AbrasiveReducer

Dear DPR: Instead of saying these applications don't literally replace Photoshop 6, you could say "While they lack layers, paths, selections, marching ants, CMYK, emboss, spider warp and wind...

Heck, it's no fun saying something positive but money can be pretty eloquent.

Very helpful, DPR. I like Capture NX so much, I even use it for my Canon files (alhough I suppose Viveza would work just as well). Just convert to .tiff and you can use anything to process anything.

And, within their limitations, the NIK plug-ins are great. Very photographic, almost like working in a darkroom. For non-photogaphic but artistic effects the Topaz plug-ins are fun too and very...

Why not concentrate on what the camera can do for you, whether it meets your needs, instead of worrying about fairness and rating points? This is like sitting in an airport and when they call the...

As always, medical/scientific equipment to the rescue (the lack of which being what makes Nikon so vulnerable despite strong camera sales). But it's hard to see a path for Olympus. Low-end...

This is off-topic but I received the full NIK collection in my email, without even requesting it. Just showed up. Frankly, this worried me more than what Adobe is up to because I really like the...

Everything is cheap, or at least reasonable when it's somebody else's money.

I think it's a little soon to argue on the one hand, that each version of Lightroom has significant improvements but people will soon skip new versions, especially if $99. or less. I do agree...

If you view a photograph as a starting point for some sort of computer "art" it's true you need something like Photoshop. But if you've got a lot of photos that look pretty good but need to be...

As Lightroom has progressed, I've noticed it does more and more of what I used Photoshop for. I remember thinking, if they add a few more features to Lightroom, it's going to be very tough to sell...

Future business and marketing students will learn some excellent "how not to" lessons from this, and Thom Hogan will get 6 more columns out of it but it's done. Lightroom is being used as a peace...

On the one hand, a vacuum cleaner can't be updated via firmware. On the other hand, if you buy an old Electrolux at a garage sale it will be reliable, repairable and state of the art long after...

Canon will improve their dynamic range when Nikon starts breathing.

I'd certainly consider a 36mp Canon but when I'm copying the 22mp files from the 5D3, or moving them between LR and PS, I'm glad the files aren't any bigger. Of course I could go buy a new...

This makes sense. If they put the few useful new Photoshop features in Lightroom there is even less reason to get the subscription--and people who do have the subscription may ask why they are...

This makes sense. If they put the few useful new Photoshop features in Lightroom there is even less reason to get the subscription--and people who do have the subscription may ask why they are...

Maybe they'll tackle something less contentious, like Benghazi.

I think it has more to do with Nikon using their limited resources on this.

I wish I could regard a $900 lens as small and inexpensive.