rsolomon Posted December 10, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 10, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I Have recently made the move to digital and ready to dive into post processing, I had planned on using LR version 6, which is still supported but going subscription / cloud based. Given the opportunity to start new now what's the best way for me to go? I'm not a super techie, more familiar with Windows vs Apple. Appreciate the advice and knowledge of this group. If it matters I use M240. Thanks in advance Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 10, 2017 Posted December 10, 2017 Hi rsolomon, Take a look here New to post processing and now LR is subscription -ughhh. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Jeff S Posted December 10, 2017 Share #2 Posted December 10, 2017 LR Classic CC will provide the user experience similar to the standalone (perpetual license) version. You could, I suppose, still buy the standalone version until year end, but it will no longer be supported with updates after that. In your shoes, I would likely opt for the Classic version.. http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom-classic.html Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted December 10, 2017 Share #3 Posted December 10, 2017 LR offers an all round good combination of image database management, raw converter, photo editor and access to other add-ins which is difficult to find elsewhere. For each of these functions you can probably find a better alternative, but you're unlikely to find them all to an adequate standard. So the advice you need depends on which of these functions you actually want. There may be a package that does all you want in a standalone version. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitz Posted December 10, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 10, 2017 Most of the post processing software has trial downloads. If you get Lightroom CC Classic, you also get Bridge and Photoshop CC with the same subscription. You'll have to decide what approach you prefer for file management. The other decision is which raw converter you like, if you plan on shooting raw. Many in this forum prefer Capture 1. I use the Adobe products and make my own raw converter profiles which I prefer for Leica's digital cameras. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 10, 2017 Share #5 Posted December 10, 2017 I Have recently made the move to digital and ready to dive into post processing, I had planned on using LR version 6, which is still supported but going subscription / cloud based. Given the opportunity to start new now what's the best way for me to go? I'm not a super techie, more familiar with Windows vs Apple. Appreciate the advice and knowledge of this group. If it matters I use M240. Thanks in advance Rich For a "beginner"? Have a look at ON1. Their site offers a huge number of short tutorials to help you on your way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ru2far2c Posted December 13, 2017 Share #6 Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) For a "beginner"? Have a look at ON1. Their site offers a huge number of short tutorials to help you on your way. +1 The plus program is also helpful. I use Capture 1 most of the time. Dabble in ON1 from time to time to finish an image and have my own DAM system for files. Edited December 13, 2017 by ru2far2c Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted December 18, 2017 Share #7 Posted December 18, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) LR Classic CC will provide the user experience similar to the standalone (perpetual license) version. You could, I suppose, still buy the standalone version until year end, but it will no longer be supported with updates after that. In your shoes, I would likely opt for the Classic version.. http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom-classic.html Jeff New updates to LR CC, et al., today, with the update (maybe the last) to LR6 stand-alone out tomorrow, Dec. 19. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted December 19, 2017 Share #8 Posted December 19, 2017 New updates to LR CC, et al., today, with the update (maybe the last) to LR6 stand-alone out tomorrow, Dec. 19. Yep, I noted in a different thread last week the last standalone update tomorrow. Lots of overlap in these discussions. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted December 29, 2017 doing a capture one V11 trial now, BIG learning curve but getting it..... results are really nice , back to work Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitz Posted December 30, 2017 Share #10 Posted December 30, 2017 Rich, you may want to check out Darktable. It is open source, like Open Office and Linux, and thus free forever. I'm hoping for great things from Darktable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted December 31, 2017 Share #11 Posted December 31, 2017 I Have recently made the move to digital and ready to dive into post processing, I had planned on using LR version 6, which is still supported but going subscription / cloud based. Given the opportunity to start new now what's the best way for me to go? I'm not a super techie, more familiar with Windows vs Apple. Appreciate the advice and knowledge of this group. If it matters I use M240. Thanks in advance Rich As you are using a camera that produces DNG as its native raw format, many of the updates (adding new cameras/formats) won't matter to you at all. There are new tools and capabilities (and bugs!) added frequently to the CC versions of course. Right now the new cloud based version isn't the best fit for serious photographers with high volumes of images, in my opinion. If you don't like the subscription model, the the perpetual licence version(6.12) as mentioned will still be available with all of its current capabilities. I wouldn't expect that the profiling for the M (Typ 240) would change again in the future. Personally I find the CC Classic version bundled with Photoshop CC as a plan very compelling. importing, sorting, keywording, develop adjustments all in Lr for me going out to Photoshop from within Lr for functions like layers and actions, exporting versions for different uses etc from Lr too. Lightroom is much more than a raw processor of course. For my own photography I find the asset management capability invaluable 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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