OT... Photographers using Adobe "Lightroom"... HELP please!!! :o)

Jaxx

Jaxx

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After my HDD crash, I decided to upgrade my digital photo software, and purchased Lightroom to process my pix... AMAZING what I was able to do with the raw "10 Active Duty's" image compared to the post processed one y'all have seen posted. (which was processed with Jasc Paint Shop Pro)
:D:thumbup:
This is my first Adobe photo processing software, and although I really do like what it can do, I'm at my wit's end with how to save/export the image correctly. :grumpy: When I am able to save... I mean export it, I cannot see the difference from the before image and the image saved from Lightroom even when it looks dramatically improved IN Lightroom. What am I doing wrong??? Also, resize and compression tips would be very much appreciated. I have MUCH to learn...But I definitely see the LIGHT, and I'm hoping it'll make my knife pix way cooler for viewing here. :thumbup:

Thank you in advance for any assistance! :thumbup:

Thanxx for readin',
Jaxx
 
A couple years ago I tried to use photoshop to resize a photo. After two hours of trying, I gave up because I couldn't figure out how to open the origional. It was very frustrating.

Then I downloaded and installed The Gimp and resized the photo all in about 10 minutes.

Today it took me about 30 minutes to make this:

shbm.jpg


I know that's a long time, and it would have looked better if I had been more careful, but I'm the guy who couldn't figure out how to open a photo with photoshop (and the blade is tapered so I had a lot of work to get the edges lined up).

The Gimp has more tools than I know how to use and it's still fairly straight forward.

I don't think any one will ever convince me to try photoshop again.
 
First... I don't own or use Lightroom...

But from what I unerstand of it, it does not alter the properties of the original file. I believe you have to "publish" the processed image and use what's been published. I do not know what the publish options are.

Hope this may help a little. :)
 
I like Photoshop, every other software I try seems like an awkward knock off.

Never tried lightroom, so I can't suggest anything there.

With photoshop, if I just want to stick some pics online, I go to a folder and select all the pics I want to resize/edit, then right click and select "edit with photoshop".
They all open up in separate windows. I go and make a new document, usually 800x600, then just drag them all from their windows into the new document. Then I have each pic on a different layer. I hit Ctrl T and transform them to fit the window, do whatever other adjustments I want, and then "save for web" with a compression setting of 60. Hide that layer, repeat for the next layer and so on. :thumbup:
 
You can download it for free from Google. Works ok, but real simple for a dummie like me. It has a lot of features I could not even tell you what they do, but one thing is easy. Lighting and cropping. I tried some others but did not know what was happening. OH well, can't complain, it was free.:D

James
 
BusseCollector said:
http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00K02W

Looks like you'll need to use photoshop.

Greg
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No experience with Lightroom, but thats not what I got from reading the posts. I would try the suggestion regarding your preferences in post four of BusseCollector's link. Good Luck.

Edit: Just reread the linked post and I think I misunderstood the post. I though the change to preferences would apply the changes in the XMP sidecar to the exported jpeg. May still be an option somewhere????
 
I might have blindly tripped over a way to export with edits, but I'll bet lunde knows a better way... :thumbup:
lunde, thank you! :) PM sent.

Rat... I COULD (...& most likely) be wrong, but this sounds like Photoshop over Lightroom... BUT... LMAO ...What do I know? Concerning both applications, very little indeed! :D
 
It sounds like you are not converting the color space of the image to sRGB and trying to view it in a non color aware browser. It'll look flat and off color.

I'm sure Lunde will be able to help, but if not PM me.
 
tedwca said:
It sounds like you are not converting the color space of the image to sRGB and trying to view it in a non color aware browser. It'll look flat and off color.

I'm sure Lunde will be able to help, but if not PM me.
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That IS a part of the problems! Thank you, I'll try this out. :thumbup: :)
 
You could try my way. Take pic. Transfer to PC. Upload to Photobucket. Post on forum. It's Fast! It's Easy! No processing needed! :rolleyes: :D
 
Jaxx,
These guys and their suggestions, huh, give me a shout, I will hook you up with everything you need to know about posting great pics. In fact, it's easy (banned smiley)
Looks like things are progressing, Good Luck. Shout out to all that helped!
 
c4man said:
Jaxx,
These guys and their suggestions, huh, give me a shout, I will hook you up with everything you need to know about posting great pics. In fact, it's easy (banned smiley)
Looks like things are progressing, Good Luck. Shout out to all that helped!
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Let us know when you finally manage to post one. :rolleyes: :D
 
LOL Resinguy, I am working on it! Looks like I was trying too big of files here. Photobucket member now! If I could get work off my :eek: I could get down to some posting!!!!
 
c4man said:
LOL Resinguy, I am working on it! Looks like I was trying too big of files here. Photobucket member now! If I could get work off my :eek: I could get down to some posting!!!!
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Just post from work, like me. :D
 
I've been considering Lightroom, though I only have Photochop CS2 and I would probably need to upgrade that for it to work with lightroom, and that's just a lot of extra expenditure with Blade West coming around the bend!!
 
mikeymoto, you wrote:
I've been considering Lightroom, though I only have Photochop CS2 and I would probably need to upgrade that for it to work with lightroom, and that's just a lot of extra expenditure with Blade West coming around the bend!!
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Photoshop is not necessary for Lightroom to function. It is an independent application. Once Lightroom Version 1.1 was released, with improved sharpening controls, my use of Photoshop CS3 virtually ended.
 
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