Marianne Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I didn't know that about the sliders. So glad I popped into this thread. I try to keep RAW sharpening to a minimum but RAW files need a little bit of sharpening - I scale back if it's noticeable. Only one fail (for SoLD) in last few years so assume it's okay. Output sharpening is something the printer should be able to do, which is why they will fail you for over sharpening which can ruin an image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie5 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Lightroom 6.1 and CC seems to handle noise in a completely different way from older versions. It's like buying a new camera and lens for just a few dollars. It has allowed me to go back and reprocess photos that had no hope of ever passing QC and make them salable images. I would urge any of you who are still using Lightroom 4 to give the newest version a try. It will be money well spent. You will find that you can bring up the shadow exposure much more before having to apply noise reduction, making for an overall sharper image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hmm. LA dude, I noticed you jumped from LR 4 to LR 6. At what point did Lightroom take on these magical qualities? I'm on LR 5.7. A Brooklyn boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie5 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hmm. LA dude, I noticed you jumped from LR 4 to LR 6. At what point did Lightroom take on these magical qualities? I'm on LR 5.7. A Brooklyn boy Surfs up Dude! I have been using LR 5.7 all along and the difference between 4 and 5.7 is substantial. There is further improvement in 6.1 and CC. I am using a Canon 5D MkII and a 7D so maybe I notice the difference more than others people as Canons don't have the dynamic range of some other cameras. I have been going through photos from 4 and 5 years ago and reprocessing them in LR CC and have been able to rescue photos that I thought would never pass Alamy QC . It doesn't cost anything for the trial version, although I would try to get version 6.1 as 6.2 is a hot mess right now. Definitely try the dehaze feature. Here is an example. Unprocessed raw http://1drv.ms/1OqDqM5 Processed in LR CC http://1drv.ms/1jkKDQn this one just passed QC this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 When the surf's up here in NYC, it means the Subway is flooded. Thanks for the answer. I feel I can make those kind of improvements now with LR 5.7, dramatic as your example is. I think I'll wait a bit longer before jumping on LR 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hmm. LA dude, I noticed you jumped from LR 4 to LR 6. At what point did Lightroom take on these magical qualities? I'm on LR 5.7. A Brooklyn boy Surfs up Dude! I have been using LR 5.7 all along and the difference between 4 and 5.7 is substantial. There is further improvement in 6.1 and CC. I am using a Canon 5D MkII and a 7D so maybe I notice the difference more than others people as Canons don't have the dynamic range of some other cameras. I have been going through photos from 4 and 5 years ago and reprocessing them in LR CC and have been able to rescue photos that I thought would never pass Alamy QC . It doesn't cost anything for the trial version, although I would try to get version 6.1 as 6.2 is a hot mess right now. Definitely try the dehaze feature. Here is an example. Unprocessed raw http://1drv.ms/1OqDqM5 Processed in LR CC http://1drv.ms/1jkKDQn this one just passed QC this week. I did try 5.7 but couldn't see a difference, I'm afraid. Sony A55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I think the improvement is with dramatically difficult exposures. A few years ago, I wouldn't even have tried to save the image below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie5 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Here is a different example. The darker one on the right was done with an early version of LR5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie5 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hmm. LA dude, I noticed you jumped from LR 4 to LR 6. At what point did Lightroom take on these magical qualities? I'm on LR 5.7. A Brooklyn boy Surfs up Dude! I have been using LR 5.7 all along and the difference between 4 and 5.7 is substantial. There is further improvement in 6.1 and CC. I am using a Canon 5D MkII and a 7D so maybe I notice the difference more than others people as Canons don't have the dynamic range of some other cameras. I have been going through photos from 4 and 5 years ago and reprocessing them in LR CC and have been able to rescue photos that I thought would never pass Alamy QC . It doesn't cost anything for the trial version, although I would try to get version 6.1 as 6.2 is a hot mess right now. Definitely try the dehaze feature. Here is an example. Unprocessed raw http://1drv.ms/1OqDqM5 Processed in LR CC http://1drv.ms/1jkKDQn this one just passed QC this week. I did try 5.7 but couldn't see a difference, I'm afraid. Sony A55. Mark, you have a lot of really great photos that would really pop if you reprocessed them in the new LR. That would probably keep you busy for the next few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Johnnie, it would take me about 30 seconds to turn your image on the right into your image on the left in LR 5.7. I've watched a number of reviews on YouTube and no one mentioned a fabulous breakthrough in PP quality from 5.7 to 6. They've added a bunch of features, true, but none that I really need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 As far as I know, the really big change happened in LR4 when they updated the Process Version to 2012 - this made a major improvement to the raw conversion. SInce then the changes have been relatively minor in that respect. However, LR6 is faster than 5, and it seems to be a little faster again on El Capitan than on Yosemite. For me though, by far the best feature of 6 is the Panorama Merge to a DNG file. This has made a big difference to my workflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 The upright feature alone is my favorite upgrade. Better than what PS does, and no fiddling around. Takes a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie5 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 The upright feature alone is my favorite upgrade. Better than what PS does, and no fiddling around. Takes a second. I didn't know it was there. It is very cool, you don't lose any pixels when it straightens things. It's Magic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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