Alan wrote:
> ...
> Has anyone compared lightroom to capture 1v4 an picasa 2 ?
As you say, the good thing about Picasa 2 is that it is free, and that
you can just download it and give it a try. However, I suspect that you
will find it quite limited as a "raw developer". To give an example,
think in terms of "fix redeye" as an option on it, and it will probably
give you a better idea of the audience it is aiming at, compared to,
let's say, who Lightroom is aiming at.
As for comparison of its image management, well I can't really say. I
was finding it adequate for my immediate needs, but having looked at,
for instance, IMatch as an image manager, I would tend to go for one of
the paid solutions over Picasa 2 (eg. IMatch lets you have
folders/albums, and then sub-folders/albums to assign images to, whereas
Picasa 2 only has one top level of album). Anyway, you'll see what I mean.
Piers' comment comparing Picasa 2 with Lightroom, saying Lightroom
"earns its keep in comparison" is quite justified in my opinion. It's
possible, if you are looking at Lightroom, that you will say about
Picasa 2 that it's "not enough"; maybe even "not even close". Of course,
if you're after uncomplicated simplicity, you might Picasa 2 to be
precisely the right solution. :-)
Cheers,
Marc
Noosa Heads, Oz
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