Lightroom subscription
Mar 2, 2018 10:29:55 #
Hello all and help please! I dowloaded a free trial of Lightroom cc and have the icon on my desktop as well as on my phone. Free time was up so agreed to the subscription. Now I still have that icon on my desktop and phone but new icon is Adobe Lightroom Classic CC. The 50 pictures I added to the original are still there although I can no longer do anything to them. The new is way different and has photos that I did not put there. Did I make a big mistake somewhere and is it fixable?
Thanks for any advice!
Thanks for any advice!
Mar 2, 2018 10:50:55 #
Marg wrote:
Hello all and help please! I dowloaded a free tri... (show quote)
You do know there are two different Lightroom programs on the CC subscription right?. One is called Lightroom CC and the other is Lightroom Classic CC. You can have both on your device. Maybe you used one for the free trial and another for the paid version ?... Maybe someone will chime in who knows more than I.
Mar 2, 2018 10:54:02 #
I can't quite tell for sure from what you wrote, but there are two different Lightrooms. It makes things confusing. One is "cloud based" and works with any and all of the devices you have. The other is computer/folder based. The $10 per month subscription allows you to use either or both.
Which Lightroom did you put the 50 pictures in and is that the one you want to use?
Which Lightroom did you put the 50 pictures in and is that the one you want to use?
Mar 2, 2018 11:19:01 #
I put the pictures on the Lightroom CC. It certainly seems easier to use than the Lightroom Classic CC so I’d rather keep it.
Mar 2, 2018 11:21:01 #
Open the Lightroom CC program on the Adobe app then. When you open the Adobe CC app, it gives you a choice of what program to open.
Marg wrote:
I put the pictures on the Lightroom CC. It certainly seems easier to use than the Lightroom Classic CC so I’d rather keep it.
Mar 2, 2018 11:24:50 #
Marg wrote:
I put the pictures on the Lightroom CC. It certainly seems easier to use than the Lightroom Classic CC so I’d rather keep it.
Start Lightroom Classic, open the catalog that you used to start the trial, and just enjoy the benefits. LR CC is pretty thin on capability. As far as editing is concerned, anyway. Besides, Lr Classic also gives you Photoshop, an important tool if you want to actually finish what you start in Lr. Lr is my go to for initial editing and proofing, then Ps is where I make the magic happen (at least sometimes
)Mar 2, 2018 11:32:04 #
Oh that worked! Thank you so much. Learning all of this plus the camera is taxing this old brain!
Mar 2, 2018 11:51:54 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
Open the Lightroom CC program on the Adobe app then. When you open the Adobe CC app, it gives you a choice of what program to open.
Thank you Scott! I had been trying to use the Lightroom icons but the Adobe icon is where I have the choice.
Mar 2, 2018 11:54:38 #
Gene51 wrote:
Start Lightroom Classic, open the catalog that you used to start the trial, and just enjoy the benefits. LR CC is pretty thin on capability. As far as editing is concerned, anyway. Besides, Lr Classic also gives you Photoshop, an important tool if you want to actually finish what you start in Lr. Lr is my go to for initial editing and proofing, then Ps is where I make the magic happen (at least sometimes )
)So Gene - I’m thinking that if I open the Adobe icon and choose Lightroom cc for now I can choose classic and/or photoshop as my confidence builds. Is that about right?
Mar 2, 2018 11:55:06 #
Marg wrote:
Thank you Scott! I had been trying to use the Lightroom icons but the Adobe icon is where I have the choice.
The Adobe icons for the two different programs are only slightly different. The (cloud, server) Lightroom CC has rounded corners. The (computer, folder) Lightroom Classic CC has square corners.
Mar 2, 2018 12:08:25 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Marg wrote:
I put the pictures on the Lightroom CC. It certainly seems easier to use than the Lightroom Classic CC so I’d rather keep it.
Its easier to use because it lacks a lot of the core functionality that makes Lightroom so useful. Additionally your subscription also includes Photoshop, the standard that every competitor tries to emulate. If you are planning on just using Lightroom CC and avoiding Lightroom Classic and Photoshop then you will be paying quite a lot of money for your subscription for very little return.
Mar 2, 2018 12:33:53 #
mwsilvers wrote:
Its easier to use because it lacks a lot of the core functionality that makes Lightroom so useful. Additionally your subscription also includes Photoshop, the standard that every competitor tries to emulate. If you are planning on just using Lightroom CC and avoiding Lightroom Classic and Photoshop then you will be paying quite a lot of money for your subscription for very little return.
Thank you, MWSilvers. Hopefully I will gain confidence quickly so as not to be wasting money. I did practise a few minutes ago with a couple of photoshop tutorials. Very cool!
Mar 2, 2018 13:06:51 #
Marg wrote:
So Gene - I’m thinking that if I open the Adobe icon and choose Lightroom cc for now I can choose classic and/or photoshop as my confidence builds. Is that about right?
Not really. They are two completely different products, that do two different things.
Lightroom CC gives you the ability to store your images in Adobe's cloud storage, and work on them there. Makes it easier to work on them from multiple devices. PC, smart phone, tablet. That may be what you want to do, but the processing functionality of this piece is limited, compared to Lightroom Classic CC.
Lightroom Classic CC is used when you store/catalog all your images on your PC. It is significantly more robust in its editing capability.
It isn't a situation of "I'll learn LRCC and as I gain confidence I can move to LR Classic CC". Doesn't work that way.
You just need to decide whether you want to do your work on your home PC or do you want to work 'in the cloud'.
Mar 2, 2018 13:14:50 #
brucewells wrote:
Not really. They are two completely different prod... (show quote)
Well, Bruce it looks as though I need to go to you tube u in order to make the best use of LR Classic. My local university only offers photoshop.
Thanks!
Mar 2, 2018 13:25:21 #
Marg wrote:
Well, Bruce it looks as though I need to go to you tube u in order to make the best use of LR Classic. My local university only offers photoshop.
Thanks!
Thanks!
You don't need your university or the random confusion of YouTube. In the Help menus of both, "Tutorials" are listed. It will take you directly to some of the best training there is.
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