Lightroom 5 or 6 what to choose!

[Brigette]

I'm finally getting my act together! I've read a few things about LR 6 and still have an opportunity to get LR 5 - may sound like a crazy question... but which would you say is preferable? The latest tricks are not always the best tricks... sometimes!!
thanks team!

[Danette Thompson]

I have LR 5 but I really want the new things in 6 like the panoramic images. Otherwise, I don't normally drool over new releases.

[Rogue]

LR 6, it has everything LR 5 has and more and it runs a little bit quicker

[Sam]

I regret upgrading. LR6 is slow.

[Frank Hymus]

LR6 of course. I don't find it has any performance problems, different from LR5 that is, and I only have an older i3 8GB laptop. Complex adjustment brush adjustments will always give anything but the fastest and big RAM machine the fits... 5 or 6.

[Eric di Bosco]

@brigette LR 6 for sure - if you have a 64-bit machine. It has everything LR5 has, and a couple of very useful extras, especially the ability to create a RAW-merge from bracketed images. I have a 32-bit machine - therefor stuck with LR5 :(

[❀ Lynn]

Is LR6 not on the Cloud? Can you get a disk version?

[Rogue]

@lynnb You can buy LR 6 as a stand alone program or as part of the Creative Cloud Subscription.

[❀ Lynn]

@digitalrogue Thanks...I recently bought LR5 stand alone but never saw 6.

[Rogue]

@lynnb LR6 has only been about for about a month. Adobe may give you a free upgrade if LR 5 was purchased within 6 months of the LR 6 release. I have had other software companies do that for me,

[❀ Lynn]

@digitalrogue Interesting....maybe it's because I am in Canada but I cannot find LR6 online (at Adobe) or in stores online! Not a big deal as I am happy with 5 and still just learning it.

[Jeff Jones]

The major improvements for LR6 are the facial recognition/tagging, panoramas and HDR. I had issues when I first converted my catalog from LR5 to LR6 (it makes a copy, so your LR5 catalog is still there) but once I went in and paused the facial identification process it ran great. When I was done using LR I reactivated the facial scan and let it run over night.

Getting LR6 NOT in CC version is tricky. Try this: http://lightroomsolutions.com/lightroom-6-perpetual/

[Vikdaddy]

Above all else consider that if you buy a new camera within the next year or so LR5 may not support it; Adobe notoriously stop supporting newer cameras as the software upgrades, forcing you to purchase the latest version.

[Brigette]

@danette @jeffjones @lynnb @digitalrogue @lynnb @ericdibosco @frankhymus @samzee
thanks very much everyone
My last question is - Creative cloud or hard copy disk? I know that disk seems so antiquated these days... but is there something nice about that owning rather than 'renting'... :)

[Rogue]

@brigette personally I would go with the photography creative cloud package with LR 6 and PS for 9.99 a month, but if you don't want a monthly payment and you don't think that you will us PS then I would get the stand alone program.

[Danette Thompson]

I prefer stand alone.

[Brigette]

@digitalrogue thanks Rogue - i'm undecided.. is it because of the combo package that you recommend cloud?

[Brigette]

@danette thanks Danette - can you tell me why that is?

[Rogue]

@brigette Yes the combo pack of LR and PS is cloud subscription only.

[Brigette]

@digitalrogue thanks! I prob will only use LR as learning both at the same time might do my head in!

[Danette Thompson]

I don't like "renting" something when I can own it. I don't know if the cc version is on your computer, but I also like having my own software on my own computer to use as long as I want!

[Brigette]

@danette thats kinda what i'm thinking. I think the CC is a PS / LR package but i can't see myself learning both at the moment!