Comments on: Lightroom 2.0 beta Released

by: Sylvia

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:21:36 +0000

I’ve downloaded the trial and I really love it. My big problem now is trying to work out what to do until release - is it really sensible to purchase Lightroom 1 so that I can play with Lightroom 2.0 until the end of August? I’d happily preorder Lightroom 2.0 instead if that were an option…

If you’re happy using the 2.0Beta a bit longer, I can send you a serial number you can use to extend the 30-day trial (anyone with Lightroom 1.x can do this for up to five different people, as per this page). —Jeffrey

by: Matt Pearson

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:06:55 +0000

I need your help. Again. You were kind to us a few months ago, when I was trying to configure Lightroom for our New England conservation center’s treatment studio. Now for the sequel…

We need to apply a custom camera profile, made with a device-level target. I want to assign the profile to the raw file, then convert it to either Profoto or AdobeRGB. I know that a characterization can be achieved using the ACR/raw adjustment tools found in the develop module. However, these don’t provide nearly enough accuracy. The profile we’ve generated does. Using it in our workflow would also offer less opportunity for error and inconsistency. Our focus is accuracy, consistency and workflow. How can I modify Lightroom to incorporate our custom profile (we’re ony using one)? Or can Lightroom be altered to allow me to add the profile as an option?

We’re determined to use ony Lightroom; adding more steps and applications to our workflow is highly undesirable (few of our staff are comfortable with Photoshop).

Thanks, Matt

by: Rudi

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:34:13 +0000

Wondering if we will have to pay for the LR2 (once released) after purchasing 1.4? Sorry if this is off topic. Btw, I lived in Jpn for many years (from pre-bubble) before returning to Australia.

by: Gary Salles

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:32:19 +0000

I am still using LR 1.3 and I am also getting mysteriously aborted uploads to SmugMug. I fixed one issue by turning off the screen saver, and thought I was OK. But I have always been uploading medium res files (6 MP). Last night I attempted 166 Hi Res (12.1 MP) files and the system stalled at 77. However, all backup .jpgs were written to backup USB hdd. This makes me think it’s either a SmugMug issue, or a plug-in issue. Any ideas?

by: Jill Yablon

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:31:41 +0000

I am trying to upload photos from lightroom 1.4.1 to smugmug and it uploads about 12/44 pictures and then gets and error code () saying that it had to abort. what can be wrong?

by: Chris Pal-Freeman

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:36:50 +0000

I love you exporter to Zenfolio, but I am getting an “Internal Plugin Error” after clicking on login to Zenfolio. Followed by the message saying “logon aborted” and then something about a global all_id.

Any thoughts on how to get around this?

I am using LR Beta 2.0, Mac OS 10.5.2 on a Macbook Pro.

Thanks in advance!

Oops, this was due to a touch of stupidity on my part. I’ve pushed a new version that fixes it. Thanks for the heads up. —Jeffrey

by: Zak

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:25:31 +0000

I don’t know, Apple hasn’t seen fit to give me a prototype iPhone capable of working in Japan, or a Macbook Air to review for my extremely influential blog. How smart could they be?

by: Peter Davis

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:56:00 +0000

What about soft proofing in the print module? Nothing?

Jeffrey, with all your great articles about color management, I’m surprised you’d let this one slip past

I’ve got to admit that I don’t know exactly what the term “soft proofing” means. I don’t do all that much actual printing, and when I do, it’s just with a cheap consumer printer, so I guess I’ve never had the motivation to pay attention. Perhaps there’s a cyclical cause/effect loop going on here…. —Jeffrey

by: Zak

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:33:46 +0000

Aperture 2.1 has a plug-in based architecture which allows localized, “pixel-level” editing as well.

Description here: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-9308-9356

I wonder how close the functionality is between the two.

One disadvantage with the way Aperture handles this is that the program basically hands off the original RAW file to the plug-in, and after the adjustments are made it is “re-imported” from the plug-in, so changes made by the plug-in are not non-destructive, ie they ARE destructive and are not undo-able. It’s almost exactly like exporting to Photoshop and then re-importing, but it all happens within Aperture.

How does LR 2 handle this?

Lightroom’s local corrections are all completely non-destructive. I’ve never used Aperture, although I’ve heard it questioned whether its plugin architecture is as you described, or merely whether the currently-available plugins work that way. I don’t know. Apple is pretty smart, so either way, I’m sure it’s a stepping stone to greater things. —Jeffrey