Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use Bridge. It can be slow but I'm totally used to it. On 7/13/14 10:52 AM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: > I used Media Pro from the time it used to be iView. The advantage is that > you can search through all catalogs and you can have several catalogs open > at the same time. The disadvantage is that they are very slow to upgrade > to new formats and it doesn't play well with DNG files. Mine is also slow > and crashes often. I have almost abandoned it in favor of LR which is much > faster but can only open one catalog at a time. You can get around that by > only having one catalog ;-) > > Tina > > > On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 6:35 AM, Gerry Walden <gwpics at icloud.com> wrote: > >> Chris >> >> Thanks for the timely reminder about Media Pro. I have been wanting to >> link a database with Capture One Pro and had completely forgotten its >> sister program (duh!). I have downloaded a trail and will give it a go. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> www.gwpics.com >> >> On 13 Jul 2014, at 11:08, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Mark, >>> >>> Many of us use both Lightroom and Photoshop. I use Photoshop alone for >>> editing my film scans, but for processing RAW files from my digital >>> cameras, Lightroom makes it easier to go through the photos from a shoot, >>> pick the ones to edit, and do basic editing (white balance, lens >>> distortion corrections, etc.) quickly. Photoshop is really best for >>> editing single images, not for working with larger numbers. Most photos I >>> do require some more in-depth work, dodging and burning and such, which I >>> think Photoshop's layers and masking abilities are better at than >>> Lightroom. >>> >>> I don't use LR for cataloging, I find it slow and cumbersome for that, >> and >>> I'd have to put my film scans in it. I use Microsoft Expression Media for >>> that. Phase One bought the software from Microsoft a few yrs back, and >>> they sell it as Phase One Media Pro (It was originally called iView Media >>> Pro before Microsoft bought iView, then MS decided they didn't want it >>> after all, and sold it to Phase One). Of all the cataloging databases for >>> photos that are available for Macs, I think iView/Expression Media/P1 >>> Media Pro is the best. >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Crawford >>> Fine Art Photography >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>> 260-437-8990 >>> >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>> Become a fan on Facebook >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/13/14 5:12 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I should not claim to know what software exactly medium format shooters >>>> use. >>>> I just know they have reason to use software other than Photoshop. Often >>>> software involved with the tethering process. Having their stuff live >> on a >>>> big screen as they are shooting it being looked at and rated by art >>>> directors. And other parameters having to do with medium format shooting >>>> which I know little about never having done it and I'm told Photoshop >>>> doesn't have. I'm led to believe that all the top work in medium format >> is >>>> done with specialized software. I'm also aware that a lot of work now >> done >>>> by respected people is with Lightroom. But they tend to be younger >>>> shooters >>>> not having decades of experience with Photoshop. I just don't think >> people >>>> who have mastered Photoshop over decades are going to give it up for >>>> Lightroom. They'd be saying goodbye to who knows what and who knows when >>>> you're going to need it. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/13/14 3:36 AM, "Gerry Walden" <gwpics at icloud.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> I am intrigued why you would restrict Capture One to medium format and >>>>> Photoshop for anything else (i.e. not medium format). To my mind both >>>>> would >>>>> seem to handle all formats equally well. If shooting with a Phase one >>>>> camera >>>>> then there would be some logic to your argument. >>>>> >>>>> Gerry >>>>> >>>>> Gerry Walden >>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>>>> www.gwpics.com >>>>> >>>>> On 13 Jul 2014, at 00:22, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> If you were shooting medium format you'd use Phase One Capture one >>>>>> Software. >>>>>> If you were doing anything else you'd use Photoshop >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>> Photographer >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/