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Post by michelb on May 28, 2015 8:17:44 GMT
Happy Birthday Judy, have a great day!
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Post by michelb on May 28, 2015 7:20:32 GMT
If I had PSE13, that would be easy to check, but I don't. Ok... By the way, downloading a trial version of PSE13 could be considered if your OS is not XP or Vista. So, the message indicates a 'corrupt' catalog folder. I would first run the following test: - create a new folder somewhere where you copy only the catalog.pse12db file (the database component in the folder). - double click it and tell us what happens. This is to check if the 'corruption' is in the database itself or in the other components of the catalog folder. If the database itself is ok, you should recover your tagging and albums, but you would lose people recognition, visual similarity and other features (which I don't use...) The thumbnail cache and other necessary files and subfolders in the catalog will be recreated automatically. If you still get a 'corrupt' file error, start the organizer with the shift key pressed and in the dialog, click the 'custom' radio button and highlight the new catalog, then click on the 'repair' button.
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Post by michelb on May 25, 2015 19:16:08 GMT
Quote ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you double click on the 'catalog.pse11db' file, that should open PSE11 if it's still on your computer, not PSE12. If PSE11 is not present, I think that the message you get may mean that the catalog is not 'corrupt' but only outdated.
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In the folder I do have 'catalog.pse12db' file, (not 11) and when I double click on it, the PSE does not start but I get the message that the file is either corrupted or outdated. What happens if you open the catalog manager in PSE13, then click on the convert button and browse to the catalog.pse12db file?
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Post by michelb on May 20, 2015 12:05:33 GMT
... In the right-hand column click on the Keywords tag. (This is where I found all my tags when I upgraded to V13.) Click the '+' sign and make a tag called Illinois. Highlight all the photos you want tagged and then drag over to the tag name. (They don't actually move but get a little icon beneath them showing the tag name.) This isn't the way PSE expects you to use the system but it is the way I've always worked and I refuse to be bullied by the publisher to change to their new way of working. As a matter of fact, that is one of the ways PSE expects you to use the system. You can either drag the selected thumbnails over the tag or the tag over the highlighted thumbnails. Just like in older versions. You can also use the new 'advanced' keywords panels (with the new tabs: people, places and events). You don't have to use them, I don't. You can also begin to type the keyword in the panel in bottom right box: that's my preferred method. Three letters and you are there instead of browsing through hundreds of tags. The new panels are there because a lot of people wanted that 'pre-cooked' organization like in other consumer level softwares. You don't need to use them, but there is a problem if you want to stay with your own hierarchies of people or places. If you migrate automatically to versions since PSE11, your old tags will be moved by the catalog conversion process to the new panels. There are advantages and drawbacks. If like me you don't want the conversion, simply rename the 'People' and 'Places' hierarchy so that they won't be recognized and moved.
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Post by michelb on May 20, 2015 6:05:58 GMT
I do appreciate your support, Sue. If you don't mind I'm going to re-address my initial question and perhaps I'll be more clear. I'll start by posting my screenshot here rather than using Dropbox. Perhaps it will be more covenient to get at: What I want to do is move the files you see in the center of the screen, over to the left, in this case the folder: b/w>scans>Illinois. Paul Paul, You are in 'album' view. You are shown the images listed in an album definition in the catalog. If you were in 'Folders' view, you would be shown only the catalogued files present in a given subfolder. If you were in 'All media' view, formerly called 'thumbnail view' you would be shown a part of all of your images according to your sort order. Before describing what you can do, remember your main goal. It's to move selected pictures files to a new folder. The 'album' view does not allow you to see the destination subfolder on the left panel. It shows the virtual, logical albums tree. To see the folder tree, you must be in the 'folders' view. In the folders view, you can 'drag and drop' a selection of highlighted thumbnails to another subfolder. You can also drag and drop subfolders directly within the left panel. If you are in 'album' view with selected files, and you want to drag them to a subfolder, you switch to folders view... and you lose your selection. That is normal, since the selected thumbnails in a given album may be stored on different subfolders. There is no direct solution to 'move' pictures from an album to a subfolder by drag and drop. But there is the standard way via the menus. Whichever 'view' you are in (album, folder or all media), you can use the File menu to move selected items in another subfolder. The files are physically moved in your explorer/finder folder tree. That has no impact on the albums or tag categories. The 'drag and drop' metaphor does not work when you are dealing with different logical organisations. Using the menu, especially the shortcut Maj Ctrl V is the quickest and simplest way to achieve your goal without any ambiguity about your purpose.
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Post by michelb on May 19, 2015 6:15:34 GMT
I'm working on a photo (.jpg) and I edited using the Camera Raw filter in PSCC. If I want to adjust an edit, is there anyway to go back to camera raw and see and change my previous edits? Thanks! Are you on PSE12 or 13 ? I'm away from home and I can't test and check it now with Photoshop, but logically if you use the 'Open in Camera raw' option to open the files, they should open in ACR with the last settings saved in the metadata header of the jpeg file. The real question is how the edits have been saved in Photoshop. Either they have been written to the jpeg original files, just like when you click 'Done' in the ACR dialog of Elements, or they have been further edited in Photoshop or Elements, then the settings are 'cooked' into a new jpeg version which loses the ACR edits.
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Post by michelb on May 8, 2015 11:10:31 GMT
Thanks Sepiana, I just installed the update. Would you happen to know if the functionality of ACR 9.0 is standard across Photoshop Elements, CS6 and CC? The Elements ACR version have less features than the Photoshop version, but they are identical. You get the 'basic' panel (not basic at all, I'd call it the 'fundamental' panel and the detail panel (sharpening and denoising). The missing panels cover less necessary features which are supposed to be dealt with in the editor itself after the conversion.
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Post by michelb on May 6, 2015 19:01:49 GMT
I have saved each one of the 'Organizer tips' threads as pdfs. I don't know yet how I'll make them available to this forum, but they are safe and just have to ask...
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Post by michelb on May 6, 2015 7:13:46 GMT
I think I should share here the answer I have given yesterday to different questions in the Adobe forums.
"What is the fastest way to adjust brightness in multiple files using Elements 13?" and "How do I apply corrections to a large group of pictures PSE12?"
john_oc a écrit:
I have approximately 100 jpegs that I need to brighten. I need to adjust the brightness by "100" on each; is there a quick way? "Process Multiple Files" doesn't work... Thank you! My answer:
Simple and powerful: use the ACR (Camera raw) module. Depending on the power and amount of RAM of your computer, you can now open and edit several files at the same time in the ACR module. Use the menu File/Open in camera raw. Select a batch of files (let's say 20 to start with) Select all files in the filmstrip on the left. When they are highlighted, you'll notice that the ACR module shows its automatic correction settings. In general the brightness of your pictures will be already enhanced. The changes you'll apply to the sliders will change all highlighted pictures. Take the opportunity to fine tune all other sliders, highlights/shadows, clarity, vibrance, sharpening or denoising...
Tip: What you do in the ACR module does not change anything to the pixels in original jpeg. Only the settings are saved, which is called parametric editing. So, after this editing session, when you record the changes ('Done' button), you are able to reopen the jpeg (it will open automatically in ACR, even from the organizer). You'll be able to start the edits with either:
1 - the original jpeg values (all sliders to zero, toggle auto/custom in the right panel). 2 - the default ACR automatic corrections 3 - your last edits (file settings) 4 - the settings in the most recent editing session (which is useful to apply to several image consecutively). Those settings are saved in the metadata section of the jpeg. No need to create a version set at that stage. Important: even if you are happy with the default automatic settings of ACR, apply a small change of your own so that the settings are saved in the metadata section when you click 'Done'.
You have now edited your first batch. If you are using the orgnizer, you might want to 'update thumbnails', which will show the brightness enhancement in the thumbnails. You are ready to do the edits needed by individual files, like cropping or sharpening in ACR. Instead of clicking 'Done', you can click 'Open' which will open the file in the editor (you can edit in 8 or 16 bits). You have to go to the editor to apply other edits like layers, local adjustments; you have to use the editor to save in any other file format or to print. For the next batch, the editing settings are available from the dropdown menu on the right (previous conversion). Open the files, highlight them all, select previous conversion, click 'Done'. Wait for the settings to be saved in the jpeg files. In a situation where you have 100 jpegs, the above workflow is by far the quickest and most flexible you can use. Just imagine you have a wrong white balance setting in your camera, can you imagine the time you would need by editing individual files in the editor?
Next question:
"Is there also a fast way to save all of the files that I have edited (and are selected in filmstrip on the left) as JPEGs? I don't mind if doing so will overwrite the existing files. Or, is it necessary to open each file separately and then do a "save as"?
Yes. Once you have edited your batch of jpegs by clicking 'Done' or 'Open',the simplest way is to use the organizer to 'export' your files.
Edit (May 07 2015) As a matter of fact, I was wrong there, the batch edited with simply 'done' will write the settings to the metadata, but in the organizer the thumbnails won't be updated and the export function will ignore the edits. The edits will be available if you re-open the files from the organizer as well as from the editor. That's why I recommend, before clicking 'Done', to use the 'Save' button to create DNG versions of your edits. They won't be automatically imported, so import them (I choose the option to write the DNGs in the same location). The 'watched folder' may help here. Advantages of the DNGs : updated thumbnails, ready for export, clear separation from 'normal' jpegs. They contain the original file unchanged as well as your edits or the default ACR settings, you don't need to keep the original jpegs.
The 'Export' feature creates new files somewhere on your computer. You can choose the output file format (jpeg, psd, tiff, png, pdf...). You can choose the output size and quality, the location (another folder, a thumbdrive...) You can rename them with a starting text string (important if you want to keep the custom order assigned in an album). Important: the exported files are not by default imported in the catalog. Most users consider the exported files as temporary and delete them after they have been used for a given purpose like sharing to the web or printing. If you want to keep a copy, import the new output folder. You could also try to stack the resulting file with the original by selecting both the original and the output files in the organizer and using the option to 'suggest photo stacks'.
John, If I may add... The 'parametric' editing workflow outlined above is that used by Lightroom (highly recommended for 'bulk shooters'). Lightroom has much more to offer in terms of speed and customization, like presets, but the recent versions of Elements is remarkable with the ACR module. What is lacking is the option to open in ACR directly from the organizer. Maybe Adobe does not want too much competition with Lightroom... Once you have already opened in ACR from the editor, the organizer automatically opens again in ACR. Another workaround would have been to allow jpeg to DNG conversion from the free standalone DNGconverter, a common feature request.
Speed is not the only advantage of ACR editing. It's not only easier, but you get much better quality for: - exposure - white balance - separate enhancements of shadows/highlights - clarity and vibrance - sharpening and denoising. - 16-bits editing (internal ACR processing and ability to open in 16-bits in the editor) - no risk of cumulative savings of jpegs for successive edits, with possible quality loss (compression) The parametric and non-destructive edits also offer non-destructive cropping and straightening... and I forget some others. I process nearly as many jpegs as raws, so it's easier for me to use the same tools. The raw workflow is still better, but with good jpegs from today's camera and experienced photographers, you'll get excellent results easily and rapidly. Just don't set the camera to extreme contrast, saturation or sharpening, your results will be about as good as with raw.
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Post by michelb on May 6, 2015 6:24:46 GMT
Happy Birthday, Have a great day !!!
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Post by michelb on May 6, 2015 6:23:31 GMT
Happy birthday Pete. Have a great day!
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Post by michelb on May 4, 2015 7:08:31 GMT
I thought about just deleting my original post, but figured my blunder may save someone else from stepping in the same trap.
Thanks for reading. First, congrats for finding the exact problem by yourself. Then deleting your post (I think that's not possible if you have already got an answer) would have been a pity. I am sure more users will understand your 'real life' problem than by reading a list of 'dos' and 'don'ts'... Thanks for the feedback.
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Post by michelb on May 4, 2015 6:35:14 GMT
No precise idea how that happened, but I would try to rename those files with a '.JPG' extension and see if that helps.
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Post by michelb on May 3, 2015 7:20:44 GMT
Happy birthday! Have a great day
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Post by michelb on May 1, 2015 20:18:20 GMT
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