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After migrating my Lightroom catalog to CC and trying it for a couple weeks, I've gone back to Lightroom Classic. I figured it was worth posting about my experience not just to complain, but in case it's useful to others—and frankly because I still find myself without a good solution for my photos and maybe someone will have suggestions.
For background: I'm not a professional photographer, just an enthusiastic amateur. I want to be able to access, organize, edit, and share photos and videos across multiple devices. I take a lot of photos on my phone but also shoot in RAW on a Canon G9X Mark II.
In theory I'm a perfect candidate for something like Apple Photos or Google Photos. I've rejected Google because there's no desktop app (i.e., offline solution for my laptop). I've rejected Apple, at least to date, because when last I played with Photos it seemed a bit simplistic and inefficient. Also, they seem to store adjustments in a proprietary format with no way to export, which worries me. At the moment it also can't import the RAW photos from my camera.
So with the demise of Aperture I moved to Lightroom. The new CC looked like a step closer to what I want...here's why I abandoned it:
Sadly, Lightroom Classic has its own frustrations:
I know, I know, it does sound like I'm just complaining. I guess I'm hoping someone will say either, "Oh, if you change settings X, Y, and Z, a lot of this goes away!" Or, "Have you tried this other product that will make everything wonderful for you?" Or something. Otherwise, perhaps my list of CC issues will help others decide when it's the right time to transition.
Sadly, there isn't any magic solution. I have both Lightroom Classic CC and the new Lightroom CC installed on my computer. My computer is old, probably more than five years old. It was a Windows 7 computer when I purchased it, and it has been "upgraded" to Windows 10. It doesn't have a graphics card, it's only a i5 processor, and it will only accept 8 GB RAM. But I really haven't had any performance issues to complain about with either program. Having said that, I haven't "committed" to Lightro
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Sadly, there isn't any magic solution. I have both Lightroom Classic CC and the new Lightroom CC installed on my computer. My computer is old, probably more than five years old. It was a Windows 7 computer when I purchased it, and it has been "upgraded" to Windows 10. It doesn't have a graphics card, it's only a i5 processor, and it will only accept 8 GB RAM. But I really haven't had any performance issues to complain about with either program. Having said that, I haven't "committed" to Lightroom CC. I have a few images that I have "imported" directly into it. And I play around with it occasionally, but I'm only playing with it to see what I think. So far, I think I like Lightroom Classic CC. I'm much more comfortable using it. It's interesting to watch Lightroom CC evolve. But I'm an old senior citizen and don't integrate well with all of this cloud stuff. I'm much more comfortable with everything "under my control" on my computer. That's why I personally prefer using Lightroom Classic CC. But that's my choice. I do, however, like watching Lightroom CC as it grows and develops.