Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6

[BoltSnap]

It is creepy Thanks.

BTW, my question all revolve around U/W photos.

 

[James R]

Here's another example & walk-through for a common issue with underwater photos:

http://jimspears.net/camera/backscatter/

 

[jar546]

If you folks are into editing photos, I started a forum that is specific to photo editing and need some help getting it up and running. We are looking for people to register and start posting, just like this site and many other message boards. Your help and participation is appreciated. Yes, its free. Photo Editing Forum

 

[00wabbit]

I have LR3.6 and thinking about version 4. Is the upgrade worth it and are there features that version 4 has that make it compelling to spend the money and upgrade from version 3.6?

BTW, I find that getting rid of backscatter in LR3.6 a pain in the keyboard when dealing with lots of it (I shoot mainly in turbid waters).

If you are trying to get rid of a lot of back scatter then it's time for photoshop. There are more tools that can be used more quickly and effectively there.

 

[kelemvor]

The CS7 products are supposed to be out any time now, and will support OpenCL so you get acceleration even if you don't have an nVidia adatper...

 

[BoltSnap]

If you are trying to get rid of a lot of back scatter then it's time for photoshop. There are more tools that can be used more quickly and effectively there.

I understand this very well but what about just the LR3.6 vs LR4, is it worth it to upgrade to LR4?

 

[Storker]

what about just the LR3.6 vs LR4, is it worth it to upgrade to LR4?

Definitely.

The new developing engine ("Process version 2012") is vastly superior to the one in LR3 (PV2010), particularly WRT pulling detail out of highlights. You have more options on local adjustments, which is a clear advantage, and as soon as you've adjusted to the new tone controls they're a lot more intuitive.

Also, Adobe has added soft proofing capabilities and geotagging. The last feature isn't much of an improvement for me, since I've been using Geosetter to geotag my photos and have found a good workflow for that, but if you haven't been geotagging your photos previously and want to start it can be a big advantage. I've missed soft proofing, though, so that's a big improvement for me.

They've also integrated Blurb photobook creation and basic video editing if you're into that sort of things.

All in all, I think LR4 is well worth the upgrade cost. In fact and IMO, PV2012 alone makes enough of a difference to justify the upgrade cost.


EDIT: I didn't think LR3.6 supported the OM-D's ORF files. If so, the raw file support alone should be reason enough to upgrade to LR4

 

[jar546]

Here is a quick video that I threw together about adjusting white balance on Jpegs using Lightroom 4. I recorded it in HD but for some reason it did not upload that way to Youtube. Looks like I have something to figure out now.

[video=youtube;CjUrKDggyvM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjUrKDggyvM&feature=youtu.be[/video]

---------- Post added April 12th, 2013 at 09:19 AM ----------

OK, so now it is in HD. Maybe I am going crazy this morning!

 

[James R]

Seems like it takes a bit for the HD to be available sometimes. Youtube has done that same thing the last two times I uploaded a video.

 

[Storker]

I understand this very well but what about just the LR3.6 vs LR4, is it worth it to upgrade to LR4?

Update: LR5 beta is out, so it's probably just a few weeks until v5 is available. I'd wait for that rather than buying LR4 now and then upgrading to LR5 a short time later



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