kcnarf Posted January 7, 2013 Share #1 Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) HI! My new M Monochrom is forcing me to abandon Aperture 3 for LR4. First impression of LR: I don't like the darkness of the hard-to-read tool-screen. ALSO, I DON'T SEE HOW TO DELETE PHOTOS I DON'T WANT TO KEEP. AND WHEN I TYPE F FOR FULL SCREEN, LR4 ONLY MAKES THE PHOTO A LITTLE LARGER RATHER THAN EXPANDING IT TO COVER THE ENTIRE SCREEN. I welcome any assistance in regard to those 2 items/ In the meantime, I am exploring LR4's general operability. Any other important general facts I should know to ease my initiation into LR4? Edited January 7, 2013 by kcnarf additional comments Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lightwrangler Posted January 7, 2013 Share #2 Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) ALSO, I DON'T SEE HOW TO DELETE PHOTOS I DON'T WANT TO KEEP. In library-mode select the photo and push the delete button (upper right of your keyboard). LR asks you to delete the picture completely or just from the library. Right-click on the photo and select "Delete" from the lower end of the popup menu does the same. AND WHEN I TYPE F FOR FULL SCREEN, LR4 ONLY MAKES THE PHOTO A LITTLE LARGER RATHER THAN EXPANDING IT TO COVER THE ENTIRE SCREEN. Shift-CMD-F is what you are looking for. Mike Edited January 7, 2013 by Royal_Corona Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcnarf Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted January 7, 2013 Now, within LR4, I am trying to access Silver Efex Pro 2, but don't see any LR4 menu labeled Photo(s)? Where is it? Things are certainly not self-evident in LR4, unlike in Aperture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 7, 2013 Share #4 Posted January 7, 2013 I suggest you get either the Scott Kelby or Martin Evening book for a reference tool on using LR4. In addition to answering basic questions, there are tons of tips that you might not think to ask about. I'm not generally a big fan of video tutorials, but these by Julieanne Kost (and others by her) are quite easy to follow. Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted January 10, 2013 Share #5 Posted January 10, 2013 This Adobe video 'How to get started with LR4' might be of use... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted January 13, 2013 Share #6 Posted January 13, 2013 I have also downloaded the Luminous Landscape videos, very helpful, easy to digest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Old Dog Posted January 24, 2013 Share #7 Posted January 24, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Now, within LR4, I am trying to access Silver Efex Pro 2, but don't see any LR4 menu labeled Photo(s)? Where is it? Things are certainly not self-evident in LR4, unlike in Aperture. When in the Develop menu go to upper left corner of screen and click on PHOTO and then "EDIT IN" and then your choice. Good luck, it's awesome software. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted January 28, 2013 Share #8 Posted January 28, 2013 Things are certainly not self-evident in LR4, unlike in Aperture. Yup LR4 is a complete mess. The user interface is a awful and stuff is hidden all over the place. With Aperture everything is very intuitive and customisable. I have no complaints about the results or the (over)comprehensiveness of the range of tools available. The user manual helpfully tells you what everything does .... but not why, or what the results are..... The guys who wrote this have their brains wired up differently to mine..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougg Posted January 29, 2013 Share #9 Posted January 29, 2013 Yes, agreed on the impenetrable interface. Though familiar with C1, I needed Adobe's Classroom In A Book for LR3 to really get going with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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