Comments on: How to Move Adobe Photoshop Lightroom from a PC to a Mac

By: Aaron Hockley

Aaron Hockley — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:03:47 +0000

I haven't done the Mac to PC switch myself, but I suspect it would be similar. Lightroom isn't supported for network/shared use, although there are some folks who have come up with solutions for it.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:01:09 +0000

How about from Mac to PC? Or setting it up in a network server and allowing for cooperative editing? Any tips?

By: Boris

Boris — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:39:40 +0000

Hi, I have around 1000 folders… Of course LR will not find them on Mac. So how to proceed? Clicking madness? Or some smarter way?

By: Beth Ruggiero

Beth Ruggiero — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:33:04 +0000

I agree about it being Adobe’s issue, not the plug-in company’s, but I’m dealing with offshore support, and they don’ t have a clue. I just tried downloading 4.1, and it didn’t change anything.

By: Aaron Hockley

Aaron Hockley — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:43:36 +0000

If you’re getting the error above (Image cannot be prepared for editing and will not be opened) when you try to save metadata, that doesn’t sound like a plugin problem at all and Adobe should be able to provide support.

Lightroom 4.0 had some bugs with external editing plugins (I ran into problems myself with Nik’s Silver Efex Pro and Athentec’s Perfectly Clear) – you’ll want to grab the 4.1 release candidate from Adobe Labs which takes care of these issues: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom4-1/

By: Beth Ruggiero

Beth Ruggiero — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:35:20 +0000

I’m using Lightroom 4. To save the metadata, I go into the Metadata dropdown menu and select Save Metadata to File.

By: Aaron Hockley

Aaron Hockley — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:54:01 +0000

What version of Lightroom are you using? When you say you can’t save the metadata to the file, what are you doing and what happens?

By: Beth Ruggiero

Beth Ruggiero — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:31:07 +0000

i have migrated from PC to Mac Book Pro and brought my LR catalog over without any problem. I keep my images on an external drive, so I just pointed LR on the Mac to the folders on the external hard drive. The problem is this: When I try to edit my images in a plug-in (Nik Software, OnOne Software, etc.), I get an error message that says something like: “Image cannot be prepared for editing and will not be opened”. This doesn’t happen if I want to edit the image in Photoshop, just the plug-ins. Also, I cannot save the metadata to the file either.

Any ideas about these problems? I called Adobe, and they told me they couldn’t help me because it was the problem of the plug-ins (not their product).

By: Aaron Hockley

Aaron Hockley — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:01:24 +0000

The license for Lightroom 3 can be found on Adobe’s site, and the relevant language is:

2.1.3 Portable or Home Computer Use. Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 2.1.4, the
primary user of the Computer on which the Software is installed under Section 2.1 (“Primary User”)
may install a second copy of the Software for his or her exclusive use on either a portable Computer
or a Computer located at his or her home, provided that the Software on the portable or home
Computer is not used at the same time as the Software on the primary Computer.

As I read that, it only allows for two computers, but if you’re switching so you’ll still only have it on two total computers I would guess that you’ll be okay. If the software complains when it tries to activate, you might have to chat with Adobe on the phone.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:58:27 +0000

I already have Lightroom on two computers – a desktop pc and a laptop. I’m switching from my laptop to a Macbook Pro – will I have to buy a new copy of Lightroom?