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Subject: [Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:01:17 -0600
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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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-- 
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA



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