Lightroom How to see the original modification effect

Questions about how to move content from older software to a new version after the Lightroom version upgrade are often asked by friends recently. In fact, the way I prepared the first book in 2009 Years Lightroom book "Lightroom2 Chinese version from the introduction to proficient" has been involved, as long as read the relevant content, the problem will be solved. After all, this is not a skill that needs to be practiced over and over again!

Since also often asked, simply to upgrade from LIGHTROOM5 to LIGHTROOMCC as an example, specific explanation:

If I have LIGHTROOM5 on my computer, and have been working with this version of the photo. Now, and installed the LIGHTROOMCC, want to LIGHTROOM5 unloading, but want to retain the effect of the modification in which before (after all, once spent a lot of painstaking effort), how to do? The solution is simple:

(1) First in the original Lightroom software menu bar to find "Directory Settings" command, this command Mac system under the "Lightroom" menu, Windows system under the "Edit" menu.

In the dialog box that pops up, point "General" option, then click the "Show" button, you can see where the LIGHTROOM5 directory on the computer disk (suffix named ". Lrcat" that is), copy it out, if you do not change the computer installation can not move in situ, remember its location can be.

(2) After the installation of Lightroom cc, and select from its menu: "File" | " Open the directory.

Follow the prompts to find the location of the original LIGHTROOM5 directory and click Open.

After the software may be prompted to upgrade the directory, there is no relationship, as prompted to upgrade the operation, the system allows you to restart the reboot ... After a few simple steps, you can see in the lightroomcc old software in the original image modification effect (also include the original other data), is not very simple!