appleman Posted June 3, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 3, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can anybody tell me the major differences between PS and LR?. I have access to both. Is LR a watered down version of PS?. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Hi appleman, Take a look here Photoshop or Lightroom?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
cocker Posted June 3, 2012 Share #2 Posted June 3, 2012 A few hundred pounds! If you have access to both why not try them and see what you find to be the differences. I have both and prefer PS. Some people prefer LR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Pope Posted June 3, 2012 Share #3 Posted June 3, 2012 Unlike Keith I'm in the Lightroom camp. Lightroom has various modules. One enables you to manage your digital images in a catalogue and has quite a sophisticated database for this. You can add keywords, group them into collections, rate them by colour, 1-5 rating etc. The develop module enables you to make changes to your images, such as altering exposure, colour balance and removing sensor marks etc, plus much more. The beauty of Lightroom is that the changes are non-destructive. Moreover, where there are say sensor spots occupying the same area of several pictures, you can apply the changes to multiple images with a couple of key clicks. There is also a printing module, which basically does what it says, plus one for creating web pages and another for publishing books (in LR4). Photoshop is great for editing images but for me has way too many filters, options etc. I can virtually all that I want to in Lightroom. I really like Lightroom and rarely use Photoshop. YMMV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted June 3, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 3, 2012 See below Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted June 3, 2012 Share #5 Posted June 3, 2012 I use both. When I want a quick look at how PP can work on an image I use LR. If something is for the internet and it is a Jpeg along side a DNG, I will use LR. Of course as you must realize LR is used for Catalogs too and clearly shines over PS in that regard. However, when I want to perfect an image especially when the end result will be to print what some might call Fine Art (mainty landscapes) I always use PS and always print out to my 3880. To me the answers are in the print. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted June 3, 2012 Share #6 Posted June 3, 2012 To me the answers are in the print. Likewise, and although I own both PS and LR, I rarely use the former anymore. LR has gotten significantly better over the years, and LR 4 adds some valuable changes that formerly required either a lot of time or a trip over to PS. Whatever works. My prints are not inferior when I choose to use LR over PS; it's becoming mostly about personal preference. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jarski Posted June 3, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 3, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) with ACR, PS and Bridge, you can do everything LR is capable of (and more), but not with so intuitive and responsive interface. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleman Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted June 4, 2012 Thanks all. As LR came with the camera I will start to use it for a comparison with PS. Incidentally, is there an easy way to open the DNG file in PS, then do some work on the image without destroying the original info?. I read somewhere that by clicking on the command button (MAC) it will keep the original DNG file. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted June 4, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 4, 2012 Incidentally, is there an easy way to open the DNG file in PS, then do some work on the image without destroying the original info? Photoshop proper doesn’t read DNG files at all (or any raw file format for that matter). You need the Camera Raw plug-in to convert raw files to something Photoshop can handle – which isn’t the original raw file so that isn’t affected by anything you do in Photoshop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleman Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted June 4, 2012 Huh?. I'v never have a problem with opening DNG or editing etc. But I would like to keep the original RAW file after editing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 4, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 4, 2012 You do - ACR opens the file and you can do the basic editing there. The file is unaltered, but ACR keeps track of the changes for display. Then you export the file to Photoshop preferably as 16-bits TIFF for further processing - which obviously has nothing to do with your raw data either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martha Posted June 4, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 4, 2012 For what it's worth, I prefer LR because the learning curve for this non-intuitive, older generation (used film for 50 years!), evolving to digital photographer is gentler than PS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleman Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share #13 Posted June 4, 2012 ACR? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleman Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share #14 Posted June 4, 2012 Still no answer. Maybe I should use LR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikP Posted June 4, 2012 Share #15 Posted June 4, 2012 LR Will work swell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted June 4, 2012 Share #16 Posted June 4, 2012 ACR? Adobe Camera Raw – the Photoshop plug-in responsible for converting raw files. In Lightroom the raw conversion algorithms are implemented as an integral part of the application; for Photoshop the same algorithms are implemented as a plug-in (namely ACR). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 4, 2012 Share #17 Posted June 4, 2012 Huh?. I'v never have a problem with opening DNG or editing etc. But I would like to keep the original RAW file after editing. When you open a DNG, or any other RAW files in PS, you will not that it opens up in a specialist window first, before you open it in PS proper. THAT window is Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). When you click the Open button in that window, you are then working on a copy of the original DNG file, which remains untouched. You will have noted that PS cannot Save As a DNG file. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted June 5, 2012 Share #18 Posted June 5, 2012 LR and ACR processing are the same functionality. ACR has gotten very good in CS5 with local controls doing what you used to have to do in PS. Certainly more control than you ever had in a darkroom. PS give you tons more processing options that will never be in LR, HDR, panoramic merge, ability to add type, ability to do composting. The list is endless. Certainly more to learn, but you can learn slowly starting with the basics which is no more complicated than Aperture, LR, DXO or the other stuff out there. Then you have Bridge,and mini bridge to do all the sorting,stars, labels,etc if that is your thing. LR can only edit images you import into the LR catalog. Bridge will see and use your current file structure which I have no intention of changing. It is custom built with all kinds of sub folders for raws, different sized jpegs, various iterations of in process. PS allows soft proofing with the soft proof showing next to the original so you can match them without having to turn one off/on. This is a big deal if you want prints to match your vision, a really really big deal. Nothing else does for me what PS does. More costly, but it is the professional standard for a reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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