Digital BW, The Print

And to sum it up, just update to PS 6 when available unless you desperately desire batch processing...


On 10 Feb 2012, at 19:19, Paul Grant wrote:

> I see a lot of posts here relative to editing with Lightroom.   A few general comments that I think a lot of people miss.
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> 1.    If your processing RAW files you should be aware that the RAW engine in Lightroom is equal to or better than that in Photoshop.    If your using anything less than CS 5 you are missing out on a lot of benefits in the RAW processing of Lightroom 3 or Photoshop CS5.   The Beta of Lightroom 4 has a new RAW processing engine which I would expect to show up in CS6.    If your using pre Lightroom 3 and Photoshop less that CS5 then you are missing out on some significant improvements in terms of general RAW processing and in particular Noise Reduction and Sharpening.   Going to Lightroom 4 brings a whole new level to RAW processing.     I believe in the digital age how your software process RAW files is at the heart of creating great images.
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> 2.   Going to Lightroom 4 brings a whole new level of capability in terms of local adjustments in terms of selective noise reduction and many other local editing.
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> 3.  Certainly photoshop is really the only way to for in-depth local editing but getting a batch of images ready for PS I believe Lightroom to be invaluable.
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