Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I figure that learning new software is keeping my gray cells going so I highly recommend Photoshop over Elements just for the mental exercise! <grin> I want Apple's GUI expertise with Adobe's tools. I really don't like the Lightroom GUI - I find myself gritting my teeth every time I mess with it. And this might be that I've failed to grok some important part of it. I like working with Bridge and Photoshop. My work-flow is already "non-destructive" in terms of image editing. Best regards, Adam On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 11:09 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Mark, > > This Elements user is 78 years old. Why should I burden my final years > learning an overly-complex product with hundreds of features that I will > never use. Elements 6.0 does a great job for me. YMMV. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 11:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sorry for the delay Frank (explanation) WAS > IsLightroom > 2.0 Really Shipping? > > >> Photoshop Elements is for big babies. >> >> A grade school kid wants the real Photoshop. >> Only their dumb parents would stoop so low as to use Elements. >> :) >> You need Compounds. >> >> >> mark@rabinergroup.com >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:23:38 +0530 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Sorry for the delay Frank (explanation) WAS Is >>> Lightroom >>> 2.0 Really Shipping? >>> >>> Frank, >>> You need Photoshop Elements. That will do all that you want. >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 6:02 AM, Frank Filippone >>> <red735i@earthlink.net>wrote: >>> >>>> Here is my dilemma... I do not own LR or PS. I am going to purchase one >>>> or >>>> the other. Not both. >>>> >>>> So I am trying to determine which best fits my needs.... >>>> >>>> Needs: >>>> Need to import files from some gadget ( Scanner and Camera Card) >>>> Put them somewhere (drive and directory) I want them to be.. not where >>>> some >>>> company wants to put them...... >>>> Allow me to do pretty minor edits.. including Crop, contrast, >>>> Brightness, >>>> maybe color correction, and especially scratch and dust removal >>>> Edits are done on a select image. Not all images. >>>> B+W conversion of Color files >>>> Not crash. >>>> >>>> Not Need >>>> Batch processing of anything >>>> Sophisticated image naming and retrieval SW >>>> Anything to do with Movies type needs >>>> Slideshow make up >>>> Printing sophistication ( I only have a B+W Laser printer... and do not >>>> intend on getting anything else.) >>>> >>>> Seems simple... so why can't I figure it out? >>>> >>>> Frank Filippone >>>> red735i@earthlink.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >