Adobe Software

[BackdoorArts]

This one is a little quirky. It's a brush tool within the gradient tool, so depending on what you're doing it doesn't mask as much as it allows you to apply a set of opposite effects to what the gradient tool does. I only started messing with it today, but it's a brush tool and not a pure masking tool, which I would have found more useful. That said, there's a strong possibility I'm using it incorrectly.

Yep, user error. With the brush you need to click on the Erase tab and set that appropriately. I think you can probably do some wild stuff with it if you experiment as it will essentially serve the same as a Brush tool but within the confines of either the Radial or Gradient filters, which could be set up to "mask" the brush tool as well. Probably more confusing than trying to do the same thing in Photoshop (which you have with the CC), but it's a nice little addition.

 

[Bourbon Neat]

Lightroom 6 requires an always-on Internet connection to launch (serious question!)?

CC doesn't require me be online in order to use the applications so the idea that the stand-alone version of LR 6 does require this surprises me greatly.

If you have not signed out under the help tab, then you will be able to use LR without an internet connection. (After a further test). Also, if you do not sign out, it is very likely that you are connected to adobe. It only takes one disgruntled employee or hacker to gain access to your stuff through them. Some folks won't mind that, but I do.

Are you allowed to use your adobe products after signing out without signing back in? On a lease basis that may not be an issue to you but in my instance it is unacceptable.

Still today, I am on a 30 day trial basis with a "paid for" "stand alone" product, that is not by my doing. A half a dozen attempts to register with the valid key has gone unsuccessful.

 

[J-see]

If you have not signed out under the help tab, then you will be able to use LR without an internet connection. (After a further test). Also, if you do not sign out, it is very likely that you are connected to adobe. It only takes one disgruntled employee or hacker to gain access to your stuff through them. Some folks won't mind that, but I do.

Are you allowed to use your adobe products after signing out without signing back in? On a lease basis that may not be an issue to you but in my instance it is unacceptable.

Still today, I am on a 30 day trial basis with a "paid for" "stand alone" product, that is not by my doing. A half a dozen attempts to register with the valid key has gone unsuccessful.

Did you install the standalone from the DVD or did you download it?

When I downloaded the 5 standalone, I didn't realize I had to "not" use the one on the obvious download list but go to the download "other" page. If you download the wrong one, you're stuck with CC and get all those issues. At least I had them with the previous version.

 

[wornish]

If you have not signed out under the help tab, then you will be able to use LR without an internet connection. (After a further test). Also, if you do not sign out, it is very likely that you are connected to adobe. It only takes one disgruntled employee or hacker to gain access to your stuff through them. Some folks won't mind that, but I do.

Are you allowed to use your adobe products after signing out without signing back in? On a lease basis that may not be an issue to you but in my instance it is unacceptable.

Still today, I am on a 30 day trial basis with a "paid for" "stand alone" product, that is not by my doing. A half a dozen attempts to register with the valid key has gone unsuccessful.

Its not that big a deal. I used to feel the same.

Thousands probably millions of "happy" users have signed up for the photography package. I count myself as one.

I have been a long long did I say long time anti adobe crazy prices critic. BUT switching to the Photography package option is to me at the best thing I ever did.

Nothings perfect but the cloud model does work I don't see any downside. apart from ....... things might change and you are stuck paying one months charge.

 

[Horoscope Fish]

If you have not signed out under the help tab, then you will be able to use LR without an internet connection. (After a further test). Also, if you do not sign out, it is very likely that you are connected to adobe. It only takes one disgruntled employee or hacker to gain access to your stuff through them. Some folks won't mind that, but I do.

Are you allowed to use your adobe products after signing out without signing back in? On a lease basis that may not be an issue to you but in my instance it is unacceptable.

Still today, I am on a 30 day trial basis with a "paid for" "stand alone" product, that is not by my doing. A half a dozen attempts to register with the valid key has gone unsuccessful.

Okay something is not adding up here because you do NOT need an active Internet connection to use Lightroom in either the stand-alone version or CC. Both versions require you to register your product/installation but neither require you to be "on the Internet" to use the product. CC requires an Internet connection once a month to validate you've paid the bill but even then you get a pop-up if the CC app can't do that. You'll then have several days to LET the CC app "phone home" to the Adobe mothership before you lose access to your programs (ask me how I know...).

It sounds to me like you have an incorrect, or incomplete, installation of Lightroom. You might want to consider un-installing everything and starting over, or calling Adobe technical support to get your install up and running.
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[sonicbuffalo_RIP]

But remember, Google has said that Nik upgrades (whenever they happen) will be free to everyone who owns it.

That I forgot about! Can't wait for that to happen.....thanks Jake for having a better memory than I.

 

[Bourbon Neat]

See my last post above, the time posted. I have been with adobe (3 different reps) for that long. Uninstalling, reinstalling, redownloading, reuninstalling, installing again and again, registering, reregistering.................................... Final result of MY wasted time with that outfit is a refund. If that will even happen?

Just a little frustrated. Go over to adobe community and see the frustration of the masses. Post after post of issues, do they get the same results as I?

Your words Paul and I agree. "It sounds to me like you have an incorrect, or incomplete, installation of Lightroom. You might want to consider un-installing everything and starting over, or calling Adobe technical support to get your install up and running."

You would think the supplier of the software could resolve the issue faster and with better results than just turning the customer away with a refund. You can love adobe all ya want but this has been a load of crap from the start. You lease your adobe products and claim to have no issues, that is good. How many people have you talked with that are using the perpetual licensed Lightroom 6?

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[J-see]

I read it requires two registration numbers for standalone upgrades. You first have to enter the number of the version eligible for the upgrade and after that, the serial for the new version. But more are struggling with it so there might be some issue with that part.

If you use a trial to upgrade to full, you'd first have to enter that trial's serial and then the new (standalone version) serial. That's the procedure they mention.

 

[Bourbon Neat]

Hey, I appreciate all the input and suggestions. For now I will let it rest and maybe repurchase at a later date, if the bugs get worked out. Woulda been nice to update 5.7 to new models but oh well. There is other stuff out there and I read where DXO gets their support for new models out much quicker. Needing a program that supported the D7200 was the primary reason to upgrade from 5.7 anyway.

 

[BackdoorArts]

Hey, I appreciate all the input and suggestions. For now I will let it rest and maybe repurchase at a later date, if the bugs get worked out. Woulda been nice to update 5.7 to new models but oh well. There is other stuff out there and I read where DXO gets their support for new models out much quicker. Needing a program that supported the D7200 was the primary reason to upgrade from 5.7 anyway.

Download the latest free DNG Converter s/w from Adobe. You can use it to convert your D7200 NEF to their DNG RAW format as your "import", just specify the card as your source and the normal file in your LR directory structure as the target (this saves an import + convert leaving you with 2 files). Then import into LR 5.7 from that directory and you're good to go.

 

[Bourbon Neat]

Thanks for the suggestion. That worked very well so I tried the same thing with DxO optics and get the same results. Things that I like about DxO is their zoom slider and no sign-in required. LR has a stepped zoom slider which is a slight impediment, whereas DxO is full range. These two software programs are just about like twins, almost identical but have slight variances.