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You can send a feature request to Adobe! How do I send a bug report or feature request to Adobe? | The Lightroom QueenThanks for the response. Seems a simple fix if adobe have the desire.
I think the explanation is quite simple. Adobe has decided that Lightroom Classic is for local use and Lightroom CC is for cloud use. Whatever sync options Lightroom Classic currently has won't be removed, but nothing will be added. People can request whatever they like, but whether you like it or not, that is the way it is.Perhaps i'm being overly cynical, but 'm not convinced that adobe actually takes much notice of that page....
Take the request for smart collections sync to mobile for example (a 4 year old request), or the request for keywords to sync to / from mobile etc...(also 4 years old)
I think the explanation is quite simple. Adobe has decided that Lightroom Classic is for local use and Lightroom CC is for cloud use. Whatever sync options Lightroom Classic currently has won't be removed, but nothing will be added. People can request whatever they like, but whether you like it or not, that is the way it is.
That would apply to Lightroom CC as well, which is also subscription only.I think the real reason is Adobe doesn't want / need to spend much effort developing Lightroom Classic as they have the market cornered and have the bucks rolling in (due to subscriptions) - they don't have to regularly create new versions to draw in income....
Adobe has made clear what the difference is between Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic.But both are opinions either way (unless Adobe have explicitly stated what you suggest? i dont keep that up to date with things as i imagine you may do)
That would apply to Lightroom CC as well, which is also subscription only.
Adobe has made clear what the difference is between Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic.
Perhaps not in exactly those words, but let's say that new cloud functionality is not very high on their list (if it's on their list at all) so don't hold your breath.Appreciate that they have stated that classic is for 'desktop-focused workflows' (note the use of focused, not desktop only) but have they stated that Classic will no longer receive any new cloud functionality?
I think the real reason is Adobe doesn't want / need to spend much effort developing Lightroom Classic as they have the market cornered and have the bucks rolling in (due to subscriptions) - they don't have to regularly create new versions to draw in income....
But both are opinions either way (unless Adobe have explicitly stated what you suggest? i dont keep that up to date with things as i imagine you may do)
For the developing part of Lightroom maybe but not for the managing partthere are a number of real and potential competitors to Lightroom
Judging by many postings from people angry with the October announcements, there are a number of real and potential competitors to Lightroom. Those competitors seem willing to add features and have prices lower than Adobe, including one-time purchase rather than subscription. Adobe can't afford to rest on its laurels if it wants to maintain market supremacy. If Adobe didn't addresses gaps or weaknesses in the current product line, they would make themselves very vulnerable to competition.
Phil Burton
Roelof,For the developing part of Lightroom maybe but not for the managing part
Roelof,That's what i mean Phiil, i know these programms but i would not call them 'competitors' because of the arguments you mentioned (and more).
A real alternative for Lightrooms managing part i do not know.
The same applies for me! A very important thing for me is the most efficient (and effective) workflow possible and that turned out te be a 'one stop shop' (Lightroom).This experience is one of the reasons I decided to commit to Lightroom long-term and become a subscriber.
Roelof,The same applies for me! An very important thing for me is the most efficient (and effective) workflow possible and that turned out te be a 'one stop shop' (Lightroom).
However, i'm seriously thinking about an exit strategy for if i want to leave.
I agree! But this is the present situationI don't think that any of the putative DAM competitors will offer significant DAM functionality beyond what Lightroom offers
Roelof,I agree! But this is the present situation
I'm coming from iView Media/Microsoft Expression Media/Phase One Media Pro so i know how it is to be tied into a system. It costed me a lot of effort en time to migrate over to Lightroom and when Adobe changed their license structure to subscription only i realised i'm tied again. That feeling (i cannot leave when i want) i dont' like. So i have chosen to subscribe but to think about an exit strategy also. For me this means: more smart collections (based on Keywords and other 'transferable' metadata) instead of static collections. The most difficult part is development, it is possible to get the information into XMP but it's not recognized (yet) by other vendors. So, when the time comes, i suppose i have to export TIF's to retain the development. Maybe i will do that for my 4-stars and higer photo's only. Or maybe there will be other options then.
I wrote about XML "it is possible to get the information into XMP but it's not recognized (yet) by other vendors", i was refering about the development information. That information is not transferable yet.Since you use Windows a great little tool that is free is Download XML Notepad 2007 from Official Microsoft Download Center. It runs perfectly well on my Win 10 Pro 64 system. XML is the name for a software language used to describe how applications share information. XMP is an example of an XML implementation.