Denis de Gannes

Lightroom / ACR do not provide lens profiles for every possible combination of camera body and lens. They only provide a token sample of the more popular camera models and lenses. They do provide a...

Are you using the latest version of LR 4 version LR 4.4??

Lightroom has no activate/ deactivate process like Photoshop. The License allows for you to install on two computers, PC & or Mac with only one in use at any point in time. The system is not...

From what I have read you do not have to be connected ALL the time if you are on a monthly payment plan you have to connect at least every 30 days, if on the annual plan every 90 days.

Your version of PS CS6 will not expire and you will be able to update ACR through version 8.x and for bug fixes. You have always had to update/upgrade to keep current. I for one have never been...

There is no further upgrade for PS CS6 per say only for the Adobe Camera Raw Plugin. See the info on this official link. http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/

You can find lots of info from the link below. http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/

Placed 60^th in the challenge. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

If you do not need the organizing features of Lightroom and you have the latest version of PS CS6 then you are good to go and you do not need Lightroom. ACR in PS has the same processing power of...

First off ACR and Lightroom use the same process engine and if the versions are the latest, they both provide the same tools. So in essence you should get the identical results. The results of the...

Qimage is the software I have been using since 2003 for printing, and is the best at this task. The new DFS filter is one new feature that enhances its' ability to produce prints that are second to...

As far as I know ACR has no data base. Lightroom stores all the info in the catalog (or if you select to "auto write to .xmp the info can also be stored in the file". ACR stores the info in .xmp...

Tanks all for the interest shown.

Link to raw file.https://www.yousendit.com/download/UVJqS3dndWN1Yk5WeHNUQwRendered file from Lightroom 4.4rc and Qimage Ultimate Have a go at the raw file.

Placed 41^st in the challenge.

Have a look at this thread.http://forums.adobe.com/message/5126543#5126543#5126543

My expectation would be that since the improved rendering is introduced with LR 4.4RC and ACR 7.4 RC then you would have to use either LR 4 or PS CS6 (updated to the latest version) to benefit from...

Thanks guys for the advice. Tomorrow is d-day.

Thanks for the advice. Will be making a decision within the next 24 hrs. Is there any difference in the focus performance of the two lenses?

Other than the OIS on the Pany versus no OIS  on the Oly. Any other thoughts. The price difference is around $100 more for the Pany.