[Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?

[John McMaster]

Yes of course you can, LR Classic is still held locally (as well as having many more functions than LR CC)

John

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From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner
Sent: 19 December 2019 17:02
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?

So really you can't use lightroom with your own hard disk you have to use their cloud?


 
 

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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 déc. 2019 à 11:49, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> a écrit :
    > 
    > 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 déc. 2019 à 02:24, Richard Endress via LUG <
    >> lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
    >>> 
    >>> 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
    >>> 
    >>>