I already have Lightroom. How is this different? Is it worth buying for me?
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PSP is more like Photoshop than Lightroom. It supports layers, which is the big divide. If you are interested in using layers, PSP would make sense unless you decided to do the subscription thing with Adobe. The raw converter from Adobe is better than PSP's raw converter, so you might want to do your initial editing in Lightroom and your more advanced editing, if necessary, in PSP. BTW, PSP supports most (but not all) Photoshop plugins. AIUI, the ones with the .8bf extension will work. I use the Topaz suite and Focus Magic with PSP. FWIW
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Eileen: Call up Adobe and let them know that you switched from Windows to a Mac and wish to switch your Adobe software to the Mac version. When I made the switch, I called them up and they sent me out the Mac versions of my Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Essentials at no charge (I may have had to pay shipping). It was a one-time offer... in other words, I could not switch back (for free) if I later decided I wanted to switch back to the Windows version again. This was about a 1 1/2 years ago, and I'm not sure if they still offer this option. I wish that Adobe would release a single box containing both the Windows and Mac versions of their software, like they did with Lightroom.
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if money is no object , buy the d5300 , i had the d3200 and it was a great camera you can routinely make really nice 20-30 size pictures ,specially with the prime lenses like the 50mm 1.8g , i bought the d3300 because the new sensor is scarper and the new lens is really much more portable and last but not least the included lightroom 5 software was in a refubrished package deal, between the 5200 or the 3300 the 5200 with its swiveling screen might be more camera to grow into , how ever if you only are doing basic photograhy the the d3300 or d3200 are more then enough for any photografer
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The P7700 ships with Nikon View NX. It allows for basic photo editing and organization tasks. This may be a good starting point for you. I use Apeture from Apple on my MacBook Pro or if you own a Mac you can also use iPhoto with the P7700. I'm sure there is something similar to iPhoto on the Windows platform. Adobe Lightroom, while not free, is very good and relatively low cost.
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I have already a Lumix ( not this one ) and I found it to be an excellent camera. I use it for food photography and have owned it for quite a few years. Being a Leica fan I bought the D-Lux 6 and I am very happy with it. I believe the quality is similar but I find the Leica a little more versatile with both manual and automatic capabilities. For the serious photographer it is the right choice. I say that without knowledge to LX100 but with the experience of my own Lumix.
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Your D-Lux 4 came with Capture One 4.x. Use that. It's not a good decision to purchase a camera based up it's compatibility with Adobe software products. Lightroom will open the D-Lux 4 raw files, but it triples the size (for now). I've played with D-Lux 4 raw and jpg files. Even though I shoot raw exlcusively with my DSLR, I've decided that the D-Lux 4 is more than a capable jpg camera. I stopped shooting raw with it and I'm very happy.
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I can't imagine why not. When I bought myself a new computer I just got my Lightroom disk out and loaded it up onto my new computer. But if you want to find out for sure, go to the Adobe site and ask.
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You only need 64 bit if you are running the 64-bit version of Windows 7. Lightroom will install on 64-bit or 32-bit.
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Believe me - compared to Photoshop this is EASY to use.......once you focus on the kinds of things you want to do with it (it can do many things!), you'll probably find it more user-friendly.....I know I did!
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I have Adobe Photoshop Lightroom installed on my wind and it works fine except side menus dont have much room to expand cuz of small resolution, so i get tired scrolling those menus up and down using touchpad, maybe its easier with external mouse but I havent tried it. So I have it as a backup for editing photos if I dont have access to my desktop.
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I suggest that you also think more about the lense than the operating software. The quality of the print is more dependant on the quality of the lense than anything else. The Panny has the Leica lense which is in a whole different class than anything Canon or Sony have. I have a Sony point-and-shoot, and saw some photo's a friend took with the Panasonic. The clarity is just amazing. No number of mega-pixels or fancy software can compensate for an unclear image.I'm buying the Panny.
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Just my opinion.. I think Lr and Ps are fancier and harder to learn, but better designed and handle metadata in a way compatible with other imaging handling applications. So they are more worth learning at the beginning, or you will find yourself, like me, tweaking all your PSE photo metadata when you decide you need that compatibility. As to the monthly payment business, I am getting by with the permanent, non-web version of Lr. (Note that this permanent version does support the much better photo publishing plug-ins as opposed to PSE's share facility which runs through another website, often doesn't work (for me) and doesn't readily support synchronization with the publishing website (e.g. Flickr) of comments from Flickr and photo updates from Lr. Lr is also willing to use my PSE photo editor so I can put off buying the full-up Photoshop editor. For my needs, that is presently quite sufficient and I don't foresee a compatibility blind alley, though I suppose I may be mistaken.
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I'm running PSP Photo X2 under Vista on an HP Slimline with 2 gigs of RAM and I have had no problems. However, I've read about some bad experiences that other people have had running PSP under Vista. I don't know for sure what the problems are, but I'd highly recommend a clean install of the Paint Shop software if at all possible. I'm in the same boat you are with regard to level of expertise (or lack thereof). I do have a lot of photos on my computer and I ran several of my problem photos through PSP Photo X2 and applied the "quick fix" button. The photos were all improved considerably with zero effort and knowledge. I'm pretty sure that with a little practice with the more complicated features I could do more. I have also used PCP Photo X2 do so some web graphics, and the support for layers, JPGs, GIFs, PNGs, and the RGB color model are more than sufficient for my needs (I used Photoshop in college and Print Shop works essentially the same way Photoshop did for the tasks I need it to do). I also tried Photoshop Elements, and the web-centric features of Print Shop Pro seemed far more robust to me than the ones in Elements. In my opinion, nothing even comes close to Print Shop Pro for the price. Finally, if you are interested in doing some detailed research before you buy the software, get Diane Koers's book "Picture Yourself Learning Corel Paint Shop Pro X2" and read it. It will tell you all the things you can do with the software and it's surprisingly inexpensive, especially for a Course Technology book. The best part is that after you read it and decide to buy the software (which I'm betting you will), the book will continue to be useful to you as a reference.
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That's not the retail price (which is $699). Marketplace vendors on can charge whatever they like for the products they sell. You may want to consider the Creative Cloud Photography Plan: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KNDCCE6/ref=cm_cd_asin_lnk The old pricing model was $699 (Photoshop CS6) /$999 (Photoshop CS6 Extended). But consider this: at that price a customer can have the Creative Cloud Photography Plan @ $9.99/mo for close to 6/8.5 years respectively. The Creative Cloud Photography plan includes Photoshop CC, Lightroom & Lightroom mobile. Plus you get all the product updates/upgrades (e.g. Photoshop 2014, 2015, 2016, etc & Lightroom 6, LR7, LR8, LR9, etc) for OS compatibility and support during that time. With the old model, you'd have to pay extra for upgrades in that same time period. One of the reasons for moving to this model is to make sure customers can keep up with the fast changing technology landscape where Apple and Microsoft are updating OSes every 12 months and introducing new hardware and devices at a faster and faster rate.
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The difference for me was the group focus feature, it seemed to lock in focus quicker and track subjects better. Low light is just awesome I have always hesitated cranking up the ISO too high because of the noise potential. It is simply amazing how you can take clean shots in low light situations like bars, parties, sports arenas. If most of your shooting involve low light venues you will see a difference. Wether this is enough to drive an upgrade is up to you. Regarding general picture quality I can't say there is a significant difference other than low light situation I mentioned. I own a d800 as well and use it when picture quality is absolutely critical. These are the 2 cameras in my bag and handles every situation I am faced with. If pic quality is what you seek you can grab a used d800 for under 2k. You will not be disappointed. Just my opinion.
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Any photos developed yet? My one concern is low light photographs...Just wondering about quality and ease of use. How easy are the automatic features to use?
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Yes, very easily. Resizing photos is not a problem using Lightroom 5. It gives you a wide range of preset formats and image sizes to choose from. Very versatile and easy to use.