On April 21, 2015 Adobe released Lightroom 6. I downloaded it and promptly found I could not start it. I would see the splash screen for an instant and then nothing. The solution to that problem is here. (instructions logoff of Adobe Creative Cloud and back in again). If you are part of the monthly CC version, you can download LR6 at no additional charge from the Creative Cloud App. If you wish to purchase LR 6 outright – Adobe seems to […]
When in Finder Column view its handy to have the default set a bit larger. At the bottom of the window hold the OPTION key while dragging the || handle to the desired size. Right click || to Right Size all Columns Individually (which would be a nice default if I could figure that out). At the bottom of the Finder window
Lightroom incorrectly reports that there is no Trash folder (or ability to restore deleted images). Believe it or not, all you have to do is within Finder, create a folder on the Root of your image library (where the images are stored, not the Catalogue if they are different) and delete it within Finder. Seems to fix problem.
Sometimes its helpful to make an exact duplicate of a file in LR – most commonly to start a new variation of an image. LR is designed to prevent duplicates (normally thats a good thing) but every now and then its helpful to create a duplicate. The easiest method is to Export the image to another directory – preferably one already established into LR. LR then automatically imports the image into the catalogue with any adjustments as per the original. […]
The following sites provide high definition audio content to Canada: http://www.naimlabel.com http://tidal.com/ca/store/ http://www.linnrecords.com http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk http://www.analekta.com/en/ http://www.hdtracks.com http://www.2l.no https://www.onkyomusic.com/US/home. (not available in Canada yet, keep testing) https://www.nativedsd.com https://www.prestomusic.com/classica May not be beyond Red Book quality.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-album-tagging-art-and-playlists-in-itunes/ Name: Name of the Album Artist: Artists name of the Track or if the Album is all from one Artist, use Album Artist field and leave this blank Album Artist: This field is used for the name of the artist for the album as a whole, and is useful for tagging tracks from albums that have guest artists or featured artists in certain tracks. For single-artist albums, it is usually either blank or will be the same as […]
iPods sort the order of a playlist by the order it has been added. To create a playlist in the desired order: 1) Create or sort a list of tracks as desired (perhaps by album) 2) Create a new playlist that is empty 3) Copy the Tracks from Playlist 1 to 2 4) delete 1 if no longer required
Integrating analogue with digital audio components is complex and not well explained, so I thought I would post the results of the extensive research I conducted while recuperating from an eye problem – which allowed me time to listen carfully to music. During my recovery I realized that the quality of our audio has degraded, it was better in the past using CDs. Years ago we converted our audio CD collection to digital files hosted on a MAC mini using iTunes. This was streamed via ethernet […]
Note: on July 9 2014 I started this new post describing shutdown problems – if you are running anything before 10.9.3 see: http://jeffgardner.ca/Blog/?p=751 This new post describes the problems with 10.9.4 as of July 9, 2014. Current Situation: The Areca 8050 will not shut down properly if the Mac Pro is Shutdown. Instead, the fan on the 8050 runs on high and it appears to be shutting down but does not. 1) The Mac Pro sleeps normally as of 10.9.4 if […]
My piece is entitled “Webs in the Mist” was accepted into the 2014 juried show at Victoria Hall – Cobourg ON. It was quite an honour – I was told there were over 400 entries. The shots were photographed in Oct 2013 at an Algonquin NPC (photo club) trip. Thanks to Allan Short for organizing this, I don’t think I would have been motivated to get out shooting on such a cold fall weekend otherwise. The photograph is a ‘pano’ of […]