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p.1 #1 · Lightroom Actions

Does anyone not use actions for lightroom such as Presetopia, and do all the work manually?

Nov 16, 2009 at 03:54 PM

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p.1 #2 · Lightroom Actions

Dude, you might need to clarify. You want to know who ISN'T using preset? And not sure what you mean by manually.

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:05 PM

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p.1 #3 · Lightroom Actions

Let me rephrase.....

When working in Lightroom do you either...
A. Have a list of actions/presets you run to do all your edits
B. Work each picture separately to get that look you are going for. Manually adjusting each setting (fill light, black level, color correction, etc.)

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:08 PM

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p.1 #4 · Lightroom Actions

BastaTag wrote:
Does anyone not use actions for lightroom such as Presetopia, and do all the work manually?

I don't really use presets as most people do. I only have one that I use when I import, then adjust manually after that.

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:09 PM

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p.1 #5 · Lightroom Actions

we've sort of beaten this topic to death recently, but for me it's a bit of both. some sets i apply some universal settings, other images call for individual attention.

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:11 PM

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p.1 #6 · Lightroom Actions

Tony Hoffer wrote:
BastaTag wrote:
Does anyone not use actions for lightroom such as Presetopia, and do all the work manually?

I don't really use presets as most people do. I only have one that I use when I import, then adjust manually after that.

This. Often the apply on import gets what I want, tweak from there if not.

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:23 PM

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p.1 #7 · Lightroom Actions

I'm really just trying to justify spending the money on presetopia...they have two packages now...one for $79 and the full for $199. I have TRA for photoshop and that does most of my work. I am trying to get away from photoshop and just use lightroom to cut down on my time.

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:27 PM

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p.1 #8 · Lightroom Actions

Bastatag: if TRA is your thing they are releasing lightroom presets some time in the near future. Meanwhile, quite a few people here use presetopia and it gets a lot of rave reviews.

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:29 PM

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p.1 #9 · Lightroom Actions

why not create some simple ones of your own? then, if you're using them often and getting the effects you desire, and want some that provide a little more oomph, but presetopia? only you can decide if you need presets in your workflow.

Nov 16, 2009 at 04:31 PM

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p.1 #10 · Lightroom Actions

I've been playing with making some of my own presets for lightroom that replicates some of the tone curve settings I frequently make, it'll take me a while to come up with a variety but it does help in speeding up the processing. I'm trying to approach it in a manner that uses specific presets to particular types of lighting, ie shaded daylight, backlit afternoon sun, etc.

One thing I really wish lightroom could do is have a way of dialing in how strongly the preset is applied soft of like an opacity slider. It wouldn't really be that complicated when you think about it, they could put a slider in that varies the percentage of change of the preset's affected controls. Some of the stuff with split toning is really cool but depending on some images it can be too strong if there's a lot of contrast in the baseline image. It would greatly extend the usability of the presets.

Nov 16, 2009 at 05:28 PM

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p.1 #11 · Lightroom Actions

sharpeshots wrote:
Bastatag: if TRA is your thing they are releasing lightroom presets some time in the near future.

Ooh exciting to hear this

Nov 16, 2009 at 05:34 PM

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p.1 #12 · Lightroom Actions

I use a mix of LR presets and/or PS depending on the image and the look that I'm going after.

Nov 16, 2009 at 05:42 PM

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p.1 #13 · Lightroom Actions

For batch weddings, I just adjust one and then sync settings. I use my own presets for some special images I like. If that doesn't look good, I will go in and adjust manually.

But for my modeling stuff, I do most of them "all manual".

Lightroom is meant to speed up the process, so why not use presets?

Nov 16, 2009 at 05:52 PM

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p.1 #14 · Lightroom Actions

4honor: i love using lightroom as well, especially for stuff in a controlled environment like a studio, i find once you get into a setting with varying light, like a wedding day or an engagement, a lot of the benefits of syncing goes out the window.

Nov 16, 2009 at 06:34 PM

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p.1 #15 · Lightroom Actions

I don't really use presets as well except for the basic stuff when importing images. Most of the time I feel images deserve individual treatment.

Nov 16, 2009 at 07:15 PM

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p.1 #16 · Lightroom Actions

I've got a bank of like 100 presets, I find a few(2-3) that fit the set and then adjust them for each photo individually.

Nov 16, 2009 at 07:43 PM

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p.1 #17 · Lightroom Actions

presets rock for maintaining a consistency between large sets of images.

Nov 16, 2009 at 07:52 PM

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p.1 #18 · Lightroom Actions

I bought Presetopia v1. It was great. More than anything it taught me how to see my work flow. I'll be holding off on the newest update, but mostly because I have setup so many of my own little combo tweaks. Sometimes I setup 1-3 presets that are unique to the session that I am editing at do it that way, making little change on top of the presets, of course. So, it really is a combo.

If you are struggling with finding PP identity, or with Lightroom workflow, I highly recommend Presetopia. It isn't just about the big combo presets, but all of the small tweaks and how they are organized. Spence did a great job there, and it changed the way I looked at my workflow. Give it a shot.

Nov 16, 2009 at 10:06 PM

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p.1 #19 · Lightroom Actions

we use rpg keys and set our most used presets to 1-16 and some special unique effects 17-32

prestopia effects are pretty good. gino lucademo's set is nice too. gino porn is my fav action.

Nov 16, 2009 at 10:54 PM

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p.1 #20 · Lightroom Actions

I recently got Presetopia v1 and 2 and that's all I used for my last shoot... Super Velvia + Curvalicious 1 all the way!!!! My post took 2 hours for 250 photos. And for that, I thank Spencer.

Nov 16, 2009 at 11:19 PM

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