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When you launch Lightroom and import photos, a catalog file (Lightroom Catalog.lrcat) is automatically created for you. You don’t have to create it yourself. The catalog keeps track of the photos and their information, but it doesn't contain the actual photo files themselves. Most people want to keep all their photos in one catalog, which can have thousands of photos. You might want to create separate catalogs for different purposes, such as home photos and business photos. You can import photos into different catalogs.
Keep in mind that you can create collections to organize your photos within a catalog.
For a video on using catalogs to manage your photos, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_catexport.
Create a new catalog
When you create a catalog, you create a name for the folder, such as “Wedding Photos,” that includes a catalog file (such as “Wedding Photos.lrcat”). This catalog file stores catalog settings. When you import photos, a new subfolder (such as “Wedding Photos Previews.lrdata”) is created to store the JPEG preview images.
1. Choose File > New Catalog.
2. Specify the name and location of the new catalog folder, and then choose Save.
Lightroom is reset and the Library module is empty, ready for you to import photos.
Create a new catalog from existing photos
When you create a new catalog from selected photos, the settings in the photos are exported to the new catalog.
1. Select the photos you want to add to the new catalog.
2. Choose File > Export As Catalog.
3. Specify the name and location of the catalog.
4. Indicate whether you want to export the negative files and previews, and then click Save.
“Negative files” refers to the original files that were imported into Lightroom.
A new catalog is created that contains the selected photos and their information. You must open the new catalog to view it.
By default, Lightroom opens the most current catalog at startup. This behavior can be changed to opening a different catalog or to always prompt you to choose a catalog.
In the General preferences, choose one of the following from the When Starting Up Use This Catalog menu:
The file path of a specific library
Opens the catalog found at a specific file path location.
Load Most Recent Catalog
Opens the most recent catalog you’ve been working with.
Prompt Me When Starting Lightroom
Opens the Select Catalog dialog box at startup.
Note: You can also click Other, navigate to a specific catalog file (.lrcat) or Lightroom 1.0 database file (.lrdb), and select it as the default library to open at startup.
Edited on Aug 04, 2008 at 12:26 PM
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