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That interests me a lot. Before Lightroom, I generally used C1 and an older RC (RSP--the developer sold to Adobe about the time LR came out and works there in development) for processing, but since I don't shoot commercially any longer, I can compromise a bit--and generally get the colors the way I choose in LR. When they added the profiles for the Canons it was a plus in my book--even though I generally still stuck with neutral (other times, it was quicker to get reds or greens 'right' to use one of the 5D profiles).Michael Reichmann's preliminary review indicated that Adobe is rewriting the raw processing engine. Raw conversion IQ seems to be the most serious objection most photographers have to the program. IQ wise, this is a really interesting development.
Paul
one set of controls seems like you have it set up wrong....can only see one set of controls at a time... the sliders seem even more unresponsive than Aperture. Everyhing just seems to take up too much space
.... but despite its faults Aperture still is the king of the complete workflow application
K
HI ToddI'll download and play with it on my new MacBookPro. You certainly can see more than one set of controls at a time. While the UI isn't as clean as Aperture, Aperture DOESN'T SUPPORT MY CAMERAS. I've owned my DLux4 for how long?
I am hesitant to switch, but I'm really tired of being limited in what I can shoot. Yes, workflow within Aperture is very nice. BUT, if I shoot raw with the DLux4, I am forced into another completely different workflow. That means that the *real* Aperture workflow is worse than it seems. I'm switching machines right now, and have archived the last 5 years of images. Now is the time to jump and I'm about ready to do so...
Of course if the output sucks then it is of little use. But I find limited camera support beyond irritating. I have a software tool forcing me to make a choice between adding another workflow or just shooting jpg. I now have 5 different photo apps installed - Aperture, LR (trial), Raw Developer, C1 (from the Leica), and DPP (Canon). If I want to shoot raw (including the sRaw for Canon), I need to use at least three different programs. And that is owning only two cameras!HI Todd
I'm half way between you and Kevin.
I'd really rather stay with Aperture (I've just been playing with the print module in LR3, it worked wonderfully . . . but the prints were horrible!).
On the other hand, I have four cameras, and the only one that Aperture supports fully is the A900 . . .that's kind of irritating!
All my controls work except for luminosity slider in NR. Import was as usual only a bit faster I thought (just imported this month's folders). I feel that moving from module to module is somewhat faster and I haven't had any issues with any tools being slow. The bummer for me is that I can't open the Print module. I've reported it and done what the one person said, but it didn't work. One of the suggestions was to create a new catalog so I'll try that. There are some great new options I'd like to try in printing.one set of controls seems like you have it set up wrong....
....only king of the workflow if it actually supports the cameras you use which for me has been an abysmal failure over its lifetime.
That's exactly what I do and I love it! I hate when a software app. controls my files. For me, all image files are copied to my Mac at the Finder level. Backups are made, and then the fun begins... from any app I wish. Yum.Perhaps the solution is to go full manual with the asset management, importing manually, storing manually, and then doing raw developing as needed. But that seems ridiculous in 2009...
I'm seeing a significant improvement in image quality. Especially with regards to sharpening. In the past Lightroom had really ugly transitions at the edges where it tried to smooth things too much causing what some refer to as a wormy effect. Now with LR 3 the transitions are much cleaner and detailed. Also seeing a reduction in color fringing - note the spark guard on the chimney. Here's the same file converted with the same settings in LR 2 and LR 3 at 200% to highlight the differences:
LR2 at 200%:
LR3 at 200%: