Re: Lightroom alternatives?

Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 29 Oct 2017 13:49:03 -0500

Retouching and design, perhaps. Cataloging? I don’t know about that.
Also, I don’t want to spend time learning something new. The wheel was invented with LR (for me) and until it dies I’ll keep on using it.

I don’t mind the yearly subscription price but I do appreciate your mentioning other software packages…I’ll look at them in the event my students express interest.

Lea

your kids . my camera . we'll click

www.leamurphy.com

On Oct 29, 2017, at 1:30 PM, Randy Little <randyslittle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

There are a lot of as good alternatives.  The issue is more about LR failes conservation rules.  Phase one has a nice catalog tool Media pro and it ties nicely to Capture one which is about a billion times better then LR.  There are several open source catalogue tools that are also on par and better in many ways the LR.  

Affinity photo and design do 95% of what even most pros need in terms of retouching and design. 

Randy S. Little
2017 Emmy award 
On-set VFX Supervisor - Gotham on Fox

On Oct 29, 2017 11:40, "lea photo" <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Indeed, you can use any version of LR that supports your camera’s raw files and if you purchase a camera not supported you can always convert to DNG on import. There is no need to upgrade to anything if your current version supports your workflow. 

I use LR4 for my client portrait work and the newest version for my personal work. 

With the amount of money Adobe is pulling in from the subscription service I can’t imagine they’re going to let go of it ever. For those of us who came to Adobe products by spending $1200-$1500 for a standalone product the subscription version is a godsend.

Plus, there’s nothing on the market does what Lightroom does so far as catalog he is concerned. I’ll happily stick with it for many many years.

Lea

On Oct 29, 2017, at 9:53 AM, Gregory <fyrframe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

    The problem is that Adobe is
        taking away their programs from the general public. I don't have
        a need to subscribe to any program I am not at the level of
        activity that would constitute trying to use these now very
        expensive programs. 

        Here is a website of archived programs and downloads.
https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install.html?promoid=2K4PCJ2R&mv=other

        I'm still using CS2.

        Gregory Gig Harbor, WA.

    On 10/29/2017 6:44 AM, lea photo wrote:

      Lightroom Queen addresses many of your fears. I tend to
        agreee with all she says. I’ve been using LR for 10 years and
        I’m not giving it up. I’ve been on a cloud subscription for two
        years now and it’s great.

        Www.lightroomqueen.com

        On Oct 29, 2017, at 7:10 AM, Laurenz Bobke <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
        wrote:

          With Lightroom going to subscription only, are
            any of you switching to an alternative programme? 
            Do you have any experiences with Affinity photo?
            The subscription seems to be even more expensive here
              in Europe than in the US and it seems to me that Adobe is
              pushing customers generally in the direction of the cloud
              solution.
            I know they are promising to continue support  for the
              "classic" version, but then didn't they also promise to
              continue selling non-prescription versions?
            Apart from the price of the subscription I am feeling
              more than slightly uneasy about having no control over the
              programme and (in the case of the new "CC") even my own
              data.

              -- 

              kind regards / mit
                freundlichen Grüßen,

                Laurenz Bobke
                http://www.travelphoto.net/