Renaming on import issue.

I am attempting to rename my files on import with LR4. I am selecting the "Custom Name-Original file number" option, but not getting the result I want. For a file with the number 0123, from the camera, when I put SMITH in the custom text box I should get "SMITH-0123" however I get a file that looks like "SMITH-2-134" and the sequence goes from there. The next file could have a name like "SMITH-3-199". Often there are a few in order, then is skips. I have no other files in this folder with the same custom name, so it's not seeing it as a duplicate. Any ideas as to how I can correct this naming?

Actually, I'm having this problem as well as another with importing in LR3.
I have been using LR for years and have a very simple system. I store original files in a folder by year and then in subfolders by 8 digit date, e.g. Pictures\Original Images\2010\2010.07.04 July 4th Celebration\camera filenames.NEF. I then import them into LR into the same file system (essentially a duplicate file structure but under \Pictures\LightroomImages\2010\--all the subfolders)
In the past I've always been able to import the folder, e.g. "2010.07.04 July 4th Celebration" and at the same time rename the files inside with a custom preset which used the image CAPTURE date.
Now, in LR3, when I try to do this two weird problems happen:
1) The folder name is automatically set as the month and year. E.g. despite my custom name of the source folder, in my example the destination folder would be named "07-04" by LR
And
2) The photo renaming example using my existing preset now shows not capture date, but MODIFIED date.
I can't seem to change either thing and I can't figure out what is going on.
Any thoughts?
I'm on a Mac Pro v10.5.8, dual core, 12GB. LR 3.2.

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Yesterday I installed LR 4 Beta. I had a folder with 300 images in it on LR 3, obviously all files had names. I imported these photos into LR4 to work with LR4 and they were renamed in the process. Now in my LR3 folder, all the files still have there old names and the "missing photo ?" and I assume that's because the name has been changed and LR3 can't find them. Any thoughts on an easy fix?
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Thanks so much for helping me with this.
I must admit, I didn't pay too much attention when importing this "test"
group of photos to LR4, therein lies my problem. Now that I look at the
import settings that were used:
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also renamed.
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I am posting this thread because, after reading numerous similar posts (I find I'm hardly alone) and hundreds of responses, it is not clear to me there are any solid solutions. If there are, and I missed them, I am hoping someone will simply point me toward the appropriate URL.
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Sources are dropped. Initially all sources are listed. Then, especially with sources (e.g. card reader, smartphone) having > 100 files, the source simply is removed from the listing. You can toggle the arrow on other sources (e.g. to expand file folders), but nothing happens other than the arrow toggling up/down.
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Importing large number of files (regardless of source) will populate the grid but frequently have the exclamation mark with a number of the preview images. Only solution I've found, delete effected files from catalog, then reimport.
Modifying import settings, such as my copyright or related info, will terminate LR altogether, about 30% of the time. This happened to a number of us at a LR training class this past weekend (different machines, OSes).
Importing 764 JPG from my iPhone (while writing this) has been going about :30 and is 1/3 (indicated) complete. We're at the point of about 1 image imported ever ~5 seconds, reinforced by the entire grid object being refreshed each time. I would consider importing a handful of files at a time, but if I do much more than select the iPhone as source and hit Import as soon as the grid populates, the source is lost, and everything starts over.
One instance of an 'insufficient memory' error.
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With regard to the smartphone discussion, I have experienced these problems with the laptop docked, undocked, with or without smartphone attached.
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Clearly 4.4's Import has issues. Any word of a service patch or 4.5?

Uninstall 4.4 and re-install 4.3 is the normal process for downgrading.
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It may be that LR 4.4 is using different USB libraries or different OS-level functions to interact with the removable devices, perhaps to resolve other issues reported in previous versions, so something working differently wouldn't be unexpected. It is less expected that whatever LR 4.4 is doing would cause problems on a particular computer, though. It might be wise to figure out what is wrong on your system when LR 4.4 is in use, but obviously you also need to have a functioning workflow as well.
For experimentation, I think it is possible to have both LR 4.3 and LR 4.4 installed at the same time, if your rename the LR 4.4 program folder to something completely different before doing the install for LR 4.3, and then rename it back when you're done.
You also might want to try the beta for Lightroom 5 at Adobe Labs http://labs.adobe.com/ to see if it works any better and report any issues to the LR5-beta specific discussion forum (not here).

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I hope someone can tell me what's going on.   I've never had these kind of issues before.
Understand... my file structure is: C:/Files/Photos/(then name of job...i.e.)Altrusa/Raw (etc). I was working with multi sub folders in the Altrusa Folder.
Unfortunately... this is a 5 day shoot and I've been working as I go... and these issues came up.
It appears:
1. When I go to import... LR creates automaticly a folder by date with my files in "My Pictures" of the latest uploaded photos from what ever files I put where ever (I never use "My Pictures)... so Instead I click and drag the folder from the correct location. However... sometimes something goes wrong and it takes it from the so-called "My Picture" location which really does not exist until LR does it's thing and creates the folder there (appearently). I also thought I noticed that recently on my desktop workstation as well... but I always click and drag on that 2 screen power horse and never paid much attention to it.
2. When it does that... all I have is a LR Folder listed by date... appearently in "My Pictures". Or so it appears in Windows Exployer. This totally messes up how I work with file structures.
3. I can no longer move images in Exployer and reload (import) from a new location even if I tell LR to ignore duplicate images.
4. I could have sworn that LR was not showing me images that were in the folder that exployer said were. And when I right clicked to get their location... they really were not where LR said they were (accorrding to win exployer).
5. In one nightmare... I had 3 images. Import had them grayed out as being loaded. Win Exployer said they were in Folder 3... yet they would not show up in LR "folder 3".   So I renamed them and re-imported them. Bingo... they not only showed up in the correct directory... but the origional 3 did as well (with a "?" of course). I then deleted the new renamed files... and renamed them back to the origional names. and... all six (3 orig and 3 renamed) vanashed from the LR folder.   So I tried reimporting the orig again... they were grayed out... so I renamed and re-imported... and they took and I worked with them that way.
6. It could have been me getting rummey at 2am after blowing 4 hrs... but I could have sworn LR removed some images from LR all on it's own. However... that does not explain the other same above problems I had during normal working hrs the last 4 days.
A.   What's going on?
B. Once LR import an image... is there a way to get LR to reload that image?
C. Clicking on "Show image in Exployer" did not seem to be working correctly. Why?
Thanks Marv.

Ok... thanks. I changed to "one Folder".
Any clue onthe file renaming thing?.. as to whay none showed up and then all 3 origional files and 3 renamed files showed up.   That was weird.
In this case... relinking was not the problem... as they flat were not showing up period.
One thing I just discovered... If I rate the images... that rating DOES NOT transfer when I export the image and reopen them in LR.   Bummer. (In this case I had 1 star for the Client CD and 2 Star for the CD and Slide show presentatation... and the images would get exported 4x a day into one "final" folder.   This really messed me up as I usually had "rated" turned on in the library after importing the exported files to the "Final" Folder... they were there... but No stars showed so they never visually showed up.   Guess I should have built 2 Quick Collections.
As soon as I get home I will be adding the Expression Media cataloging program to my inventory... would have already if I haden't been so slammed before I left for the field... which will be a big asset for these multi day shoot projects.   That will help with file mgt too. (Media Pro appears to be very broken for PC's... so I was lucky to have downloaded the trial of EM before they pulled it from sales... also managed to get a licience as well).
Thanks Marv.

Premiere Pro CS3 Importing Issues

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I'm new to Premiere, and I've been having issues with a project that I am trying to start. I am running Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 on Windows Vista. I want to import a file that was originally a .mkv file. Because Premiere does not use .mkv files, I simply changed the file extension to .avi. The file is about 1.42 GB. But whenever I try to import the file as a .avi, my program freezes and I get a (Not Responding) error on the dialog box at the top of the program. When this happens I am always forced to close the program. Am I experiencing this simply because the files I am attempting to import are too big? Or is it something else?
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You can also try opening your MKV in VirtualDub (without renaming it ".avi"), which may work. I have read that recent releases of VirtualDub can handle (more or less) MKV files, but I have no experience with this myself. If this works, you can save it as an AVI from VirtualDub.
As for the AVI format, it is really just a "container." What matters more is the codec with which the AVI is compressed. A good choice is often DV (and here is a good free DV codec if you need one). However, DV only works with videos of certain resolution and framerate, so you may want to convert to an uncompressed AVI or use a codec like Lagarith.
Assuming you are able to find a decent MKV -> AVI converter, could you please post more details on your video, such as its resolution. It would also be helpful to know what format you plan to output your edited video as.

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Hi ,
Recently i faces one issue :-
schema backup from one database is created for <SCHEMA1> whose default tablespace is <TABS1> , and trying to import in to <SCHEMA1> of different database whose default tablespace is <TABS2> but it looks for <TABS1> tablespace.i have used fromuser touser clause during import.
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1 set up a default tablespace for the target user
2 Make sure the target user doesn't have the RESOURCE role and/or UNLIMITED TABLESPACE privilege.
3 Make sure the target user has QUOTA on the default tablespace ONLY
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4 Import without importing indexes, those won't be relocated.
5 Imp indexfile=<any file> ---> file with create index statements
6 edit this file, adjusting tablespaces
7 run it.
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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

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