[richard0170]

one genuinely uncooperative ant

You need to transfer your dragon- and butterfly training skills to the ants!

[pepperberry farm]

Luminar has become so unstable for me, I'm trying out a new image-editing software:







is there ever a good time to learn a new piece of software?

[edom31]

is there ever a good time to learn a new piece of software?

What software is this?

[ChristianRock]

Luminar has become so unstable for me, I'm trying out a new image-editing software:







is there ever a good time to learn a new piece of software?

What are you trying out? The exif on these basically says they are SOOC.

Based on what I know from your workflow - processing JPEGs - I'm thinking you might do well with Photoshop Elements.

There's also the Ken Rockwell favorite - Perfectly Clear, which I think is a bit overpriced but when it works, it works really well (I have a couple of the Perfectly clear algo's as part of Corel Aftershot Pro - the basic Perfectly Clear, and the Perfectly Clear Denoise - both work really well).

I have to say that Corel Aftershot Pro 3 has been very stable in my current computer and so has Paintshop Pro - but Corel software is known to be crashy so it's probably not for you. (And I would never recomment Aftershot Pro for anyone processing RAW files - which is funny since that is what it is intended for, but it does a lousy job converting from RAW, while it does very well, I think, processing JPEGs).

[pepperberry farm]

What software is this?

these three are processed with Affinity...

[pepperberry farm]

What are you trying out? The exif on these basically says they are SOOC.

Based on what I know from your workflow - processing JPEGs - I'm thinking you might do well with Photoshop Elements.

There's also the Ken Rockwell favorite - Perfectly Clear, which I think is a bit overpriced but when it works, it works really well (I have a couple of the Perfectly clear algo's as part of Corel Aftershot Pro - the basic Perfectly Clear, and the Perfectly Clear Denoise - both work really well).

I have to say that Corel Aftershot Pro 3 has been very stable in my current computer and so has Paintshop Pro - but Corel software is known to be crashy so it's probably not for you. (And I would never recomment Aftershot Pro for anyone processing RAW files - which is funny since that is what it is intended for, but it does a lousy job converting from RAW, while it does very well, I think, processing JPEGs).

I'm also going to be demo'ing DXO and Capture One ...

[ChristianRock]

I liked the processing on those 3 examples, by the way. Very nice while not looking obviously processed.

[paulh]

is there ever a good time to learn a new piece of software?

It's a pain when your normal workflow is disrupted. I rely on Rawtherapee for most of my editing. But now the latest builds don't play nice with my old 6 mpx files. 95% of the time, the files will not load/display. The frustrating thing is, RT does work once in awhile! I have an alternative editor, but it's clunkier to use and the results aren't as nice. Ya do whatcha gotta do....

[jct us101]

Luminar has become so unstable for me, I'm trying out a new image-editing software:







is there ever a good time to learn a new piece of software?

I do miss the bokeh from that lens...

[pepperberry farm]

I liked the processing on those 3 examples, by the way. Very nice while not looking obviously processed.

thank you - I'm not really sure I like the interface of Affinity, so the jury is out on it....

[ChristianRock]

It's a pain when your normal workflow is disrupted. I rely on Rawtherapee for most of my editing. But now the latest builds don't play nice with my old 6 mpx files. 95% of the time, the files will not load/display. The frustrating thing is, RT does work once in awhile! I have an alternative editor, but it's clunkier to use and the results aren't as nice. Ya do whatcha gotta do....

That's strange, I haven't had issues with any of my files. I'm still using the stable release 5.8 from February 2020 (there haven't been any additional stable releases since). It is, as the name implies, very stable

[ChristianRock]

thank you - I'm not really sure I like the interface of Affinity, so the jury is out on it....

The problem is that if you've been using a program for a few years, everything else seems inferior for a while. It was that way when I had to leave Corel Aftershot Pro when they wouldn't support the K-S1. A few years later I got Aftershot Pro again and now I don't even think the interface is that great anymore... I used to dislike how complex RawTherapee is and now that I know where everything is, it's much better for my uses...

[edom31]

I'm also going to be demo'ing DXO and Capture One ...

I tried affinity and disliked it. I got a copy of Luminar (not the AI, the one prior) and honestly do not use it... I got into Capture One and not looking back = I come from LightRoom so Capture One was very similar already. You have full control of things but there is no one-touch and done mode like luminar (unless you save presets).


PS - if you end up buying Capture One - Flickr Pro will offer you 35% off the price (go to your settings and scroll down...)

[paulh]

That's strange, I haven't had issues with any of my files. I'm still using the stable release 5.8 from February 2020 (there haven't been any additional stable releases since). It is, as the name implies, very stable

Yes, the problem started with 5.8. RT works perfectly with files from my other cameras, but only works sporadically with my *ist D files. I've uninstalled/reinstalled to no avail. I'm running an older version of RT on my laptop with no issues. I confirmed with TheSquirrelMafia guy - he has the same issues with *ist D files (K100D files work fine) on his copy of 5.8. Very strange indeed.

[pepperberry farm]

this is the ON1 revision:




and the interface with ON1 is much easier to work with than Affinity....