Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're right. I forgot about that. My first paid one was a CD, but all the updates and upgrades have been downloads. I always have to dig up my original serial number and it was on a CD-package. Think I'll get me a LR for the Air ... On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:47 AM, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> wrote: > Not if you have another Mac ;-) Also even paying for them they are usually > a > download (inc full CS6 Master) these days.... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > > Getting Lightroom onto a machine without a CD/DVD drive is a bit of a pain. > > You might find yourself taking a peek at Aperture. I have both Lightroom > and > Aperture (LR on my stationary) ... I can't really say with any conviction > which one is my favorite. Aperture works better with the Air (for me). 12 > of > one, a dozen of the other. > > Daniel > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 10:24 AM, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> > wrote: >> I have LR4, CS6 Master (some) and Capture 1 on my 2011 Air >> (i7/256GB/4GB) with no issues (other than screen size!) I would not >> regard it as replacement for a bigger laptop or desktop though.... >> >> john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Interesting what you say Bob because I was toying with upgrading my >> very old plastic macBook. By the sound of it LR4 and PhotoMechanic >> would have no trouble at all. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> On 13 Jul 2012, at 07:16, Bob Adler wrote: >> >>> I have an air with a 250 GB SSD Drive and an external 500GB external >> G-Drive, Sonny. >>> >>> I have LR 4, cs6, and Capture 1. All work incredibly well and fast. >>> I >> carry a 500GB external G-drive mini; thin, small and fast, which I >> backup my photos to each night. I've had no space problems and my >> layered TIFF files get up to a gig each. >>> I backup the catalogue each night too. And the newer airs have even >>> bigger >> SSD drives. >>> Great travel gear IMO. >>> >>> Bob Adler >>> www.rgaphoto.com >>> >>> On Jul 12, 2012, at 8:10 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Just suppose one had a Macbook Air, and wanted to use LightRoom and >>>> Photoshop with it, . I suppose you'd need a portable hard drive to hold >>>> the catalog and serve as a scratch drive? I'd think even the 256 gig >>>> drive is kinda small . . . >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Sonny >>>> http://sonc.com/look/ >>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>>> >>>> USA >>>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information