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Originally Posted by DougAxford  I was quick to see how the editable profiles would be fantastic but after much reading, there are a very large number of people upgrading to 2.0 complaining about speed issues.
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[i] I thought the days of the Mac spinning beach ball were over, and then I upgraded to LR2. I would be so happy if Adobe did nothing more than concentrate ALL their efforts on improving speed before even thinking about any new features. I've given up on the adjustment brush for all but the simplest of things... |
Performance is tricky to discuss, because it depends so much on specifically what you're trying to do and what the software is doing on your behalf. I would generally agree that Lightroom's local correction tools are less responsive than one might be accustomed to in Photoshop. Adobe may be able to further optimize that user interface in the future, but it may also just be a really processor-intensive approach. I think Lightroom's tools are well-suited to light retouching and image tuning, but if you do chronic, heavy retouching, you'll probably keep using Photoshop. Note that you can still use Lightroom without relying on its retouching tools: Lightroom integrates quite well with Photoshop.
One can read all the reviews and message boards one likes; ultimately, the only way one will be able to figure out whether a product like Lightroom suits them is to download the trial and put in the hours evaluating it. The biggest risk is missing the forest for the trees by bringing too many assumptions to the party; Lightroom and Aperture are particularly vulnerable to that.
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Originally Posted by DougAxford If anyone has heard of possible release dates of PS CS4 and whether or not it might be fully 64 bit on pc's, I'd appreciate an update. My guess is that I may be wanting to wait for CS4.1 anyway. |
Adobe tries to hew to an 18-24 month release cycle for their major products. That makes May '09, give or take three months, the approximate release window for CS4. Reportedly, a 64-bit edition will be available for Vista, but until further notice, anticipate there will be strings attached.
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Originally Posted by DougAxford As an industry, we seem to be having problems with both software and hardware that need more beta testing prior to release. LR added many features in the final that were not in any beta (as far as I have read) and that may be the problem here. |
Yep. People want it both ways: they want the new features yesterday and they want their software perfectly stable. Which hat they wear corresponds to whatever grief they're experiencing.
Will raw conversions be so fast that we don't even have to go for a coffee?
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