Comments on: Jeffrey’s “Extract Cached Image Previews” Lightroom Plugin http://regex.info/blog Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:38:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Trae Triplett http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-45080 Trae Triplett Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:16:32 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-45080 I JUST HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME, HOPE YOUR SOFTWARE CAN SAVE THE DAY LR3, FILES MISSING, CARD FORMATTED AND RE-USED...WISH ME LUCK..TRAE <span class='jfriedl'>My plugin doesn't work in Lr3, sorry. Even if you formatted and reused the card, you can likely extract images unless your "reused" filled the entire card, so give <a href='http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-03/1016' rel="nofollow">PhotoRec</a> or the like a try. And as for extracting from your Lr3 catalog, check out LrViewer. Good luck. —Jeffrey</span> I JUST HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME, HOPE YOUR SOFTWARE CAN SAVE THE DAY LR3, FILES MISSING, CARD FORMATTED AND RE-USED…WISH ME LUCK..TRAE

My plugin doesn’t work in Lr3, sorry. Even if you formatted and reused the card, you can likely extract images unless your “reused” filled the entire card, so give PhotoRec or the like a try. And as for extracting from your Lr3 catalog, check out LrViewer. Good luck. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Julie http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-44374 Julie Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:07:39 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-44374 I can't seem to get lr view or other programs to work... yours appears easy to use and install... but I have LR3... will you support lr3 soon? <span class='jfriedl'>No, never. As I've said in comments above, what I did with this plugin simply can't be done in Lr3. —Jeffrey</span> I can’t seem to get lr view or other programs to work… yours appears easy to use and install… but I have LR3… will you support lr3 soon?

No, never. As I’ve said in comments above, what I did with this plugin simply can’t be done in Lr3. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Korin http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-43855 Korin Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:58:16 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-43855 You and your plug in are amazing! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!! I couldn't get LRViewer to work and thought I was screwed but then YOU happened! You get extra awesome points from me!!!! You and your plug in are amazing! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!! I couldn’t get LRViewer to work and thought I was screwed but then YOU happened! You get extra awesome points from me!!!!

]]> By: Juancalop http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-43088 Juancalop Thu, 19 May 2011 02:48:34 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-43088 Hola Jeffrey, After arveling 10000 miles from Venezuela I visited my son in Jerusalem, and I dropped down his hard disk and lost his pictures (no backup, even I told him a thousand times). He's using LR3,. Is it possible he loads his catalog in LR2 and then use your plugin? Speak to me, I can't even sleep. Gracias <span class='jfriedl'>I'm sorry, no, the catalog data is completely different. For Lr3, use the LrViewer program linked above. If the disk is physically able to run, even if the data is corrupt, you can probably recover everything using a low-level scan such as <a href='http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-03/1016' rel="nofollow">with PhotoRec</a> or the like. Good luck! —Jeffrey</span> Hola Jeffrey,
After arveling 10000 miles from Venezuela I visited my son in Jerusalem, and I dropped down his hard disk and lost his pictures (no backup, even I told him a thousand times).
He’s using LR3,. Is it possible he loads his catalog in LR2 and then use your plugin?
Speak to me, I can’t even sleep.

Gracias

I’m sorry, no, the catalog data is completely different. For Lr3, use the LrViewer program linked above. If the disk is physically able to run, even if the data is corrupt, you can probably recover everything using a low-level scan such as with PhotoRec or the like. Good luck! —Jeffrey

]]> By: stacey http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-41664 stacey Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:26:19 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-41664 Hello Jeffrey, Just wondering if your plug in can extract .CR2 files into raw files not just jpeg? I've tried "LR viewer" software mentioned above because it's not a plug in, & because my situation is kinda unique where my hard drive crashed I was using LR2. When copying I didn't get all of my raw files, & didn't know this at the time. I have since installed a LR3 trial & in going to see the images I found that most were missing. I have the original LR2 cat. I just don't have the raw images & jpegs. The other unfortunate thing is I was never able to edit them until now, & they really need to be raw to come out ok. When viewing them in the "LR viewer" I see they are .CR2 images, raw, correct? My question is, is there a way to extract the raw images from the catalog with your plug in, if I reinstalled LR2? If not now, could it be done & or will it be possible in the future? Thank you for your time, & your plug in! :) Kindly, Stacey <span class='jfriedl'>Sorry, but the master CR2 raw files are not kept in the Lightroom catalog, so the best you'll get from the catalog are the previews, if any. I think there's a separate, unrelated ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) cache somewhere on the computer, but I don't know where or what form that data might be in, and if you hadn't edited the missing photos recently, that cache would not have any data anyway. I'm sorry for your loss. You might try <a href='http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-03/1016' rel="nofollow">running PhotoRec</a> on the drive. Good luck. —Jeffrey</span> Hello Jeffrey,
Just wondering if your plug in can extract .CR2 files into raw files not just jpeg? I’ve tried “LR viewer” software mentioned above because it’s not a plug in, & because my situation is kinda unique where my hard drive crashed I was using LR2. When copying I didn’t get all of my raw files, & didn’t know this at the time. I have since installed a LR3 trial & in going to see the images I found that most were missing. I have the original LR2 cat. I just don’t have the raw images & jpegs. The other unfortunate thing is I was never able to edit them until now, & they really need to be raw to come out ok.

When viewing them in the “LR viewer” I see they are .CR2 images, raw, correct? My question is, is there a way to extract the raw images from the catalog with your plug in, if I reinstalled LR2? If not now, could it be done & or will it be possible in the future?
Thank you for your time, & your plug in! :)
Kindly,
Stacey

Sorry, but the master CR2 raw files are not kept in the Lightroom catalog, so the best you’ll get from the catalog are the previews, if any. I think there’s a separate, unrelated ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) cache somewhere on the computer, but I don’t know where or what form that data might be in, and if you hadn’t edited the missing photos recently, that cache would not have any data anyway. I’m sorry for your loss. You might try running PhotoRec on the drive. Good luck. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Joshua Gross http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-41554 Joshua Gross Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:54:29 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-41554 Hi Jeffery, I have had a fatal disk crash and am desperately trying to find out how to export the cache previews from Lightroom 3.2. I have tried using LRviewer but it says tha database is locked. Can you help in nany way? Thanks, Josh <span class='jfriedl'>You'd have to ask LrViewer's author, but perhaps there's a lock file lying around that you can delete to let you have access? I have no experience with it myself, so best to ask LrViewer's author. —Jeffrey</span> Hi Jeffery, I have had a fatal disk crash and am desperately trying to find out how to export the cache previews from Lightroom 3.2. I have tried using LRviewer but it says tha database is locked. Can you help in nany way?

Thanks, Josh

You’d have to ask LrViewer’s author, but perhaps there’s a lock file lying around that you can delete to let you have access? I have no experience with it myself, so best to ask LrViewer’s author. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Kayti http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-41552 Kayti Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:40:20 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-41552 Jeff, I am having issues. I unzipped the file, and went to lightroom plug in manager. I have Lightroom 2.0. Well when I went to the folder I had unzipped the plug in manager couldn't locate a file within the contents of the entire folder or sub-folders to be used a plugin. It would not let me just select the main folder. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Your help is appreciate. Thanks. Kayti... <span class='jfriedl'>After unzipping, you'll have a folder named <b>preview-extraction-jfriedl.lrplugin</b>. That is the plugin, and what you need to point the Plugin Manager at. But if you're running Lr2.0, you should avail yourself to the free upgrade to Lr2.7. I haven't tested with 2.0 in years. —Jeffrey</span> Jeff,
I am having issues. I unzipped the file, and went to lightroom plug in manager. I have Lightroom 2.0. Well when I went to the folder I had unzipped the plug in manager couldn’t locate a file within the contents of the entire folder or sub-folders to be used a plugin. It would not let me just select the main folder. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Your help is appreciate. Thanks.
Kayti…

After unzipping, you’ll have a folder named preview-extraction-jfriedl.lrplugin. That is the plugin, and what you need to point the Plugin Manager at. But if you’re running Lr2.0, you should avail yourself to the free upgrade to Lr2.7. I haven’t tested with 2.0 in years. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Laura http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-41501 Laura Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:49:38 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-41501 Hey Jeff, will you marry me? You seriously saved my ass(for the second time... 2 weddings, 1 big back up mishap!). I've attempted to use LRviewer a few times and it never opens properly for me. Your plug-in is fantastic. Lots of good karma for you! Keep up the great life saving! Hey Jeff, will you marry me? You seriously saved my ass(for the second time… 2 weddings, 1 big back up mishap!). I’ve attempted to use LRviewer a few times and it never opens properly for me. Your plug-in is fantastic. Lots of good karma for you! Keep up the great life saving!

]]> By: Dana http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-41110 Dana Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:14:47 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-41110 I downloaded the plugin for LR3.2, however I receive an error message that says "An internal error has occurred. ?:2: attempt to call field '?' (a nil value). Please help! I will be more than happy to donate for your services! I must find the files. Thank you! <span class='jfriedl'>Sorry, see the end of the first paragraph of this page. —Jeffrey</span> I downloaded the plugin for LR3.2, however I receive an error message that says “An internal error has occurred. ?:2: attempt to call field ‘?’ (a nil value). Please help! I will be more than happy to donate for your services! I must find the files. Thank you!

Sorry, see the end of the first paragraph of this page. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Russ McGinn http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction#comment-40672 Russ McGinn Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:36:17 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction/#comment-40672 Thank you so much - recovered pictures of Mum's 60th birthday party that would otherwise have been lost to the ether. Thank you so much – recovered pictures of Mum’s 60th birthday party that would otherwise have been lost to the ether.

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