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This article is part one of a two part series on how to improve the performance of Lightroom. Lightroom is a very resource intensive application and you’ll find that as you get quicker and more efficient in Lightroom, the actual software itself will be what’s slowing you down. This tutorial is going to give you 10 tips on how to improve the performance of Lightroom on your machine without purchasing or upgrading your existing hardware.

In this article, we are going to talk about Lightroom preferences and system settings. While in the second part of this two part series we will create a hardware guide where we will teach you which components to upgrade first for the biggest performance boost.

via 10 Tips to Improve Lightroom’s Speed and Performance Without Additional Hardware.

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Getting the color management basics right is a prerequisite for high quality prints. We have already covered articles on color management basics and introduction to color spaces. One of points of contention is about which color-space to use for photographs. The essence lies in first understanding the frequently used color-spaces.

via Working Spaces — SRGB Vs Adobe RGB Vs ProPhoto RGB.

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Post processing is an important part of a photographer’s work and can be time consuming and overwhelming. The more time you spend behind a computer post processing, the less time you have to spend behind the camera. Luckily there are things you can do to streamline your post processing.

Adobe Lightroom 3 has a number of tools that you can take advantage of to dramatically cut down on your post processing time. In this article I will cover five tips that will save you time in Lightroom 3.

via 5 Tips That Will Save You Time in Lightroom 3.

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Here are a few tips for getting the most out of Lightroom instead of relying too heavily on PS for those everyday shots.

via Streamline Your Workflow – Getting the Most out of LR.

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Lightroom’s Survey view is a tool that makes choosing one image from a group of images a simpler process.

via Choosing images using Survey view in Lightroom.

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Most users don’t realize that you can create your own custom panels for Photoshop CS4 and for the new CS5. You do this using a free download called Adobe Configurator. In this post, I’ll show you how to get started making your first Photoshop CS4 panel using Configurator 1.0.

via DIY Photoshop Panels using Adobe Configurator.

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Presets – The Vintage Look | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips.

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One of the challenges of landscape photography is that it’s so dependant on the changing weather. This is particularly true when shooting sunrises and sunsets. You can travel for hours to get to the perfect location, only to find a dull sky, nothing like the image you had hoped for.

via Create Amazing Sunsets with Lightroom’s Split Toning Tool.

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When you have a lot of similar images from a shoot, you can organizing them using the Lightroom Stacks feature. This allows you to stack images together so that only one image representing the stack appears in the Grid, Filmstrip and Loupe. This can clean up the screen reducing the number of images you see.

via Stacking images in Lightroom.

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As rumored, Adobe has launched Photoshop CS5 and CS5 Extended – the latest versions of its image manipulation software. They will be available separately or as components of the Creative Suite 5 family of design and production software bundles. Both include revised interfaces and a host of new tools and refinements discussed in the accompanying story. Photoshop CS5 and CS5 Extended are expected to begin shipping next month for around US $699 and $999. Licensed users of the previous versions can upgrade for $149 and $349 respectively.

via Adobe unveils Photoshop CS5 & CS5 Extended: Digital Photography Review.

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