tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post2531296164473117726..comments2024-03-24T08:14:10.627-05:00Comments on Glen Barrington - My Dynamic Range: Why I Moved From Lightroom To ACDSee Pro.Glen BArringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059587483668684991noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-75384029714169997562017-12-12T23:07:55.619-06:002017-12-12T23:07:55.619-06:00I am another refugee from Lightroom who has ended ...I am another refugee from Lightroom who has ended up at ACDSee. It was the Lightroom 'Classic' nonsense that was the last straw for me. I have been playing around for weeks with ON1, Capture One and ACDSee before settling on the latter. They all seem to be perfectly good RAW editors and to tell the truth, if I do a cruddy edit it's because I haven't got my eye in that day, not because of any software shortcoming. ACDSee was by far the best image manager and I love being able to undock the panels and sprawl across my two screens - Lightroom feels cramped as a closet when I return to it.<br />While I am quickly getting used to it, I will say though that ACDSee feels a bit like it has stuff bolted on all over the place at times - maybe that's in part because it has been around for so long.<br />Things I miss about Lightroom are the history panel (I use that a lot - the ACDSee snapshots are good, but don't allow me to jump around as fast); the very nifty map module (maps in ACDSee doesn't work as well); and being able to create a hierarchical keyword system that feeds directly in to the IPTC metadata. With ACDSee I often find myself double handling - adding info to both IPTC and the ACDSee metadata panel - in fact, that was almost a deal breaker for me.<br />What I don't miss about Lightroom - the database. I got used to it, but I do a lot of Digital Art and was constantly saving stuff created in Photoshop, which would then have to be imported in to Lightroom or it wouldn't show up. A pain in the neck and the number of times I had to go on a file hunt! Oh, and those dopey little brush and gradient tool pins - I hate those! Colin Killickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237864574043991290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-78863030119160633662017-10-23T05:30:20.258-05:002017-10-23T05:30:20.258-05:00Tim, the current versions of ACDSee have smart col...Tim, the current versions of ACDSee have smart collections, you'd have to test it yourself to see if your workflow is possible.<br /><br />ACDSee has a hierarchical keywording and categorization mechanism.<br /><br />ACDSee does not have HDR or Panorama stitching, nor does it have facial tagging. It does support geolocation tagging. Glen BArringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059587483668684991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-66833745458995551442017-10-22T22:49:01.218-05:002017-10-22T22:49:01.218-05:00Glen,
Since you used Lr previously. You may be ab...Glen,<br /><br />Since you used Lr previously. You may be able to answer my questions:<br />1. I use a rather sophisticated workflow originally based on the following blog: http://www.beardsworth.co.uk/lightroom/workflow-smart-collections/<br />Can this be done with ACD?<br />2. I make extensive use of a keyword hierarchy, does ACD support it?<br />3. What about HDR and Pano stiching?<br />4. Facial tagging and geolocation data? Any support in ACD?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692749817312324626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-49880803329548008032017-08-05T19:06:09.877-05:002017-08-05T19:06:09.877-05:00Hi, Adam! Changing the way you do things is always...Hi, Adam! Changing the way you do things is always stressful. But I think the ACDSee way of doing things allows us to do those things the way WE want, and not the way Adobe wants us to do them.Glen BArringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059587483668684991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-69089752164428502642017-08-05T15:58:41.070-05:002017-08-05T15:58:41.070-05:00Hello, I think I went through the same discovery a...Hello, I think I went through the same discovery as you did when I switched to ACDsee. The first few weeks felt remarkable odd and I kept thinking I had mad a mistake in doing the switch, but then the penny dropped. Or more accurately many pennies started to drop. The ACDsee database provides an excellent tool for finding and organising my images but it is just one tool. ACDsee made me put more effort into organising my directories and actually deciding what I really wanted and where. I have now set up separate databases for each decade of photos. As more functionality is added it should only get better. There are a few functions in Edit that I would like to see in Develop, but these things will happen over time. For now I'm happy to be free from the LR way of doing things.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396571060118725487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-79466181923841303002017-03-17T16:56:09.560-05:002017-03-17T16:56:09.560-05:00Peggy, if you go to the menu option of "Tools...Peggy, if you go to the menu option of "Tools|Options|Develop Mode", you will see a pop-up window that contains the two user configurable options for Develop Mode management. Make sure the "Autosave all develop mode adjustments" is selected. <br /><br />ACDSee has an enormous selection of user configurable options, unfortunately it is easy to get lost in the options and overlook some important ones. Hope this helpsGlen BArringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059587483668684991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-62386965174338563522017-03-17T14:33:20.495-05:002017-03-17T14:33:20.495-05:00I have been using LR for about 2 years. I have ju...I have been using LR for about 2 years. I have just ran the trial version of ACDsee. I am shocked to find that I don't think it is faster than LR. In fact, when I am in develop mode after I select done, I am forced to save an image each time before I move on. In LR you make all your edits, review then export. I am not sure that saves time over the import process in LR. Am I missing something in ACDsee? I really really wanted to like it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432070144382517511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-26862171126799602832016-02-24T08:24:29.258-06:002016-02-24T08:24:29.258-06:00That's OK to like and use something else. We a...That's OK to like and use something else. We all need to use the tools that speak to us. Lr never 'spoke 'to me in any meaningful way. The truth is, I think the quality of my work went up when I left Lr.<br /><br />Your send to facebook method is not how I have ever sent anything to Facebook. A photo must meet Facebook's requirements for photos including size, or Facebook will reject, but my photos go directly to FB from within ACDSee Ultimate 8, and 9. And worked the same way with Pro 6 & 7.<br /><br />If you feel strongly about this and have more to offer the community of Lightroom users, maybe you should start a blog.Glen BArringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059587483668684991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-20932689691182303532016-02-23T22:49:20.693-06:002016-02-23T22:49:20.693-06:00I never saw or used LR 3 or v4 so cannot comment. ...I never saw or used LR 3 or v4 so cannot comment. <br />I have been a ACDSee user since V2. V6 was excellent and probably their best release. V7 was OK but start of the problems. ACDSee database is very poor and very slow and when you come to do any maintenance, put aside half a day. Interesting you dislike the LR database? LR database has never corrupted on me, has gone from v5 to v6 painlessly - searches are 100% accurate and fast. To me there is no comparison.<br /><br />Non-destructive edit - I got very tired of the 'originals' folder & copy of the same file. If I was in any prog other than ACDSee I could never see my original pic. <br /> <br />The Organizer section of ACDSee is great.Best part of the app. <br /><br />Program loading time in V7 and V8 was just too slow. To me, V8 was just a big turn off - the new folder or tree structure it presents is from another world. Never seen so much confusion. If my memory is correct, 'Favorites' changes their name... I just found it most strange and unnecessary.<br /><br />LR's folder structure is what you want it to be.<br />Syching between machines/locations is relatively easy<br />Mobile apps are ok.<br />Presets are many and good - wish they allows sub-folders though.<br />Addons are just great - like from http://www.photographers-toolbox.com/index.php. I use about three from these guys - they are outstanding.<br />Publish direct to Facebook, Flickr etc. I recall ACDSee required you to first publish to their cloud and them to Facebook etc. and wit no resizing. Weak.<br />Export pre-sets are very versatile.<br /><br />So I have got from ACDSee to LR and will never return - probably because now we run a photographic business and have made our own post production work-flows and processes. <br /><br />Updates - another sore point they way the held back RAW updates, gave us all BS and the released new versions. Now I pay $100 pa for both PS and LR on 2 machines, instead of something like $99 for just one program that at bets might do updates once or twice a year. I'll always have a soft spot for ACDSee but firmly believe they shot themselves in the foot with some bad markeing decisions.<br /><br />C'est la vie<br />John and Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961892457860903893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-85353101591688128012015-05-14T00:08:06.400-05:002015-05-14T00:08:06.400-05:00I'm also a ACD See Pro fan. I use it to manage...I'm also a ACD See Pro fan. I use it to manage all my photos. Usually I edit my photos in Capture NX2. OK, I know it is now desupported. But it is the best tool I can find for Nikon owners. I can save every edit in the original NEF files. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-78334950467843504702014-11-29T03:48:36.680-06:002014-11-29T03:48:36.680-06:00Gee. There are a whole three of us. Love the workf...Gee. There are a whole three of us. Love the workflow compared to LR, but annoyed at the lack of tutorials. Oh, and no support for Sony ILCA-77M2 ARW files (have to use Adobe DNG Converter). Sokay - I can't get any more out of a RAW file that the camera generated JPG. I though I'd made a mistake after about six months, so I tried the LR trial again. With the same conclusion, again. Why anyone uses LR is beyond me...<br /><br />Oh, new problem. Ever tried to Export files with metadata included? EXIF is exported but not IPTC data like, oh, DESCRIPTION. What the focus?Chuckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096605716903029171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-33466117729032833112014-11-21T10:56:44.000-06:002014-11-21T10:56:44.000-06:00That's two of us we know of! I bet there'...That's two of us we know of! I bet there's more!Glen BArringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059587483668684991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584666562974702898.post-56474334399617577992014-11-20T22:47:50.571-06:002014-11-20T22:47:50.571-06:00I am an ACDSee aficionado, since the release of Pr...I am an ACDSee aficionado, since the release of Pro 5. I always wanted to know that whether a Lightroom-user had permanently shifted to ACDSee, and now I know of another one. :-) Yasser Tariqnoreply@blogger.com