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Subject: [Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:07:14 +0000
References: <788A1991-9C8A-4A0E-958F-5A5ADC4A2A58@mac.com> <E9E06687-CE3F-47C7-A1EA-5AF5CE2F0D10@gmail.com> <1840F263-A200-43C4-9D2A-431E49964E8B@rabinergroup.com> <CAF8hL-GNDzQ0=nw_+-jB0KxO-iFFd1Zjeka0OxBADg1t-xGTWQ@mail.gmail.com> <LO2P265MB1247C2475DEE527E9558F474F9530@LO2P265MB1247.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> <0AAA1B83-386C-4A9A-97C3-B612EB3A62A2@gmail.com> <BB2E4B63-639C-476B-9409-AE1F6E2EE399@rabinergroup.com> <CA+yJO1CYE-eSVT_UsYAR_M=EjCzaowyn3FeBWN7sfuiWOD7gbw@mail.gmail.com> <ce1dc93c-bd9a-61a3-e5a7-aafa5525cfd2@lighttube.net>

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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