Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I convert my fuji files to dng on import and they work just like my Leica files. Tina On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Philippe <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > LR is cheap for what it does Bob. > > And works fast if your PC/Mac is fast ? > > I can't see myself without its powerful and efficient database, its > editing capabilities, and export or printing features ? > > The only downside is the treatment of fuji files, but I guess you wouldn't > be affected by that. > > Amities > Philippe > > > > Le 29 oct. 2014 ? 18:19, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> a ?crit : > > > Thanks, Bob. I hear what you are saying, but LR is still a bit slow on > the > > intake whereas, as Leo points out, PM is blazing fast. I know people who > > have 25,000+ images in a LR catalog and if I undertake this enterprise in > > LR I'm afraid I will be in that group. For 95% of these images I just > want > > to see them and there has got to be a cheap fast app for that. Or maybe > > there isn't. > > > > --Bob > > > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi Robert, > >> Not sure of your reticence to use LR. It's perfect for what you want to > >> do. It's only a database and adding images to it only takes up very > little > >> space on your disk. Renaming the folders in LR is also easy. > >> I've many thousands of images in my catalogue, some from over 10 years > >> ago. It's very simple, efficient and powerful. > >> Just don't think it's worth your time to reinvent this wheel.... > >> IMO of course. > >> Best, > >> Bob > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >>> On Oct 28, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> When I started using digital cameras back ten or so years ago I started > >>> saving the image files in folders named by......year. Or > by......camera. > >>> This was obviously an extremely bad idea since I now don't remember > what > >>> might be in those folders, or if I am looking for a specific photo I > >> don't > >>> know where it might be. I don't see the need to import all those image > >>> folders and their contents into my Lightroom catalog but I would like > to > >>> quickly scroll through them and rename the folders to something more > >>> helpful. Photo Mechanic http://www.camerabits.com/ comes to mind > (I've > >> got > >>> an old license I could upgrade) but I'd be happy for any other > >> suggestions. > >>> > >>> --Bob > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com