Re: Lightroom
From: Peter Marshall <petermarshall@cix.co.uk> Subject: Re: Lightroom (was Re: Adobe Photoshop CS3 update) Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:28:30 +0000 > Ryuki, I agree entirely. Hi. My name is Ryuji, not Ryuki. (Riuyi is acceptable if you are a Spanish speaker.) > LR 1.3 looks a little better organised in some respects. I > can only think that the orginal adverse comments must have > been based on a very early beta version of the software - > which I didn't use. They are certainly not relevant to the > current software. I don't really follow those digital imaging forums or anything, but I also have the impression that some people who built negative impression from beta versions don't lose that opinion unless they use LR routinely. > As for screens, you are so right that a good one makes all > the difference. My work has improved significantly since I > got an Eizo ColorEdge CE210W. Its often hard to find what > kind of panel type is used, but I'm told S-IPS are the best. I think high quality CRT's are the best. I used two 21" Trinitron monitors until a couple of months ago, when I had to lose one to make space. I posted "for sale" for $50 and got too many responses, making me think that those CRTs are still worth cash. So I sold both and bought LCDs. I'm hugely disappointed with the LCD on ALL laptop computers (including my MacBook) and inexpensive consumer quality panels, so I had no option but go for at least PVA. Luckily the first wave of wide gamut LCD was just in. I don't really need 2 PVA panels (which costs double) but I want two monitors, so I bought a cheap TN and a PVA/wide gamut, both 24" wide format, and I use them side by side on my desk. Of course, the cheap TN panel ($450) is no good for image editing, although it is a bit better than the panel used in MacBook. I briefly tried to combine one CRT and one LCD. This combination didn't work AT ALL. Even with a CRT with maxed out brightness and a LCD mined out, LCD is too bright. The eye can't adapt to different brightness range and other differences between them. What I said above applies to both color and grayscale B&W. -- Ryuji Suzuki http://silvergrain.org
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