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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/10/2012 07:21:11 AM · #2

I skipped over LR3 but I really like some of these changes and may have to jump to LR4 once it is released.

P-A-U-L

Canon EOS R6

01/10/2012 07:30:09 AM · #3

Thanks for the link - downloading the beta now. Sounds like some nice additions and the beta is free...

Garry

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/10/2012 07:46:48 AM · #4

Absolutely love the new Adjustment tool and Basic panel. That alone is worth the upgrade to me!

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

01/10/2012 11:11:06 AM · #5

The integration with google maps & gps is nice... but having a camera that does not capture that = useless :-(

I hear a couple of reports of been EVEN slower then lr3... god I hope that's just the beta code base....

alohadave

Pentax K-5

Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF

01/10/2012 12:43:31 PM · #6

Make sure you are running Vista or later. It won't install on XP, and XP isn't supported for the final version.

NiallOTuama

Google Pixel 2

01/10/2012 12:50:13 PM · #7

Funny. Just installed LR3 trial the other day. It's annoying me so I may just bypass it altogether if LR4 tickles my needs.

SwordandScales

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/10/2012 01:33:50 PM · #8

I just watched the Basic Panel preview. Damn.

salmiakki

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

01/10/2012 01:48:44 PM · #9

Full integration for book publishing to Blurb. Hmm. I may even be tempted to switch from Aperture due to that one feature.

01/10/2012 02:05:23 PM · #10

I'll definitely be giving it a run at home. It sure puts me in a lousy spot @ work, though. I use a 5D tethered to an XP laptop and I capture directly into Lr for microscopy work. I can't update the laptop to Win7 64-bit because there are no 64-bit WIA drivers for the 5D. But if I can't run Lr 4 under WinXP, that leaves me running Lr3. Ah well, at some point I have to update the camera anyway.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/12/2012 01:48:00 PM · #11

Just a quick post to add that I now have it installed and running on my desktop system at home. I ran an "import from current location" on about 15,000 images on my local hdd, and it took about 15 minutes to catalog and generate previews.
One thing I did notice was that I could more easily work with an image in the Develop Module while the background task of creating the catalog was still running. The application remained responsive to controls, even though the system was working hard on the cataloging.
I did have one app crash during a one-hour session playing with it. I also found one disappointment (for me). I was truly hoping that Lr 4 would bring curves adjustment into line with how Ps does it. Not the case. Still works pretty much the same as Lr 3

Simms

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/12/2012 01:49:55 PM · #12

Originally posted by robs:

Why useless? Granted, its not as beneficial as them automatically being added, but you can drag images from the filmstrip onto the map and it automatically add GPS coordinates to the EXIF. A bit like keyword painting, but by dropping on a map.

But yes, a lot slower than LR3.

Message edited by author 2012-01-12 13:50:17.

Garry

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/12/2012 02:21:29 PM · #13

Simms, where did you notice the "slower" nature most? I felt LR3 was a little laggy when opening folders and generating previews, especially after a new import. Would you consider this beta to be worse?

IAmEliKatz

Nikon D5

01/12/2012 02:24:52 PM · #14

Just finished installing on my machine. Win 7 Enterprise, 32bit, 2.92GB Ram, i5 2.40.

Will give an review soon

Simms

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/12/2012 02:33:22 PM · #15

Originally posted by gcoulson:

Speed issues are with both Library and more noticeably the Develop module - with LR3 all adjustments are impressively fast and realtime, with this I seem to be moving the sliders and waiting for the image to catch up - no fluidity - wouldn't use this in a production environment at this speed, uh uh, no way.

(Windows 7 64bit)

Message edited by author 2012-01-12 14:33:54.

01/12/2012 03:03:59 PM · #16

Odd, I'm not noticing the lack of fluidity at all. In fact, the one thing I have been most impressed with was that the controls remained pretty responsive, even while it was hammering out a catalog of over 15k images.
I'm on a Win7 64-bit system with an i7 2600K processor running at 3.45GHz. 8GB of RAM (dual channel DDR3-1333). I don't know if it is using the GPU at all. I know that Lr3 did not, unlike Ps.

01/12/2012 03:07:05 PM · #17

Originally posted by kirbic:

ETA:
- I found the answer on GPU acceleration. Lr 4 will apparently not use the GPU :-(
- I'll add that curves *has* improved in Lr 4; you can now adjust per channel like in Ps, however adjustment of the shape of the curve is not as intuitive; you can't just click to add control points and shove them around as you please. At least not apparently. I have a total of 1 hour of experience at this point.

Message edited by author 2012-01-12 15:13:43.

Garry

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/12/2012 03:07:10 PM · #18

Will try the new Beta tonight when I test tonight on my new Phenom II X4 @4.0Ghz, 16GB Ram (DDR3-1666) platform. Suitably impressed by the new features, but slower speed would be a deal breaker for me.

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

01/12/2012 05:26:23 PM · #19

I just watched some of the videos for the new LR4 beta and I have to say that I like some of the new features but MAN OH MAN do they really need to work on the video section.

I really like that they added video to it but there is so much room for improvement there it's not even funny.

Overall, I think I will wait for LR4.x or even LR5 before I waste more money on it. There just isn't enough there for me to buy the upgrade yet.

bvy

Sigma DP1x

01/12/2012 05:31:42 PM · #20

Any word on the highlight/shadow recovery? Is it that dramatically improved?

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/12/2012 06:16:43 PM · #21

Originally posted by bvy:

Any word on the highlight/shadow recovery? Is it that dramatically improved?

Actually yes it is. I like what they did with it.