Importing a Lightroom® Database
You can use the Adobe® Lightroom® Database Importer to import your collections, keywords, ratings, and color labels from Lightroom® into ACDSee. Your keyword hierarchies will import independent of whether they are embedded in the images selected for import.
You cannot import smart collections or Lightroom CC catalogs, only Lightroom Classic catalogs.
You cannot begin importing while Lightroom® is open.
If you have a hierarchy in your Collections in ACDSee Ultimate that is identical to your hierarchy in Lightroom®, these collections will merge.
To Import Your Lightroom® Database:
- In Manage mode, choose Tools | Database | Import | Lightroom Database.
- In the Adobe Lightroom Database Importer, press Next.
- Check the checkboxes of the database information you would like to import into ACDSee, including Ratings, Labels, Collections, and Keywords.
- Use the Browse button next to the Location field to navigate to the location of your Lightroom® database file.
- Press Next.
- Check the summary to ensure that the displayed information is correct. If you see a mistake, use the Back button to return to the previous page to make any corrections.
- Press Next. Green checkmarks will display next to the items that are successfully completed, and red crossmarks will display next to items that failed.
- Press Finish.
By default, the field displays the default location where Lightroom® stores its database, so you will only need to browse if you have moved your database.