Lightroom 2 help needed!

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I've got lightroom 2 installed on an external drive with all my photos which I tend to use with my laptop, but I want to be able to edit photos on a desktop computer (which has Lightroom 2 installed) - is it possible to do this with the edits showing up on both computers?

I tried importing the catalogue from the external hard drive to the desktop, which was ok but I had to right click to find the folders and files after the import.

If I edit a photo on the desktop then the edit isn't showing up on the laptop and vice versa and being a newbie to lightroom I can't work out what I have to do!!!

On the laptop the external drive is showing up as drive F but on the desktop it's showing up as drive J so I'm wondering if this is part of the problem?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
I believe that Lightroom will not support a shared catalogue and multiple workstations.
I had the exact same problem on a home network and reading up on the Adobe forums confirmed that there no work around. Fingers crossed that it's a subject to be addressed in future updates.
 
So you keep the image files on the same ext hd, right.

Sounds like you need to create a catalog on one machine and export it (onto the same ext hd but different location) then import that catalog onto the other machine.
 
N1ntend0 said:
So you keep the image files on the same ext hd, right.

Sounds like you need to create a catalog on one machine and export it (onto the same ext hd but different location) then import that catalog onto the other machine.
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That will work, but you can only access it from one point at a time and then need to copy that catalog over prior to using the other access point.
Lightroom won't support multiple accessing of the same image files.

Will be fiddly, but I guess it's better than nothing.
 
Thanks for the replies - the main reason for wanting to do this is the screen on the laptop not being very good, so I guess the best solution is just to add a monitor to the laptop and keep using the laptop.....never a simple solution is there!
 
blacksheep said:
Thanks for the replies - the main reason for wanting to do this is the screen on the laptop not being very good, so I guess the best solution is just to add a monitor to the laptop and keep using the laptop.....never a simple solution is there!
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Or ....what i do is plug in the laptop to the LDC TV and edit my pictures from the lounge. I also plug in an external wifi keyboard with touchpad so the laptop sits next to the TV and I can relax on the lounge. :D
 
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