Transitioning from Lightroom Traditional to Seize One

I started an annual subscription to Seize One about two years in the past. A number of skilled photographers I do know had been recommending Seize One as an alternative choice to Lightroom for RAW picture enhancing, so I made a decision to provide it a strive.

I subscribed to Adobe’s Inventive Cloud service quickly after buying my first DSLR digital camera in 2016. Lightroom Traditional and Photoshop have been the most well-liked picture processing and file administration packages because the early days of digital pictures. I’ve maintained my Inventive Cloud subscription, as there are a number of superior purposes in Photoshop that I proceed to make use of.

Nevertheless, my workflow now sometimes revolves round Seize One. I’m typically very happy with the outcomes I get, which means I don’t typically have the necessity to carry a picture into Photoshop for additional changes.

There are a couple of refined variations within the two images above (Lightroom on the left and Seize One on the proper). I favor the look of the water within the waves and the general distinction within the Seize One processed picture. I’ve discovered that Seize One brings out way more element within the highlights for top dynamic vary panorama images.

Switching to Seize One could be a bit nerve-racking at first. However right here’s find out how to simply get began, and what benefits you’ll need to instantly take a look at with Seize One.

Importing a Lightroom Traditional catalog into Seize One

Seize One gives a Lightroom Traditional importing software that simplifies shifting over a Lightroom catalog. I like to recommend starting with importing a smaller Lightroom Assortment first to develop into aware of the method. Massive catalogs will take way more time to switch.

The important thing steps to import a catalog from Lightroom to Seize One are as follows:

• Whereas within the library menu of Lightroom Traditional, proper click on on the catalog (or a group) and choose Export Catalog.
• Open Seize One and create a brand new catalog.
• Choose File > Import Catalog > Lightroom Catalog and find the Lightroom Traditional catalog that was saved in step 1 (.lrcat file).
• A affirmation message will seem, letting you understand that your catalog has been imported.

Photographers who’re aware of Lightroom’s adjustment sliders will see many equally named sliders in Seize One. I like to recommend initially spending time scrolling by the varied panels and adjustment sliders in Seize One. Open a picture and take a look at every slider to see its results.

Benefits of Seize One over Lightroom

Layers & masks

I’ve been very impressed with Seize One’s layering and masking options. Focused changes could be made on particular person layers that may be wonderful tuned with the opacity slider.

I notably just like the luminosity masking Luma Vary function within the Layers panel. The complete vary of Seize One’s adjustment panels can then be utilized to every particular person layer, which is extra versatile than masking capabilities in Lightroom. For instance, a curves layer could be utilized to a linear or radial gradient masks.

Customization of panels

Seize One’s enhancing panels are absolutely customizable. I’ve improved my workflow by shifting a number of often used panels right into a single web page. There’s additionally a number of totally different Workspace choices; even one titled Migration for essentially the most familiarity for Lightroom Traditional customers.

Tethering

I do know a number of portrait photographers who’ve bought Seize One particularly for its tethering capabilities. The Tethering panel permits instant views of images throughout a portrait or product picture classes.

Wi-fi tethering has just lately been launched for sure Canon and Sony cameras; it’s my hope that Nikon cameras can be quickly be supported, too.

Colour management and grading

Seize One has a complicated coloration editor with an eyedropper to pick a selected coloration vary inside and picture. Changes to smoothness, hue, saturation and lightness could be made to the colour vary chosen. A Pores and skin Tone adjustment choice together with a set of Uniformity sliders is especially helpful in portraits.

Curves panel

Seize One’s Curves graph has mixed RGB — pink, inexperienced and blue ± channel adjustment choices, very like Lightroom. Nevertheless, the Seize One curves graph additionally has a Luma choice, which permits tonal vary changes primarily based upon luminosity with out affecting coloration. I like utilizing this Luma choice to make slight changes throughout the midtones for added depth and dimension.

Particular adjustment slider benefits with Seize One

Spotlight restoration

Seize One’s spotlight slider does a a lot better job of recovering particulars in highlights for top dynamic vary panorama photos.

Saturation, Readability and Construction

These sliders in Seize One are extra refined and efficient in Seize One.

The left picture above exhibits the placement of the Seize One coloration editor. The picture to the proper exhibits the placement of the luma vary function throughout the layers panel.

Black & white conversions

Seize One has unbelievable controls for changing coloration photos into black and white. As an infrared photographer, I’ve been very impressed with Seize One’s capabilities within the B&W conversion of these images.

Inside the coloration module there’s a Black & White panel. Choose Allow Black & White after which experiment with the varied coloration channel sliders. Then open the Publicity module and experiment with the publicity and excessive dynamic vary sliders. I like to start with the Distinction slider after which take a look at the varied excessive dynamic vary sliders.

I extremely suggest Seize One for photographers concerned about taking their picture processing to the subsequent degree. A free 30-day trial gives time to develop into aware of the superior enhancing instruments.

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