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Subject: [Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?
From: hlritter at bex.net (Howard L Ritter Jr)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:07:18 -0500
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Douglas, that?s what I?m looking into doing instead of using PS and my own 
folder filing system. But why do you say you?ll have to change when you buy 
a new camera?

?howard

> On Dec 19, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> Yep, that's me as well. Will probably have to change when I buy a new 
> camera.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> 
> On 19/12/2019 19:01, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Tina, I do the same.  It works for me!
>> 
>> On 12/19/19 12:33 PM, Tina Manley via LUG wrote:
>>> You can still use LR Classic with your own hard drives and local storage.
>>> That's what I do.  LR Classic offers more features and choices than the
>>> cloud-based regular LR.  I have no intention of switching.
>>> 
>>> Tina
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 12:02 PM Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> So really you can't use lightroom with your own hard disk you have to 
>>>> use
>>>> their cloud?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> 
>>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>> Photographer
>>>> 
>>>> ?On 12/18/19, 5:54 AM, "LUG on behalf of Philippe via LUG"
>>>> <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
>>>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>      LR Classic is now LR CCC - Classic but Cloud based.
>>>>      LR CC doesn?t work for (serious) photographers, you miss essential
>>>> bells and whistles.
>>>>      I tried it, and changed my subscription the next day to LR CCC.
>>>> 
>>>>      The offer may vary from country to country though.
>>>> 
>>>>      Amities
>>>> 
>>>>      Philippe
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>      > Le 18 d?c. 2019 ? 11:49, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> a
>>>> ?crit :
>>>>      >
>>>>      > No, LR Classic is still there in the photography plan (together 
>>>> with
>>>> PS and LR CC)....
>>>>      >
>>>>      > john
>>>>      >
>>>>      > -----Original Message-----
>>>>      > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at 
>>>> leica-users.org]
>>>> On Behalf Of Richard Man
>>>>      > Sent: 18 December 2019 09:13
>>>>      > To: Leica Users Group
>>>>      > Subject: Re: [Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?
>>>>      >
>>>>      > I have been using LR since v2. However, if you jump in now, you 
>>>> will
>>>> have
>>>>      > to get the "cloud version". It's not even so much that you are 
>>>> paying
>>>>      > "Adobe tax" every year, because the software is worth the $100+
>>>> every year,
>>>>      > if you can afford it. The major problem is the instability. Just 
>>>> do
>>>> some
>>>>      > web searches and you will find many stories.
>>>>      >
>>>>      > Since I only use LR (and PSD), but the pre-cloud versions, and
>>>> nothing
>>>>      > else, I don't know what to recommend. Good luck.
>>>>      >
>>>>      >
>>>>      > On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 11:06 PM Mark Rabiner <mark at 
>>>> rabinergroup.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>      >
>>>>      >> In the 90's they stopped demanding the kids all go outside for
>>>> recess and
>>>>      >> get exercise catching baseballs and playing on the Playground
>>>> Equipment .
>>>>      >> They let them stay indoors all filling up the computer room all 
>>>> of
>>>> them
>>>>      >> playing with their new favorite toy. Photoshop.
>>>>      >> None of them played computer games. They all played with 
>>>> Photoshop
>>>> with
>>>>      >> any image they could get their hands on. Mainly downloads. As 
>>>> did I
>>>> in my
>>>>      >> studio.
>>>>      >> It was years before I photoshopped a scan from one of my own 
>>>> images.
>>>>      >> endless of fun. I started staying up late at night the best
>>>> Photoshop
>>>>      >> time. Still do.
>>>>      >> Popular with all the young photographers shooting cheap cameras.
>>>> The ones
>>>>      >> with the expensive camera though were not going to waste their
>>>> money and
>>>>      >> time on making images with expensive software.
>>>>      >> They brought their memory cards into Walgreens.
>>>>      >> More expensive the gear; less they care about the images which 
>>>> may
>>>> come
>>>>      >> out of them. That?s a rule you can count on!
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >> --
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >> Mark William Rabiner
>>>>      >> Photographer
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >> ?On 12/18/19, 1:02 AM, "LUG on behalf of Philippe via LUG"
>>>>      >> <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf 
>>>> of
>>>>      >> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>    Primarily, there?s software that came with your camera.
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>    Then Lightroom Classic CC (the other version is for kids on
>>>> tablets) -
>>>>      >> a fully integrated suite that operates quite quite intuitively.
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>    And if you want (mainly useless) horse power there?s 
>>>> photoshop.
>>>> The
>>>>      >> leaning curve is then hymalayasesque, and I personally gave up ?
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>    OTT depending on the camera you use, you may also sometimes 
>>>> get
>>>> better
>>>>      >> results with DXO, Capture One, On1, and a few others.
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>    Let?s say LR is the swiss knife of them all and accepts 
>>>> plug-ins
>>>> if
>>>>      >> needed
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>    Hope this helps
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>    Amities
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>    Philippe
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>
>>>>      >>> Le 18 d?c. 2019 ? 02:24, Richard Endress via LUG <
>>>>      >> lug at leica-users.org> a ?crit :
>>>>      >>>
>>>>      >>> Hi all,
>>>>      >>>
>>>>      >>> I find that the product formerly known as iPhoto, for a couple
>>>>      >> reasons, is no longer a good fit for me.
>>>>      >>> What software are you all using to manage your digital images?
>>>>      >> Adobe- something? What do you recommend?
>>>>      >>>
>>>>      >>>
>>>>      >>> Richard Endress
>>>>      >>> rendress at me.com
>>>>      >>>
>>>>      >>>
>>>>      >
>>>>      >
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