The only other raw converter that completely understands and can apply all LR
adjustment parameters correctly is the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in used by
Photoshop.
You know, I’ve been telling people since 2006, “The only way to future-proof
your work with a parametric image processing tool like Lightroom ... or any
other that works a similar way ... is to export a full resolution,
16bit-per-channel TIFF file of all your editing work every time you *complete*
a rendering. This kind of image processing tool is inherently an interpreter
and interpretation of the image and your parametric adjustments can change from
version to version regardless of moving to a different image processing
solution.” Few people listened to me, but every photograph I completed a
rendering of I exported to a finished work archive as a full resolution TIFF
file. All other work I consider as “work in progress” and if I change image
processing solutions, I’ll just start over on them.
The standards-based IPTC data that Lightroom embeds in the files (if you save
metadata to the files) will transfer to nearly any correctly IPTC compliant
app, it’s the rendering adjustments that will go away. I can afford to lose the
adjustments on rendering work that I consider finished.
That said, I’ll likely just suck it up and buy one of the subscription based LR
programs, if and when I actually need to upgrade for compatibility reasons. It
works for me and is cheaper than the perpetual license version anyway.
G
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No matter where you go, there you are.
On Oct 19, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I would prefer to have something that does not alter the original files, but
using the side car approach..... it preserves the image for future image
manipulation, from scratch.
I have never heard of a program that will accept LR modified RAW files and
completely integrate them into a different program... Anyone?
Frank Filippone
Red735i@xxxxxxxxxxx
