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Quote: "it's not Lightroom"
No surprises there. I have to be honest and say I have never seen the fascination with C1. To me it has always looked outdated, far better convertors out there I reckon. As the review says, it has a lot to do to catch up with what is now the 'defacto' standard. They definitely need to lower their prices considerably too.
Just my opinions.
LR and Aperture FTW!! 
Simon
Quote: "it's not Lightroom"
Yes thank goodness, lets think do we want fast high quality processing of RAW images at a low price (free with a memory Card) or do we want to pay a fortune for a slower RAW converter that has more functions, but functions that are done as well in lower cost image editors.
I would accept Light room if it did more (i.e give it the current functionality plus all the functionality of Elements) or it took a massive drop in price. Mind you it would still be slow.
Lightroom strikes me as bein niether fish or fowl.
I just find Lightrooms interface clunky & slow, plus the keywording stuff is pants and the web galleries are a nightmare to customise.
Even the Beta of c1 is faster than Lightroom1.1 too.
Those are the main reasons for my interest
Keywording pants, are you using the same version as me?? This feature is excellent.
Web Galleries are a bonus I always reckon plus they fine here.
I have to say tho, LR does love RAM, needs at least a Gig for it to start working anywhere near right. Bah! RAM is dirt cheap nowadays so hardly an argument.
Simon
PS Fascinated how I managed to travel forward 2 years to post that last comment
Quote: Keywording pants, are you using the same version as me??
Yup - but I'm also using iView too....much better IMHO.
Try creating your own web gallery template and you will see what I mean, don't bother asking Adobe for documentation as there ain't none, so far there are only about 6 people on the web who have worked out how to do it - I'm one of them and I'm in no hurry to do it again!
I always reckon tho that C1 has that C1 look to it. You know you look at the pic and can just tell it was C1 processed. It's like Japanese Hi-Fi, its all tweaked and sounds woolly, not quite real. LR on the other is like British Hi-Fi, raw and real.
LR runs fine, people that say it doesn't either have less than a Gb of RAM or a machine running too much crap (rubbish, incase the word hitler gets me)
Simon
Quote: I always reckon tho that C1 has that C1 look to it. You know you look at the pic and can just tell it was C1 processed. It's like Japanese Hi-Fi, its all tweaked and sounds woolly, not quite real. LR on the other is like British Hi-Fi, raw and real.
Do you have any examples of this, or have you just found a couple of C1 users who happen to have a simular style?
Quote: but Light room seems to 'fall between two stools' to my mind.
Me too - but I the best description I have seen is that it is a choice between a "Department store" and a "shopping mall", LR & aperture are department stores - they have everything you want...or something pretty near to it wheras C1 is part of the shopping mall approach where you can find exactly the thing you want.
We are all entitled to our own opinion. I prefer the LR and Aperture way of doing things, others prefer C1. Nowt wrong wi' that i say. Be a shame if we were all the same.
Quote: wheras C1 is part of the shopping mall approach where you can find exactly the thing you want
I want Keywords, ooh sorry it don't do it. I want a slideshow, ooh sorry it don't do it. I want a web gallery, ooh sorry it don't do it. I want...... need I go on?? I get what you mean tho Sorry
Simon
Simon it is taste, and funny I would say the opposite. Good C1 images have detail and clarity and low noise. Lightroom never gives me the lot at once, and it is so sloooooooow.
to take your analogy.
C1 is a custom amplifier unit, focused on clarity. Lightroom is the Amstrad, lots of lights and buttons, but fails to deliver a low noise clear performance. But look at those LED's flash wow must be Cool, and two Cd's wooooooh.
Sad thing is C1 is priced like the Amstrad and Lightroom is way over priced.
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