Confusion with Adobe Element and Lightroom?

Hello, I am new to the Mac world and purchased the IMac. I loaded up some pics into iPhoto and followed a discussion regarding the "import" issues into "Lightroom". I followed the instructions with "Element". Question: Now that i've test a photo yet cleaned it up in iPhoto and a lil in Element, what is the purpose of utilizing Lightroom? i didn't see any tools that were any indifferent . . Pleas Advise!

Thanks for the reply, I have to identify any direct questions relating to both products. I’m just thinking that both products are not needed.  The initial concern started when I couldn’t import IPhoto into Lightroom,  Element was the go between because it interacted with both IPhoto & Lightroom. Just wondering if both are needed.
Please Advise,
Chris D Smith

Similar Messages

  • IPhoto With Adobe Elements Or CS4

    I'm trying to use iPhoto with Adobe Elements (and/or CS4) as my default editor.
    I have the files in RAW / NEF format and I click to edit in external editor.
    My goal is to save the changes I've made back into iPhoto (overwriting my old version) without saving it as an external file and reimporting it in.
    I read on an IPhoto site this;
    1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
    2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
    3 - however, if you get the navigation window that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
    This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
    Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to work.
    When I save the file, it saves a JPEG version in the iPhoto directory, but it doesn't show up when I go back to iPhoto.  I'm also wondering why I can't save it back as a NEF file (shouldn't I do that since it's a RAW image to start)?
    What's the proper way to work with iPhoto and Photoshop?
    I know there are purists that seem to push to use Bridge, but i've grown to like iPhoto's features, tagging, etc.   How can I do this?
    Thanks..    

    This might be of some help:
    Using Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
    1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
    Click to view full size
    2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
    3 - however, if you get the navigation window
    Click to view full size
    that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
    This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
    NOTE: With Photoshop Elements 9 the Saving File preferences should be configured as shown:
    Click to view full sizes
    I also suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always.
    In PSE’s General preference pane set the Color Picker to Apple as shown:
    Click to view full size
    NOTE: If you want to use both iPhoto's editing mode and PS without having to go back and forth to the Preference pane, once you've selected PS as your editor of choice, reset the Preferences back to "Open in main window". That will let you either edit in iPhoto (double click on the thumbnail) or in PS (Control-click on the thumbnail and seledt "Edit in external editor" in the Contextual menu). This way you get the best of both worlds.
    OT

  • I replaced PC with MACbook, can I download my Elements and Lightroom or do I need to repurchase?

    I replaced my PC which is broken and no longer usable with a new Macbook Pro.  I would like to download my Elements and Lightroom in the Mac OS version.  Can I do this or do I need to repurchase.  I just bought the Elements in August 2014 and the Lightroom in 2013.
    Thanks so much
    Teresa

    you do not need to re-purchase.  both those are cross-platform products so you just download the mac installation files and use your mac serial numbers to install on your mac.
    Downloads available:
    Suites and Programs:  CC 2014 | CC | CS6 | CS5.5 | CS5 | CS4 | CS3
    Acrobat:  XI, X | 9,8 | 9 standard
    Premiere Elements:  13 | 12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
    Photoshop Elements:  13 |12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
    Lightroom:  5.7.1| 5 | 4 | 3
    Captivate:  8 | 7 | 6 | 5
    Contribute:  CS5 | CS4, CS3
    Download and installation help for Adobe links
    Download and installation help for Prodesigntools links are listed on most linked pages.  They are critical; especially steps 1, 2 and 3.  If you click a link that does not have those steps listed, open a second window using the Lightroom 3 link to see those 'Important Instructions'.

  • Good afternoon! I purchased a few months the basics of adobe photoshop package with the CC and Lightroom, but has expired, and was made the annual package. What can I do to solve this problem. I have two weddings being edited and now I can not finish the

    Good afternoon! I purchased a few months the basics of adobe photoshop package with the CC and Lightroom, but has expired, and was made the annual package. What can I do to solve this problem. I have two weddings being edited and now I can not finish the work. I thank you.

    Renew the subscription?

  • When is Adobe going to support 64bit, I7 CPU's in Elements and Lightroom?

    I have an I7, 64bit computer almost exclusively for multitasking photoshop exercises.  It appears that both elements and Lightroom only use one of the eight cores.  this is very inefficient for me.  Any clues as to when support for these high end computers will be forthcoming?

    Hmm, when I use File > Process Multiple Files to convert a dozen raw files to PSDs, resizing them as well, I see both CPUs on my machine being used:
    In general, I think that the full Photoshop does use multiple CPUs for compute-intensive tasks, and the PSE Editor, a stripped-down version of full Potoshop, also uses multiple CPUs.  How well it does that, I don't know.

  • Just bought a Nikon d750 and confused about adobe LR4 and PS6 support for the RAW files. I have DNG 8.7 but wondering if LR and PS will import direct soon Thanks for any advice

    Just bought a Nikon d750 and confused about adobe LR4 and PS6 support for the RAW files. I have DNG 8.7 but wondering if LR and PS will import direct soon Thanks for any advice

    Support for the Nikon D750 was introduced in the latest version of LR 5.7 and ACR 8.7 on Novemder 18th 2014.
    Further updates to LR 4 were stopped when LR 5 was released on June 9th 2013. No further updates for bug fixes and new camera support.
    Nada, LR 4 will never support Nikon D750. The Nikon D750 was introduced into the market in September 2014 some 15 months after further development of LR 4 was discontinued.
    You can use the Adobe DNG program (free download for the package) to convert the Nef (raw) files from your Nikon D750 to the Adobe DNG format which will permit you to import those into LR 4. This is the crutch provided by Adobe to allow for the processing of raw files with outdated versions of LR and ACR.
    You can also update the ACR plugin for PS CS6 to version 8.7 which can also work with the raw files from the D750. For direct support in Lightroom you will need to upgrade (paid) to version 5.7.

  • Which iMac for use with Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom

    Any opinions on which iMac is best for use with Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom. Not sure if the 2.7 i5 with 512 graphics card is Plenty of power or if upgrading to the 3.1 i5 or 3.4 i7 is a wiser choice given the price differences. Appreciate the help

    So I was reading over your post, and even though this is older and has to do with CS5, I have some information for CS6 that will be relevant to your question now that it is time to upgade the software. In general Photoshop has always been more about RAM than Processing power, though that is important too. Until CS5 it could never quite take advantage of what multi-core processors really had to offer, and even the graphics card didn't really effect much of it outside of certain features and the 3D optio
    Now that is no longer true and Adobe can effeciently use all aspects of the computer to give you much better performance.
    So much so that I was able to buy a brand New ASUS with the following specs:
    Dual Core 2.2GHz Processors
    8GB of RAM (4GB original to the machine)
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit OS
    320GB HDD w/ 5400RPM
    This machine not only runs photoshop CS6 and Launches in less than 5 Seconds... it can run Premier and After Effects as well, and this Laptop cost me less than $400 (on sale at Best Buy 2 Weeks Ago. You don't have to buy something this cheap, but isn't it great that you can and still run Master Collection effectively?
    You can read my details on how to buy a Photoshop CS6 Laptop, what specs you need, comparison between Mac and PC and watch the video of my Photoshop Speed Test by reading this article:
    http://robertoblake.com/blog/2012/06/buying-a-photoshop-cs6-laptop

  • My PC crashed with both CS6 and Lightroom 4. .

    My PC crashed with both CS6 and Lightroom 4. . .I purchased a Mac Pro.  Can I download the Mac versions of both programs and use my currenct serial numbers?

    You can with Lightroom, but not (as far as I know) with Photoshop. You ought to get in touch with Adobe's customer service people and see if you can "sidegrade" to Mac for a relatively small fee.
    Hal

  • I have downloaded Adobe CC and Lightroom apps. How do I get to the photoshop workspace

    i have downloaded Adobe cc and lightroom apps. How do i get to the photoshop workspace

    Downloadable installation files available:
    Suites and Programs:  CC 2014 | CC | CS6 | CS5.5 | CS5 | CS4, CS4 Web Standard | CS3
    Acrobat:  XI, X | 9,8 | 9 standard
    Premiere Elements:  13 | 12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
    Photoshop Elements:  13 |12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
    Lightroom:  5.7.1| 5 | 4 | 3
    Captivate:  8 | 7 | 6 | 5.5, 5
    Contribute:  CS5 | CS4, CS3
    Download and installation help for Adobe links
    Download and installation help for Prodesigntools links are listed on most linked pages.  They are critical; especially steps 1, 2 and 3.  If you click a link that does not have those steps listed, open a second window using the Lightroom 3 link to see those 'Important Instructions'.

  • My photoshop elements and Lightroom serial numbers won't work for my new mac. I bought these softwares via download on my windows laptop but returned that laptop because the quality was not great. I decided to buy a mac and now can't use my serial numbers

    my photoshop elements and Lightroom serial numbers won't work for my new mac. I bought these softwares via download on my windows laptop but returned that laptop because the quality was not great. I decided to buy a mac and now can't use my serial numbers to download the software.

    Moving this discussion to the Downloading, Installing, Setting Up forum.
    Stephylei you will want to download the Mac versions of the installation files.  If you purchased the software from Adobe, and choose the download option at the time of purchase, then the download will be available under your account.  You can find more details at Find a download link on Adobe.com.

  • Elements and Lightroom installed in Mac Mini. Do I need to buy separate products for my MacBook?

    I have purchased Photoshop Elements and Lightroom and installed them in my table Mac. Now I'm going on travelling and would need them with me also in my laptop (MacBook Pro). Is there any chance to update my current purchases so that I could use the programs also in my laptop, or do I have to buy separate products for this? Could not find an easy way to do this. Thanks!

    I don't know about Lightroom, but PSE allows you to have activated installations on two computers, so you're good there. Just install it on the laptop.

  • Adobe Elements and Premier 12

    Question.
    I had an old copy of Adobe Elements and Premier.
    I installed the new edition 12 of each and then deleted the old edition 9.
    When I installed the new Adobe Premier 12 at the installing shared technologies I get the message, "Detected Elements Auto Analyzer exe (dynamic link manager.exe) is currently in use.  Please close all exe(s) and try again.
    I have tried to reboot and reinstal, several times, to no avail.
    "How does one find and stop this exe from running?
    Thanks in advance. 

    restart your computer. 
    before doing anything else try installing again.
    if and when you see that message, press ctrl-alt-del > start task manager > processes and look for autoanalyzer. 
    click it and then click end process.  then click try again or continue with the installation.

  • Is the Fujifilm X100T compatible with Camera Raw and Lightroom?

    Is the Fujifilm X100T compatible with Camera Raw and Lightroom?
    I see that the X100 and the X100s are compatible. Nothing about the T model.

    https://forums.adobe.com/search.jspa?q=x100t&place=%2Fplaces%2F1383621&depth=ALL

  • Why can't I use Vietnamese fonts with Adobe Elements 10

    Why can't I use Vietnamese fonts with Adobe Elements 10

    Hi Barbara,
    I get symbols a box with an X in it or a asterisk  * and yes they are in my font folder, so I went in to Microsoft Word typed a word in, copy it and then bought up Photo Elements and the picture I wanted an pasted the words in, it works.

  • Why does a pdf document created in Adobe XI give my used an error message that should only occur with Adobe 8 and 9?

    why would my customer reading my pdf file get this message: 'Licensing for this product has stopped'?
    The message goes on to say, 'you cannot use this product at this time. You must repair the problem by uninstalling and then reinstalling this product or contacting your IT administrator or Adobe customer support for help.'
    As recommended, I downloaded the 'License Recovery' program only to find that the program only works with Adobe 8 and 9.

    Hi sivey@pdx,
    Can you please let us know the following:
    - Operating System installed;
    - Name and version of the Adobe Product (Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat);
    - Screenshot of the error message.

Maybe you are looking for

  • Ipod harddisk noise.

    I have a Ipod 30gb, and every time I start the ipod the apple logo appears on the display, the harddisk starts "spinning", and ends with a "gluck" sound, and the sound loops till i turn it off.... The ipod won't show up on my mac...... ***? Magnus.

  • Removing duplicates in Library

    Is there an easy way to clear all duplicates in the library all at once.. There is an option to display duplicates but now what? yes   Windows XP  

  • How to find my ipod touch lost in the house

    I know it was lost in the house. Does anyone know how to find it?

  • Register my printer

    i cant register my printer as it wont take my postal code. it keeps asking for my zip i am in canada . now i have lost the form. No too computer literate

  • Can i find and print the history through the firefox browser from a mac?

    I am trying to print recent history of the sites visited from a Macintosh laptop. I can not figure out how to open up the history and print it. I was wondering if this was possible?