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Anybody use Preview in OS X for quick edits?
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If working with raw then it will likely be the same as you can do with iPhoto.
How quick do the changes need to be?
Is there a reason you dont want to use LR or Aperture?
For quick one offs Id suggest PS elements but obviously thats not quite as free as Preview!
How quick do the changes need to be?
Is there a reason you dont want to use LR or Aperture?
For quick one offs Id suggest PS elements but obviously thats not quite as free as Preview!
I actually do. For years I didn't realize the capabilities it has.
I used to use Graphic Converter and PS, but lost them both on the laptop when I upgraded to ML. I bought Pixelmator, but really haven't used it much. I have Aperture too, really like it and use it for more intensive editing (or nice pix I want to print).
But for basic color enhancement, cropping or resizing especially to the web, I'll use Preview.
I discovered if I select, then copy and Apple-N for new, I don't even have to paste my selection.
I have iPhoto 11 I think, and really only use it for calendar creation. The calendar app prints way too small for me to read when it's on my cork board.
I used to use Graphic Converter and PS, but lost them both on the laptop when I upgraded to ML. I bought Pixelmator, but really haven't used it much. I have Aperture too, really like it and use it for more intensive editing (or nice pix I want to print).
But for basic color enhancement, cropping or resizing especially to the web, I'll use Preview.
I discovered if I select, then copy and Apple-N for new, I don't even have to paste my selection.
I have iPhoto 11 I think, and really only use it for calendar creation. The calendar app prints way too small for me to read when it's on my cork board.
Coming to think of it I use Preview for cropping all the time!
Never use it on my own shots though. Mostly graphics from the web.
No, I have all the usual tools, but I was hoping to provoke a discussion about Preview's capabilities as a photo editor.
As with the post above, I find it good for a quick crop or to change exposure / highlights / shadows etc. but is there anything more advanced has anyone discovered?
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Hugh
Preview's "capabilities" are extremely limited. I can do the same sort of edits in Lr just as fast, if not faster, and they're non-destructive.
If the target is a graphics file where the quality does not matter, such an image foe a scrapbook or email attachment, then quick Preview edits might make sense.
For a serious photo edit I would rather open and edit photos in a purpose built photo editor like Lightroom.
Much has to do with the nature of the graphics file....and the target audience.
For a serious photo edit I would rather open and edit photos in a purpose built photo editor like Lightroom.
Much has to do with the nature of the graphics file....and the target audience.
I use Preview Edit often, for cropping and minor adjustments to colour and contrast etc of web images and iPad photos. I would definitely like something more powerful, hopefully the new "Photos" will be good, if not then it will be Pixelmator or Acorn.
I had a lot of problems with Preview Edit being very slow and using huge amounts of memory under Mavericks, but those issues went away a few months ago, maybe there was a memory management or graphics bug and Apple finally fixed it.
I had a lot of problems with Preview Edit being very slow and using huge amounts of memory under Mavericks, but those issues went away a few months ago, maybe there was a memory management or graphics bug and Apple finally fixed it.