I just wanted to add, as a side note, that as I've been getting down
into the bowels of Studio, that I'm even more impressed now than
before. They key to survival is computer horsepower. Fortunately, I
have a dual-processor 3gHz beastie that cruises along pretty well and
I'm not experiencing any issues nor am I waiting for it.
Compared to Lightroom, I definitely give Lightroom the nod for the
fact it is camera agnostic. However, except for that, Studio is
wiping the floor with it. My colors are SO much better and I'm able
to get even better skin tones WITH deep, saturated, in-your-face
tonalities without making the people look jaundiced. Forget needing
LCE--I'm actually able to get what I want without it.
The jury is still out (and will be for a couple more weeks), but I'm
happy enough with the Olympus Studio software to seriously consider
getting it and deep-sixing the idea of Lightroom.
The question is: How does Studio incorporate files from other
sources? Very good question. It doesn't do RAW files from other
sources, but the reality is, my other digital is a Minolta A1 and
there is only ONE raw converter that I like with that camera and
that's RawShooter Essentials. I can batch convert my files using a
default setting and then pull the JPEGs into Studio, along with JPEGs
from scanned negatives for further selection and processing.
Lightroom is good, very good. It does a lot of stuff that I need and
also a lot of stuff I don't need because I print through a lab
instead of rolling my own. Lightroom does not integrate well with
anything downstream--yet.
My second question is: How did the industry manage to overlook
Studio? A couple thoughts come to mind. First of all, it only works
with Olympus RAW files. If it was universal, it would slam most
things out there. Secondly, it is a resource hog. It needs serious
CPU horsepower and memory. However, compared to Lightroom, it's a
Ferrari. Lightroom is a slug--I'm saving my money for now.
I could continue surviving without Studio, but the camera control
feature really throws this over the top. All this for about $90 USD.
What a deal.
BTW, to make things even slicker, I can shoot with my tethered E-1 on
my laptop and my wife can be taking orders and reviewing the shots
with her laptop. Wirelessly. Camera Control doesn't "lock" the
files, it just writes them. Once written, they are instantly
available to any other computer on the network.
What I can do to make this even slicker is to have a printer hooked
up to her computer where she can print out a proof print right there.
For that she doesn't even need a second Studio license. Either
Viewer or any program with a RAW converter will do the trick. Hmm.
I must check to see if I can tether-shoot RAW+JPEG.
Why am I enamoured with Studio right now? What's SO special about it
compared to the other converters and WFMs? Obviously the camera
control is a hot button with me, but the reality is, I'm suddenly
getting better colors with less hassle than I ever have before.
Revising some stuff shot over the past couple of years has been a
real eye-opener.
AG
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