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Currently I use Picasa to do most of my editing. It works ok for what I need at the moment which is to post pics to facebook or create an online album for many to see. However, as I get more into some freelance sports work and possible individual photo shoots Im thinking Im going to need something better than Picasa.
Any suggestions?
photoshop cant be beat
Hi donnman,try this to http://www.dxo.com/intl/photoive messed around with it for a while u can use the free version for 31 days.
Gimp is powerful and free. Hard to learn IMO but that may be because my brain is geared for Photoshop Elements. All the Adobe photoshop applications are available for 30 day free trial. Photoshop Elements is very powerful for under $100.
Mark
DXO is the best RAW processing software out there, for digital manipulating and design photo shop CS5 is one of the best if not the best.
John.
I agree with Fast Glass, DxO is the best for Raw file processing, for me especialy in noise correction, but a bit slow comparing with Digital Photo Professional.
For photo editing like: croping, contrast correction, retouching, adding some filters or effects the Photoshop is the best [;)]
All the softwares listed are great. But if you are planning to have an increase in the number of photos taken (especially sports when you often take hundreds to get the right moment), you
what a loaded question. the topic of Photoshop vs lightroom vs aperture can nearly cause wars. for sports gigs, you might be building huge libraries and both of these programs are good at not only photo-editing but are also great organization tools. try 30-day download trials of each and get your hands on them. one will eventually feel "right" to you.
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I agree, between Lightroom and Aperture it's mostly just personal preference. As for Photoshop, one can't deny that for doing custom individual image editing, it comes second to none in the range of editing features.
I went from managing my photos in Aperture, then switched to Lightroom. I personally liked that fact that Lightroom and Photoshop are both Adobe so transfering photos between the two was very smooth. I didn't have to export my images out of Aperture then open in Photoshop anymore. You can open the file in Photoshop directly out of Lightroom!! [:D]
It greatly increased the pace of my workflow! Something to keep in mind when you're testing different software. Good Luck!!
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+1, I have the exact same workflow and I love it [:D] I also like the improved plug-inns in Lightroom 3. For example the Flickr and Facebook quick-exporting and also the way programs like Photoshop and Protomatix are `linked` to the program.
Does anyone use these programs on a Mac or is the Windows version the better system?
I use and recommend Lightroom for its speed and ease of use.
Does anyone have an opinion on which platform is best with Photoshop and Lightroom....Mac or Windows? I have the option for either one as I have both a Mac and Windows based computer. Just wondering if anyone has a preference.
Thanks for all the recommendations thus far, I am probably going to get Lightroom as I like the photo management and mass editing features. There are several different Photoshop options and Im a bit confused as to which one to get???
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I've been using this setup on my 2009 Macbook Pro with 4GB DDR3 RAM and never had any lag using Lightroom. I do lots of nondestructive multiple smart object layering in photoshop so it hangs sometimes for a bit when saving (mostly because these files sometimes get to be about 600mb before I shrink them). But apart from that it's been very smooth for me. No noticeable problems [:D]
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I use Photoshop CS4. Photoshop Elements I've only worked with real old versions so I can't really say anything about the newer ones that are out there [*-)]
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Mac vs Windows is a loaded question. But both will perform well with either of these programs. Personally I would rather use my Mac at home for working photo's and Windows at work (since most of my office software is Windows based. That one is personal prefrence.
Photoshop options? You mean Elements vs full version of Photoshop? Or Photoshop Extended?
You know you can download a free trial of photoshop at adobe's website.
Rick
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I agree and I think that they will perform more likely than different on either system. If you can choose between windows or mac...I'd believe that the main-question is: which do you prefer to work on? Which one is faster? But also, which one is more logical to use? Anyway either one will do the trick.
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Yep, try all the demo's you can and see what you like. I prefer Lightroom 3 with Photoshop CS5. However CS4, Photoshop Elements etc etc will also work. As a matter of fact I have never used half the programs of CS5, so in theory it doesn't make sense why I use the entire package. I probably could do with Photoshop Elements alone as wel...
Jan
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CS4 might work, depending on the camera you have. New versions of the Adobe Camera Raw plugin are not backwards-compatible with previous versions of CS. ACR 6 (current) works only with CS5 and Elements 8/9, not CS4 or Elements 7. So for example, if you have a 60D, you'll need CS5. The same idea holds true for LR, which also uses the ACR plugin. This is one area in which Mac OS X has an advantage - RAW file support is native to the OS, and updates are free (Apple provides them for the current OS as well as the immediately-previous OS, e.g. the latest updates work with OS 10.5 or 10.6, and those apply to Aperture, iPhoto, and the Finder for preview images).