When in develop mode, switching from image to image is equally slow. Switching from browse to effects or develop modes is much slower than LR. No soft proofing - again planned for the next update

It does have its downsides though:Ĭurrently no import process, so copying files is done externally, no renaming or keywording on import, etc - however this is being added in the next update. Perpetual licenses.this is a major pro for me.Īll in all, it is extremely capable. Layers - proper Photoshop style layer editing, including powerful layer masks Perfect Eraser works to remove spots and unwanted objects very well. Local adjustments - these are great, far exceeding LR's capabilities. HDR & Pano - inbuilt modules that work super-quick and very well, again eliminating external software. These have all but eliminated my use of Nik plugins - although these are compatible if you want. Along with this come hundreds of presets, with more available to download, free and paid. It all works pretty well.Įffects - This is really it's strongest suit, with a huge array of 'filters' for everything from B&W to Glow and Grunge. It IS fast, sure, but not massively faster than LR, however you can blaze through the most tedious process painlessly.ĭevelopment - It has all the basic tools I used in LR, plus haze reduction. During this time I found some bits I really loved, being:įast browsing and culling - they make a big deal of this. After that I gave it a bit more of an open-minded try. Since then, their support have recognised the lens bug, and promised a fix in the next release (in a month), which incidentally includes some additional features which addresses other issues I had. It failed on a couple of major counts, being a lack of import process and a lack of LR-style collections. After trying the demo for a few days, I initially gave up on it after encountering a persistent bug with it failing to identify any of my lenses and, frankly, my own issues trying to crowbar it into my LR-based workflow. I have been back and forth on this for some time. Good value, well featured, layers, user driven development, perpetual licensesīuggy in places, lens support patchy, not quite as polished as LR

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