Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely. LR is the best cataloguing software around. That is what is was made for to begin with. I can find any photo by the metadata or keywords or location in seconds. I like Adobe's tutorials and also the Lightroom Queen who writes the books about the missing FAQ for every new edition - Bampton. https://www.lightroomqueen.com/ You won't go wrong with LR. Tina On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 3:05 PM Howard L Ritter Jr via LUG < lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Tina (and others)? > > I?ve been using Photoshop (now CC) forever, but all I do with it is to > post-process images, with extensive use of Camera Raw?s tools, and make the > occasional pano. I do nothing highly creative or manipulative outside of > these limits. I have my images archived in folders within folders within > folders on my local HD, and I?d like to be able to file them indexed in > multiple ways for retrieval by, say, subject matter, location, and so on > independently of image number, camera used, original roll or card, and > dates. > > I have the original slides and memory cards, and digital backups on iCloud > but nowhere else. I don?t want Adobe to store them. I like the idea of > nondestructive editing, as I had with Aperture. > > I?m getting the impression that I?d be best served by switching over to LR > Classic. Does this sound right? Suggestions for the best way to learn it? > Adobe?s Classroom in a Book? YouTube? Commercial sites? > > ?howard > > > On Dec 19, 2019, at 1:33 PM, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > 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 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > > < > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html>