Comments on: The Flickr Lightroom Preset Extractor is Back Up!

By: Paul Weinrauch

Paul Weinrauch — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:52:01 +0000

I too am grateful that it back online! It was a non-issue. We all need to learn together. I became a photographer to be part of a community not to fight about intelectual property.

By: Mr Funky

Mr Funky — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:37:03 +0000

If I rip the all program code of Photoshop, is it still an issue of that “required good exposure”? I mean, if I create a program that gives me access to the code of Photoshop, is that okay?

To me it is totally irrelevant whether the actual original picture is good or not. Watching a tutorial is one thing. Using a program to get access to hidden parameters is someting different. Isn’t it?

All of you claiming that it is down to a good picture; of course it is. A stand alone preset doesn’t create the magic. That’s not the issue. The issue is whether it is okay to rip someones data or not. To me the answer is no. Ask a person for the information if you like a picture. Ripping it can never be okay.

And as a mentioned in an earlier post: Don’t share things you don’t want to be copied. But that doesn’t mean it’s okay to rip without permission.

By: John Zeppo

John Zeppo — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:04:07 +0000

It is interesting that we are talking about copying someone’s else process such as lightroom presets. Well, how about another process like Peter Wolf’s so-called patent claiming that posting multiple photos on a website from an event where you sell prints to make money. Peter claimed that we photographers need to purchase the license from to do that, or his high-priced lawyers are coming after you. How can you claim a patent on that process? NO ONE HAS THE COURAGE TO CHALLENGE THIS PATENT, MOST OF THE BIG-NAME COMPANIES GAVE IN AND SETTLED OUT OF COURT.

By: Tim O

Tim O — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:55:41 +0000

I hate to hijack…

When importing photos to Lightroom with a Canon 40D – the colors appear to change, when rendering 1:1 previews [Shot in Raw]….

Any thoughts on where to look?

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Thanks!

By: J

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:27:37 +0000

Please print the directions for adding a preset to LR.
When I click on “retrieve preset”, a pop up box ask me to “drag this link to your bookmark toolbar”.
When I copy & paste the URL of the Flickr photo I’d like to save the preset from, it gives me a long list of steps. How do I save that? Can I save it as a word file? Please provide more exact info.
Thanks in advance!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:50:12 +0000

Yes, I’m patiently waiting for the ‘installing presets’ video to be fixed, and many others as well. Thanks!

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:39:29 +0000

joseph,

u can i tunes it also try that.

Ron

By: Joseph Flores

Joseph Flores — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:26:48 +0000

About presets, the video on how to install presets from your site is down. I guess I am about to figure out myself, but I wanted you to know!

By: RON

RON — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:01:05 +0000

To this Lightroom post and the one before,

I think it is great that we have a place like this to learn and share ideas.
“we are all teachers and students”
I think that all the cry babies and critisizing know it alls need to get over themselves.
What Matt does is show us all the methods which he uses, to help those who are willing and not affraid to take direction to create or refine their skill and become better in the art of photography. There is and never will be one absolute way to accomplish ones artistic visions.
I would like to see this community of readers and users of Lightroom at some point have an opportunity to submit ways,tricks,or tips inwhich Matt can show in a video or post for all of us to try ourselves. I think we can all learn from each other and maybe we can grow tighter as a community as well.

Ron

By: Sean McCormack

Sean McCormack — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:48:59 +0000

Hi Matt,
Let’s get Kevin Kubota to show more samples. (Kidding)

I guess the point really is that if you don’t want people copying your Presets, then minmise your EXIF.
Still I’m wondering how it sits with commercial presets? If someone uses a commercial preset and someone else is able to copy it via EXIF, is this then an intellectual property issue?
I’m not referring to anything like my commercial presets, it’s *really* obvious what they do, and my free ones are free, so I’ve relinquished IP on them. There are, however, people selling develop presets for $249 for a pack (Yes, I do ask how anyone can justify that!), where do people copying those settings stand?

Ultimately a preset only works well if it was created from a well exposed image, and is then applied to similar well exposed images. Roll on the day when Lightroom allows relative presets, when we can add a preset to previously corrected images and have the desired effect.