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Jul 21, 2019 08:29:37   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
Gene51 wrote:
It seems that Wings42 has flown the coop . . .


Yep.

I recently bought a gamer that upped my ram from 8 to 16, newer cpu and separate graphics card than onboard. The old computer was never slow with LR synching but making previews took time. And switching a file into PS followed by shake reduction took a few minutes. Now, I am back and forth in less than a minute. As others suggest, I agree the problem is likely to be the machine and not the software. Wings42 may be too embarrassed to admit how skimpy his machine is.

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Jul 21, 2019 08:34:00   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
dpullum wrote:
Yes Gene, it amazes me that people will spend MuchO$ on lenses and cameras but think they will get by with a weak computer. Too often they buy a package built "good name" computer, not realizing how easily they can do it themselves. Building a "last year's" gaming computer will be sufficient for photo graphics for many years. If a person can plug in a lamp in the wall they can build a computer... connectors are foolproof with color and shape allowing only one place to go.

I have notice that the price of DDR-4 memory has dropped significantly. DDR-5 is coming soon. My computer has DDR-3, if I had DDR-4 it would take two eye blinks instead of three. In not a gamer, the improvement DDR-3 to DDR-4 is not significant to my work. As you stated Graphics card with 4 gig by Nvidia is great. Their program language blends well with some of the more advanced Ai programs.

And Adobe is old hat, for most work there are great programs out there at a one-time price or some even free. Plugins like Topaz do all the hard work for us... Stanley Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey computer "Hal" is at our fingertips.
Yes Gene, it amazes me that people will spend Much... (show quote)


I used to make all my own machines. Today I buy them. The savings is small once you add up everything unless you are using components from the old machine. I know assembling a machine is easy but it still takes more time than I care to invest.

LR does my hard work. I do not really see the need for plug-ins. They are like pull-ups. Once you figure out how to do it, you do not need them.

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Jul 21, 2019 08:34:30   #
rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
 
abc1234 wrote:
As others suggest, I agree the problem is likely to be the machine and not the software. Wings42 may be too embarrassed to admit how skimpy his machine is.
No reason to be "embarrassed" about not having latest computer than being embarrassed about not having latest camera. There are other demands on the funds and attention of some of us.

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Jul 21, 2019 08:35:21   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
rehess wrote:
"Sharpening" and "Noise Reduction" are basically opposite processes in any case. Reducing noise tends to unsharpen an image. Sharpening an image tends to emphasize noise.


How about putting this in 2" tall capitals. I do not think a lot of people really understand this. Or simply put, there is no free lunch.

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Jul 21, 2019 08:38:38   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
I was looking at some other documentation a few weeks ago and found the suggestion to increase the Camera RAW Cache Setting. I updated the default 1GB to 20GB with a noticeable improvement. Not to repeat Jerry's list of links, but you might find these useful:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/optimize-performance-lightroom.html
https://petapixel.com/2015/10/28/lightroom-slow-try-setting-a-huge-cache-size/
https://digital-photography-school.com/10-tips-to-improve-lightrooms-speed-and-performance-without-additional-hardware/

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Jul 21, 2019 08:41:48   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
rehess wrote:
No reason to be "embarrassed" about not having latest computer than being embarrassed about not having latest camera. There are other demands on the funds and attention of some of us.


You do not have to have the latest computer. Whether you like it or not, computers have built-in obsolescence. I think the useful lifetime is about four years. The hardware will last longer than that but the industry has moved on. The problem is that running the latest versions of your favorite software may have compatibility or performance problems on a old box.

This is less so about cameras. You will always get pictures from it but unfortunately, newer bodies and lenses eventually show so much improvement that you have to ask yourself if you want to buy into those improvements.

Thanks for your post because it was justifiably provocative. And you are right about the money and time.

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Jul 21, 2019 08:49:41   #
Nikon1201
 
Buy what you want but in my opinion nothing beats Lightroom .

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Jul 21, 2019 08:51:00   #
LCD
 
Although it is not often mentioned on UHH or other forums, I've used ACDSee for what must have been 20 years now. It has most of LR bells and whistles and it is a whole lot easier to view and sort than LM. Frankly, I've never been comfortable with LR catalog based file system. With ACDSee the files and the changes are where you put them, in just one file. Move them in ACDSee or in a file utility and it doesn't upset ACDSee because it can't connect its catalog with the image file. Ok, unless you SAVE-AS the changes are 'destructive', but SAVE-AS has never been a big deal with me.

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Jul 21, 2019 08:55:53   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
Nikon1201 wrote:
Buy what you want but in my opinion nothing beats Lightroom .


I once used NIK but as I got to know LR, I found that I could do 95% of my work in it. I use PS mostly for the shake reduction, healing and cloning. I suppose layers and blending might help my work but I am extremely satisfied without them. Doing all my own developing and printing, B&W as well as color, certainly helped me to figure out LR. However, teaching an old dog new tricks has been a very rewarding experience.

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Jul 21, 2019 09:45:14   #
frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.
 
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Eggzatley

The one thing I've absolutely stopped with lightroom is doing an Import/COnvert to DNG. With 48 Mb D850 files, it takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r. I just Import/Copy now.



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Jul 21, 2019 09:55:27   #
lsimpkins Loc: SE Pennsylvania
 
rehess wrote:
"Sharpening" and "Noise Reduction" are basically opposite processes in any case. Reducing noise tends to unsharpen an image. Sharpening an image tends to emphasize noise.


Precisely. And only the individual photographer can choose the "right" balance between the two for each of their images.

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Jul 21, 2019 10:40:36   #
NCMtnMan Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC
 
Topaz Studio has batch processing. It's free and comes with 10 basic adjustments. You can purchase other adjustments from their Pro selections.

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Jul 21, 2019 10:49:47   #
xptom Loc: Concord, CA
 
Try Luminar from Skylum

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Jul 21, 2019 11:03:00   #
davesit Loc: Media, PA
 
Try Perfectly Clear Complete. I think you can use it for free for a short period of time before having to purchase it. It could be as simple as one click for some photos.

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Jul 21, 2019 12:31:55   #
LCD
 
There is the bother of learning a new editing software system, especially if you are accomplished with LR shortcuts as I am. The LR shortcuts and the special features are extensive. That is one of LR big pluses, and why I use it for editing and my ACDSee for viewing.

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