CPP vs LR

[Chris F]

anybody using CPP ??

how does this stand up against LR ?


PS - I upgraded to LR4, due to the MkIII .... BUT, LR4 wont work on my laptop ..... (I DO do all my processing on my desktop, still handy to be able to view the RAW files on the laptop)

[Mike Wrankmore]

Chris....do you mean DPP?
If all you want to do is access your RAW files on the laptop then this will work very well along with Zoombrowzer.I used this software for many years and it works well but lightroom is far advanced as far as editing goes in my opinion.The software still works very well regrdless.

[jab2]

BUT, LR4 wont work on my laptop ..... (I DO do all my processing on my desktop, still handy to be able to view the RAW files on the laptop)

Why not? The download includes a 32 bit and a 64 bit executable, and there is no difference to Windows between LR 3 and 4 on my Win 7 x64 PC, or Vista x32 laptop.

Windows also have a codex to view CR2 files. If I'm not mistaken there was an update last week to handle the 5D Mk III files. As I do not use the Win codex, I have no clue where to tell you to look, but a Google search will lead you to it.

[Stan Blumberg]

Why not?

I tried LR4 on Windows XP and message said to upgrade Windows??

[Chris F]

LR4 requires Windows VISTA or later. Thus those on XP have one more hurdle ....


Mike I am thinking of the Canon software, not sure what it is called though .... will try to install it and give feedback. As I dont like the colour shift on a laptop screen I have no intention of editing photos on my laptop. Still handy to be able to view the RAW's on the laptop ....



PS - for those buying the LR4 upgrade CD - this still requires you to upgrade to LR4.1 (for 64 bit) .... 729 Meg download ....

got this sorted at work today. not been fun getting all this sorted

[jab2]

I tried LR4 on Windows XP and message said to upgrade Windows??

OK, I see the system requirements for the Windows OS changed from LR3 to LR4.



System requirements for Lightroom 4


Windows

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
• Microsoft® Windows Vista® with Service Pack 2 or Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1
• 2GB of RAM
• 1GB of available hard-disk space
• 1024x768 display
• DVD-ROM drive
• Internet connection required for Internet-based services*

Mac OS

• Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
• Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7
• 2GB of RAM
• 1GB of available hard-disk space
• 1024x768 display
• DVD-ROM drive
• Internet connection required for Internet-based services*

[Trevor Ives]

As I dont like the colour shift on a laptop screen I have no intention of editing photos on my laptop. Still handy to be able to view the RAW's on the laptop ....

if you need a hand with a screen calibration, let me know, me and my ColorMunki will sort you chop-chop

[Leo Theron]

Chris (the man from Durban Rd, Bellville)

Why did you buy the upgrade from ORMS (I know it is just across the road!) and not pay and download?

[Chris F]

Leo the price difference between pay and download vs the CD was only a few rands. Thus I opted for the CD .... not realising this will still require such a massive download.

Even if I knew, I would still have gone for the CD .... DONT like buying online with my Credit Card.



JAB - and so we learn.




Trevor thanks for the offer. I do have the Spider unit. And LOVE this on the desktop screens. I find my Dell laptop screen to vary the colour as I tilt the screen. I have noted that the Mac screens stay true to colour independant of the screen angle ... price are a bit steep though. Would like to hear what (if any) standard laptop PC's are better in this regard.

[Mike Wrankmore]

Chris..Digital Photo Professional is the Canon software as well as Zoombrowzer as i said.It is actually very good software and the fact it is free makes it a bonus.The latest versions have added new tools that makes it quite powerful for most needs.

[Chris F]

Installed DPP last night. The DPP package is quit powerfull, and if one works at it it might even be a usefull tool.

For somebody used to LR it would be a bit cumbersome though ....


I was not impressed with Zoombrowser. Will spend a bit more time with it later, and see if I can come to grips with it. (I had issues in selecting what photos to select to view ...)