But Wait, There’s More
I finally got around to ordering/downloading/installing Adobe’s Lightroom program. I wanted to take advantage of their $100-off introductory pricing.
After having played with the public beta versions, and even with the original trial version, I must say that the final release version is a vastly different program, at least under the skin. Loading and operating speed is greatly enhanced. Good job, Adobe!
Now, I gotta get 1) all 27,000+ images organized, (2) get a good archiving scheme going and (3) get my workflow under control!
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I did the same thing. I have been playing with the beta CS3 Bridge and finally got fed up with the sluggishness and crashes. I have also given iview media pro a try and it doesn’t play nice with NAS drives.
So this weekend I broke down and bought Lightroom. It has been importing files for a couple of days and it looks like another couple of days to go. So far so good, but too early to tell if this is going to be part of my new workflow.
Here is a followup: I have been using the Peter Krough’s DAM method for about a year. I highly recommend it and LR should fit in well with his system.
http://www.thedambook.com/
Does LightRoom replace iView in the DAM workflow?
It certainly could, I guess. I’m not completely familiar with the DAM workflow — I need to get a copy of the book. However, Lightroom does much more than iView, in terms of editing. For some people, Lightroom could actually replace Photoshop.
Right now I’m starting to get very comfortable with Lightroom replacing iView in my workflow.
I have been keywording my photos for about a year which helps the process. This past weekend I finished importing about 15k images and finding anything takes less than a second.
What machine are you running?
I’m running a Dell 8400 P4 at 2.99ghz and 1GB or ram. The import took so long because I had it generate previews.
I’m starting to take back what I like about Lightroom. The program has crashed 4 times in a row while trying to import a batch of recent pictures. CS2 Bridge and Photoshop have no problem with the files.
Some of my early tests with the beta versions were not all that stable, and would crash on imports. It was also dog slow. However … it seems a lot more stable and faster since upgrading to 2GB RAM.