Digital BW, The Print

Their nothing wrong with bumping to CS 6 but the fact is CS is designed to be used differently then Lightroom .. Their two totally different ducks.. even though they have some overlaps.. at least to me anyway. I think it depends largely what your image requirements actually are.. I would be on my knees with the concept of processing a 1200 /1600 shoot using PS.. and frankly would be looking for another line of work if that were the case.. Media shooters have no use for Photoshop but sure do light room.. On the other hand this is basically a fine art group and I figure to walk that walk PS is what's needed. In truth most of us have both and that works just fine for me.. I use both and the work flow that I've developed is pretty efficient... That's what really counts.. and that is more likely based on individual needs. As far as the lust for the latest and greatest..Well I'm in the business to make a living.. plain and simple I am not a beta site for any software company anymore and I choose to let you guys deal with that stuff. I just want to keep running.. when it's time to jump it just shows up ...always has.. 

jimbo

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Kale 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 12:23 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] I wouldn't dream of getting rid of Lightroom


    
  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.
  > 
  > 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.
  > 
  > 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.
  > 
  > Paul
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