Lightroom 3 Beta... (Read 10529 times)

cofe · October 22, 2009, 11:58:31 am

Lightroom 3 Beta now available to try, just in case anyone else on here uses the world's best photo management and RAW processing software^TM.

Johnny Brown · October 22, 2009, 05:26:40 pm

SCHICK-A-FUCKIN-DINK!

cofe · October 22, 2009, 08:56:42 pm

i just took adobe's fist.

Johnny Brown · October 22, 2009, 09:34:11 pm

Hmm. You can't use a previous catalogue. In that case it's really just for testing, I'm not starting again...

slackline · October 23, 2009, 12:36:08 am

Quote from: Johnny Brown on October 22, 2009, 09:34:11 pm

Hmm. You can't use a previous catalogue. In that case it's really just for testing, I'm not starting again...

Perhaps thats why its a beta release

cofe · October 23, 2009, 08:59:12 am

they did that with the version 2 beta. it's fair enough. i'll try it on a few images and see how it handles.

Johnny Brown · October 23, 2009, 10:06:27 am

Noise reduction and improved RAW algorithms seem good. If the final version has correction for barrel/ pincushion distortion and soft proofing I'll be happily handing over hard cash.

Have they patched support together for Linux yet?

Yossarian · October 23, 2009, 10:30:04 am

I was in the process of moving from iView to Aperture.

Aperture can't do what I really want though (at least I don't think it can), which is tethered shooting that allows you to view the shot with a decent grid - a bit like the Photoshop View>Show>Grid screen.

Basically, I want the equivalent of seeing the shot through an artificial ground glass screen with horizontal and vertical lines.

Can you do that with Lightroom?

cofe · October 23, 2009, 10:35:58 am

sounds like something Capture One would do, no? I have no idea if it does…

Johnny Brown · October 23, 2009, 11:03:41 am

I didn't think it was, but apparently it is. I haven't watched it all but if you can switch to the crop function you get a choice of overlays including a grid.

Yossarian · October 23, 2009, 01:01:01 pm

Ta, I will study later...

As an aside, have you ever hired a digital back for your MF camera? I've been thinking about borrowing a Phase One. I assume you could import those files via Lightroom rather than Capture One...

(I've got Capture One LE, but I've never really bothered using it.)

Johnny Brown · October 23, 2009, 01:18:37 pm

No, I've got a Mamiya 645protl which is the manual focus version, I don't think any of the backs are compatible.

Since the D3x etc were released second-hand prices are tumbling though. I'm seriously thinking of swapping the body for the AFD and getting a P25. Another six months to a year and they should be pretty affordable - 3-4k now.

Capture one/ Phase one integration is supposed to be pretty good.

Yossarian · October 23, 2009, 01:52:59 pm

They were like 15 grand a couple of years back. Wow...

I just want super big clean images for some poster-sized (around A2) specsheets. I was going to do it on film, but when you add up all the scanning required it'll probably end up cheaper to hire a P+65 for 2 days.

Johnny Brown · October 23, 2009, 01:58:12 pm

Got access to a 'blad? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H101-P25-Phase-one-digital-camera-back_W0QQitemZ120484086654QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN?hash=item1c0d69437e]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H101-P25-Phase-one-digital-camera-back_W0QQitemZ120484086654QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN?hash=item1c0d69437e] [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H101-P25-Phase-one-digital-camera-back_W0QQitemZ120484086654QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN?hash=item1c0d69437e [url]

Or last week you could get a P25 for 4k with a contax 645 thrown in...

Tempting eh?

Johnny Brown · October 23, 2009, 01:59:06 pm

I'm really having a shit time here without my firefox plugins.

cofe · October 23, 2009, 02:05:26 pm

don't sweat it ken, your posts look swell.

Yossarian · October 23, 2009, 05:19:49 pm

Yeah, I use a Blad.

I've going to see the hire people as they've not tested Phase One backs with the Flex Body.

I might try a 903SWC too - they're meant to be the shit.

Johnny Brown · October 23, 2009, 06:39:23 pm

Smaller, older sensor, but only £1500!

Like I said, another year and these will be worth fuck all, just because a Sony whatever has more pixels... crazy.

Johnny Brown · June 08, 2010, 03:54:20 pm

I've said it before, I'll say it again...

SCHICK-A-FUCKIN-DINK

Johnny Brown · June 08, 2010, 04:10:12 pm

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When friends or clients post comments and ratings on your Flickr galleries, you can immediately see their feedback in the Lightroom 3 Library alongside your image

Oh God.

slackline · June 08, 2010, 04:23:29 pm

That'll be one of those "must have" features where all the license money is going to.

cofe · June 08, 2010, 04:24:23 pm

does it show trophies and medals too?

Control freak · June 09, 2010, 12:55:11 am

Quote from: Johnny Brown on October 23, 2009, 10:06:27 am

Noise reduction and improved RAW algorithms seem good. If the final version has correction for barrel/ pincushion distortion and soft proofing I'll be happily handing over hard cash.

Looks like your prayers have been answered
Lightroom 3 released

Bubba · June 09, 2010, 01:36:22 am

I'd heard that the import in LR3 was a big step backwards from 2, i.e. slow and clunky.

Anyone used it yet?

Paul B · June 09, 2010, 01:44:01 am

No specifics but a lot of the tutorials I've watched seem to use photo mechanic for import for speed (is bridge an alternative, I've heard mention but never bothered)...

You can probably find out in a few weeks Bubba