James - I have used external hard drives all the time with Adobe Lightroom. No problem at all! Just make sure that the harddrive is actually available BEFORE you start Lightroom. Phase One has the exact same issue,
The great advantage with software like this is Batch Conversion: The option to convert many images the same way (simultanoulsy). I don't udnerstand the pint about improting to libraries either. I guess it is a work flow thing, not really of importance to me. As I do quite a few panoramas and series - the batch option are crutial to me. It is time saving as well. Regards Jens Bladt Nytarkort / Greeting Card: http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af J and K Messervy Sendt: 22. februar 2007 08:13 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Forgive my ignorance, but what use is Lightroom? I've just installed my free copy of Lightroom. My normal workflow involves Raw Converter, Adobe Bridge, ACR and Photoshop CS2. I organise all of my pics through Adobe Bridge and launch ACR and CS2 from there. That works well for me. Being offered something for free, I naturally checked it out. Now I've got to say the interface is not very user friendly. It tells me that I have to import a library of photos....why the hell can't I just open and work on photos I have saved already?! Fine I think, I'll import some photos and have a play. I try to set up auto import to import all of my recent photos. Nope, I'm told the folder can't be used. It appears that Lightroom will not allow me to use external hard drives that are connected by USB. WTF? I doubt too many photographers store all their images on their internal hard drive. I'm sure as hell not going to start trying to cram my 400 or so Gb of image files onto my 60Gb laptop drive! Anyway, I put that issue aside and managed to import a folder manually from my external drive. I tried developing a RAW file. It seemed to work okay. Of course, I then tried to save it as a converted file...no save option???!! It seems I have to 'export' it to CS2. Am I missing something obvious or is Lightroom an entirely to restrictive and useless application? What does it offer that the traditional Bridge-ACR-Bridge-CS2 workflow doesn't, besides frustration? Please enlighten me before I remove the programme from my computer! James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date: 02/22/2007 11:55 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/699 - Release Date: 02/23/2007 13:26 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
