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cs5 v lightroom
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looking at getting 1 of the above software packages,looking for the pro’s and conns of each other than price.
thanks
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There are loads of websites, pages, discussion groups, etc which do comparisons.
Lightroom is more workflow, while PS is just an editing tool.
You can download trials for both at Adobe.com, so you can try before you buy!
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Also budget may be a factor as CS5 is very expensive!!
Steve
You need both IMO and Photoshop Elements will do almost everything that a photographer will need from CS5, maybe not an easily though.
You could get by without LR but not without some version of Photoshop.
My Workflow is
1 Shoot some stuff in RAW
2 Import stuff into LR3
3 Scan through the images hitting “x” to delete anything that’s way off and hitting “1” for something worth editing
4 Filter for items that I have selected in LR, anything from 10-100 or more images from a shoot
5 Crop/Straighten adjust exposure as necessary
6 Export the final selection to jpegs
7 Edit in CS5 for cloning/working with layers or sharpening
8 Publish the shots for all the world to see and make millions (haven’t cracked this bit yet ;-) )May I respectfully present a different point of from those who say Lightroom is work-flow only program vs Photoshop CS or Elements. I’d also disagree with those who say you “must have either image editing program”
If you are beginning with post-processing and especially raw, it has the best interface to the Adobe RAW libraries.
It does all of the things post-processing beginners need to work with =
(I’m working from memory and in no special order)
White balance
Color correction
Dodging & burning
Cloning, but not major area replacement
Sharpness
Noise correction
Contrast
Red eye
Rotation and leveling horizons
Lens correction
Perspective correction
Great user defined presets when importing and exporting
Plug-in support for the same programs as CS (including HDR programs)
Direct interface (export and reimport) to CS and Elements
I’d list more but I’m on my iPad and don’t feel like getting up and opening Lightroom on my desktop machine.These are things that any RAW shooter has to deal with with almost any image.
Lightroom has many features that support multi-versioning of edits, collections, reduced disk usage, direct interface to social networking programs (including export presets for resolution, size reduction, sharpening for display vs print, and more
Full Photoshop was once the only kid on the block and it still the best for very advanced amateurs and some pros. Read the work flow of pros. They don’t start in the editor. They start with overall corrections and then send the image to an editor, if needed. Then it comes back into the main work flow. But I would agree that Lightroom really does need soft proofing for the same experts.
I have several professional friends and we all met years ago at Compugraphic at the very beginning of digital color processing and prepress. We all used Photoshop when it was the only thing available. Today, if we still use Adobe products, we use Lightroom with either CS or Elements. We also seem to be of the opinion, right or wrong, that many amateurs with the money start with CS have never really looked at Lightroom and have little idea of why ay pros see it as the best/easiest way to get their post processing done with the least number of hours in front of a computer.
I think this time I got out most of want I thought to say without too much use of the “SEND” button.
I forgot to mention that Lightroom is totally non-destructive. No changes are made to an original, except when edited outside LR.
ted
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