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Fri, May 30, 2014 2:11 PM
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Lightroom Mobile: I would like to synchronize over LAN/Cable instead of internet
LR mobile sync is extremely slow. Giving me an option to sync locally would be excellent. And I'm sure very useful for professionals travelling in areas where internet is limited/non-existent or expensive and time consuming.Come on Adobe. If this is designed for professionals this slow sync and data usage issues on global data roaming....? It simply isn't practical. The product as is can't be recommended as is.(please also add keywords, ratings, labels to app functionality)Thanks!
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fay_hong_lo
4 Messages
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254 Points
5 years ago
Syncing a collection with 1000+ images for offline editing on mobile Lightroom is really painful. It will be absolutely fantastic if we can do it directly over wireless LAN. Really time-saving!
We do not always need to sync to the creative cloud all the times.
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heinrich_helmbold
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968 Points
5 years ago
Synchronizing with Lightroom Mobile can take several hours to sync and internet connectivity is not always available. When I work at remote locations, I want to work on my photos on the plane while flying home... I believe this is the whole idea of Lightroom Mobile - but this is impossible without internet connectivity. Synching over a LAN or USB connection makes sense.
I have now waited over 5 hours for a catalogue to sync and it is at 70%!!! I could edit, sort and finalise everything on my laptop by the time the sync is done!
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chris_wale_3122361
3 Messages
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312 Points
5 years ago
I would like to have the option to sync Lightroom Mobile (on the iPad) with my computer via LAN wifi (when devices are connected on the same network).. rather than having to sync via the internet and back which is much slower. My internet isn't very fast and I dont see the point in having to rely on this as a transfer process for photos between my computer and iPad.
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greg_russell_8024776
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120 Points
5 years ago
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heinrich_helmbold
36 Messages
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968 Points
5 years ago
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robgendreau
77 Messages
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1.9K Points
5 years ago
Meanwhile, get Mylio. It does LAN synching and works with RAW, Lr and gives you more control. Maybe Adobe should buy them for their obviously superior tech.
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greg_tjosvold
5 Messages
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344 Points
5 years ago
We got RAW. That was half the battle. (Thanks for that!) Now on to a fast, easy way to get the culled/edited pictures into my main collection.
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robert_cullen_7249587
239 Messages
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4.1K Points
5 years ago
I have Windows-10 with a home WiFi network. My iPhone-5 can connect to the WiFi and sync my Lightroom 'mobile' collections. I do not use mobile data on the iPhone (very 'old school')
You may just need to investigate the setup for your iPad WiFi.
Mine is syncing as I type.
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mas_ter_7891871
3 Messages
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242 Points
4 years ago
Forgive me if this subject has already been discussed, but it really is about time Adobe introduced local sync via cable / wifi for Lightroom CC. As a developer and DBA I cannot accept the excuses Adobe have already given for refusing to add local sync, especially given how large smart preview files can be. Even worse, is the lack of sync of smart albums and folders. I work as a DBA and as a developer and (I'm sorry Adobe developers) these facilities are very easy to add, and should be added as soon as possible. Adobe developers, you have no valid reason to not add support for local sync and sync of smart collections and folders.
Relying on CC sync is too problematic and far to slow to make Lightroom Mobile a serious part of any reasonable workflow.
Come on Adobe developers - pull your socks up and do the job properly
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derekbez
5 Messages
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164 Points
4 years ago
When travelling - in hotels or guest houses or cruise ship - it's just not feasible to even remotely assume that a suitably fast and reliable internet connection will be available. And don't forget there is the rest of the world might not have the coverage of broadband we're used to in our homes.
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greg_tjosvold
5 Messages
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344 Points
4 years ago
I use Lightroom as much to cull bad photos as to edit them (wildlife; you take a lot of shots!) and had hoped to sit on the couch with my iPad and flag photos for deletion after zooming in, etc. Currently, this is just too slow a process to be possible.
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rick_baumhauer
54 Messages
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1.4K Points
4 years ago
At this point, Lightroom for mobile is a decent product that is getting better, but is severely hampered by Adobe's (seeming) desire to use it as a wedge to drive people to Creative Cloud for syncing. It may be easier to sync via CC for the developers at Adobe, but it's a workflow nightmare for users. Local sync over wifi (or even USB) is the only practical solution, so if Adobe wants to continue to require a CC membership to sync, it needs to build code into LR CC to handle local sync.
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scoopz
3 Messages
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302 Points
4 years ago
LAN sync will greatly increase the number of people who will end up using Lightroom Mobile.
If the developers are looking for how best to implement it, take a look at Dropbox. They have an option to enable LAN sync and then whilst a slow sync is continuing to the cloud in the background all local devices are sync'd super fast over gigiabit Ethernet or wifi.
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haywood_hill_b6vbwequkkrdh
1 Message
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146 Points
4 years ago
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krad67
6 Messages
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320 Points
4 years ago
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