glenerrolrd
Workshop Member
To test LR3 and see for myself if the raw conversions of the M9 files would be better:
1. I exported 6 files from Lr2 as originals to a folder. Originals not DNG s . No .xmp sidecars .
2. I referenced the test files and imported them into Lr3. Lr3 recognized all the history from LR2 including cropping etc.
3. Taking the same folder of 6 files into Capture One they were all recognized as originals.
4. By reseting the images in the develop module..I could eliminate the history from LR2 .
5. Going back to LR2 I reset the history as well.
6. Now I had 3 conversions ..all open at the same time and set for 1:1....to compare. The C1 as expected was sharper and generally better ...but the two LR files were exactly the same? No improvement and not different.
7. Went back and found the original ...made a copy and put it in the test folder. Imported it into L3 with all the default settings. Much better.
This could have significant implications for a work flow uses LR2 and LR3..some better some worse. But its not supposed to work this way.
1. I exported 6 files from Lr2 as originals to a folder. Originals not DNG s . No .xmp sidecars .
2. I referenced the test files and imported them into Lr3. Lr3 recognized all the history from LR2 including cropping etc.
3. Taking the same folder of 6 files into Capture One they were all recognized as originals.
4. By reseting the images in the develop module..I could eliminate the history from LR2 .
5. Going back to LR2 I reset the history as well.
6. Now I had 3 conversions ..all open at the same time and set for 1:1....to compare. The C1 as expected was sharper and generally better ...but the two LR files were exactly the same? No improvement and not different.
7. Went back and found the original ...made a copy and put it in the test folder. Imported it into L3 with all the default settings. Much better.
This could have significant implications for a work flow uses LR2 and LR3..some better some worse. But its not supposed to work this way.