Photo Taco: SAU And Memory Card Hygiene
Jeff Harmon provides go/no go on the State of Adobe Updates for Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018. The he outlines 8 steps of good hygiene for memory cards:
1) Turn off Camera
2) Wait for 5 seconds
3) Carefully remove card and put it in a card reader
4) Use a GOOD card reader
5) Copy the photos to the computer using Finder on Mac or Explorer on Windows, not Lightroom
6) Copy the photos to another place besides the hard drive you just did
7) Eject the memory card using Finder or Explorer before physically removing it from the card reader
8) Carefully remove the card from the reader, put it in the camera, and format the card using the camera.
Links mentioned in the show:
* Lightroom 7.2 What’s New: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/whats-new.html
* Card reader and memory card testing info: www.cameramemoryspeed.com
* Ultimate Backup Workflow for Photographers: https://improvephotography.com/33562/how-to-manage-storage-storage-workflow/
* Kingston Digital USB 3.0 Super Speed Multi-Card Reader (FCR-HS4): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VAGX6MW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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