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Title: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: greyscale on December 29, 2017, 11:53:14 am
Lightroom and Photoshop on sale at Amazon US. Here is the link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CUQ10GY/ref=s9_acsd_bw_wf_a_Digitada_cdl_14?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=DTPNV75Z7GE8B2BQ1B8W&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=09d536b9-714a-4b50-87d1-948bf16f6b9d&pf_rd_i=15433361011
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: smahn on December 29, 2017, 08:11:54 pm
How would one approach this if they're already a subscriber being billed monthly?
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: hokuahi on December 29, 2017, 08:50:57 pm
How would one approach this if they're already a subscriber being billed monthly?
Log in to Adobe.com with your Adobe ID. I had to do a search for redeem code/coupon, a link takes you to a page where you enter the serial number from your order, and it credits your account depending on how you pay, etc.
Not too difficult.
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: smahn on December 29, 2017, 11:52:41 pm
Log in to Adobe.com with your Adobe ID. I had to do a search for redeem code/coupon, a link takes you to a page where you enter the serial number from your order, and it credits your account depending on how you pay, etc.
Not took difficult.

ok, great. thank you
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: Philmar on December 30, 2017, 12:17:44 am
GAH - only for people with US credit cards with US billing adresses
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: Alskoj on December 30, 2017, 08:01:29 am
Both of my kids are in college and want to get all of the Adobe apps and it's $240 for the first year since they're students, then $360 per year after that (until the youngest graduates in 2020).
I would just piggyback and use LR and PS.
I have older LR and PS now but would like to know if the new dehaze in LR is worth it.
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: saiguy on December 30, 2017, 08:35:46 am
Dehaze is great. I find it processor intensive and will slow down everything after it is applied. Sometimes I apply it to taste and then turn it off till I am done with all edits and then turn it back on. Can also be used to decrease highlights and darken darks simultaneously.
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: john beardsworth on December 30, 2017, 08:47:17 am
I am not a great fan of dehaze and feel it's somewhat brutal, often needing to be balanced with WB and contrast adjustments. Instead of applying iy to the whole image, I use it with the grad or radial filters.

But remember it is only one of the improvements you'd be getting - see http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop-lightroom-classic/features.html (as well as the latest PS and LR Mobile). I value Guided Upright, Boundary Warp, range masking and the new Auto settings higher than dehaze.
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: Alskoj on December 30, 2017, 12:04:41 pm
Dehaze is great. I find it processor intensive and will slow down everything after it is applied. Sometimes I apply it to taste and then turn it off till I am done with all edits and then turn it back on. Can also be used to decrease highlights and darken darks simultaneously.
Thanks.  I'll keep that in mind.

I am not a great fan of dehaze and feel it's somewhat brutal, often needing to be balanced with WB and contrast adjustments. Instead of applying iy to the whole image, I use it with the grad or radial filters.

But remember it is only one of the improvements you'd be getting - see http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop-lightroom-classic/features.html (as well as the latest PS and LR Mobile). I value Guided Upright, Boundary Warp, range masking and the new Auto settings higher than dehaze.
Cool, I'll look into those features.
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: Rhossydd on December 30, 2017, 12:26:34 pm
I have older LR and PS now but would like to know if the new dehaze in LR is worth it.
Not really IMHO, but you can add it to LR 6 via a set of downloadable presets. Google or a search back here will be your friend.
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: Alskoj on December 30, 2017, 07:04:02 pm
Not really IMHO, but you can add it to LR 6 via a set of downloadable presets. Google or a search back here will be your friend.
Thanks but I only have LR 5.  My daughter wanted to use Photoshop and Illustrator (she's an amazing artist) so I took the plunge and got CC for students.  I appreciate your input!
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: Rhossydd on December 31, 2017, 04:22:40 am
Thanks but I only have LR 5.
Still might be worth checking if the haze presets option will work with LR5 (as it didn't change process version).
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: john beardsworth on December 31, 2017, 04:50:54 am
Those Dehaze presets will only work with LR6.

And they only apply to the entire image, which I find unsatisfactory. Sure, you can make your own presets to apply Dehaze locally - if you're a glutton for punishment.
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: Rhossydd on December 31, 2017, 05:03:50 am
they only apply to the entire image, which I find unsatisfactory.
I'd agree. Most examples of dehaze I've seen just make things look unreal, but there's no counting for taste I suppose.
Title: Re: Lightroom on sale at Amazon US
Post by: Aramo on January 04, 2018, 01:25:43 pm
Good to know. Thank you for sharing!