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Adobe Lightroom Updated With HDR and Panorama Merge, Facial Recognition and Filter Brushes

Rafterman said:
I updated to Lightroom CC on my Surface, but the Mac version for my Macbook Pro, where my other license is installed, is still saying Lightroom 5. Adobe, on the ball as usual :rolleyes:
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Sign out and back in on the creative cloud app (don't close/restart it). That worked for me.
 
page3 said:
No, you don't.

Been testing Lightroom 5 for a couple of weeks and just could not get on with the 90's design, the stilted workflow and the Adobe bloat.

Tried Capture One and instantly got on with it better. It also imports Aperture photos with adjustments, unlike Lightroom!
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Never heard of Capture One. I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
 
It will be nice to have native HDR in Lightroom. I sometimes shoot HDR, but I do it tastefully. None of that crazy halo gross super saturated nonsense. I basically use it to take it a couple stops beyond what I can get out of a RAW file, and I only use it occasionally.

The Lightroom for iPad update is disappointing. What it's really missing is being able to import RAW files while in the field. The editing tools are ok for a tablet. It gets me 90% of the way there for most photos that don't need brushing or gradients, which is usually enough for online sharing. When I need to do advanced editing or organizing, or finish color work for printing I open up the MacBook Pro. But for now it's odd that I have to use a Mac first to even start working on RAW files. Surely the iPad Air 2 can handle it as it benchmarks not too far below the base model new MacBook.
 
JonnyBlaze said:
I was under the impression that Aperture won't 'stop working' it just won't get updates any more. So if you're happy with its functionality as it is now, then all good, carry on using it.
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That's not actually the case, and not necessarily for any of the reasons people have given you so far. With image editing software you typically need an update when you get a new camera. If you gear breaks, or is too old or whatever, you'll need an update to your RAW file capability. Every camera that shoots RAW has a different proprietary RAW file. It sucks but that's just how it is because many sensors are different and different cameras support different features that are coded into the RAW file. For instance, Sony has a specialized RAW compression that makes smaller RAW files than other companies that is supposed to remove unnecessary RAW data using specialized techniques (although some people hate it). That's just one example of many. Different sensors have different bit depths, different photoreceptor arrangements, etc. Photoshop and Lightroom are always updated for newer RAW files, and I've seen Aperture do the same but never used it. They're typically called "Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update". I have no idea if those updates will still come with Photos, and if they do if they will work with Aperture without updates.
 
Any additional limitations in LR6? And does it play well with Pixelmator?

I asked this on another forum, and thought I'd ask it here as well.

From what I understand, the non-cloud version for $149 does not include cloud integration with their mobile apps. I was wondering if there were any other differences between the paid LR6 and the subscription LRCC versions?

Additionally, I was wondering if LR6 plays well together with the latest version of Pixelmator for the Mac. I very recently bought a new Mac and downloaded (though haven't had the chance to use it yet) Pixelmator.

I'm becoming a serious hobbyist/amateur photographer with a Canon Rebel I bought a year ago. I also have tons of photos from a previous camera and my iPhone as well as the new Canon. With Aperture (and iPhoto) gone, and with my ancient version of Photoshop (PowerPC-era) not being transferrable to the new Mac, I wanted to possibly get LR6 for the organization and management, but use Pixelmator for more advanced tweaking when needed.

I don't want to spend the $$$ for doing full Adobe CC (neither paid upfront nor monthly subscription), and the newest Pixelmator appears to be on par with PS Elements - since neither are CMYK-able like the full PS version, anyway.

Thanx in advance!
 
Ok i managed to get the Upgrade but now i have two icons Lr 5 and the new Lr which is the CC version Does anyone know how to uninstall the old version, uninstall in grayed out when i goto Apps in Creative Cloud and i can't drag the old icon to trash? so it seems i've 2 versions installed
 
Photoshop is to Pixelmator
Illustrator is to iDraw
Lightroom is to ???

Is there a program dedicated to image processing for casual users in the $20-$40 price range? I don't expect something as full-fledged as Lightroom, but I would like a program that stitches photos, has a library (to replace Apple Photos), and can do some finishing touches. Any recommendations?
 
Trubador said:
I asked this on another forum, and thought I'd ask it here as well.

From what I understand, the non-cloud version for $149 does not include cloud integration with their mobile apps. I was wondering if there were any other differences between the paid LR6 and the subscription LRCC versions?

Additionally, I was wondering if LR6 plays well together with the latest version of Pixelmator for the Mac. I very recently bought a new Mac and downloaded (though haven't had the chance to use it yet) Pixelmator.

I'm becoming a serious hobbyist/amateur photographer with a Canon Rebel I bought a year ago. I also have tons of photos from a previous camera and my iPhone as well as the new Canon. With Aperture (and iPhoto) gone, and with my ancient version of Photoshop (PowerPC-era) not being transferrable to the new Mac, I wanted to possibly get LR6 for the organization and management, but use Pixelmator for more advanced tweaking when needed.

I don't want to spend the $$$ for doing full Adobe CC (neither paid upfront nor monthly subscription), and the newest Pixelmator appears to be on par with PS Elements - since neither are CMYK-able like the full PS version, anyway.

Thanx in advance!
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If what you're doing is pure photo editing, you can do pretty much everything in Lightroom. No need for PS, or for that matter, Pixelmator. LR can do a LOT more than organization.
 
Yellowbean12 said:
Does this puppy finally have graphics hardware acceleration?
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According to their what's new page it does:

"Faster performance

Import and perfect your photos faster than ever. Lightroom takes advantage of compatible graphics processors to boost its overall speed, especially when you’re enhancing images in the Develop module."
 
Saddened that Apple have given up on this. Photos sucks compared to Aperture.

And Adobe can go **** themselves really.

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mattthecoolguy said:
As of right now, Lightroom is ahead of Photos, no question. BUT, I think Apple has the potential to make Photos a downright fearful competitor to Adobe. Between future Apple updates to the program and 3rd party plug-ins (which we know will Photos will incorporate in the future), there is a ton of potential.
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Everything has "potential". Holy crap, even I have "potential". But Apple seems to squander their chances when the see the next .... ooooohhhhh shiiiiny.... oooohhhh
 
Variant said:
Photoshop is to Pixelmator
Illustrator is to iDraw
Lightroom is to ???

Is there a program dedicated to image processing for casual users in the $20-$40 price range? I don't expect something as full-fledged as Lightroom, but I would like a program that stitches photos, has a library (to replace Apple Photos), and can do some finishing touches. Any recommendations?
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PhotoScape X
 
gluckett said:
According to their what's new page it does:

"Faster performance

Import and perfect your photos faster than ever. Lightroom takes advantage of compatible graphics processors to boost its overall speed, especially when you’re enhancing images in the Develop module."
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Checking GPU compatibility is needed: for example, for Intel cards at least a 4400 is needed. And only one GPU is used (dual cards in Mac Pro are wasted) and one screen is accelerated.
 
chfilm said:
me neither???!

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I hate how Aperture rendered Canon 6D raw files. It was just a mess and they never fixed it..
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To each his own I suppose. I use a 5D3...but if I may ask, what did you not like about it? Aperture did tend to render things overly "red" when I used it, but I dialed that out pretty easily with Curves adjustments.
 
Can you get a student discount on the box set?

You can only get a discount on the subscription if you get the full $20 a month one. All I want is LR.

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And I haven't read the thread yet, but I see it isn't LR 6, it's LR CC.
 
Futhark said:
Ok i managed to get the Upgrade but now i have two icons Lr 5 and the new Lr which is the CC version Does anyone know how to uninstall the old version, uninstall in grayed out when i goto Apps in Creative Cloud and i can't drag the old icon to trash? so it seems i've 2 versions installed
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Technically LR CC is a new app. Once you've installed it and migrated your library, if you want you can just trash the LR 5 app and you're done.

LR 5 was always an add-on to the full CC suite....because initially it wasn't included. Now, LR CC is the first real app in the CC suite.

-Kevin
 
kbmb said:
Technically LR CC is a new app. Once you've installed it and migrated your library, if you want you can just trash the LR 5 app and you're done.



LR 5 was always an add-on to the full CC suite....because initially it wasn't included. Now, LR CC is the first real app in the CC suite.



-Kevin
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I tried trashing it but it wouldn't let me. Were you able to do this?
 
I don't do photography professionally, but am happy with Aperture for now. As long as it works, I'll use it. Once the string runs out, I'll move to Photos. Hopefully, by then they will have a more attractive feature set integrated into it.
 
chfilm said:
me neither???!

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I hate how Aperture rendered Canon 6D raw files. It was just a mess and they never fixed it..
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Agreed, 6D RAW processing was awful. I stopped shooting RAW for use in Aperture because the in Camera picture settings adjustment produced a much better jpeg result directly out of the camera.
 
There haven't been much discussion about performance yet, so I thought I'd add my very preliminary impressions. I'm running a retina iMac, so I've been looking forward to this release mainly for speed improvements, and I'd say so far that I'm pretty happy. In the Develop module, all of the adjustments that were so laggy in version 5 seem very fast. Moving sliders results in pretty much instantaneous changes to the image. Likewise using the crop tool is remarkably smooth. The time that "Loading" is shown when moving from photo to photo isn't dramatically faster, but the preliminary rendition is displayed immediately and is much better quality than in LR 5. Scrolling in the Library module is much better; there is no delay in showing thumbnails. It's still not super smooth, however, like the Photos app. I haven't checked out import/export but don't expect much difference. All in all it seems to do what I had hoped that it would.
 
FredT2 said:
Scrolling in the Library module is much better; there is no delay in showing thumbnails. It's still not super smooth, however, like the Photos app. I haven't checked out import/export but don't expect much difference. All in all it seems to do what I had hoped that it would.
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Thanks - Many people need more basic speed to cull images in Library.
Improvements in develop speed is known from many reviews.
 
I'm simply amazed by the distance Adobe went to "hide" the standalone version. Without the link from this thread, I spent many minutes going back and force among different CreativeCloud options to find the standalone version. Try it from ww.adobe.com and see how many clicks it takes to find it.
 
AppleHater said:
I'm simply amazed by the distance Adobe went to "hide" the standalone version. Without the link from this thread, I spent many minutes going back and force among different CreativeCloud options to find the standalone version. Try it from ww.adobe.com and see how many clicks it takes to find it.
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Indeed. And installation isn't straightforward either, if you have CC. When I downloaded it and began to install, the installer kicked me into my CC account, where I didn't want to be (I wanted one stand-alone LR installation). When I went into my CC account, then of course the install turned into Lightroom CC.

I tried on another Mac that had CC deactivated, and got the same result. Eventually I realized that I was going to have to dig out the Adobe login and password I used before CC. Once I did that, I was OK and got the stand-alone installed and running.

Maybe this sounds weird. I have 3 Macs and the usual 2-active at once CC installation. When I travel and know I'm going to be doing CC work, I deactivate and then activate on my laptop. Works fine, but I always need LR active on my laptop, whether CC is activated or not. That's why I coughed up the $79 for a stand-alone.

Like FredT2, I'm no longer seeing lag on my retina iMac. I like that a lot.
 
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