Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/10/19

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Subject: [Leica] lightroom
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:52:21 +0200 (CEST)
References: <77881C73-7403-43F5-AB31-E8BB68E5348B@gmail.com> <15f3361962f-c09-62a1@webjas-vae097.srv.aolmail.net> <CAH1UNJ1mXZL57b+kfh8bWZ=VTSMC5v-6t_APTfm0Dxug-3R+zA@mail.gmail.com> <6DAD8CD7-A761-4AB7-B094-EEC4292A6511@gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ3DpGnwRMThokmD8b-jO2ad_sfEaR3FQksAdSzD+CkWTg@mail.gmail.com>

That is a good point, of course. I use Amazon cloud as my backup these days. 
But I still want a local version to work on. I doubt that I would ever rely 
100% on the cloud.

Cheers,
Nathan

> On 19 October 2017 at 09:42 Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>
> Their cloud based processing bit, Lightroom CC (as it is now known) is
> clearly aimed at the camera phone user. Why are you even bothered with it?
> I am actually evaluating backing up my complete photo files (8-9TB) on
> Amazon Glacier or equivalent. If you do not trust your files to reside on
> the net safely, it beats me why you keep money in the bank. Big banks are
> far less trustworthy than the big tech companies!
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at 
> gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 11,99 ? here, to allow access to my files? Why should I pay for that?
> >
> > http://www.adobe.com/fr/creativecloud/photography.
> > html?mv=search&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!216697395257!b!!!!
> > lightroom%20adobe&ef_id=WehUswAABRhGHmET:20171019073059:s <
> > http://www.adobe.com/fr/creativecloud/photography.
> > html?mv=search&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!216697395257!b!!!!
> > lightroom%20adobe&ef_id=WehUswAABRhGHmET:20171019073059:s>
> >
> > Amities
> > Philippe, who still needs some reassurance ;-)
> >
> > > Le 19 oct. 2017 ? 09:27, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> a
> > ?crit :
> > >
> > > If you needed Lightroom, why would you not pay? To me, this seems a 
> > > very
> > > strange discussion, involving US$10 a month, in a forum full of Leica
> > > owners! Talk about being penny wise and pound foolish!
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Jayanand
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
> > > verizon.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Not so sure I communicated properly.. if you use CC, and you do NOT 
> > >> pay,
> > >> your program is basically useless. It will not work.
> > >>
> > >> If you use ANY of the "perpetual license versions", you get no 
> > >> updates,
> > >> but you can always use it. Using Adobe Camera Raw, a free program, you
> > can
> > >> always have camera model updates that will allow you to convert from
> > RAW to
> > >> some other format, and use your V1.0 of LR to process it...
> > >>
> > >> Frank Filippone
> > >> Red735i at verizon.net
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com>
> > >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > >> Sent: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:19
> > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] lightroom
> > >>
> > >> That?s if you upgrade the camera body Jayanand.I could still run the
> > >> original LR 1.0 if I kept using the cameras I had at the
> > >> time.AmitiesPhilippe> Le 19 oct. 2017 ? 08:02, Jayanand Govindaraj <
> > >> jayanand at gmail.com> a ?crit :> > Adobe's perpetual licenses 
> > >> required
> > >> upgrades every two years which cost way> more than what I pay over two
> > >> years with the Cloud Subscription.> > Ditto for Microsoft Office.> >
> > >> Economically, the CC is the way to go!> > Cheers> Jayanand> > On Thu,
> > Oct
> > >> 19, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>> 
> > >> wrote:> >>
> > >>>>>>>> The standalone version of LR Will not be supported after Dec 31.
> > >> No more>> revisions, enhancements, added cameras, etc after that 
> > >> date.>>
> > >> Adobe is making so much money from the subscription service, the>>
> > >> additional income from the perpetual versions are no longer worth it. 
> > >> Or
> > >> so>> it appears.>> They now own us. You either pay your monthly fee or
> > your
> > >> images are>> basically as you took them. Your enhancements, crops, etc
> > are
> > >> no longer of>> any use. You would need to do them over again with some
> > >> other SW.>> If you have not figured it out yet, do not trust any
> > promises
> > >> from Adobe.>> >> Frank Filippone>> Red735i at verizon.net>> >> >>
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