Training wheels: Workflow for Lightroom migrants For now, my strategy is to persist with Lightroom’s archiving. It offers a conversion from Lightroom’s tested and polished catalogue that I may explore once I gain more insight into its merits.
That said, ON1 also offers its own digital archive management. With ON1 Photo RAW metadata may be exchanged and kept up-to-date between Lightroom, Photoshop and ON1 Photo RAW automatically. So when you catalogue your photos with Lightroom it reads these sidecar files and adds the metadata to Lightroom automatically. Then add your highest level folder of photos, like your My Pictures folder, as an Indexed Folder in ON1 Photo RAW. Using Lightroom’s “Save Metadata to File” command will embed any metadata (like keywords) added to your photos. The metadata added in Browse, from star ratings to keywords to IPTC core fields are stored in Adobe xmp sidecar files. The ON1 Browse module can be used to sort, cull and rename images before they import them into Lightroom. Unlike Lightroom there is no need to import or catalogue them before processing. ON1's lightning fast RAW image browser view blows away Lightroom's approachĪs a fast image browser, sticklers for Lightroom can point ON1 at a folder/SD card of photos, viewing them instantly. There is also slightly slower “accurate mode” instead of fast, that you can catalogue them as well. When you open each image in Develop mode they may vary slightly as ON1 then uses its raw data and processing engine. ON1 loads images very quickly in its browse module because it offers a fast preview mode for quickly viewing and culling your images. Fast browsing that even Lightroom users can deploy Furthermore ON1 seems to offers new and easier ways to process RAW images that many Lightroom users have been demanding. It comes with a heap of presets and filters that can be stacked, switched on and off. It comprises four modules, Browse, Develop (similar to Lightroom’s Develop), Effects (masking tools including luminosity), Layers (Photoshop file functionality) and Resize (for Printing). It offers most of what Lightroom offers along with a several bonuses. I have now had two months with ON1 and it’s been great in a lot of ways. Indeed it became easier and less threatening for me that I could operate in either platform, switching between them as necessary. The Google video ranking score for ON1 Effects tutorials is 1.7K, as well. Key ON1 elements are installed as a plugin to Lightroom when it detects Lightroom on your device. It was the second factor of gradual migrating from Lightroom that made ON1 Photo RAW appealing to me. Significantly after Lightroom – which has been in the market for the longest – other editors offer a fraction of less than a third of that for Lightroom. This offers one indirect measure of support and interest for each program. Taking each of these in turn, one score card regarding video tutorials based on video counts in Google reveals the following: The alternative RAW editor should offer much more functionality to make up for the many hours of learning something new.Many alternatives will mimic Lightroom’s GUI and even shortcut keys to assist. There should be the possibility of phasing out Lightroom over time, rather than abandoning it completely.The newer generation will sweeten the deal offering regular bonus clips and presets. There should be many friendly YouTube tutorials, preferably from several qualified users that are concise and easy to learn from.Migrating to a Lightroom alternative must satisfy three conditions: Once you leave the safety of Lightroom for your processing, your support and training can be tough and important to manage from the outset. This means opting for a program that is close enough to Lightroom while learning the finer points of its eventual replacement the Lightroom. You must commit to employ a new method of processing your RAW images or it can be just a confusing waste of time. Three Requisites for a Successful MigrationĪs discussed in the last chapter, for many users, the issue is not so much what a Lightroom alternative offers as much as giving up on what worked for us in the past. Weekly Challenge Weekly Challenge #559 - Water in motion.Project 52 Winners: Project 52-10-6: Abstract.Picture of the Week POTW #648 - October 2021 review.Weekly Challenge Caption Contest ending November 4th 2021.Thematic Post Procession Challenge #391.HD Pentax-D FA 21mm F2.4 Limited Lens Officially Announced.September "Cars, Trucks, Planes, Trains in Monochrome" Contest Finalists Announced.September 2021 "Cars, Trucks, Trains, Planes in Monochrome" Photo Contest Winners.