Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I used Media Pro from the time it used to be iView. The advantage is that you can search through all catalogs and you can have several catalogs open at the same time. The disadvantage is that they are very slow to upgrade to new formats and it doesn't play well with DNG files. Mine is also slow and crashes often. I have almost abandoned it in favor of LR which is much faster but can only open one catalog at a time. You can get around that by only having one catalog ;-) Tina On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 6:35 AM, Gerry Walden <gwpics at icloud.com> wrote: > Chris > > Thanks for the timely reminder about Media Pro. I have been wanting to > link a database with Capture One Pro and had completely forgotten its > sister program (duh!). I have downloaded a trail and will give it a go. > > Thanks again, > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > On 13 Jul 2014, at 11:08, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> > wrote: > > > Mark, > > > > Many of us use both Lightroom and Photoshop. I use Photoshop alone for > > editing my film scans, but for processing RAW files from my digital > > cameras, Lightroom makes it easier to go through the photos from a shoot, > > pick the ones to edit, and do basic editing (white balance, lens > > distortion corrections, etc.) quickly. Photoshop is really best for > > editing single images, not for working with larger numbers. Most photos I > > do require some more in-depth work, dodging and burning and such, which I > > think Photoshop's layers and masking abilities are better at than > > Lightroom. > > > > I don't use LR for cataloging, I find it slow and cumbersome for that, > and > > I'd have to put my film scans in it. I use Microsoft Expression Media for > > that. Phase One bought the software from Microsoft a few yrs back, and > > they sell it as Phase One Media Pro (It was originally called iView Media > > Pro before Microsoft bought iView, then MS decided they didn't want it > > after all, and sold it to Phase One). Of all the cataloging databases for > > photos that are available for Macs, I think iView/Expression Media/P1 > > Media Pro is the best. > > > > -- > > Chris Crawford > > Fine Art Photography > > Fort Wayne, Indiana > > 260-437-8990 > > > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > > > > On 7/13/14 5:12 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > > >> I should not claim to know what software exactly medium format shooters > >> use. > >> I just know they have reason to use software other than Photoshop. Often > >> software involved with the tethering process. Having their stuff live > on a > >> big screen as they are shooting it being looked at and rated by art > >> directors. And other parameters having to do with medium format shooting > >> which I know little about never having done it and I'm told Photoshop > >> doesn't have. I'm led to believe that all the top work in medium format > is > >> done with specialized software. I'm also aware that a lot of work now > done > >> by respected people is with Lightroom. But they tend to be younger > >> shooters > >> not having decades of experience with Photoshop. I just don't think > people > >> who have mastered Photoshop over decades are going to give it up for > >> Lightroom. They'd be saying goodbye to who knows what and who knows when > >> you're going to need it. > >> > >> > >> On 7/13/14 3:36 AM, "Gerry Walden" <gwpics at icloud.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Mark > >>> > >>> I am intrigued why you would restrict Capture One to medium format and > >>> Photoshop for anything else (i.e. not medium format). To my mind both > >>> would > >>> seem to handle all formats equally well. If shooting with a Phase one > >>> camera > >>> then there would be some logic to your argument. > >>> > >>> Gerry > >>> > >>> Gerry Walden > >>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 > >>> www.gwpics.com > >>> > >>> On 13 Jul 2014, at 00:22, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> If you were shooting medium format you'd use Phase One Capture one > >>>> Software. > >>>> If you were doing anything else you'd use Photoshop > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mark William Rabiner > >> Photographer > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/