Windows to Mac Lightroom

Can Lighroom 5 for Windows be used on Mac? The serial number i used on my PC to install isnt working on my mac

Yes, the Mac/Windows versions ship on the same disk and use the same serial number.
It should be a simple as downloading the Mac version, installing it and, when prompted, enter the serial number.

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Migrate windows to Mac (Lightroom)

I have used CClightroom for a while on Windows - I have now started using a Macbook - is it possible to transfer all my settings and images from Windows lightroom to Mac lightroom??Winows to Mac

Some helpful information: How do I move Lightroom to a new computer? | The Lightroom Queen

Windows Elements to Mac Lightroom

I'm switching from Elements on a Windows PC to Lightroom on a Mac Pro. Is there a way I can import my Elements library so that I don't lose tags, captions and whatever other things I've saved with the images there? Or am I only able to import the images themselves to LR? If I have to do the later, what do I lose?
TIA, Kelly

Perhaps off topic, in which case I apologize, however, I'm struggling with the exact same scenario. I have ca. 11,000 images in a Windows Elements 3 catalog. It's a great product, I love it, but I'm moving to a Mac.
From what I can tell, Mac Elements prior to the new 6.0 release did not support the organizer feature. But, from the marketing info it appears the new Elements 6.0 for the Mac does support the organizer. Can anyone verify or refute my understanding.
So, my question is which makes more sense as far as moving to the Mac:
1. use elements 6.0 for the mac?
2. run windows elements under a virtualization product (e.g., parallels) on my Mac.
3. convert to Lightroom for the mac.
4. convert to Apeture? (fwiw, have tried this with limited success.)
5. convert to iPhoto? (seems too lightweight and loses data.)
6. something else.
I'd love to hear other's thoughts on this. I definitely do not want to lose the tagging, collections, date adjustments, and captions in a move.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

How to transfer license key from Windows to Mac for adobe photoshop lightroom 5?

how to transfer license key from Windows to Mac for adobe photoshop lightroom 5?

You can download from this link and validate with your serial number. You can run LR5 on both machines.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5856

Migrate a catalog from Windows to Mac with Lightroom 3?

Hi there.
So here's what I've got: Photoshop Elements 7 for Windows and Lightroom 1.4 installed on the same PC. I am in the process of migrating to Mac. If I upgrade from Lightroom 1.4 to 3, which as I understand is a cross-platform license, will I be able to move my catalog with me?
I am a bit of a Mac newbie, so I'm not sure if there is equal functionality between the Mac and Windows versions of Lightroom. Clearly there is a big functionality gap the on the PSE side (no Organizer on PSE for Mac).
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance!

They're pretty much functionally the same, but no DVD burning on 64 bit Win.
PSE Mac has a version of Bridge rather than Organiser. I'd do the catalog import on Win first, before moving it all over to Mac, as in import your PSE catalog in Lightroom. (It's not foolproof, I believe stuff gets lost-there's not full compatibility).
PSE is not cross platform, so you'll need to contact Adobe to make the switch.

I am writing to this forum to ask for help in determining whether Aperture will satisfy my needs when I switch from Windows to MAC in the near future.

I am writing to this forum to ask for help in determining whether Aperture will satisfy my needs when I switch from Windows to MAC in the near future.
I am currently using Photoshop Elements 8 on Windows 7. After several years of use, I am self taught and adequately proficient for an amateur. What I didn't realize (until I started researching my upcoming migration on the Internet) is that I actually use PE8 for two functions: digital asset management and digital editing.
Regarding Digital Asset Management: My research leads me to understand that PE on MAC does not provide the same level of organizational capability that I am used to having on Windows, instead providing Adobe's Bridge which does not look very robust. Furthermore, iPhoto, which come on MAC will not support the hierarchical keyword tagging that I require to organize my library of photos. The two SW applications which I am thinking of switching to are either Aperture or Adobe's Lightroom. Frankly, I'm thinking that it would be smoother to stay within the Apple product line.
So the remaining question is whether Aperture will support my digital editing needs. The tweaks that I do to my photos are not very complex (no, I do not want to put people's heads on other animal bodies). But could someone who uses Aperture tell me whether It will allow me to do the following kinds of edits?:
- If I have a photo where someone's face is too shadowed, can I lighten just that person's face, and leave the rest of the photo as-is?
- if I have a photo where the background is cluttered (eg, 2 people in front of the Parthenon which is undergoing renovation), can I remove just the construction cranes?
- Can it splice together several separate photos to give a panoramic?
If, once I get Aperture, I find that it cannot enable the kinds of editing that I do, I would probably get PE11 in the future. However, if people in this forum tell me that Aperture will definitely not support the kinds of editing which I've described in the previous paragraph, I would prefer to get PE11 with my initial configuration (since someone will be helping me with my migration).
Thanks in advance for your consideration and help!

I am concerned, however, about using a non-Apple Digital Asset Manager in OSX. I would really like to avoid integration problems. Is using PE11 to import and catalog my digital photos likely to cause conflicts?
Thanks for any insight on this
Amy,
Not so much conflicts as maybe a little less seamless integration with Apple software and perhaps some third-party software providers in the Mac App Store where some programs build in direct access to iPhoto and Aperture libraries for getting images into those programs easily. Typically, there is a manual command to go to Finder (think Windows Explorer) to browse folders.
One caution to mention however, is that the organization you set-up in PE Organizer is unlikely to transfer over to either iPhoto or Aperture if you decide to change at some point.
The only real stumbling block that I see in your opening comment is that you want hierarchical keywording (Kirby or Léonie can go into the details on keywording limitations as I stay at one level). If you can work with the keywording schemes of either iPhoto or Aperture, then using PE for your external editor (either program supports setting an external editor) would probably be ideal since you know PE well. This is the idea with the Mac App Store version of PE (editor with no organizer).
Note - I use Photoshop CS6 (full version) with Aperture and it works really well. The only downside is that Aperture has to make either a TIFF or PSD file to send to an external editor so that the original file is protected by not sending it to the pixel editor. While TIFF or PSD files protect the integrity of the image information without degrading it, they are typically much larger file sizes on disk than either RAW or JPEG files. Therefore, your library size (iPhoto or Aperture) will balloon quite a bit if you send a lot of files to external editors.
One other possibility for an external editor would be a program called Pixelmator. It is pretty similar to early versions of Photoshop, but built for Mac. Other than the panoramics you want, it will do most pixel editing that PE can do. It is not an organizer, so it is built to go with either iPhoto or Aperture. It does have differences in how you complete certain procedures, so there is bit of a learning curve when you are used to doing it the Adobe way.

How to format external drive for use against windows and mac

Hi.
Please bear with me, a possible MAC newbie here
I'm about to buy the 13" Mac Book Pro (after ditching the Lenovo X301 because of a super slow processor, slow FSB, slow intel graphics).
But I have a couple of questions before I buy this Mac Book Pro.
NOTE:
My main OS (stationary pc) is Windows, and will probably be so for a long time.
But I need a lightweight laptop while on the run, and could not actually find any other one than the Mac Book Pro that met my requirements.
I'm using Adobe Lightroom for indexing and managing images on my windows stationary computer and will also use Lightroom on my Mac Book Pro.
I'm to use an external HDD for this purpose and will need to be able to both write and read to/from that HDD from both MAC and Windows.
Export lightroom library to External HDD from Windows (thumbnails + keywords).
Import new images and edit keywords etc from mac book pro in lightroom.
Import changes into my windows library version after been edited from library in mac book pro.
What options do I have when it comes to formatting that HDD?
What will the PROS and CONS be for the different options?
Note (I'm not to switch to Aperture (my main computer is still Windows))
Regards

Hi.. and thanks for that answer... another related here:
I'm to buy this external drive:
http://www.lacie.com/no/products/product.htm?pid=11038
This page:
http://pc.wikia.com/wiki/FAT32
tells me that windows XP will only format FAT32 to max 32GB,
will my upcoming MAC book PRO be able to format that whole disk using FAT32?
Or do I have to use something else to format it with?
Regards

Export Catalog from PC Photoshop Elements 10 and Import Catalog to Mac Lightroom CC - How please?

Hello
I am running Photoshop Elements 10 on a Windows 7 PC and I want to move it to my Mac Lightroom CC / Photoshop CC.
I understand I need to export the catalog from PSE 10 and then import it to Lightroom or Photoshop CC.
I wonder if I could get some advice on how to do this?
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Duplicate post -- already answered here.

Changement d'ordinateur windows vers mac et changement de stockage

Bonjours Il est vrais que je ne suis pas très doué en informatique.
Comme indiqué j'ai changé d'ordinateur windows vers mac OS lion ok. J'ai installé mon lightroom 3 OK.
J'avais mons tockage des photos sur deux disques durs externes 1 de 1to et 1 de 500go sur le 1 to est stocké en plus, d'une partie des photos, mon catalogue
Problème j'ai le catalogue, j'ai les photos, mais pas les deux réunis
le catalogue ne récupère pas l'emplacement des photos qui à changé ce que je comprend.
Comment faire SVP pour que le catalogue, avec les métadonnées et les mots clefs récupère, le nouvel emplacement des photos.
Merci d'avance de vos réponses et bonne journée.

Bonjour,
Comme ce forum est en anglais on obtient beaucoup plus vite des réactions quand on pose la question en anglais.
Je m'imagine que vous arrivez à ouvrir le catalogue .
Est-ce que vous voyez des points d'interrogation devant vos dossiers?
Si c'est le cas , clicquez ce dossier avec la souris et choissisez "Trouver dossier manquant" ou qq chose comme ça (traduit de l'anglais).
Et indiquez où les images se trouvent actuellement
Le mieux c'est de faire cela avec le dossier "Images" qui contient tout les autres dossiers images. ( le plus haut dans la structure des dossiers Images)
Bonne journée
Frans

How to migrate Library/DB from Windows to Mac

I am moving my photography business from windows to Mac (Vista convinced me). I already figured out how to get from adobe the Lightroom and CS3 licenses transferred, but I wonder how to deal with my pics? I have all my pics in a network hard drive and the library on my laptop with a backup on the network drive. My new configuration would be one iMac for doing all the work and one Mac Book for working on the road and sharing wit customers.
How to migrate my DB and photo collection?
How to set things up so I can use lightroom in both: My Macbook and the iMac? I ran a quick search and found many responses but I could not quite understand what needs to be done or confirm whether this scenario of two machines accessing same DB is supported for a NAS drive.
Thanks!

Thanks Don, I am a writer and a photographer and probably not as savvy as you with technology or forums. I ran searches before posting my question, but nothing came back when using the keywords windows to mac, migrate DB, etc. So obviously I cannot even think about the right terms. Any link you can provide me with? So far after reading many posts around looks like LR will not work for my business because it does not support multiple PCs, but at least while I find another software solution, I want to be able to use my Macs with lightroom :-)

Windows to Mac repercussions

I am currently using Upgrade versions of CS5 and LR5 on my Windows desktop and laptop. I am considering switching the laptop to a MacPro. Will I be required to purchase Full License versions of CS6 and LR5 for use on the new Mac?

You're welcome.
As for Mac and Windows version for LR:
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/features.html
Fast cross-platform performance
Speed up day-to-day imaging tasks and process images faster with cross-platform 64-bit support for the latest Mac OS and Windows® operating systems.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/faq.html
Are the features the same in the Windows and Mac OS versions of Lightroom?
Yes. Lightroom 5 has the same features and delivers the same professional, best-of-class results no matter which platform you use.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/tech-specs.html
System requirements
Windows
Mac OS
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Jul 3, 2013
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5472570
Yes. One license entitles you to install the software on a maximum of two computers at once: Mac and/or Windows. Use the same serial number on both.

Want to use a Lacie External Hard Disk with Windows and Mac? Can I?...

Hi, I've just purchased a Lacie Extreme D2 external hard disk, I'm looking to use it to move film clips from my Mac G5 to my Sony Vaio laptop. I'll connect the Mac using Firewire 1 and the PC using USB 1.
I understand there is an issue with setting the compaitibility of the hard disk to either Mac or Windows format but I'm wondering if I can set it to both, so it's possible to transfer these files? The hard disk is Windows and Mac compatible but does it have to be partitioned a certain way?
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Window on mac is stuck under menu bar

window on mac is stuck under menu bar

In case this happens to anyone else (and searching the web, it seems fairly common), the application that was having this problem for me was iTunes. Stuck under the menu bar, no way to move it. I could get it to go full screen, but going back to a window put it in the same stuck position. Quitting and restarting the application didn't help.
Finally found a solution that worked for me (2013 MacBook Air, Mavericks); I usually have an external monitor plugged in when I'm at home, which enabled the following:
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What happens if i boot with windows an install a new version of windows on mac book pro ?

I tried to install a windows on my mac book pro but i couldn't because of i don't know different problems which finally in this forum they told me u can not because of my hard disk partitions ( Link to that post) , now i am using vmware but its really slow for windows 8.1 and visual studio .
i have now a question , what happens if i boot with win 8.1 boot able DVD and install a new windows ?
the main questions are :
1. does it recognize any of my partition to select for windows installation ?
2. if no , can i format any partition for new partition during windows installation?
3. if i could install a windows , who is the boot loader ? windows or mac ? can i still boot to windows or what ?

majid khalili wrote:
I tried to install a windows on my mac book pro but i couldn't because of i don't know different problems which finally in this forum they told me u can not because of my hard disk partitions ( Link to that post) , now i am using vmware but its really slow for windows 8.1 and visual studio .
Give your previous partition layout, you cannot install Windows via Bootcamp, unless you are willing to give up all your extra partitions and go back to EFI, OS X and RecoveryHD only configuration.
i have now a question , what happens if i boot with win 8.1 boot able DVD and install a new windows ?
the main questions are :
1. does it recognize any of my partition to select for windows installation ?
2. if no , can i format any partition for new partition during windows installation?
3. if i could install a windows , who is the boot loader ? windows or mac ? can i still boot to windows or what ?
1. Windows installer will not work and you will end up with driver issues.
2. No.
3. You cannot, but if you could, the Apple Bootmanager would be your Boot Manager/Loader.

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Did you either of you ever find a solution? I'm stuck too, it seems I can get remote printing on all these PDFs to work but it just prints a blank page since I've been using Javascript in the browser, not Adobe's (they are Engineering drawings that I do not have permission to edit so I can't just insert code into them but I need to make work instructions). I've been scouring the internet for hours now, it seems that this thread is the only relevant/useful one at this point. No one else was trying to achieve this for similar reasons to mine.
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