Lightroom ... A Must For PhotoShop Users?

BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
wud said:
Hmm, my psd files are from 30-100mb.... thats to much. I only save a few psd's, the once I really made progress in, so I can go back and look again.

For print I save in jpg, I know tiff is better but I really think the jpg's looks awesome from the lab I use, so for now I think I'll keep it like that.

I was just looking at the print section in Lightroom this morning, looks like it could be very useful for proofs if I was ever to do that.
I'll try printing from LR sometime, when I get my A3 printer some glorious day, it would be easy peasy printing directly from LR. Those who doesn't go by PS, I mean.
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My PSD's run about the same. My point is that saving them as PSD or TIFF is about the same, size-wise. If you're saving to JPEG once completed then yes, you're saving a TON of space. The one thing I need to get better at is the finishing of my photos. I should really archive off the PSD once it's done and keep properly sized JPEGs immediately available for printing and/or sharing. Would make a big difference.

I haven't printed from LR much yet, but I will be trying it soon.
 
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Dave_W

The Dude
I print from LR. Not because I think it's any better than PS or anything, I just like the print module and have used it far more times than PS
 
wud

wud

Senior Member
BackdoorHippie said:
My PSD's run about the same. My point is that saving them as PSD or TIFF is about the same, size-wise. If you're saving to JPEG once completed then yes, you're saving a TON of space. The one thing I need to get better at is the finishing of my photos. I should really archive off the PSD once it's done and keep properly sized JPEGs immediately available for printing and/or sharing. Would make a big difference.

I haven't printed from LR much yet, but I will be trying it soon.
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Wow, you save everything (more or less) as psd? You must have a huge harddrive :)
I think the 300dpi jpg file are still okay for minor adjustments, if I see something a while after, so yeah, I just keep those.


Really? Tiff is SO much space? Clearly its been to long since I've saved a tiff!
 
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JDFlood

Senior Member
I struggled along with PS for a long time. Then found light room 2? Hardly ever use PS any more. Only to really do really fancy adjustments. LR much better / simpler for daily work. JD
 
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