Is it safe to upgrade to LR2?

[monions]

I have seen quite a few threads talking of slower performance than LR1 and unstable behaviour....so is it safe to upgrade or should I wait.

I have only been using LR1 for a little while and love it, but what really annoys me is the cumbersome way in which to export to Elements using a TIFF or PSD file. I only use sharpening and skin smoothing all of which can be done in LR2.

Look forward to your thoughts

 

[TerryM]

I think it is. I have a database of about 8''' images and it seems to be working fine. I had a simple problem with some sidecar files but no big deal. It really is not that unstable. Maybe a llittle slow, but that will improve with time. The added capability is great. Just back up LR1 and then go for it.

 

[Brad Snyder]

I'm with Terry, the added features are definitely worth the potential hassles. I have about 95'' images committed to LR 2, up-converting more as I get the time.

While I wish the release had been a little smoother, it hasn't stopped me from changing over. My experience has been that while the program seems a little slower at times, my workflow actually seems to be moving a little faster, perhaps from the better workability of some features.

 

[monions]

Thanks guys. I have just installed LR2 eval and will test it over the weekend.