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Just received an email from Serif proclaiming "Something Big Is Coming". It contains a link to a teaser movie for an announcement 09/11 (or 11/09 for those across the pond). I suspect that it's for v2 of the Affinity products including Photo which is now over seven years old. However, towards...

I use DxO PL5 to process my files to jpeg. I am wondering if it is possible to have PSE 18 open after the files are exported? Thanks.

I just updated LR to the new version 12 which has been upgraded with all sorts of new masking tools. I've only experimented with a couple of them but so far they are superb. Examples will follow, but if you're a Lightroom user you should definitely update.

I have been using an iPhone to upload photos from my camera's SD card to Lightroom CC; the process works perfectly. If I have WiFi I prefer to use my tablet or computer but the iPhone is great for the times when only cellular data is available. I recently tried the same thing with an Android...

DxO PhotoLab 6 has been released today. I got a message about the upgrade at €99 for the Elite version. I have not read any reviews but here is a link to one: DxO PhotoLab 6 brings DeepPRIME XD and a new ReTouch tool A couple of hours ago there was no reviews available but now they seem to turn up.

Anyone else notice the Adobe reduction in what you get for your money on the photo subscription? Spotted this on my renewal email.

Hi I messed my export settings in lightroom classic. My NEF's are 23.9mp But when I export to jpeg I'm only getting 10.2mp. I'm losing 1/2 the size of my files. Before this incident I was getting up to 23.5mp on export. My settings are JPEG sRGB quality: 100 limit file size = unchecked...

Just bought my wife a Pixel 6a phone. From all reports they output reasonably good pics, albeit heavily worked over in phone. It seems it is also possible to export photos as DNG files. I'm wondering if the DNG file is going to be minus all the in-phone tuning and whether it would be simpler to...

hi Some weeks ago I posted because I had bought the Olympus M5 Mk 3, and it isn't supported in LR 6 stand alone, and I didn't want to go the subscription model. Lots of you made good suggestions, and advised, and I had a good fiddle with various programmes, but settled on DxO PL5. I am now a...

Despite my delight at the quality of images from the family's iPhones, there have been occasions when I've either been disappointed by the processing of the images (too garish) or wanted to rescue an image but been unable to (there's only so much that can be done with a HEIC or JPEG file). I've...

I've been thinking lately about the amount of time spent on processing and have decided it REALLY needs to be cut down. The question is how to approach it. First the background: 1500-2000 photos shared by two cameras. Some of these are single shots, most are short bursts. Let's say an average...

Hi I'm currently trying out DxO PL5, and for the most part enjoying it, and believe I'm starting to get to grips with it. One thing I liked in Lightroom, was the ability to cycle through the images while in develop mode. By that I mean I could apply any global changes, then while in develop...

I don't generally do a whole lot of postprocessing. Depending on the circumstance, I can be very happy with the JPG SOOC from my M 240. I have been feeling the financial bite of my Capture One 22 subscription and am pondering whether to buy a standalone license for it and update down the road if...

I just downloaded the most recent C1 update Win15.3.0 and there's a database problem that prevents it from opening. I suggest waiting a week or so to download the update so they can fix it.

As per title really. I currently use/tried the following apps on my iPad pro M1: Affinity Photo Lightroom On1 Mobile Pixelmator They all have some form of NR, Pixelmator even has a supposed "AI" version, but none are that advanced compared to the latest AI software out there for Desktop PCs...

Hi as I have a good tax rebate I decided to update my M5 Mk2 to the Mk3 as people are telling me it's a good upgrade. I didn't think to check about software however, and as I use a standalone version of Lightroom 6.14, it seems the RAW files aren't supported. I'm aware there's a free...

Am trying to twist my head around the Topaz suite along with their standalone JPEG to RAW converter. I have been using this suite, primarily as plug-ins for sharpening and noise reduction work for a couple of years, and am normally quite pleased with the results, with the exception of the...

I just got an email from Affinity that their software (and add-ons) is on sale "this spring" for 50% off. So, for example, Affinity Photo is $26.99. Um, that's a STEAL! They also have Publisher, which is a very good desktop publishing product (I use it a lot for a newsletter I edit), and also...

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html suggests that my ancient copy of Lightroom 6.14 will be able to process OM-1 raw files if I can upgrade it to CameraRaw 14.2 or later. https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html...

Dear Cameraderie Members, I'm the last guy to get in to politics - I avoid it like the plague. But this Ukraine invasion has got under my skin. How can there be a war in Europe in the 21st Century? How is that possible? Anyway my favourite plug-in photo processing software is Luminar from...

With the release of the new OM-1 camera, OM System has released an updated version of Workspace as well. (This piece of software is underrated in my opinion - anyway) It comes with a new AI Noise Reduction add-on that will work with the new OM-1 orf files, but with some Olympus models as well...

Hi I'm at the beginning stages of editing photos, I can crop, exposure, contrast, convert to black and white, use lens correction level etc. I'm at a road block now. How do I get a totally black background and then add my image after without doing something to my image. I'll look around...

I have the free nik software kit on my laptop and recently bought a desk top both are Mac products. I enjoy using silver efex and am trying to find if it is still available for free. I have seen older youtube vid and the location they show where to find it is no longer accessible or DXO has...

Fellows, I am somewhat looking to get into photoshop in general to see what it is about, I used it for a stint in the late 90s, very early 00s on PC, but never enough to get it in my fingers, so to speak and mostly for easy editing of scans and later mainly for size adjustments. 😂 Am now...

Hello everyone, It's been a while since I've posted here, but know I can always count on you to help me out. I'm using Aperture 3.6, and was wondering about the differences in using JPEG as Original vs RAW as original (when importing). I can see the difference on screen, but what about the...

It doesn't have any anti-ghosting so only works on static pictures but this one came out okay...

Was giving LR yet another try out. As I often switch back and forth between Adobe and Capture One. And holy crap!! The new masking tool in LR is awesome! I don't know when this tool was changed, so it may not be that new. But it was a nice discovery for me.

I have the original .AI file for the "Cameraderie.org" logo seen in the header but I don't have AI. Are there any AI users that might be able to do a small paid job of some tweaks using the original .AI file? Thanks :)

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Disappointing, but unsurprising. Adobe is pulling Photoshop Fix and Photoshop Mix (both free) from the iOS app store on 21st June. They want you to get Adobe Photoshop Express (which used to be free but is now subscription). I use Fix for some things, Its the only Adobe app I use, now, and...

I just wondered few days ago how long can it take for Adobe to start supporting Silicon M1 Macs with Lightroom Classic. Well, the update is now ongoing on the background 😎 EDIT: And the new Universal Lightroom Classic feels snappy on M1 Mac mini with just 16GB memory. (And Big Sur 11.4 MacOS)

I wasn’t even aware that DxO was finally updating the Nik collection. But there is a mew reworked version available starting today. With discounted pricing for upgrading or buying nee going for a limited time. https://fstoppers.com/photoshop/nik-collection-4-new-tools-and-revamped-interface-565399

After corresponding with C1 about if/when they will provide an update for C1 20 to allow use on my new MacBook Pro, I received a reply that they will not be doing that and that I should update to C1 21 if I want to continue using C1. It does not work on the M1 computers, freezing at the closing...

Just thought I'd throw it out there for no good reason at all. I now have a Macbook that's called MintyMac. I'm importing (in place) to Shotwell, and have installed Gimp with the ufRaw plugin. I also installed XNViewMP though I have not yet used it. Early days and I am just as likely to...

https://www.dxo.com/ DXO has just released the most sensational part of their PhotoLab 4 Elite, the DeepPrime noise reduction, as a utility that converts RAW files to denoised, corrected DNGs that can then be imported into other image editing applications. I tried DeepPRIME when it was...

The image was taken with a 16mp Fujifilm X-E1 and Minolta 58mm f1.4 PF After processing it through the new ''super resolution'' option in ACR, this image has almost 60mp! 100% crop

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This may be of interest to some Mac users, especially those of us on older hardware. I bought a licence for the Lyn app a few years ago but never really gave it serious consideration. How foolish of me. Its lightweight, and it does both image management and basic editing. It will also send...

Boris is a skillful image processer, no doubt. By his own words, he doesn't do tutorials (which can be a bit of a snoozefest to be sure). Instead he makes short (7-10 minute) annotated videos on how he edits a shot using the freely available darktable. I have used Darktable since summer 2017...

The latest greatest thing from C1 is now available. https://www.captureone.com/en

Adobe sent an email with a free trial to return to using their products. So I thought I would see where Lr currently is compared to C1. With us figuring out how to do sharpening in Lr for Fuji files correctly some time ago. Both editors are capable of good results. This time I noticed something...

I havent switched yet, but I have sacrificed an external portable to Mint 19, which runs beautifully on my 2010 Macbook White, and have imported all my photos to Shotwell and have been playing with that + Rawtherapee... What are the rest of you doing? I’ve only looked at whats in the software...

I thought this was pretty cool and thought some of you would enjoy it, too. https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/21/21395115/roman-emperors-photorealistic-portraits-ai-artbreeder-dan-voshart

If you don’t take a look at RAW Power, you’re nuts. Inexpensive to buy, and tons of features for photo editing... Alas, the latest for Mac is not compatible with High Sierra, I havent yet installed on my Mini which is not even running Catalina and probably wont... But on iOS13, its wonderful...

I always liked their software but havent updated since On1Raw 2018... Might be time to take another look. https://www.on1.com/blog/new-on1-360-on1-photo-raw-2020-5-on1-photo-mobile-for-ios-ipados-and-android/

I intend to make a series of portraits of my parents generation, aunts and uncles. So I wanted a portable consistent backdrop. I really like the Annie Leibovitz using a custom Oliphant backdrop style look. The backdrops while absolutely stunning are pricey. Maybe one day. So I use a Wescott...

Almost the entire time I have shot with Fuji, I have mainly used Capture One for my raw processing/editing. At one point even leaving Photoshop for Affinity Photo. This was due to C1 handling the Fuji files much better than LR. And on my editing computer, C1 ran faster. Some time in the last...

Maybe it's isolation, maybe boredom, maybe age, whatever... I need to re-check cropping advice from experts. Do I crop in Lightroom to the desired presentation; only crop for print or export; crop a virtual copy for a Collection? What is considered "Best Practice" in 2020?? Thanks.

This is really interesting. It crashed on my Mac several times but suddenly became stable. Very good effects: https://www.dehancer.com/desktop

ACDSee has a sale going on. Does anyone have the current Mac version? What is it like? I remember the Old Days when it was lightening fast, slightly limited, no DAM, and Windows only. I have not seen it in awhile (obviously) and was hoping to get a quick update from people I respect. Thanks in...