Thursday, August 14, 2008

Lightroom Update

I am still a little nervous about Lightroom 2: Adobe seems to have caught Microsoft Disease. ("Ship it: people will buy it even if it's buggy and we'll gradually get it to where it's livable sooner or later.") However, they have finally posted a script that fixes the keyword bug, which was totally unacceptable. And as I said earlier, some of the features are nifty. But wait..

A photographer/programmer has created a LR plugin that allows direct export to the PSC or the PSA from Lightroom. O frabjous day! This takes a very annoying step right out of my workflow. It seems to work fine both with LR 1.4.1 and LR 2.0. Here it is

http://pka.xs4all.nl/index.php/lang-en/lightroomexportpluginphotoshelter

M

2 comments:

Elessa said...

is it still possible to buy the prior version of LR? i really want to get a copy and am wondering if i should spring for the new version or try to find the older one.

MarcWPhoto said...

You can probably find a copy in a store if you go look RIGHT NOW. Otherwise, no, you won't be able to get it. I have a copy I will sell you if you really want the old version. Drop me an email if you decide you want it.

OTOH, you can download a thirty-day trial of the new version from Adobe's website. Since you're not upgrading from the old version you will miss out on most of the danger points. Once I got the transfer all straightened out, it does seem to be working fairly well.

M