Dxo photolab 2 smooth faces1/10/2024 Will go back and try brackets that failed in ON1 and see what Aurora gives me. ![]() Did get Aurora, their stand alone HDR software to try out. I really wanted to like Luminar, but haven't been able to zero in on a workflow I can get my head around. Lots of options to fine tune images to get to my vision. HDR module is pretty useless IMO, but that's not a deal breaker. I like that it doesn't rearrange my file structure. Currently using ON1 as my default and like it. I think Peter's comment is interesting: "After many years I've been looking for alternatives to LR. I hope one of the others like Skylum one day hits all three!" None of the other Adobe competitors will work for me because none of them offer desktop, mobile and cloud support. That was a show stopper that caused me to switch back. I confirmed with Adobe that it will consume 100% of device capacity if needed. The mobile applications (phone and iPad) actually store a smart preview of EVERY image and there is no limit on how much space it will use on your mobile device. It's so much more convenient for travel! I was very pleased with Lightroom Cc but then I discovered a big issue. I did switch fully to Lightroom CC because I love the idea of having my images in the cloud (backed up locally of course) because I want to move to a mobile only workflow doing all my editing and management on the iPad. Jim added a very interesting comment: "I use Lightroom Classic. And lastly, I use a series of other tools as plugins to Lightroom (Excire visual search, ON1 B&W conversion, TopazLabs DeNoise AI)" I'm also not thrilled with their move into compositing with sky removal. I also use Luminar for heavier editing but I am VERY disappointed that they made a big deal out of Libraries, but then quietly dumped supporting import of Lightroom Libraries). Lawrence wrote: "My current software suite is Lightroom for catalog management along with light editing (can't say I love it, but I've stuck with it because of the tagging/collections/rating I've done there over the years. What do you love/hate about the photo software that you're using now." I then went over to our TDS Facebook page where I asked the question: ""Which Photo Software Should You Use?" - And I want your input. How can you release a product without refine edge ? For now on the iPad I am sticking with affinity on the iPad. I can do edits and share easily enough that way. Not mentioned but I do like LR mobile on my iPad and it's ability to synchronize with LR desktop. I do use Luminar and photolab ( they do the best noise reduction ). A lot of images are in it and I know them well enough for what I do. Luminar's catalogue features are pretty basic at the moment, but it's a great plugin."Īnd finally, Rob chimes in: "I am sticking with LR /PS. I think Photos is better than many people think and good enough for most. However, Capture One meets most of my needs although the catalogue isn't quite there. Lightroom CC and Photos I mainly use to support mobile devices."Īndrew, a former Aperture user, writes: "Nothing has quite replaced Aperture. I think things like Luminar are interesting from a processing perspective but it's difficult to find a time to experiment. My workflow is built around Lightroom now and that is my biggest barrier to change. I still miss the organisational abilities of Aperture. ![]() Since I've been a Lightroom user since its first beta, I don't think I'll ever change as long as Adobe keeps up its current rate of advancing the platform."Īndrew adds: "Lightroom Classic is my go to now but I use Capture Pro for my my Fuji pictures. I also use Lightroom Mobile, Luminar and Aurora HDR. While Lightroom (formerly Lightroom CC) gets used mostly so I can check what's going on in the Creative Cloud. Apple's Photos app is used primarily to share images with my Apple centric family. I use Photoshop if and when the image requires PS's advanced editing capabilities. I think Charles sums up the position of many photographers these days: "I primarily us Lightroom Classic to manage and edit my images.
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