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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
Just wondering. I constantly see posts here and in other NG's WRT to Adobe
Lightroom. I've gone to Adobe's web page to read about it, but I STILL don't get it. If one already owns Adobe Photoshop (in my case, CS3) what is the purpose to buying and using Lightroom? Doesn't PS do everything LR does? Can somebody with a clue help me out here as I seem to be completely clueless on this issue. TIA. Jack |
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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
"Jack" wrote in message ... Just wondering. I constantly see posts here and in other NG's WRT to Adobe Lightroom. I've gone to Adobe's web page to read about it, but I STILL don't get it. If one already owns Adobe Photoshop (in my case, CS3) what is the purpose to buying and using Lightroom? Doesn't PS do everything LR does? Can somebody with a clue help me out here as I seem to be completely clueless on this issue. TIA. Jack Lightroom is designed for a digital photographer's workflow and image management needs. There is much in Photoshop that isn't germane to the needs of a photographer. Lightroom is less expensive and more suited to someone who wants to tweek photos quickly. Both programs are useful tools but they are optimized for different purposes. |
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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
If you don't know why you need it then you don't need it.
Lightroom is a specialized version of Bridge/ACR. You can apply tweaks to large numbers of images simultaneously in Bridge but the interface in Lightroom is more suited to that task as well as organizing large numbers of similar images. In truth Adobe should have dumped the bugfest that is still Bridge and substituted Lightroom but that would kill a revenue stream. In order to entice people to buy Lightroom as well as Photoshop there are some modifications of the tools in Photoshop that are only found in Lightroom, but they are no big deal. Adobe has gotten into the really bad habit of creating tools that appear to do the same operation mathematically but calling them different things and giving them a different graphic interface if the tool appears in Lightroom, the ACR or the Photoshop desktop. Adobe purposefully does not document the tools well (read the Photoshop online "help" for an example of what "obfuscation" means) so that if you look into different books and articles by "experts" you usually find wildly different interpretations of how the tools work and how to apply them. It is sad that a great product like Photoshop has so much marketing chicanery that negatively impacts its use. |
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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
"trouble" wrote in message ... If you don't know why you need it then you don't need it. Lightroom is a specialized version of Bridge/ACR. You can apply tweaks to large numbers of images simultaneously in Bridge but the interface in Lightroom is more suited to that task as well as organizing large numbers of similar images. In truth Adobe should have dumped the bugfest that is still Bridge and substituted Lightroom but that would kill a revenue stream. In order to entice people to buy Lightroom as well as Photoshop there are some modifications of the tools in Photoshop that are only found in Lightroom, but they are no big deal. Adobe has gotten into the really bad habit of creating tools that appear to do the same operation mathematically but calling them different things and giving them a different graphic interface if the tool appears in Lightroom, the ACR or the Photoshop desktop. Adobe purposefully does not document the tools well (read the Photoshop online "help" for an example of what "obfuscation" means) so that if you look into different books and articles by "experts" you usually find wildly different interpretations of how the tools work and how to apply them. It is sad that a great product like Photoshop has so much marketing chicanery that negatively impacts its use. I have Photoshop CS. Would you recommend getting LR as opposed to upgrading to CS4 or CS5 in time? tim |
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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
"Jack" wrote in message ... Just wondering. I constantly see posts here and in other NG's WRT to Adobe Lightroom. I've gone to Adobe's web page to read about it, but I STILL don't get it. If one already owns Adobe Photoshop (in my case, CS3) what is the purpose to buying and using Lightroom? Doesn't PS do everything LR does? Can somebody with a clue help me out here as I seem to be completely clueless on this issue. TIA. Jack Great question - I have often wondered the same thing. It`s questions like this, and the answers of course, that keep me coming back to this group. |
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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
"trouble" wrote in message ... If you don't know why you need it then you don't need it. Lightroom is a specialized version of Bridge/ACR. You can apply tweaks to large numbers of images simultaneously in Bridge but the interface in Lightroom is more suited to that task as well as organizing large numbers of similar images. In truth Adobe should have dumped the bugfest that is still Bridge and substituted Lightroom but that would kill a revenue stream. In order to entice people to buy Lightroom as well as Photoshop there are some modifications of the tools in Photoshop that are only found in Lightroom, but they are no big deal. Adobe has gotten into the really bad habit of creating tools that appear to do the same operation mathematically but calling them different things and giving them a different graphic interface if the tool appears in Lightroom, the ACR or the Photoshop desktop. Adobe purposefully does not document the tools well (read the Photoshop online "help" for an example of what "obfuscation" means) so that if you look into different books and articles by "experts" you usually find wildly different interpretations of how the tools work and how to apply them. It is sad that a great product like Photoshop has so much marketing chicanery that negatively impacts its use. I have Photoshop CS. Would you recommend getting LR instead of upgrading to CS4 or CS5 in time? I use photoshop solely for photography. tim |
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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
"Jack" wrote:
Can somebody with a clue help me out here as I seem to be completely clueless on this issue. TIA. The best tip i can give you is to load the LR 2.1 (or 2.2 if this is already out) trial, try it and see for yourself. Regards, Markus |
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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:30:26 GMT, "Beefhooked" garybull - nospam -
@bigpond.net.au wrote: "Jack" wrote in message ... Just wondering. I constantly see posts here and in other NG's WRT to Adobe Lightroom. I've gone to Adobe's web page to read about it, but I STILL don't get it. If one already owns Adobe Photoshop (in my case, CS3) what is the purpose to buying and using Lightroom? Doesn't PS do everything LR does? Can somebody with a clue help me out here as I seem to be completely clueless on this issue. TIA. Jack Great question - I have often wondered the same thing. It`s questions like this, and the answers of course, that keep me coming back to this group. I'm still using Photoshop V7.0. I'm working with a trial version of Lightroom now just to see if I'm interested. (Free for 21 days from the Adobe site) So far, the one benefit I see is the ability to increase/decrease exposure. This has worked out well with some photographs shot using a circular polarizer. Increasing the exposure by two stops in LR gives better results than anything I can do in PS7. One thing, though...there is nothing intuitive about using Lightroom. It's an absolute bitch to learn what does what. I try this, try that, and then reset. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:05:49 +0100, "Markus Fuenfrocken"
wrote in : "Jack" wrote: Can somebody with a clue help me out here as I seem to be completely clueless on this issue. TIA. The best tip i can give you is to load the LR 2.1 (or 2.2 if this is already out) trial, try it and see for yourself. That's a non-trivial suggestion -- my own take is that the learning curve is pretty high and steep. -- Best regards, John [Please Note: Ads belong *only* in rec.photo.marketplace.digital, as per http://bobatkins.photo.net/info/charter.htm http://rpdfaq.50megs.com/] |
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Why use Lightroom if you already have Photoshop??
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:18:45 -0500, tony cooper
wrote in : I'm still using Photoshop V7.0. I'm working with a trial version of Lightroom now just to see if I'm interested. (Free for 21 days from the Adobe site) So far, the one benefit I see is the ability to increase/decrease exposure. This has worked out well with some photographs shot using a circular polarizer. Increasing the exposure by two stops in LR gives better results than anything I can do in PS7. You should be able to match it with Levels. -- Best regards, John [Please Note: Ads belong *only* in rec.photo.marketplace.digital, as per http://bobatkins.photo.net/info/charter.htm http://rpdfaq.50megs.com/] |
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