Comments for X-Equals - image, workflow, technology, business http://x-equals.com/blog Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:23:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Bringing it Home – The Lightroom Import Module – Part 1 of 2 by Scott Viney http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=6521&cpage=1#comment-4448 Scott Viney Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:23:35 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=6521#comment-4448 Have you noticed any problems with the new import dialog box? My problems are. If I have already done an import on a day say in the morning. Then go out on the same day and shoot in the afternoon. LR will put the afternoon photos in a folder with the next days date. Why cant it just put them in the same days folder? The other problem Iam having is that of having a camera with two card slots. So if I use the main card for RAW files and the secondary card as RAW backups I get duplicate files being imported. I have tried the tick box for remove suspected duplicates but it doesnt remove them all even though they have the same filename in the camera. Any ideas on how others are doing this? I have just upgraded to the new 3.2 version of LR but have yet to test it yet. Probably this weekend. It might just be user error...but I dont remember having this much trouble with LR2. Cheers, Scott Viney Have you noticed any problems with the new import dialog box? My problems are.

If I have already done an import on a day say in the morning. Then go out on the same day and shoot in the afternoon. LR will put the afternoon photos in a folder with the next days date. Why cant it just put them in the same days folder?

The other problem Iam having is that of having a camera with two card slots. So if I use the main card for RAW files and the secondary card as RAW backups I get duplicate files being imported. I have tried the tick box for remove suspected duplicates but it doesnt remove them all even though they have the same filename in the camera. Any ideas on how others are doing this?

I have just upgraded to the new 3.2 version of LR but have yet to test it yet. Probably this weekend.

It might just be user error…but I dont remember having this much trouble with LR2.

Cheers,
Scott Viney

]]> Comment on Painting with the Sun – Masters of Natural Lighting – Michelle Moore by A Revealing Post On My Study of Photography | Grace Leigh Photography | Tampa Wedding Photographers, St. Petersburg Wedding Photographers http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=2759&cpage=1#comment-4421 A Revealing Post On My Study of Photography | Grace Leigh Photography | Tampa Wedding Photographers, St. Petersburg Wedding Photographers Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:51:19 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=2759#comment-4421 [...] with Michelle Moore — one. two. three. four. five. [...] [...] with Michelle Moore — one. two. three. four. five. [...]

]]> Comment on Bringing it Home – The Lightroom Import Module – Part 1 of 2 by JIm http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=6521&cpage=1#comment-4407 JIm Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:24:01 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=6521#comment-4407 Is there a way to automatically name a destination folder for the second (or backup) files? I believe in LR 2.7 the folder was automatically named according to the date - or at least one could have it automatically named. I don't see this option in LR 3. Any ideas? Is there a way to automatically name a destination folder for the second (or backup) files? I believe in LR 2.7 the folder was automatically named according to the date – or at least one could have it automatically named.
I don’t see this option in LR 3. Any ideas?

]]> Comment on $19.99 – Living in the Cloud – Offsite Storage for Photographers by Living In The Cloud | Cultural photography from Asia | Craig Ferguson Images http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=6491&cpage=1#comment-4388 Living In The Cloud | Cultural photography from Asia | Craig Ferguson Images Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:04:15 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=6491#comment-4388 [...] Modern photography results in enormous amounts of digital data being produced. This runs the full range from the RAW image files themselves through edited versions through catalog and database information and more. As you accumulate more and more photographs, you need a safe and secure method of storing them. This applies to those who produce photography for a living, those who do it as a hobby and also those who simply want a few snapshots to remember a holiday or birthday party. I’ve looked at the basics of digital asset management (DAM) previously and so today am going to discuss it a bit more by way of a review of the newest publication from X Equals – “Living In The Cloud”. [...] [...] Modern photography results in enormous amounts of digital data being produced. This runs the full range from the RAW image files themselves through edited versions through catalog and database information and more. As you accumulate more and more photographs, you need a safe and secure method of storing them. This applies to those who produce photography for a living, those who do it as a hobby and also those who simply want a few snapshots to remember a holiday or birthday party. I’ve looked at the basics of digital asset management (DAM) previously and so today am going to discuss it a bit more by way of a review of the newest publication from X Equals – “Living In The Cloud”. [...]

]]> Comment on $19.99 – Living in the Cloud – Offsite Storage for Photographers by Get Your Data in the Cloud Today | Lightroom Secrets http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=6491&cpage=1#comment-4367 Get Your Data in the Cloud Today | Lightroom Secrets Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:30:38 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=6491#comment-4367 [...] Well, you can’t get more offsite that the cloud. But it can be quite confusing getting into a solid cloud storage solution. There are lots of avenues and products. All with different costs and complications. Don’t you just wish someone would just sit you down and explain it to you? Just show you how to get set up and start incorporating this cloud thing into your workflow? Your wish has been granted by Brandon Oelling and X-Equals have released a new eBook called Living in the Cloud—Offsite Storage for Photographers. [...] [...] Well, you can’t get more offsite that the cloud. But it can be quite confusing getting into a solid cloud storage solution. There are lots of avenues and products. All with different costs and complications. Don’t you just wish someone would just sit you down and explain it to you? Just show you how to get set up and start incorporating this cloud thing into your workflow? Your wish has been granted by Brandon Oelling and X-Equals have released a new eBook called Living in the Cloud—Offsite Storage for Photographers. [...]

]]> Comment on Sharpening in Lighroom – Part 1 of 2 by Michael W. Gray http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=1792&cpage=1#comment-4300 Michael W. Gray Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:43:16 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=1792#comment-4300 The two sharpening passes are not accumulative, they are separate phases of post processing. The first sharpening pass is used simply to get the softness out of the image before you continue on with further editing. Essentially you are trying to sharpen up the image to the point where it is good enough to really see what you are working with whilst doing other edits. This phase of editing I call Pre-Sharpening, as it is only used to facilitate the accuracy of other edits, which is especially important when working with local adjustments. The second phase, called Creative Sharpening, is where you take the time to perfect your image utilizing the regular sharpening tools and applying local sharpening via the local adjustment brush. This is the "final" sharpening and should be the last edit you make to an image before export. As I said, these two sharpening passes do not apply a cumulative effect, the Creative Sharpening will override the Pre-Sharpening settings. The two sharpening passes are not accumulative, they are separate phases of post processing. The first sharpening pass is used simply to get the softness out of the image before you continue on with further editing. Essentially you are trying to sharpen up the image to the point where it is good enough to really see what you are working with whilst doing other edits. This phase of editing I call Pre-Sharpening, as it is only used to facilitate the accuracy of other edits, which is especially important when working with local adjustments.

The second phase, called Creative Sharpening, is where you take the time to perfect your image utilizing the regular sharpening tools and applying local sharpening via the local adjustment brush. This is the “final” sharpening and should be the last edit you make to an image before export.

As I said, these two sharpening passes do not apply a cumulative effect, the Creative Sharpening will override the Pre-Sharpening settings.

]]> Comment on Sharpening in Lighroom – Part 1 of 2 by Phil Marion http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=1792&cpage=1#comment-4256 Phil Marion Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:58:14 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=1792#comment-4256 "Either a combo of Develop and Export sharpening or two passes of Develop sharpening." I am new to LR3 having used ACR for several years. How does one do 'two passes' of develop sharpening? “Either a combo of Develop and Export sharpening or two passes of Develop sharpening.”
I am new to LR3 having used ACR for several years. How does one do ‘two passes’ of develop sharpening?

]]> Comment on X-Equals Contextual Presets – Setting the Mood by Brandon Oelling http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=229&cpage=1#comment-4206 Brandon Oelling Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:28:09 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=229#comment-4206 Thanks Aryo! |B Thanks Aryo!

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]]> Comment on Adobe DNG – Use It by Brandon Oelling http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=13&cpage=1#comment-4205 Brandon Oelling Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:27:42 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=13#comment-4205 That depends if Photomatix can read the DNG format natively. Give their manual a look: http://www.multimediaphoto.com/pm/ManualPhotomatixProMac.pdf That depends if Photomatix can read the DNG format natively.

Give their manual a look:

http://www.multimediaphoto.com/pm/ManualPhotomatixProMac.pdf

]]> Comment on X-Equals Contextual Presets – Setting the Mood by aryo http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=229&cpage=1#comment-4204 aryo Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:15:33 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=229#comment-4204 hey.. thank you for sharing those very great presets. :) hey.. thank you for sharing those very great presets. :)

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