Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/16

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Subject: [Leica] Adobe Lightroom's Newest Update (RicCarter)
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 18:43:22 -0400
References: <CAE3QcF7d7j+xSHdOqxL5jMmp4R5kNgxVoNrz0C-xohvVhgRnGg@mail.gmail.com> <CA+yJO1CXOEYUvykYSa1C+dSem_gsfKzSQ-RjuvZ1U3M2S-YUxQ@mail.gmail.com> <CC46936F-B9E3-4A4D-B493-FF9C277F5235@gmail.com>

Thanks, Steve.  I'm going to do that tomorrow.  I had high hopes that Adobe
would listen and issue a revised upgrade, but not yet!!

Tina

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 16, 2015, at 2:58 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I want my hard drives to show up in LR with exactly what is on them.
> When
> > I have duplicates, as I do for every file, the new Import refuses to
> import
> > them.  It shows that hard drive H has 19,000 files when it really has
> > 51,000 files because some of them are duplicates.  There is no way around
> > this with the new Import.  The new Import means that Synchronize Folder
> has
> > no meaning whatsoever.  And I used that all the time!!  I am wasting time
> > trying to deal with this. You can sign a petition to ask them to bring
> back
> > the old Import:
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.change.org/p/adobe-adobe-lightroom-import-dialog?recruiter=23319433&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-custom_msg&fb_ref=Default
> >
> > Please sign, if you care about it.
>
> Also downgrade to the old version.
>
> Steve
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
> > gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> well kinda sorta but maybe not quite the doom referred to in some
> on-line
> >> discussions.
> >> The import dialog specifically defaults to a simplified menu meant to be
> >> easier for newer users to navigate. However it removes some
> functionality
> >> that more experienced users regularly used in their workflow. Some of
> the
> >> functionality actually can be restored via advanced options and
> adjusting
> >> your workflow.
> >> The rationale for some of the features being removed is incomprehensible
> >> to many though. For example, you can no longer choose to have the memory
> >> card automatically ejected after import.
> >> So the upgrade does add new functionality and cameras/lenses. Almost
> all of
> >> that is included in both subscription and standalone versions.
> >> The update to the upgrade is intended to fix some of the performance
> issues
> >> and bugs introduced by the upgrade. It does not reinstate the import
> >> functionality to the previous  state.
> >> Arguably the first version should never have been released in its
> original
> >> form and what further irritated those unhappy was the nature of the
> >> response/apology.
> >>
> >> Personally I have the latest on my Macbook to test /compare against my
> main
> >> imaging computer (a high end PC) which I am not updating until I have
> to.
> >> Since the Typ 007 is added by the newest I am hoping that they resolve
> this
> >> minor mess before that becomes relevant for me ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >> Geoff
> >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >>
> >>
> >>> Today's Topics:
> >>>
> >>>   1. Re: Adobe Lightroom's Newest Update (RicCarter)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>> From: RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net>
> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Cc:
> >>> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 22:58:14 -0400
> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Adobe Lightroom's Newest Update
> >>> a major feature deletion (or addition) with a .x update sounds bogus to
> >> me
> >>>
> >>> it doesn?t seem to fit adobe history as i remember it
> >>>
> >>> did they have  REALLY major screw up?
> >>>
> >>> are they downgrading the standalone veersion to force rental of
> software?
> >>>
> >>> i have a lt of trouble trusting these guys
> >>>
> >>> ric
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Oct 12, 2015, at 9:39 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Have you tried Import?  It is totally changed and dumbed-down for
> those
> >>> who
> >>>> don't care to learn how to use the software.  Many features, all of
> >>> which I
> >>>> use on a daily basis, have been removed because they were deemed "too
> >>>> confusing" for new users.  I would hope LR was designed for
> >> professional
> >>>> users and not point-and-shoot enthusiasts who want the easiest
> possible
> >>> way
> >>>> to upload their photos.
> >>>>
> >>>> My whole system is based on the old LR.  If they don't fix it soon, I
> >>> will
> >>>> be abandoning Adobe.
> >>>>
> >>>> Tina
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:45 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <
> >>> jayanand at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I see no problem in Lightroom CC - is this only an issue in the stand
> >>>>> alone release?
> >>>>> Cheers
> >>>>> Jayanand
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sent from my iPad
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On 12-Oct-2015, at 09:01, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> thx
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Oct 11, 2015, at 11:29 PM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Just don't up date to 6.2 Ric!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Chris Williams
> >>>>>>> www.zoeicaimages.net
> >>>>>>> 504-231-6261
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Oct 11, 2015, at 10:36 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> i?ve been putting off version 6
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> have missed the problems
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> i should hold off?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> ric
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On Oct 11, 2015, at 3:33 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> To all photographers who are dealing with Adobe Lightroom's
> newest
> >>>>>>>>> "update", please go here and let Adobe know what you think about
> >> it:
> >>
> http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2015/10/lightroom-6-2-release-update-and-apology.html
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Tina
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>> Tina Manley
> >>>>>>>>> www.tinamanley.com
> >>>>>>>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
> >>>>>>>>>
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-- 
Tina Manley
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tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
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