincide for that to happen. However you can import from PSE 6 I believe.
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  • Import Elements catalog into Lightroom

    Hi everybody,
    I used PSE on my notebook for a couple of years now. As i bougth a new pc recently I want to upgrade to Photoshop CC / Lightroom. So here is my question:
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    Roy, I am 99% certain that importing PSE 7 catalog to LR 2 is not possible at this time. The release cycles of the products did not coincide for that to happen. However you can import from PSE 6 I believe.
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  • Can I transfer files from Photoshop Elements 9 into Lightroom 4.4? [was: Photoshop & Lightroom]

    Can I transfer files from Photoshop Elements 9 into Lightroom 4.4?

    You need to Upgrade the PSE catalog
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  • Import PSE 13 catalog into Lightroom 5.0

    I have a very extensive PS Elements catalog, now in version 13 of PSE. I just bought Lightroom but dont want to re-catalog 30,000+ pictures. How can I import the PSE (version 13) catalog into Lightroom?

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  • How to correctly import PhotoShop Elements catalog?

    I have a PhotoShop Elements with >12,000 images.  I have keywords assigned and some are rated.
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  • How can I import an Aperture Catalog into Lightroom and retain the RAW file as well as the files with the edits?

    I have several catalogs in Aperture that I would like to import to Lightroom 5 and I want to retain the original RAW files as well as the files with the edits.  How can I do this?

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  • Importing Photoshop Elements tags into iPhoto 09 keywords

    I am looking for a method of importing my Photoshop Elements photos & videos with their tags into iPhoto as keywords. I've seen several posts on this topic but none quite work for my situation. I'm hoping someone has a good recommendation. I have the following...
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  • How do I import from Photoshop elements 12 to Lightroom for Mac OS?

    How do I import from Photoshop elements 12 to Lightroom for Mac OS?

    I never did it from Windows to Mac.
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  • Photoshop Elements 12 and Lightroom 5.6

    Does any one know if it is possible to import star ratings from Photoshop Elements Organizer into Lightroom? I did some rating of images in Photoshop Elements Organizer then imported the images into my Lightroom 5.6 catalog. Unfortunately, the star rating didn't import. The keywords imported. I don't understand why the keywords imported but the star ratings didn't. Do I need to import the Organizer catalog into Lightroom to get the star ratings?

    Usually that means that lightroom sent over the photo in 16 bits/channel and you want 8 bits/channel in order to use layers in photoshop elements.
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  • Option to Upgrade Photoshop Elements Catalog not available (LR5, PSE 12, Win 8)

    Hi there. I have trial versions of both Photoshop Elements 12 and Lightroom 5.2 (trial licenses are both still active (i.e. not expired)). I'm looking to import my PSE12 catalog into Lightroom before I plunk down the money to buy it.
    I cannot, however, locate the "File->Upgrade Photoshop Elements Catalog" option in LR5.
    I may have originally installed LR 5 before installing PSE 12. So I uninstalled LR5 and reinstalled it. Still no luck - the option isn't there.
    Any other ways to force LR5 to look for the PSE 12 catalog? Will LR5 even recognize a PSE12 catalog?
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    dj_paige a écrit:
    ...But we can also wait and see report from other users.
    Unfortunately, there is no doubt that the conversion of PSE12 catalogs has been omitted. It's not the first time : I also had to wait for LR4 to be able to convert PSE11 files. We may hope that Adobe will acknowledge the fact, and possibly solve the problem for future versions of PSE.
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  • Can I import a photoshop elements 11 catalog into lightroom 4 ?

    Can I Import a photoshop elements 11 catalog into lightroom 4

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  • Work-around to import Elements 7 catalog into Lightroom 2

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  • I want to upgrade from Photoshop Elements 5 to Lightroom 5.  Can Lightroom 5 read/convert a Photoshop Elements 5 catalog, or is Elements 5 too old to read?

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  • Photoshop Elements 6 to Lightroom -- How to move the Catalog

    So, how do you import a photoshop elements 6 catalog into Lightroom.
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    Judith,
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    (Library>New Folder Ctrl Shft N) and browse to the Folder (eg. My Photos/Adobe/Digital Camera Photos). Accept default choices, unless you want to do some global changes. It will bring all photos in and the sub folders as well. If you have already done this without writing the tags, write the tags and import again. It should only grab the changed metadata.
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