Originally posted by stevebrot Quote: indefinitely adverb
1. In a manner that is not definite.
In vernacular English the common sense is "without foreseeable end".
I completely agree that when Adobe made their statement about stand alone LR, they had no defined end planned, but now they have made it definite. Now they foresee the end.
Oh well, enough semantics.
Quote: Tool compatibility for DNG in Adobe product is not fully reliable for other than Adobe-generated DNG and even then backward compatibility depends on how the DNG was made. (DNG is not intrinsically source or backward lenient.) Such is easily demonstrated by attempting to import a Pentax HDR DNG into any version of Lightroom. The exact extent of backward support for various DNG target versions and/or ACR versions is poorly defined and reportedly camera specific. Go figure.
If Ricoh/Pentax continues with DNG 1.2.0.0 as its backward target and also supports the optional embedded profiles, compatibility to most versions of Lightroom should remain good*. Even better would be if compatible camera/lens profiles continue to be available through download or the DNG Converter utility. With any luck, the format for .acp files themselves will remain fairly static and backdoor access to new profiles will continue to be an option.
No argument from me. You clearly know more about this than I or the majority of those who have chimed in.
Quote: As for Chicken Little...
The Chicken Little reference was NOT intended for you, but rather for those who still think that they will be forced to use the cloud for image storage, or will lose their photos or edits or some other calamity. If they would take the time to explore some of the knowledgeable bloggers (Matt Kloskowski, Tim Gray, and Laura Shoe come to mind), they might understand that the subscription version of LR is being renamed and that it will still be available in combination with Photoshop for the same price as before (subject to change, of course). And LR Classic does not force the use of the cloud for anything other than software updates. It is still intended for those that use a hard drive-centric system.
As for as your reasons for objecting to the subscription model, I have no issue with that. We all have to do what we can afford and agree to philosophically. I, myself, made a hedge against the potential for Adobe pricing their service beyond what I am willing to pay by purchasing and learning to use On1 Photo Raw 2017. However, like so many other things, their introductory price was not the whole story. Their 2018 upgrade costs more than I paid for 2017.