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07/31/2011 06:07:28 PM · #1 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
I tried guessing, failed every time, so went to a friend who I know receives the mag. Unfortunately he's not home, so this is on hold for the moment. With as widely as this has been passed around, and for so long, I'd be shocked if they haven't distributed 45,000 downloads already. |
Hopefully they have some downloads left. I just got mine this afternoon. |
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07/31/2011 05:33:12 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
What the express version seems to be missing is a key component of the exposure adjustment, recovery. I may have missed something though. |
I believe that feature is covered by the "High Dynamic Range" panel on the exposure tab. |
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07/31/2011 05:22:32 PM · #3 |
| I tried guessing, failed every time, so went to a friend who I know receives the mag. Unfortunately he's not home, so this is on hold for the moment. With as widely as this has been passed around, and for so long, I'd be shocked if they haven't distributed 45,000 downloads already. |
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07/31/2011 04:42:04 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
It's interesting that when I got my copy, there was no question being asked. I think that Digital Photographer was doing this as a promotion, and when the link drifted off their site into non-related sites, they lost all promotional value (hits on the download kink were correlating to hits on DP website) so they decided to fix that :-)
R. |
That stands to reason.
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07/31/2011 01:39:46 PM · #5 |
It's interesting that when I got my copy, there was no question being asked. I think that Digital Photographer was doing this as a promotion, and when the link drifted off their site into non-related sites, they lost all promotional value (hits on the download kink were correlating to hits on DP website) so they decided to fix that :-)
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07/31/2011 01:23:18 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by dswann:
Originally posted by George:
"Please answer this question using issue #110 of Digital Photographer magazine to claim your license code:"
Huh? I don't have Issue #110 of Digital Photographer magazine. I'm in freakin' Romania. |
I see that question also on the download link. I don't have access to that mag either. Anyone have the answer? It won't process without it. |
Nevermind. You get a different question every time you open the link. I managed to guess the answer correctly after looking at the mag website and looking at the list of featured articles. Says its valid for first 45,000 respondents, so we'll see if I really get the license code. Still waiting on my email.
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07/31/2011 01:17:17 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by George:
"Please answer this question using issue #110 of Digital Photographer magazine to claim your license code:"
Huh? I don't have Issue #110 of Digital Photographer magazine. I'm in freakin' Romania. |
I see that question also on the download link. I don't have access to that mag either. Anyone have the answer? It won't process without it. |
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07/31/2011 12:52:55 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
I thought you lived in Jersey? That's a heck of a commute. |
I'm here 3 months a year (on average). Girlfriend and family... |
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07/28/2011 08:42:53 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by George:
"Please answer this question using issue #110 of Digital Photographer magazine to claim your license code:"
Huh? I don't have Issue #110 of Digital Photographer magazine. I'm in freakin' Romania. |
I didn't get any such question. I'm sure someone here has that issue, however. I thought you lived in Jersey? That's a heck of a commute.
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07/28/2011 08:13:23 AM · #10 |
"Please answer this question using issue #110 of Digital Photographer magazine to claim your license code:"
Huh? I don't have Issue #110 of Digital Photographer magazine. I'm in freakin' Romania. |
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07/18/2011 03:00:15 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
What the express version seems to be missing is a key component of the exposure adjustment, recovery. I may have missed something though. |
In the "Exposure" panel, on the "High Dynamic Range" drop-down, are "highlight" and "shadow" sliders that seem to work like "recovery" and "fill" in the Adobe RAW converters.
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07/18/2011 12:59:35 PM · #12 |
Well of these, I would pick the CS5 version. The Capture One is also quite good but missing some shadow detail. |
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07/18/2011 12:26:30 PM · #13 |
I use Aperture as my primary raw conversion software and to me (compared to this free option), Aperture wins hands down with LR a close second.
What the express version seems to be missing is a key component of the exposure adjustment, recovery. I may have missed something though.
I think in the long run, it all goes down to the interface and which one you are most comfortable using.
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07/17/2011 03:12:31 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Neil:
So far, I'm not impressed, but that may be partly because I think it's pretty hard to use, and I haven't quite figured it out yet. I can't even figure out how to export a "Jpg" processed image. But I did adjustments, and did the same in LR, then output to a PDF, and compared the two outputs...and LR won that early test. |
I'm having the opposite reaction, sort of. It's still hard for me to figure out, in that it uses libraries and all that hoo-hah and I can't just open a specific file in it without first putting the file in a library, which is pain in the keister, and then the export is not intuitive, BUT at least I have it set to open CS5 and dump there when I finish processing, BUT it's persisting in opening 64-bit CS5 which I don't use instead of 32-bit, which I do, and some of my plugin stuff is only on 32-bit...
But the thing of it is, it's a REALLY good RAW processor for a couple images I have tried that were giving me trouble in ACR (which is the same engine as lightroom). It seems to work very well for highly-saturated colors, especially the reds but also the blues. Why, I am not sure. Just preliminary reactions...
R. |
I like it as well. Of course, my raw conversion options are quite limited, so there is that. And I love being able to send it to PS. Currently nothing else that I use for raw does that. |
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07/17/2011 02:20:50 PM · #15 |
Capture One, NX2 then PS5(PhotoShop 5)
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07/17/2011 02:10:44 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Neil:
So far, I'm not impressed, but that may be partly because I think it's pretty hard to use, and I haven't quite figured it out yet. I can't even figure out how to export a "Jpg" processed image. But I did adjustments, and did the same in LR, then output to a PDF, and compared the two outputs...and LR won that early test. |
I'm having the opposite reaction, sort of. It's still hard for me to figure out, in that it uses libraries and all that hoo-hah and I can't just open a specific file in it without first putting the file in a library, which is pain in the keister, and then the export is not intuitive, BUT at least I have it set to open CS5 and dump there when I finish processing, BUT it's persisting in opening 64-bit CS5 which I don't use instead of 32-bit, which I do, and some of my plugin stuff is only on 32-bit...
But the thing of it is, it's a REALLY good RAW processor for a couple images I have tried that were giving me trouble in ACR (which is the same engine as lightroom). It seems to work very well for highly-saturated colors, especially the reds but also the blues. Why, I am not sure. Just preliminary reactions...
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07/17/2011 01:34:33 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Neil:
I figured I'd give Capture One a trial run as long as I was downloading something.
So far, I'm not impressed, but that may be partly because I think it's pretty hard to use, and I haven't quite figured it out yet. I can't even figure out how to export a "Jpg" processed image. But I did adjustments, and did the same in LR, then output to a PDF, and compared the two outputs...and LR won that early test. |
See my earlier post & than DCNutter's yanko version of it for how to export. LOL! |
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07/17/2011 01:13:41 PM · #18 |
I figured I'd give Capture One a trial run as long as I was downloading something.
So far, I'm not impressed, but that may be partly because I think it's pretty hard to use, and I haven't quite figured it out yet. I can't even figure out how to export a "Jpg" processed image. But I did adjustments, and did the same in LR, then output to a PDF, and compared the two outputs...and LR won that early test. |
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07/17/2011 11:32:41 AM · #19 |
Just for the record (and Windows users): according to the message it needs a full .NET Framework 4. Installation of that is still running, not sure if ever succeeds. Looking at the log it's still searching for a drive where it can decompress :(
Edit1: Just pulled out a rotten USB disk and wow: installation is running!
Edit2: After installing some extra security updates for .NET (it's Windows), it works!
Message edited by author 2011-07-17 12:03:54. |
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07/17/2011 08:18:33 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by DCNUTTER:
Obviously a clean install is always nice, but getting all your programs installed and set up the way you want takes time. At least it does for me since I'm so methodical. |
Which is why I have a spare OS partition. That way I still have the old one working until I get everything reinstalled and moved over to the new copy.
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07/17/2011 01:28:19 AM · #21 |
| That's right.This is about photo-graphy.And Casey is still free. |
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07/17/2011 01:20:23 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by ozerad:
Casey is free!! |
Yeah, did you mistake this thread for your twitter account? LOL....shrugs... |
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07/17/2011 01:13:01 AM · #23 |
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07/17/2011 01:10:23 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Installs and uninstalls fail. But not everything. I've finally gotten enough error messages to realize it is only with programs that use the Windows installer service. If they use their own procedures everything is fine. Been going on for some time now, but only recently narrowed down where it is coming from. I may need to do a system repair from the install disk.
Or I may just wipe my unused Vista partition and do a clean Win7 install on that drive. Start fresh again. |
Do you have Service Pack 1 installed? If not it might be work trying to update to see if it corrects your Windows Installer issue.
I know you can manually download the latest Windows Installer from Microsoft, but I think you may find some troubleshooting techniques in this thread. There are sections dependent on your OS etc.
How to troubleshoot problems that may occur when you install, uninstall, or upgrade a program on a Windows-based computer
Obviously a clean install is always nice, but getting all your programs installed and set up the way you want takes time. At least it does for me since I'm so methodical. I would check out that thread to see if anything can be fixed before doing that. It might be an easy fix.
Dave
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07/17/2011 12:53:24 AM · #25 |
Installs and uninstalls fail. But not everything. I've finally gotten enough error messages to realize it is only with programs that use the Windows installer service. If they use their own procedures everything is fine. Been going on for some time now, but only recently narrowed down where it is coming from. I may need to do a system repair from the install disk.
Or I may just wipe my unused Vista partition and do a clean Win7 install on that drive. Start fresh again.
Message edited by author 2011-07-17 00:55:13.
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