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Aug 8, 2019 05:34:45   #
ceh1024 Loc: Lutz, FL
 
I use lightroom. I like ON1 and thought that I would use it as a backup in case anything happened to LR. However their lack of support for CR3 formats changed my plans.

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Aug 8, 2019 07:03:49   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
What is important to you? The DAM? Or just the editing capabilities?

I'm a LR/PS user for a long time and LR (CC Classic) works for me so the temptation to switch to something new is really minimal. Have not tried current versions of ON1.

However, being curious, I googled "on1 dam". The first hit was something dated 2016. The second was more current and had the statement:

"The 2019 version of ON1 Photo RAW, which will be available this November, offers significant enhancements to the migration process for customers looking to switch from Lightroom."

One thing that should be of concern is the edits you currently have in LR. The above referenced website also says:

"To further facilitate bringing existing Adobe Lightroom users into its camp, ON1 Photo RAW 2019 includes a bolstered Lightroom Migration Tool that not only replicates folder, collection and metadata structures but can now also re-apply edits previously made, including local adjustments. While this is a novel approach, it’s worth noting that the actual results can vary because of the inherent differences between Adobe’s and ON1’s Raw processors."

In other words, you will be able to almost preserve your edits or maybe you will be able to preserve your almost edits. It sounds like you will get close results from the new ON1, but not exact. It remains to be seen how close the results will be and of course "close" is subjective anyway. (I'm not sure whether transferring the edits will require you to have .xmp files generated by LR).

So it might be worth a try in November.
What is important to you? The DAM? Or just the edi... (show quote)


The best way to get the benefits of On1 with existing LR-edited files would be to export those files to psd or tiff, then use On1 to edit those raster images. I would hesitate to completely abandon LR. On1's raw editor does "layers" which LR does not. So theoretically, you can do a bit more in a raw file with On1, but if you "migrate" your files you may end up wanting to re-edit the files anyway in On1. In more practical terms, On1 does freeze up from time to time, tools like the Spot Healing brush are awfully slow, and editing, which is fairly simple and straightforward in Lr does have a significant learning curve in On1. From time to time they release a version of the software that improves performance and capability, but it can't replace Lr just yet. And I do like Lr's catalog-based file and folder management.

As a plugin to Adobe software I think it's hard to find anything better than On1, which is how I use it most of the time.

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Aug 8, 2019 07:46:32   #
Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida
 
Hibler wrote:
I have Lightroom 5.7 but was wondering about ON1 people that use it do they like it or dislike it just like to know
Thanks Dale


I import into the Lightroom catalogue, make some adjustments, and then use On1 as a plug in to make further adjustments. It works for me, and I lack the confidence to change boats in midstream.

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Aug 8, 2019 09:22:45   #
lwerthe1mer Loc: Birmingham, Alabama
 
I switched from LR to ON1 3 or 4 months ago and am feel that ON1 has more capabilities, especially in the areas of masking and layers. I’m still in the learning curve but getting good results.

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Aug 8, 2019 09:23:06   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
Kmgw9v wrote:
I import into the Lightroom catalogue, make some adjustments, and then use On1 as a plug in to make further adjustments. It works for me, and I lack the confidence to change boats in midstream.


I have confidence that I would be able to migrate to ON1 if I wanted to, but at my age, I'm almost at the dock and don't see much point of changing boats during the landing process.

Although I must say that having been a Windows user since the late '80s I have recently been seriously considering apple computers to the point where I am trying to learn Python because my two decade old Delphi 5 Object Pascal compiler doesn't port to apple and it's getting flaky on win10.

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Aug 8, 2019 09:23:31   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
Hibler, you might want to join the Post Processing Forum. It is a great place for questions like this.

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Aug 8, 2019 10:32:47   #
Nikon1201
 
I have tried On1 , to me there is a lot of moving around . I do 97% of my editing from one page and occasionally move into PS . You need to download the free trial and then spend time in YouTube then make a decision.

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Aug 8, 2019 10:56:11   #
Photec
 
Hibler wrote:
Thanks to all
Dale


Hi Dale, I have LR 6 and On1 2019.5 and love them both. I am quite use to the LR workflow, but don't plan to ever go to their subscription plan. There are several advantages to On1, and I often use it as a plug in or as a stand alone. While in LR I can right click on the image and go right into On1 for better performance of things like perfect eraser of dynamic contrast, etc. The workflow of On1 in stand alone is different, but still good, but will take a little getting use to it takes a little time. On1 2019.5 will likely have an update in a couple of months and might be one we all have to pay for. Get the 30 day free trial and give it a try, it won't cost anything but time and you may get an extra discount on the new version. I will say that On 1 has totally replaced my Adobe Photoshop.

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Aug 8, 2019 11:09:51   #
jamesl Loc: Pennsylvania
 
Hibler wrote:
I have Lightroom 5.7 but was wondering about ON1 people that use it do they like it or dislike it just like to know
Thanks Dale


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I use ON1 Photo RAW 2019.6 all the time and like it a lot.

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Aug 8, 2019 11:52:35   #
rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines
 
ceh1024 wrote:
I use lightroom. I like ON1 and thought that I would use it as a backup in case anything happened to LR. However their lack of support for CR3 formats changed my plans.


Be advised that ON1 2019.6 (which is the current version) has CR3 support!

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

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Aug 8, 2019 12:06:38   #
ceh1024 Loc: Lutz, FL
 
rlv567 wrote:
Be advised that ON1 2019.6 (which is the current version) has CR3 support!

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City



That is GREAT NEWS Thank You.

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Aug 8, 2019 14:52:34   #
Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho
 
Hi Dale,

After years of using LR/PS, I decided to buy ON1 Raw 2019. For $70.00 is has most of what you would want but editing pictures is slow on my Windows 7 and Windows 10 machines. At least it's much slower the LR/PS. Take care & ...

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Aug 8, 2019 16:46:35   #
wapiti Loc: round rock, texas
 
mizzee wrote:
I augment LR with On1.



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Aug 8, 2019 20:06:10   #
dwermske
 
I have the latest versions of both ON1 and Lightroom and for what it's worth, I prefer ON1. My suggestion is to "Try before you buy." See which product best meets your specific needs. You are the only one that can make that call. I can only tell you what works best for me. I will say that I also have Luminar, Affinity, Capture One 12, Digital Photo Pro 4 (Canon), Aurora and Photoshop.They each have their own strengths and weaknesses. But generally overall, I still prefer ON1 as my goto product.

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Aug 8, 2019 20:32:41   #
maryo Loc: Santa fe
 
I love ON1 and occasionally use Lightroom and Photoshop to supplement them. I always check out the photoshop online "new" lessons but always go to ON1 Photo Raw version 2019.6

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