General
Moving a converted Lightroom Library to a new location. How does it work ?
When you convert an input catalog to Adobe Lightroom Classic using Avalanche, you have to pick up an folder on disk and Avalanche will generate all its outputs inside that folder. More specifically, if you choose this destination catalog to be OUTPUT ...
Preparing multi-part Google Photos takeouts for migration with Avalanche
Since v1.4 (*) Avalanche for Lightroom/for Luminar/Unlimited support the migration of Google Photos takeouts. See our blog post about Google Photos and Avalanche. Understanding Google takeouts Google Photo takeouts are file archives that can be ...
Understanding how and when to migrate Previews
Avalanche has the ability to use exisiting previews in your source catalog to migrate an additional high-fidelity version of some of your images. To understand how and when to use this feature, we created a dedicated video on your YouTube channel. ...
Avalanche and MacOS High Sierra (10.13)
We get asked if support for High Sierra is on our roadmap. This is mainly a question asked by Aperture users. Initially, our response was YES, but we finally decided that we would only support the 3 latest macOS versions, namely: Big Sur (11.0.x), ...
Experiencing problems when merging a newly converted LR catalog into a larger master catalog ?
If you encounter issues in Lightroom Classic when trying to merge a converted catalog into a larger master catalog, then try the following: open the converted project ONCE in Lightroom Classic, choose File > Optimize Catalog... to let Lightroom do ...
Migrating from Lightroom CC (your photos in Adobe's Cloud)
Avalanche does not support migrating from Lightroom CC directly because CC has a specific cataloging structure that Avalanche does not understand. However, since migrating from CC to, say, Luminar, requires all photos to be stored locally, here is ...
How do I easily select the library I want to convert ?
This is a simple question: how do I know where my source libraries are and how do I pass them to Avalanche ? There are 3 ways to select the input libraries : 1/ either you know exactly where it is on disk. Then it is just a matter of dragging the ...
What are the extra collections generated by Avalanche ?
When migrating your input catalog, Avalanche will create several extra collections in the ouput library (whether it is Lightroom or Luminar) in order to reference specific images it encountered. This article describes thos collections. First, there ...
Does Avalanche modify any of my RAW files ?
No. Avalanche does not modify any of your master files, whether they are RAW, JPEG, DNG, TIFF,... The same applies to videos. Avalanche will only copy the masters to their new location (depending on your options) without altering the original files.
The case of Aperture on macOS Catalina. Is it too late for migrating those libraries ?
As you know, macOS Catalina does not let you launch Aperture anymore (*). It does not really matter for Avalanche, since our product does not rely on Aperture to run anymore, nor to be installed on your Mac. This is because Avalanche is not a plugin ...
Does Avalanche support Referenced and Managed files ?
This is a question we received a lot: does Avalanche properly handle referenced and managed files from your library ? Or we get asked this variant: "do I need to transform my managed images into referenced images, or the opposite, to work with ...
AVALANCHE - Frequently Asked Question
Q: What is the purpose of Avalanche ? Avalanche is designed to convert catalogs of photographs from one application to another. For example, if you wish to move your pictures that are currently catalogued in Apple Aperture to another app, such as ...