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stamper

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Lightroom rendering.
« on: November 04, 2012, 07:59:48 am »

I have Lightroom 4.2 and Photoshop CS5. Therefore I can only use ACR 6.7 in conjunction with CS5 and not 7.2. That really irks me! The options are when opening CS5 are Render using Lightroom and Open anyway. I choose the former. What quality difference is there between Render using Lightroom and importing using 7.2? If I were to buy CS6 would I get a better rendering when using 7.2? The other thought I had was to buy Elements 11 which I believe ( don't know for sure ) uses 7.2 and open an image into Elements from LR and then open the resulting TIFF in CS5. Would there be an advantage or I am deluding myself. If the latter isn't meaningful then I would like to know about the differences concerning my first point about  Render using Lightroom and 7.2. I downloaded CS6 when it first came out and it wouldn't install despite My system meeting all of the requirements. TIA

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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2012, 08:10:11 am »

If you export as TIFF from LR 4.2, you should be able to open the tiff in CS5 without any issues.
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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2012, 08:19:47 am »

I can open the Tiff without issues and the image looks fine but from a technical point of view there must be a difference between opening the image in CS5 using 6.7 and opening an image in CS6 using 7.2? As stated I wasn't able to install CS6 - which I believe was a common problem - therefore I can't see for myself and buying Elements would be cheaper. Regarding CS6 I don't really see anything that makes it a "must buy" upgrade.

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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2012, 09:41:15 am »

My understanding is ACR6.7 will open a file that was adjusted using ACR7.x and will use PV2012 to open the file, but you can't make adjustments to the RAW file with ACR6.7 in CS5.  This makes CS5 and Lightroom 4 compatible, but you must make all adjustment to the RAW file using Lightroom 4 if you want to use PV2012. 

You may want to upgrade to CS6 because Adobe is changing their upgrade policy and you will not be able to upgrade to CS7 from CS5, only from CS6. 
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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2012, 10:34:32 am »

Stamper, recently I purchased LR4 instead of upgrading from PS-CS4 to PS-CS6.  I’ve also read Martin Evening’s LR4 book.  So, I’m far from an expert, but it appears that exporting a photo from LR to PS for additional editing, using LR’s rendering, gives essentially the same result as if you had CS6.  The difference is that, if you did have CS6, then PS could use ACR7 to process your RAW file (using your LR settings) and then open from ACR a tiff version in PS (which can be a smart object). 

The only real difference I’ve discovered is this smart object difference.  I can’t open my LR files in PS as smart objects.  So after I make some layer edits in PS, I can’t just open the smart object to tweak my LR settings.  Instead, I have to tweak my original LR version, and open it in PS, drag it onto the layered version and use it to replace the background layer.  The end result is identical, but not as quick or easy as using a smart object.  It’s not a big deal for me since I don’t process a lot of photos, but others may find it a much bigger hassle.
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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2012, 04:09:47 am »

Slobodan & dmerger thanks. I am seeing things a bit clearer now. The difference between 6.7 and 7.2 seems to be smart object processing. Not a big deal? A pity Adobe didn't make 7.2 available for CS5 but obviously it is a selling point for CS6. I can sleep easier now and hopefully the nightmares I have been having about the differences will now cease? ;) ;D

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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2012, 07:31:31 am »

Content aware for patch tool, content aware move tool (more precision), ability to import and render video projects (including standard AVCHD,MPEG-4,H.264, non-destructive crop tool with overlays for golden ratio, golden spiral, thirds, diagonal and triangle ( though only your eye and vision should argueably be king here, it is instructive in rethinking with a view to future at capture framing), but as made clear often through J Schewe Digital Negative and Evening LR4 it's the new algorithms ( Curves, Levels, Brightness and Contrast) and improved auto corrections as starting points . Move one of your RAWS through version 2012 (which you had previously rendered in version 2010) to see the real value...

one of the reasons it is so often suggested to well archive your original raws (and  backup) because of the processing advances version to version, not the obvious bells and whistles.
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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2012, 11:45:27 pm »


The only real difference I’ve discovered is this smart object difference.  I can’t open my LR files in PS as smart objects.  So after I make some layer edits in PS, I can’t just open the smart object to tweak my LR settings.  Instead, I have to tweak my original LR version, and open it in PS, drag it onto the layered version and use it to replace the background layer.  The end result is identical, but not as quick or easy as using a smart object.  It’s not a big deal for me since I don’t process a lot of photos, but others may find it a much bigger hassle.


You can even open a layer in ACR directly from Photoshop. Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too.
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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2012, 04:32:46 am »

Your ACR must be a different version from everyone else? ACR can't handle layers.

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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2012, 04:59:01 am »

Your ACR must be a different version from everyone else? ACR can't handle layers.

Ignorance may not be bliss from time to time. Google is your friend.

http://youtu.be/7pRkGhCIgI4

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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2012, 05:48:06 am »

You should be careful when adding ...Ignorance.... to a post. This is a quote from Jeff Schewe on the Adobe forum October 5

  

You can't...once an image is open you can't send it to ACR. Unless you had opened the image in Camera Raw and proceeded to open the image in Photoshop as a Smart Object, the layer or the image is no long capable of being used in ACR. You'll have to flatten the image and save it as a JPEG or flattened TIFF.

Once a layer is flattened it is no longer a layer but part of a Tiff  - or jpeg - and can't in reality be regarded as a layer? Opening Tiff's in ACR is normal practice and can't be regarded as a Hallelujah moment? I don't know if you were trying to hoodwink the posters in the thread or you didn't genuinely understand the process. :) BTW the script for what it is worth won't run in Process 2012 because it uses fill light as part of the process so won't be terribly useful to LR 4.2 users. The topic of the thread was LR 4.2.
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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2012, 06:52:12 am »

You should be careful when adding ...Ignorance.... to a post. This is a quote from Jeff Schewe on the Adobe forum October 5

  

You can't...once an image is open you can't send it to ACR. Unless you had opened the image in Camera Raw and proceeded to open the image in Photoshop as a Smart Object, the layer or the image is no long capable of being used in ACR. You'll have to flatten the image and save it as a JPEG or flattened TIFF.

Once a layer is flattened it is no longer a layer but part of a Tiff  - or jpeg - and can't in reality be regarded as a layer? Opening Tiff's in ACR is normal practice and can't be regarded as a Hallelujah moment? I don't know if you were trying to hoodwink the posters in the thread or you didn't genuinely understand the process. :) BTW the script for what it is worth won't run in Process 2012 because it uses fill light as part of the process so won't be terribly useful to LR 4.2 users. The topic of the thread was LR 4.2.

Yes, I am more ignorant but Dr. Brown's script works flawlessly with ACR 7.2 in 2012 Process between LR and PS on my machine.  And here is the proof.

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Re: Lightroom rendering.
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2012, 07:59:48 am »

What is the difference between using the script and opening a Tiff that has been exported to ACR and saved and opened again in ACR? Convenience? I haven't used the script but if it has Fill light as part of it must be using version 2010? Back to the main point, a layer can't be opened in ACR/LR? I have looked again at your link and what I see is a layered image that has been merged and opened again in ACR.

http://www.solveyourtech.com/how-to-merge-layers-in-photoshop-cs5/

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Combine Layers in Photoshop CS5

It states that merging layers becomes part of the image. Your original post about editing a layer in ACR/LR isn't possible. DR Brown is being a little obtuse in his thinking to promote a script he has created? :(
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