Anyone use Lightzone? If so, any feedback/thoughts?

[147798]

Lightzone is part of the new Mac bundle. Has anyone used Lightzone? Nice tools, but is there anything there that couldn't just be done in Ap or LR?

 

[anubis]

I downloaded the trial from the web site to try it... It's OK I guess. Certainly not worth its regular price of $149 (equal in price to Aperture). Is it worth the $49 MU price? Maybe.. The main thing I figured is that it doesn't do anything that Aperture can't. It's got a dozen or so adjustment presets to automatically enhance photos but you can replicate those in Aperture easily enough. I guess I've already spent too much time learning Aperture that I don't want to start over with a new system

 

[Abstract]

It's OK. I bought the bundle, and this was one of the apps I wanted. I didn't have time to try the trial version though, but I just spent 10 minutes mucking around with it. It's good for selective editing because the app is faster than others, but otherwise, it's just OK. I don't know how well it handles RAW demosaicing or anything of the sort. However, if I don't need selective editing, or better cloning capabilities, I'm going to stick with what Lightroom allows me to do.

 

[GoCubsGo]

I actually liked Lightzone but last I checked it wouldn't read my d300 RAW files. I have since incorporated Raw Photo Processor into my workflow along side Aperture.

 

[Raid]

I got the MacUpdate bundle partially in the hopes of getting this app. I am quite the novice at it right now, but I've used it to relight a couple of images that were underexposed, and adjust the saturation on this one sunset pic I have. I'm not sure if Lightzone can do more than Aperture or Light room, but those apps are priced well out of my budget!

I should note too that I've been shooting in JPEG and I've been very pleased with the results with the edits on a compressed format.