What, no picture? I know; you're all digital photographers and you like to see marvelous landscapes. But podcasts are audio, not visual! So I'm going to revert from audio to storytelling.
Tom Hogarty, Adobe Product Manager for Lightroom, Camera Raw, and DNG, gave an interesting interview in a recent podcast. Three photography experts at PhotoNetCast.com discussed various aspects of Lightroom with Tom for over an hour. In that hour, Hogarty expressed many viewpoints concerning Lightroom. Among the questioner’s highlights:
Why did you guys design Lightroom?
Lightroom represents the best parts of a digital photographer’s environment. We added catalogs, we store previews, and we let you work on the catalog even when full images are not on that particular computer.
Are there advantages to DNG files?
DNG (Digital Negative) files have two advantages. Near-term - lossless compression can make the file smaller. You don't need sidecar files; metadata is saved in the DNG. You can update the preview in the DNG to show processing changes. You may also prevent proprietary formats from dying.
What's the purpose of the DNG Editor?
Many photographers see the cameras LCD image and like it. Raw files can initially look flat. The LCD image is JPEG. So we developed camera calibration profiles to let you modify DNG images. The LR 2.2 release this month contains the final release of these camera profiles.
In podcast E163 (120808), the NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) guys, Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski, and Dave Cross recently discussed noise reduction. Essentially, they suggest external plug-ins are more powerful than noise reduction in Photoshop products. BTW, NAPP provides a two week window for free video download of tips and tricks for Photoshop users.
Now, back to Hogarty; What are plans for better noise reduction in Lightroom?
While Tom won't speculate on future releases, he did indicate noise reduction has been strongly requested and Adobe listens carefully.
While I list some highlights, your interests may vary. I suggest you download and listen to the podcast; I'm sure that during the hour interview, you'll find many things which interest you. If you right-click on the Audio MP3 download button, choosing Save Target lets you download an MP3 file which you can hear via iTunes at your leisure.
Tom Hogarty, Adobe Product Manager for Lightroom, Camera Raw, and DNG, gave an interesting interview in a recent podcast. Three photography experts at PhotoNetCast.com discussed various aspects of Lightroom with Tom for over an hour. In that hour, Hogarty expressed many viewpoints concerning Lightroom. Among the questioner’s highlights:
Why did you guys design Lightroom?
Lightroom represents the best parts of a digital photographer’s environment. We added catalogs, we store previews, and we let you work on the catalog even when full images are not on that particular computer.
Are there advantages to DNG files?
DNG (Digital Negative) files have two advantages. Near-term - lossless compression can make the file smaller. You don't need sidecar files; metadata is saved in the DNG. You can update the preview in the DNG to show processing changes. You may also prevent proprietary formats from dying.
What's the purpose of the DNG Editor?
Many photographers see the cameras LCD image and like it. Raw files can initially look flat. The LCD image is JPEG. So we developed camera calibration profiles to let you modify DNG images. The LR 2.2 release this month contains the final release of these camera profiles.
In podcast E163 (120808), the NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) guys, Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski, and Dave Cross recently discussed noise reduction. Essentially, they suggest external plug-ins are more powerful than noise reduction in Photoshop products. BTW, NAPP provides a two week window for free video download of tips and tricks for Photoshop users.
Now, back to Hogarty; What are plans for better noise reduction in Lightroom?
While Tom won't speculate on future releases, he did indicate noise reduction has been strongly requested and Adobe listens carefully.
While I list some highlights, your interests may vary. I suggest you download and listen to the podcast; I'm sure that during the hour interview, you'll find many things which interest you. If you right-click on the Audio MP3 download button, choosing Save Target lets you download an MP3 file which you can hear via iTunes at your leisure.
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