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I've now been informed that Photolab is not compatible with LR 6...... ... back to the drawing board......
and please use their services
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I am curious......what is it about PL that is incompatible with LR6 ?
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Well I tried to install it as a plug-in but couldn't find it. Perhaps that is what they mean?
Have you managed that with LR6.14 or are you on a later version?
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Ah! I surmised that may be the case.
Though I still have LR6 (still at 6.12 but have the 6.14 updater) I have never looked at using PL as a plugin.
A concern I have is that I (still) need to resolve is the DAM aspect. PL is still work in progress and it seems AFAIK care is needed as in don't sync the metadata because it can screw up the metadata put in using LR. Still getting my head round that and looking at other software to handle the DAM. Note ~ my understanding is that one should only use one software to handle metadata entries. Using more than one thinking that they will share (play nicely) is not the case..................a little like have two anti-virus programs on one PC :banghead: not saying you cannot have two programs with a DAM function but beware syncing them together, should that function exist.
I have made very little use of LR since I got PL...... certainly a learning curve on lots of fronts
The prime reason I switched away from LR was (a) the subscription model and (b) LR6.12 does not support the newer Olympus bodies
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@jerry12953
As promised here is the link to the community forum where you can drill down to the Mac and/or Windows section and other resources as indicated.
feedback.dxo.com
Of course, you may have found that already.....but for others benefit too
As promised here is the link to the community forum where you can drill down to the Mac and/or Windows section and other resources as indicated.
DxO PhotoLab
Welcome to the DxO PhotoLab forum!<br> In this section, share your feedback, ideas, questions, and photos processed using DxO PhotoLab.
feedback.dxo.com
Of course, you may have found that already.....but for others benefit too
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My experience with Topaz denoise was even more extraordinary after I replaced my PC. What had taken up to half an hour now takes no more than a minute!
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Noticed a problem with the [legacy] NIK software and PL5 since moving to my iMac M1.
All programmes within NIK work except Viveza 2 ... when I export a file to Viveza 2 it quickly opens then closes, so I can't edit the file.
It duplicates the file, saving it as a .tiff, but without any adjustments ... odd!
All programmes within NIK work except Viveza 2 ... when I export a file to Viveza 2 it quickly opens then closes, so I can't edit the file.
It duplicates the file, saving it as a .tiff, but without any adjustments ... odd!
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Actually noticed that several no longer work, just open and immediately close.
Not sure I can justify £135 to update.
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Well, to answer my own post #43 above, although DXO customer support more or less said it can't be done in LR6.14, I explored LR a little and found the PL plug-in. I was immediately able to export it into PL.
So now I need to set-up a preset in PL which will allow it to operate like PureRAW does; the file can then be exported back to LR for further processing. In time I expect to get further in to PL but for now that will suit me fine.
My experience with DXO customer support so far is very poor. Slow response and the very minimum of information. (and it was incorrect........). As for the software it doesn't seem to be a full replacement for LR yet : eg only very basic b&w conversions. You've got to wonder about some of the online reviews. Did they actually use the software?
So now I need to set-up a preset in PL which will allow it to operate like PureRAW does; the file can then be exported back to LR for further processing. In time I expect to get further in to PL but for now that will suit me fine.
My experience with DXO customer support so far is very poor. Slow response and the very minimum of information. (and it was incorrect........). As for the software it doesn't seem to be a full replacement for LR yet : eg only very basic b&w conversions. You've got to wonder about some of the online reviews. Did they actually use the software?
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That’s a shame, although I’m very impressed by the software I haven’t had to use the customer support, sounds like they aren’t very good
I’m not using LR though the original reason that I went with Affinity photo was because I wanted to move away from pay monthly and found that Affinity raw conversion although it does work well has limited options so went with DXO
I never did use the catalog system when I did have Lightroom though
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I'm a very slow learner when it comes to new Tech! That's why I'm hoping I can setup a half way house between LR and PL for the time being.
I too have been evaluating PL. I bought the Eite version, Viewpoint 3 and Filmpack 6. Under the Color tab in PL Elite there is a section for colour rendering that gives me access to numerous black and white film simulations. Additionally there are numerous black and white presets that you can use as well. All film simulations and presets are capable of being altered as necessary within the various sections of PL such as Light, Color, Detail etc... I am not sure if this is what you are looking for? Certainly reviewers have banged on about Filmpack 6. Might be worth a look?
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Don't they only come with filmpack?
Thanks, though I'll have to look more closely but I have seen complaints online that for a supposedly fully featured processing programme, there are quite a few things missing. Another example would be the features in Viewpoint that you have to pay extra for . (I did do that)
It may well be that they do only come with Filmpack. I got a good deal buying the full package so it was all there for me from the start. I agree that features such as Viewpoint should be in the basic program and even buying Filmpack seemed a bit much to be honest...
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