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June 8, 2010
I've got the Epson V700 photo scanner assembled and connected to the 27 inch iMac yesterday only to discover that I am unable to upload Adobe's Lightroom 2 (a photo organizing and editing software) onto the iMac. After several tries I suspect that there is an incompatibility between Lightroom 2 and the Mac OS X 10.6 operating system.
No doubt the incompatibility will be fixed with Lightroom 3, which, I understand, is still in its beta phase. So begins my walk on the Adobe software upgrade treadmill with its high upgrade prices.
The context for this incompatibility is the current antagonism between Adobe and Apple over flash on the iPhone and iPad. Behind this stands this history. So we are basically waiting for Adobe to get up to speed on its software development.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Young Street carpark, Adelaide, 2010
I uploaded Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 that came with the Epson scanner to process some old film negatives shot on medium format cameras. But I have no idea how to use this software, and the few tutorials online that I came across are not much help. It looks like another steep learning curve for me.
I hesitate to step into the advanced graphics space of Adobe's professional designer world of Creative Suite (to use Photoshop and Indesign). In this space Adobe's Photoshop is king. My hesitation is due to the expense of the software and its complexity, especially when Lightroom caters specifically to a photographer's needs in terms of image manipulation.
Update
According to this review Adobe Lightroom 3 has just been released. It is confirmed here in Wired. It's official. I forget to mention the competition in photo management and editing software between Apple's Aperture and Adobe's Lightroom.
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The history link suggests that the conflict between Adobe and Apple over creative design software for desktop publishing can be traced to Adobe scorning Apple in favour of Microsoft during the 1990s, as Microsoft killed off Apple in the personal computer market.