Hello Godfrey, Thanks for your reply. I have downloaded the Beta 3 of lightroom to kind of give it a try. Can you point me to some things that would get me started (videos, tutorials) especially oriented towards the separate catalogs you mentioned? Thanks for taking the time...
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 5, 2010, 3:32:44 PM, you wrote: GD> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Bruce Dayton GD> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Here is my current workflow and tools >> >> I mostly work in a job oriented way - basically one job is shot, >> processed and completed - at that point it is archived off the main >> system. >> >> So here are the steps and tools: >> >> Capture in RAW with camera >> Create folder for job (numbered and named ex: 0350-SmithWedding) >> Load raw pics into directory (OS copy) >> Cull technical rejects (BreezeBrowser) >> Batch Rename images (BreezeBrowser) >> Raw convert (Silkypix) >> Generate gallery - not everytime, based on job requirement >> (BreezeBrowser) >> Upload to my website (Core FTP Lite) >> Create/upload ordering pages - not everytime, base on job requirement >> (Darkroom Core) >> Process orders - edits, send to lab, etc (Darkroom Core) >> Archive to DVD (whichever burning software is on my system) GD> I don't pretend to want to convince you what tools to use one way or GD> the other. I'm looking at your workflow purely to inform you as to GD> what you can do with Lightroom. GD> Looking at this workflow, Lightroom will reduce the number of GD> different tools you need to use by a good bit and streamlines the GD> process. I prefer working with fewer tools, personally. >> Capture in RAW with camera >> Create folder for job (numbered and named ex: 0350-SmithWedding) >> Load raw pics into directory (OS copy) >> Batch Rename images (BreezeBrowser) GD> All three of the above are done in Lightroom during the Import process. >> Cull technical rejects (BreezeBrowser) GD> Then you use the Library module for sort/grade/culling ... >> Raw convert (Silkypix) GD> Image adjustment is done in the Develop module. No need to generate GD> RGB channel files at all unless there's something you need to do in GD> Photoshop because it is specific and requires more than what Lightroom GD> offers (not too much of that with Lightroom 2's selective area tools). GD> Edits in Photoshop starting from raw masters is a matter of using the GD> "Edit in Photoshop command, the resulting TIFF or PSD file is GD> automatically created next to the raw file, named appropriately, and GD> incorporated into the Lightroom catalog for management. Raw conversion GD> is an implicit part of exporting finished images for use outside of GD> LR, which includes sizing, colorspace conversion, and format (JPEG, GD> PSD, TIFF for finished work). >> Generate gallery - not everytime, based on job requirement >> (BreezeBrowser) >> Upload to my website (Core FTP Lite) GD> The Web module can generate a good range of different gallery styles, GD> whether they match to your specific needs is hard to say. You can also GD> generate gallery and upload to a website via FTP directly from within GD> Lightroom, but that presumes you can define a gallery format that GD> integrates perfectly with your website. I usually export to disk, edit GD> the generated gallery to my needs, and then FTP that to my website. >> Create/upload ordering pages - not everytime, base on job requirement >> (Darkroom Core) >> Process orders - edits, send to lab, etc (Darkroom Core) GD> These are outside the domain of Lightroom. >> Archive to DVD (whichever burning software is on my system) GD> Archiving is outside the domain of Lightroom, unless you're GD> specifically talking about exporting image files to CD/DVD media GD> alone. Backup and synchronization software is what you need for the GD> larger task. GD> Given your job oriented organization, I would recommend using a GD> separate catalog for each job. It's a common way of working for GD> job/assignment oriented work. GD> -- GD> Godfrey GD> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
