Discussion
Yay!
Panorama and HDR coming to one place!
http://petapixel.com/2015/04/21/adobe-unveils-ligh...
What do we think?
Panorama and HDR coming to one place!
http://petapixel.com/2015/04/21/adobe-unveils-ligh...
What do we think?
Watched a bit of Scott Kelby and RC Concepcion last night - they reckon, for good reasons, it'll run faster than 5 on older machines.
I only tried one panorama so far - three RAW D800 files - took ages because I pulled them off the server and a long time to export again, but inside LR the handling of the files and the adjustments to the newly created full size DNG were impressively easy on a four year old MBP.
I only tried one panorama so far - three RAW D800 files - took ages because I pulled them off the server and a long time to export again, but inside LR the handling of the files and the adjustments to the newly created full size DNG were impressively easy on a four year old MBP.
OK - so, this evening I've had half an hour, downloaded the CC to my iMac and trialled another panorama (one I took in 2007 and I so remember the pain in trying to stitch it together manually!!!) and a five-element HDR. I have to say speed is very acceptable given the relatively large file sizes (although I have yet to push it to the limit and open 1000 images all at once 
Absolutely pleased with both in terms of how easy these processes are. For the HDR, first look at de-ghosting and it seems to do the job. The only thing I have spotted which I need to work on understanding better is how to use the gradient tool in Develop mode with the new brush feature inside gradient to reverse the effect in the spires....
Blue Mosque HDR-1 by Beano!, on Flickr
(Bigger version if you click through)
Seems a no-brainer if you're already a Lightroom fan - but if you're not there's nothing new to see, just move along in an orderly fashion......
Absolutely pleased with both in terms of how easy these processes are. For the HDR, first look at de-ghosting and it seems to do the job. The only thing I have spotted which I need to work on understanding better is how to use the gradient tool in Develop mode with the new brush feature inside gradient to reverse the effect in the spires....
Blue Mosque HDR-1 by Beano!, on Flickr(Bigger version if you click through)
Seems a no-brainer if you're already a Lightroom fan - but if you're not there's nothing new to see, just move along in an orderly fashion......
Digitalize said:
It's not too bad, dial back the saturation/vibrance a bit, mask the gradient off the towers and you'd be there.
Yup. You've got it.That was just a quick familiarisation with what the new feature will do. As I commented - it needs a good understanding of masking on the gradient tool. Because it has so much more detail the adjustment tools can push a lot further than on a single shot. So my normal levels of shadow and vibrance, plus a dash of clarity does pump it up more than I would normally go - and actually on a Mac 5K screen it starts to do your head in!!
Problem is, any HDR is - by definition - going to take those usual shadows and draw out details to the point that it starts to look surreal and make your eyes bleed! (My normal HDR use is not quite so flagrant!)
But I stand by how easy LR CC is!
Well - after all my lavish praise, it's let me down on panorama!
Interesting - I have taken a series of nine, all nicely overlapping by about ⅓ of the frame, of bluebell woods and Adobe can't cope! It either a) churns away and effectively gives back one frame or b) tells me there are not ENOUGH frames.
Haven't fathomed what it's doing yet. Anyone had similar?
Interesting - I have taken a series of nine, all nicely overlapping by about ⅓ of the frame, of bluebell woods and Adobe can't cope! It either a) churns away and effectively gives back one frame or b) tells me there are not ENOUGH frames.
Haven't fathomed what it's doing yet. Anyone had similar?
Depending on your favoured learning methods, something like the book by Scott Kelby might be the way in. His books always have - for me - the right level of detail with a good dose of levity. A bit like a grown-up version of a "... for Dummies" book.
There's always Photoshop TV, but I think you have to be passed the basics to get anything meaningful out of them...
There's always Photoshop TV, but I think you have to be passed the basics to get anything meaningful out of them...
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