Anybody tried this yet?

divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
edited April 25, 2011 in Finishing School
http://www.petapixel.com/2011/04/21/new-plug-in-to-bring-layers-to-lightroom-and-aperture
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited April 21, 2011
    No, and I probably will just stick with Photoshop.

    I can see the appeal, if one did not already have Photoshop, to have access to layers and masks.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited April 22, 2011
    pathfinder wrote: »
    No, and I probably will just stick with Photoshop.

    I can see the appeal, if one did not already have Photoshop, to have access to layers and masks.

    Yeah, that's what keeps me using PS. But $500 seems like a pretty steep price for a product that probably only has a small fraction of PS functionality. Keep in mind that the usefulness of masks in PS is in part due to the wide variety of selection tools and methods for creating and modifying them. I'd be really interested in hearing some hands-on reports.
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  • talniniotalninio Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited April 22, 2011
    I started playing with the Public Preview version.
    Here are some first personal impressions:
    - It uses LR develop settings and exports the images before it launches them. You must first set the develop settings carefully. No way back...
    - Performance is quite slow (maybe because it's a preview version).
    - I don't know how many LR users use Wacom tablets, because the Masking Brush is a bit hard to control with a mouse.
    - Blending modes create different results than PS. Color quite confused me...
    - Show Mask feature is nice.

    I'm not sure about this product. Need some more time to form a judgment...
  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    Yeah, that's what keeps me using PS. But $500 seems like a pretty steep price for a product that probably only has a small fraction of PS functionality. Keep in mind that the usefulness of masks in PS is in part due to the wide variety of selection tools and methods for creating and modifying them. I'd be really interested in hearing some hands-on reports.

    I think the $500 is for the full OnOne suite.
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited April 22, 2011
    MarkR wrote: »
    I think the $500 is for the full OnOne suite.
    Yeah, that's right. I didn't see any price for that specific plugin, but then I'll admit that I didn't try very hard. :D In any event, I stand by my point that masks without good selection tools are lame.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited April 22, 2011
    That is one of my gripes about Lightroom. As good as the adjustment brush is ( and it is pretty fair at times ) it still is lame compared to the selection tools in PS.
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  • aktseaktse Registered Users Posts: 1,928 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2011
    Jeffrey Friedl has a different viewpoint on this issue.

    Note: He is (was?) the main creator of various upload plugin for LR and Adobe ending up hiring him as a consultant because of his work.
    http://aktse.smugmug.com/
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited April 24, 2011
    Interesting link, aktse. If true, I suspect this one is DOA.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited April 24, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    Interesting link, aktse. If true, I suspect this one is DOA.

    Love the post equating Kelby to a used car salesman!thumb.gif

    Can't stand the guy...personally.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited April 24, 2011
    aktse wrote: »
    Jeffrey Friedl has a different viewpoint on this issue.

    Note: He is (was?) the main creator of various upload plugin for LR and Adobe ending up hiring him as a consultant because of his work.

    thumb.gifD
  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2011
    Hee Hee: Look at this: http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/layers
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