This blog entry is really for the photographers out there that read this blog.
I recently upgraded my main retouching station on my network to Mac’s new operating system Lion. Immediately I ran into a problem when trying to import images into Adobe Lightroom 3. For whatever reason I was unable to see my Drobo which is attached to my Mac Server on my local network.
I haven’t solved the problem completely, but I have come close. Normally when I initiate an import of images, I can see my networked drives in the “Source” column on the left hand side of the Import Window. Now as I have stated I can not see the network, which is frustrating to say the least, as I love storing my images centrally on my server. You can imagine how many images I must have to keep track of.
Here is the temporary, and possibly the permanent solution I have found. When looking at the import window, take a look at the top left to find a section called “From” and click the pop up window arrows to reveal some additional options including recent favorites.
Activating the popup window will display something similar to the image below. Clicking the option called “Other Source” allows me to navigate to my network and import images from anywhere.
Part of the problem may be that I have not upgraded my current server to the Lion version yet, but I don’t think that is the problem.
If you are reading this, and using Other Source works for you, leave a comment below. If you know of another way to get the network to show up in the Source column then I would love to know.
Hope this helps someone out there. My next call is theta my friend and 2011 PPGH Board Member, Nick Tsakiris The Lightroom Dude.
Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPPProfessional Photographer
