Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob and Nathan, that sounds like a sensible decision to me. I just provided the facts regarding the only limitations that should apply. Yes Nathan you don't NEED CS5. I have no problems with Adobe's upgrade policies though. You're just grumpy because the Swiss beat Espa?a in that World Cup match after you pointed out the massacre of the Aussie team by Deutschland Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 18 June 2010 00:05, Robert D. Baron <rbaron at concentric.net> wrote: > I have been a civil trial lawyer for over 40 years. I have found no > reason to be cynical. :-) > > I think you both make good points but for the time being I am going to > err on the side of economy and just upgrade LR. > > You would think it has been in public beta long enough that the major > bugs have been squashed, but <sigh> probably not all of them are dead > yet. I guess I just need another challenge in my life to keep it > interesting. > > Thanks for the comments and advice, both of you. > > --Bob > > ==On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > Well, yes, I am cynical. After all, I was educated as an economist, and > we are a cynical lot :-) > > > > I do dislike Adobe's upgrade policies, but I do very much like Lightroom. > I will upgrade to LR3 once the kinks have been ironed out--Adobe > notoriously > brings out buggy software. I have no idea what RAW synchronization is, but > like Bob, I am a VERY occasional user of Photoshop (as in once every 3 > months maybe), so upgrading it seems a waste of money. > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > (off for a walk in the streets of Edinburgh, perhaps to visit Adam > Smith's grave :-)) > > > > On 17 Jun, 2010, at 6:17 , Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > >> Ever the cynic, Nathan ;-) > >> Well, installing LR3 over CS3 should allow an LR3 preference setting for > >> whichever Ps version you have as the default external editor for PSD and > you > >> have an option for a second (different if wanted) External editor for > TIFF. > >> That one can be set manually to any Ps version you have also. > >> > >> Of course you will REALLY want the new CS5 tools and Raw synchronisation > as > >> well eventually but then I'll be labelled the Adobe rep as well as the > Leica > >> rep here ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) > >> > >> Cheers > >> Geoff > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >