TCampbell wrote:
... So far as I can tell... Lightroom wont let me touch the images until the entire import process is finished...
Sure it will. Just try it!
You also can set up Lightroom to "watch" a particular folder for new images and even to automatically Import them, creating folders as need, saving copies, changing file names, adding copyright info and such.
I don't do this because I don't use LR for downloads. I just drag and drop, then Import into LR from the folder I created for the images.
I shot nearly 3000 images at an event last Sunday (it was a short day... only about 6 hours... some days I shoot upwards of 5000).
Anyway, six 16GB CompactFlash cards full. Each takes about 15 minutes to copy files off it, so ended up a couple hours work downloading, Importing, sorting and then renaming them. (I prefer to do these things "hands-on"). I was already editing some fo the first images while the downloads and Importing were being done in the background.
Then the "real work" started, going through all 3000 making selections, doing minor adjustments, crops/straightening, and then making watermarked proof copies. I've been at it for 3 full days and will probably need most of today to wrap it up.
My original 7Ds "only" shoot at 8 fps... but one of the problem with high frame rates is all the post-processing work it makes for, after the fact!
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Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif., USA
"Walk softly and carry a big lens."
GEAR: 5DII, 7D(x2), 50D(x3), some other cameras, various lenses & accessories
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