I was only addressing the function that you asked about... raw
conversion. I would buy PSE or Lightroom just to get ACR even if I
never used any other editing or management function.
Insisting that today's software should run on old Winders machines will
likely only lead you to frustration.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Couch wrote:
> Why obviously? I have tried it. It may be a piece of cake, but the whole
> program is rather rich and fattening to me - seems like a lot of
> resource use for what I really want to do.
>
> Actually so far it is one of the least objectionable of the lot, but
> still leaves a lot to be desired. It took SUBSTANTIALLY longer to
> download and install the Elements 8 trial than anything else I have
> tried. In fact I damn near gave up before even giving it a try as it
> took forever to install!
>
> Like every Adobe product I have used, it is a real resource hog - when
> running it uses a lot of computer resources. won't even run on my oldest
> machine Fact is, I purchased a copy of elements 5 years ago and never
> have upgraded it because of how bloated it is, and the fact that I
> rarely use it. There is apparently no version of ACR that will work with
> my older Elements and the E-620, which is, I suppose, no surprise.
>
> Actually if I go with an Adobe product, so far Lightroom seems more
> suitable for what I want to do.
>
> Jim Couch
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> You obviously didn't try Adobe ACR which is a piece of cake and whose
>> controls are logically laid out in the sequence they're most likely to
>> be used. Download the trial version of PhotoShop Elements and give it a
>> whirl. But then I'm assuming that ACR works the same in Elements as it
>> does in PhotoShop. Can anyone verify that? I guess you could download
>> a trial of PhotoShop also but that's a lot of software to install.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
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