klbuild
Loc: Durham, north carolina
I currently use aperature, with some plug ins. Photomatix, Nik collection and SmartPhotoEditor. I'm considering changing, what do UHH's suggest?
LightRoom would be your best bet, I think. You can use various plugins with that too.
klbuild wrote:
I currently use aperature, with some plug ins. Photomatix, Nik collection and SmartPhotoEditor. I'm considering changing, what do UHH's suggest?
Erik_H
Loc: Denham Springs, Louisiana
The NIK Collection works seamlessly with Lightroom.
klbuild
Loc: Durham, north carolina
DebAnn wrote:
LightRoom would be your best bet, I think. You can use various plugins with that too.
Does photoshop require plugins?
Which lightroom? the latest version I guess.
klbuild
Loc: Durham, north carolina
Erik_H wrote:
The NIK Collection works seamlessly with Lightroom.
I wounder, if I will have to purchase again.
Whuff
Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa
Why are you considering a change? What is it you want to do that your current programs won't do?
Yes, you can use plugins with Photoshop. Some also work in LightRoom. If you're choosing LightRoom, you might as well go with the latest version.
klbuild wrote:
Does photoshop require plugins?
Which lightroom? the latest version I guess.
klbuild
Loc: Durham, north carolina
Whuff wrote:
Why are you considering a change? What is it you want to do that your current programs won't do?
Apple is going to stop upgrading aperture, I think
Whuff
Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa
Do you really need upgrades? Does Aperture not satisfy your needs as it is?
klbuild
Loc: Durham, north carolina
You're probably right. Really no need to change
Erik_H
Loc: Denham Springs, Louisiana
klbuild wrote:
I wounder, if I will have to purchase again.
I don't think that you wold have to purchase it again.
While you are able to purchase LR in boxed version right now, it is very possible, if not probable, that Adobe will switch LR over to subscription-only as they did Photoshop. If you're not using Adobe products, I'd think long and hard before heading down that path. As advised, if your software is currently doing the job, why switch to another learning curve to do the same thing?
klbuild wrote:
Does photoshop require plugins?
Which lightroom? the latest version I guess.
No. Photoshop does not require plugins. Photoshop is quite capable of performing all the operations one needs.
--Bob
klbuild wrote:
I currently use aperature, with some plug ins. Photomatix, Nik collection and SmartPhotoEditor. I'm considering changing, what do UHH's suggest?
If you wish to save a good deal of money, Lightzone produces a rather respectable product and it's free.
If you wish to purchase a product, I'd go with Lightroom. You can purchase that product and use it without a monthly fee involved. You may have to purchase the plugins as they may not be compatible with software other than what you currently are using.
--Bob
Whuff may have asked the most pertinent question. If the software you are currently using is doing everything you want or need, you may be best served by staying with it. If you feel the need to change, the Photoshop/Lightroom combination for $10.00/mo. is really hard to beat, and the plug-ins you have will work with both, but you do have other options. You may want to check out the link below that was posted on another thread by CResQ:
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2014/08/07/best-free-photo-editing-software-download-image-editors/
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