On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:22 -0400, "Stan Halpin" <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: > > On Jun 2, 2011, at 9:50 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > > ... if I understand things correctly, if you batch process in > > Photoshop you end up with a second set of images (tiff or jpg) whereas > > in Lightroom you just get image adjustments embedded in the DNG or as a > > sidecar. Of course, it's entirely possible that I don't understand > > things correctly.... > > > > Brian > > > > I don't know that the technical details matter much as long as you stick > with one system, but FWIW I think your characterization of LR is a bit > off. My understanding is that image adjustments in LR are neither > embedded in the DNG nor saved as a sidecar. Rather, this is an SQL-type > system where information about an image, including any adjustments made, > is maintained in fields in the data base. If you export a file for > additional processing in Photoshop or other program, then a sidecar may > need to be built to carry along the relevant image info, but it is not > needed nor used within a LR-based workflow. What you see on the screen at > any time is an on-the-fly JPEG rendition of your image as modified by > everything you have done to that image within LR. The image is off > wherever you put it, and all of the information about that image is > within the LR database system.
Ah - thanks for that clarification. Adobe Camera Raw allows DNG files to store metadata and image settings directly in the DNG files so I assumed that Lightroom did the same. Actually, storing this data directly in the LR database is much the same approach that Studioline uses. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
