I also don’t use PS and $10 USD per month just for Lightroom wasn’t cost effective compared to the previous stand alone versions. I got away from Lightroom for similar reasons. What I absolutely do not need is DAM functionality, imho the biggest advantage of PL compared to LR6 (that I switched from) is that I don’t need to import images to edit and develop them. Those would be features I would be willing to pay for. But I do hope for a clean integration of the Nik Collection (clean meaning no need to export and then continue working on tiffs, no overlaps with Film Pack…), RAW support for mobile phones, and a Pano stitching feature.
As long as it’s in its current state I will also not upgrade from PL1.2 Elite to PL2 as PL2 does not offer anything I would use. But I personally think a product should speak for itself and the customer’s personal cost/benefit-calculation should determine whether or not to buy a product. Supporting DXO is an understandable reason for upgrading.
The first point update is likely to be before the end of the year, not much more than a month from now. This has been implied by Svetlana and we will have to wait to see if it materializes. I’m hoping and expecting that the point updates throughout the year will contain some functional updates and some new features. I am not hiding my head in the sand and I’ve considered alternatives if in fact they were to fail, but in the meantime I’m not going to abandon them. It was a small price to pay if I’m able to help sustain them. My upgrade to PL2 was a vote of support and faith for their efforts. There would be no future updates including bug fixes, new features, functional updates, new camera and lens information or support of any kind at all.
I personally would be very upset if DXO were to leave the business. I believe the things that Photolab Elite does best, and are most important to me, are not matched by any other single piece of software. I can certainly understand your point of view, but let me share my take on the situation. Introduce something tangible for most users and I would be the first one to upgrade.
I understand they are obviously in need of income, and I could easily upgrade to help, but I really think they are taking the users for granted and providing very little in return. Whether 8GB RAM on an M1 iPad Pro would be sufficient.There is nothing new (for me at least) that would be a must in this new version. I've watched a lot of videos and read a lot of reviews but was wondering whether anyone here had experience and advice on this in general or with the iPad Pro/M1 chips in particular.Įxperience with a good iPadOS lightroom alternative (I've been looking at Pixelmator Photo, Darkroom, and Affinity Photo) But I would like something that is fast and not prone to crashing/freezing, or that allows me to make heavy edits when I feel like it. I don't make a lot of changes post as I try and get the best photos I can SOOC. With the release of the new M1 chips, I'm attracted to the idea (in theory) of doing my post on an iPad. I have a Lenovo Yoga 920 ultrabook and a Surfacebook 2. I couldn't find any threads that helped me with my predicament.