2 Replies Latest reply: Jul 13, 2009 11:11 PM by Ian Lyons RSS

    "Metadata Status"

    jrsforums Community Member

      If external changes, exposure, crop, etc.) are made to a RAW file in ACR, is there supposed to be an indicator in LR that the metadata is not "up to date"?

       

      I made a few changes to test this.  None of the images showed any changes either in the "Library Metadata Status" or any indicator on the thumbnail (which is where I would prefer it).

       

      System is WIn/XP.  LR & PS/ACR are at current levels.

       

      Thanks...JOHN

        • 1. Re: "Metadata Status"
          J McWilliams Community Member

          John-

           

          There are settings that control the badges that appear (or not) on thumbs. They are under the View metadata.

           

          Also, a good place to look at is History in the Develop module.

          • 2. Re: "Metadata Status"
            Ian Lyons CommunityMVP

            Lightroom checks for external changes, but can be very slow at doing so. The quickest and by far most foolproof way of checking/updating externally edited files is to use the Synchronize Folder... command (i.e. select relevant folder in Folder panel then choose Synchronize Folder... from Library menu). Using this command forces Lightroom to scan the folder contents for changes. Lightroom will only update the catalog for the files that have been changed externally.

             

            BTW: synchronize folder never saves data back to the files