ANN: LensFix CI now works as an external editor

Just wanted everyone to know that LensFix CI (an OS X application) now works as an external editor in Lightroom. LensFix CI corrects distortion and allows perspective changes using Apple's Core Image tools so it is very fast. LensFix CI uses Thomas Neiman's PTLens databaase so you have over 500 camera and lens distortion presets. I haven't announced the new LensFix beta on Versiontracker or Macupdate yet but here is the link to my forum topic with the download:
http://www.kekus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1794
enjoy!
Kevin

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Don
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I have ecountered the same problem a while ago. When selecting a shot to be opened in Photoshop (I run cc and LR 5.3 on a Mac), the program starts up and sometimes (not always) shows some loading activity, then keeps blank. Photoshop has no problems to open the same file when exported to the harddisk as TIFF. The problem stopped after I repaired access rights on my computer. Now PS does open the files, but (just occured today) my DNGs are opened without any adjustment I've done in Lightroom.
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Terence Devlin wrote:
Aperture has never worked as an external editor for iPhoto, and I could not see anywhere in the iPhoto help where it says it does.
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"Choosing what happens when you click the Edit button
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Midgetviking
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