![]() Because it's so slow just browsing though your images takes forever too extending the time it takes to complete the images and removing any enjoyment from the editing process. It makes it difficult dial in the settings you want. ![]() I can barely even move a slider with out it lagging. I can't get more than 10 images in before it bogs down and lags. ![]() I've tried using it on multiple pc's from laptops to beefed out gaming desktops and it is just soooo damn slow. I used to be a big Lightroom person but shortly after it went to CC it got slow as molasses. You just have that huge file to deal with.įor "light" editing with no real retouching - and big volume of files - I just use LR and export directly as JPEGs (or whatever format).įor "heavy" editing and compositing I use PS to develop (as smart object) and retouch the hell out of it. In LR the RAW file just "rests" within the LR project with settings applied to it until you export it.Īnd if you open it as a smart object in PS all the settings are completely reversible and editable like in LR. The only real difference is – like you and I said – is that you have to save it as file in PS which eats up space. Only the user interface looks a little different. All the settings you can set in LR can also be set in PS as well. On de-bayer argument though you are wrong, since the ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) engine in Photoshop and Lightroom are exactly the same. Each composite is made of several smart objects so that I have utmost flexibility to change everything afterwards. I even do that for composites with the image elements. I can always go back in the original RAW file at any point. But when I have to only "develop" a few hundred images I do that from LR directly and export as JPEGs with JPEG Mini Pro and I don't have a step inbetween which eats up space.īut when I work in PS I open the files always as a smart object. Since I do a lot of retouching and compositing I need the PS workflow additionally. What about you? Do you love it? Hate it? Are you somewhere in between like I am? Are there any new improvements in Lightroom that have revolutionized your editing? How does it compare to Photoshop? Leave a comment below. Lightroom feels faster and better for making broad adjustments over big batches, but in my book, it doesn't come close to measuring up to what I need to take an image from raw to deliverable. Though, I've started to do more in Lightroom before heading over to the big kids' playground. It does a good job but not a great job too often. ![]() It's just not as precise and intelligent as Photoshop is. With its new features such as layered masking, subject and sky selection, and more, has Lightroom made enough improvements for it to be a plausible all-in-one stop for editing? For me, not yet. In the Cloning and Healing section in the Mastering Lightroom class, Pye Jirsa noted: "sometimes, Lightroom doesn't do a great job at sampling." I was vindicated that I wasn't the only one who thought so. In this shot, Lightroom chose to sample from a completely different pattern rather than the surrounding texture. This allows you to get more dramatic edges without oversharpening the entire image. If you increase the radius to 3.0, sharpening will be spread over three pixels around the edge, resulting in thicker, more defined edges. The default value of 1.0 means that Lightroom will apply sharpening over one pixel around the edge. What I learned in the Fstoppers class was that "Radius" allows you to sharpen the area around the edges. I do more precise sharpening in Photoshop, using High Pass and other adjustments. It’s not too long before the images look overly texturized and grainy. In the past, I’ve only used the “Amount” slider, and sparingly at that. The Sharpening Tool has four different sliders: Amount, Radius, Detail, and Masking. There is still one aspect where Lightroom under-performs glaringly, and I will touch on that at the end. Even so, I picked up three tips that have been great add-ons to make my editing more precise and faster. I think this would be the perfect class for photographers learning Lightroom or for those who have a basic knowledge but want a deeper skill set in the software. Having used Lightroom for about 15 years now, I found I knew most of what was covered in the material. I know Lightroom has made notable changes over the last year, so when I saw the Mastering Adobe Lightroom With Pye Jirsa class, I thought it would be a good idea to pull my sleeves up and make sure I was getting the most out of my software. I import my pictures, run them through a basic preset I created, cull, and export my selected keepers to work on in Photoshop.
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