Luminar 3 vs Lightroom?

5 years 4 months ago #620033 by Jakov Barnes
I've been seeing articles all over the place regarding new Luminar 3 and it's cataloging.  Most are for it, but all talk about performance issues, and how demanding this program is from tech resources needed in your computer.  My Mac isn't new  (2015), but has 16GB ram in it.  

Would you happen to know if this older processor, but 16GB ram could swing this or will it be more frustrating than it's worth?  


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5 years 4 months ago #620073 by Beth Anderson
I'm still reviewing the reviews as well.  Hard to say from a performance standpoint.  Might be worth to try their trial.  


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5 years 4 months ago #620083 by garyrhook
Except that Luminar 3 isn't out yet. It's only on pre-order.


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5 years 4 months ago #620269 by Allen D
I like what I've been reading, but concerned about the computer resources it will take.  PetaPixel had article the good, the bad and the ugly that spoke not too favorably about the tech resources it used up and it was still slow.   


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5 years 4 months ago #620284 by Rick Larin
+1 doesn't come out for few weeks yet.  


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5 years 3 months ago #623148 by Jessa Layton
Getting close, v2 of their catalog should be dice! 


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5 years 3 months ago #623243 by garyrhook
I just got a link for their first update, but haven't had a chance to experiment. My guess is they'll be on it for performance improvements.


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4 years 5 months ago #663569 by Ben F
To through a spanner in the works, has anyone looked into Airmagic by Skylum? Considering it as an alternative to Lightroom


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4 years 5 months ago #664556 by J Hemingway

Ben F wrote: To through a spanner in the works, has anyone looked into Airmagic by Skylum? Considering it as an alternative to Lightroom



They have a free trial, try it out and see if it works for you.  


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4 years 5 months ago #664593 by MYoung
Luminar 4 is coming out.  Looks promising.   


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