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LR4 Problem Saving Metadata

Aug 15, 2012 10:23 PM

Tags: #mac #metadata #lr4.1

Ever since I upgraded to LR4 I have noticed a problem with metadata. I have created a Smart Collection  with the rule "Metadata status is Has Been Changed" to show me all of the images that I have updated metadata but not written the changes to disk. I am seeing the number of images in this collection gradually increase ... but not because I am working on images!

 

If I go to the collection, do a "Select All" and then do a "Save Metadata to Files", sure enough the disk goes crazy and the images are removed from the collection. BUT ... if I just sit back and watch ... after a few seconds of inactivity the smart collection gradually fills up again ... with the same Images I just saved!!!

 

Like I mentioned, it seems like this list is getting gradually longer and longer. A few months ago I had about 20 images that were behaving like this, but now I have over 250!

 

Anyone seeing the same thing? Or have any suggestions as to the cause?

 

I'm running LR4.1 on an iMac running Mac OS X Lion (10.7.4).

1295 Views   11 Replies   Latest reply: Victoria Bampton, Dec 25, 2012 6:45 AM
 
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  • -Agfaclack-
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    1. -Agfaclack-,
    Aug 16, 2012 3:20 AM   in reply to Steve Ives
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    i use the same smart collection to have some overview if LR works fine and saves all to XMP automatically.... but im not seeing this.

     

    LR 4.1 - Win7 64 bit.

     
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  • Steve Ives
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    Aug 16, 2012 9:51 AM   in reply to -Agfaclack-
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    Hmmm, maybe it's a Mac-related issue that doesn't exist on Windows, I'll have to test it over there. Thanks for the input.

     
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  • jonathan90265
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    Dec 22, 2012 2:15 PM   in reply to Steve Ives
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    I too am having a problem with saving metadata. I'm running Mac 10.8.2 with LR 4.3. Don't have to be in Smart Collection however. Everytime I run a save the processor shows an action being done but the need to save still shows on each image. If I select an individual image and use command Save, the warning disappears for a moment but then returns.

     
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    Dec 22, 2012 7:16 PM   in reply to Steve Ives
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    I am also having the problem. It is currently on happening on 5 files.

    I save the metadata to the disk, wait a few seconds and then the files reappear.

    I'm running LR4.3, 32 bit Windows 7

     
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    Dec 22, 2012 8:24 PM   in reply to john-cf
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    Lr4.3/Win7 pro 64bit-file format dng without write to xmp automatically

     

    This returning group of 'metadata changed' issue has repeated itself in past version and currently.

    I select the returnees and use the menu command  'Update dng preview and save metadata'  That appears to do the trick for no reappearance occurs.

    Since I'm 'catching up' on past images that were not processed I assumed this issue could be connected to 'building the previews'.

    Its an annoyance if there are many images that had a metadata change resulting from a simple thing such as keyword edit or move. I learned to do 'save metadata' often rather than watch most of a large group return into view.

    Just repeating the save didn't always work but the 'update previews and save' does complete the action.

     

    Rose

     
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    Dec 22, 2012 9:04 PM   in reply to wdmn
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    Hi wdnn,

     

    The problem for me is it's happening on TIF files.

    I do not have an 'Update DNG Preview and Save Metadata' option available.

     
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  • Victoria Bampton
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    Dec 23, 2012 12:50 PM   in reply to john-cf
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    Save the metadata, then go to Metadata menu > Read Metadata from Files on those TIFFs.  That should do the trick.

     
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  • Rob Cole
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    Dec 23, 2012 3:26 PM   in reply to Victoria Bampton
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    Victoria Bampton wrote:

     

    Save the metadata, then go to Metadata menu > Read Metadata from Files on those TIFFs.  That should do the trick.

    Clearly a bug in Lightroom, don't you agree?

     
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    Dec 23, 2012 3:37 PM   in reply to Victoria Bampton
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    Thank you Victoria.

    Saving and then reading the Metadata from the files corrected the problem.

    I agree with Rob that it is a bug.

     
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    Dec 24, 2012 8:57 PM   in reply to john-cf
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    Thanks everyone. Glad to part of a great communitiy. Hope Adobe figures this out but in the meantime we've got a work around.

     
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  • Victoria Bampton
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    11. Victoria Bampton,
    Dec 25, 2012 6:45 AM   in reply to Rob Cole
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    Rob Cole wrote:

    Clearly a bug in Lightroom, don't you agree?

    Yes

     
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