Comments on: Weekly Worth-a-click http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/ Online Photoshop Lightroom Tutorials and Tips with Matt Kloskowski Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Larry Lohrman http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4363 Larry Lohrman Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4363 Hi Matt, I know you are a Photomatix user and as I recall from one of your videos you re-import processed tone mapped files back into the same source folder and stack with the RAW files used to create the tone mapped file. I'm trying to convince Photomatix to automatically re-import the tonemapped files into the source folder like LR/Enfuse does but Photomatix wants more users to tell them that's the way it should work. See my post at: http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/10/08/photomatix-31-adds-a-lightroom-export-plugin/ I'm looking for help in my crusade to get them to make photomatix do the autoimport back into the source folder. I could use some help from you and your readers. Best, Larry Lohrman Hi Matt,
I know you are a Photomatix user and as I recall from one of your videos you re-import processed tone mapped files back into the same source folder and stack with the RAW files used to create the tone mapped file. I’m trying to convince Photomatix to automatically re-import the tonemapped files into the source folder like LR/Enfuse does but Photomatix wants more users to tell them that’s the way it should work. See my post at:

http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/10/08/photomatix-31-adds-a-lightroom-export-plugin/

I’m looking for help in my crusade to get them to make photomatix do the autoimport back into the source folder.

I could use some help from you and your readers.

Best,
Larry Lohrman

]]> By: Andrzej Zawadzki http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4362 Andrzej Zawadzki Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:18:30 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4362 To make using Slideshow Pro easier to use, and more integrated into my workflow, I have written a few Perl scripts, that add a copyright watermark into the larger images (as per Dave Cross's Photoshop tutorial), and process the separate albums and images into a single multi-album gallery. These are separate scripts, so I could just run the script to make the multi-album gallery, by itself. The web contents can change from within LR2, as I use the Smart Collections to gather all the images for each of the albums (couple of keywords means I can choose which images I wish to send to the web, or not). Then the next time I publish the web pages, I just make the new albums using the Slideshow Pro plugin, and put them through my workflow using the Perl scripts. It took a while to sort out all the details, but I found that consistency in approach, naming of folders, choosing and applying keywords, and a bunch of other stuff helped in making this work easier. To make using Slideshow Pro easier to use, and more integrated into my workflow, I have written a few Perl scripts, that add a copyright watermark into the larger images (as per Dave Cross’s Photoshop tutorial), and process the separate albums and images into a single multi-album gallery. These are separate scripts, so I could just run the script to make the multi-album gallery, by itself.

The web contents can change from within LR2, as I use the Smart Collections to gather all the images for each of the albums (couple of keywords means I can choose which images I wish to send to the web, or not). Then the next time I publish the web pages, I just make the new albums using the Slideshow Pro plugin, and put them through my workflow using the Perl scripts.

It took a while to sort out all the details, but I found that consistency in approach, naming of folders, choosing and applying keywords, and a bunch of other stuff helped in making this work easier.

]]> By: Robbie R. http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4361 Robbie R. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:48:15 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4361 I wish that Adobe would mak a discount available to those of us who sent in our hard earned dollars months ago and have been forced to serve as ACR5 (aka LR2.0 develop module) beta testers. What really gets my goat is the fact that there are people who have been running pirated copies of LR2 who will now be able to go legit for less money than those of us who played by the rules from the start. Go figure. I wish that Adobe would mak a discount available to those of us who sent in our hard earned dollars months ago and have been forced to serve as ACR5 (aka LR2.0 develop module) beta testers.

What really gets my goat is the fact that there are people who have been running pirated copies of LR2 who will now be able to go legit for less money than those of us who played by the rules from the start. Go figure.

]]> By: Ken http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4360 Ken Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:08:46 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4360 Matt, Great day for a "blog in the park". I went and updated my software because of this Blog Thanks Ken in KY Matt,

Great day for a “blog in the park”. I went and updated my software because of this Blog

Thanks

Ken in KY

]]> By: Tim http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4359 Tim Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:32:55 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4359 I love SlideShowPro for LR. I use it all the time. It took a bit of getting use to, but now I have it integrated with my WordPress blog. True, you need the Kimli plug-in if you want to post it directly, but that's just because it's a flash object. I actually use an easier approach and use the Shadowbox plug-in. Much less problems and frankly, I think it's a bit cooler. The worst part about the integration with LR is it's difficult to create a multi-album gallery. For that, I wrote a Windows EXE (www.software4nerds.com). I love SlideShowPro for LR. I use it all the time. It took a bit of getting use to, but now I have it integrated with my WordPress blog.

True, you need the Kimli plug-in if you want to post it directly, but that’s just because it’s a flash object.

I actually use an easier approach and use the Shadowbox plug-in. Much less problems and frankly, I think it’s a bit cooler.

The worst part about the integration with LR is it’s difficult to create a multi-album gallery. For that, I wrote a Windows EXE (www.software4nerds.com).

]]> By: Bill Webb http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4358 Bill Webb Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4358 Matt, Sometimes I fail to appreciate just how good you are at this LR stuff and how you make it apply to everyday, real world situations. Example: I was pondering moving my laptop LR work to my desktop and thought, "I bet Matt has done a video on this." Sure enough. I did a search and there it was. Thank you for doing such a good job and presenting your expertise in such a clear and simple way that even I can understand it. Thanks again, Matt,

Sometimes I fail to appreciate just how good you are at this LR stuff and how you make it apply to everyday, real world situations.

Example: I was pondering moving my laptop LR work to my desktop and thought, “I bet Matt has done a video on this.” Sure enough. I did a search and there it was.

Thank you for doing such a good job and presenting your expertise in such a clear and simple way that even I can understand it.

Thanks again,

]]> By: JL http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4357 JL Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:26:39 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4357 As others have mentioned in other user forums, beware that SlideShowPro is not too well "productized" (is that a valid English word?). User instructions are sometimes not as well articulated as they could be, using the product correctly can get complicated for some, and technical support can be uneven and not very responsive. Having said that, the Lightroom plug-in product can deliver quite nice results and, sadly, has not much competition. As others have mentioned in other user forums, beware that SlideShowPro is not too well “productized” (is that a valid English word?). User instructions are sometimes not as well articulated as they could be, using the product correctly can get complicated for some, and technical support can be uneven and not very responsive. Having said that, the Lightroom plug-in product can deliver quite nice results and, sadly, has not much competition.

]]> By: Christophe Boudier http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4356 Christophe Boudier Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:51:19 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4356 Hi Matt, The link to the "strobist jet pack" video is wrong. It should be this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pea5e2Z5gyE Best Hi Matt,

The link to the “strobist jet pack” video is wrong.
It should be this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pea5e2Z5gyE

Best

]]> By: Nicole http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4355 Nicole Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:56:02 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4355 Yeah, kinda wish I waited to upgrade LR2! Darn ... could have really used that discount. Hmm, that's even a better deal than buying the programs with my student rate. :( Ah well, that's life I guess! Yeah, kinda wish I waited to upgrade LR2! Darn … could have really used that discount. Hmm, that’s even a better deal than buying the programs with my student rate. :( Ah well, that’s life I guess!

]]> By: Seim Effects http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/weekly-worth-a-click-3/#comment-4354 Seim Effects Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:18:42 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/?p=868#comment-4354 Photomatix is King for getting serious HDR shots. I use it a lot. Looking forward to the next version. Slide Show pro is certainly easy to use in LR, and cool because it's so integrated, but embedding it in Word Press sites is a pain, and sadly their customer support on the isue was not real impressive. I found out that to embed it in WP you need a plugin like Kimili Flash Embed. Kind of a pain. My favorite for making slideshows is ShowIt Web (not affiliated with me). It isn't integrated with LR, but has loads of cool features like syncing images to music time and works on Win/Mac. I have. Thanks for the good links... Gav seimeffects.com Photomatix is King for getting serious HDR shots. I use it a lot. Looking forward to the next version.

Slide Show pro is certainly easy to use in LR, and cool because it’s so integrated, but embedding it in Word Press sites is a pain, and sadly their customer support on the isue was not real impressive. I found out that to embed it in WP you need a plugin like Kimili Flash Embed. Kind of a pain.

My favorite for making slideshows is ShowIt Web (not affiliated with me). It isn’t integrated with LR, but has loads of cool features like syncing images to music time and works on Win/Mac. I have.

Thanks for the good links… Gav
seimeffects.com

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