P: Support Common Image Formats (EPS, GIF, PDF, BMP etc.)

This would add a whole new section to the development, test and support matrix. This is just not a viable solution.

These are primarily user forums, but folks from Adobe often read them.

Hi again Phil & Co
I believe I have a simple solution for this file support-problem. I've mentioned it before, but not as clear as I came to think of it this morning.

LET'S HAVE TWO (2) VERSIONS OF LIGHT-ROOM.

1. LightRoom Core
This version would be for "core" fotografers who only want the file support needed for there cameras and want to keep the LR-installation as clean and fast as possible.

2. LightRoom Extended
Supporting all file formats, extra library and publishing functions, etc. For the rest of us, who really love LR but also need a smart file-handling system in the same app (i.e., we don't like or trust Bridge, old version cue etc...).

Abobe already have implemented this model on Photoshop & Photoshop Extended. Maybe this could be the way to go to keep everybody happy? At least I believe that this will expand Adobes marketshare, and could probably get some Aperture-users to switch to (I know many of them love LR but need the file handling and therefor uses Aperture).

Just my 2 cents on the matter.

P.s. Is Abobe even reading this thread?

Thanks, Brian, for adding your support and your vote.

Like you, many of us would "love Lightroom to be able to catalog other image file formats."

...pt

Personally, I really would love Lightroom to be able to catalog other image file formats. I don't expect image editing control, but I would want to be able to add metadata, keywords, ratings etc. In order of importance to me would be 1. PNG, 2. GIF, 3. EPS, 4. PDF

yeah right - but it didn't before.

Once bitten twice shy is all Im saying

Gee, Simon, let's not assume that the sky is falling - without even looking out the window to find out.

Proper software engineering and QA should be capable of preventing any performance problems.

...pt

It still concerns me that this might introduce glitches or make it more sluggish - my experience with a previous itteration of Bridge is one I can't forget for the frustration and anger it caused

If we export PNG, we have to be able to import it, too. This is a sort of contract the app has with itself.

For each supported standard format, there are a number of possible variations and options for the format. So, an app has to decide how much of the standard to adhere to, as well as what sorts of modifications are allowed (if any.)

There is a reason Darktable is moving slowly, and why a round-trip to a pixel editor is sometimes a perfectly reasonable alternative.

>>The devil is in the details. What does "support for additional file formats" mean to you? Because it won't necessarily mean the same for someone else.

Hi, John. At its most basic, support for additional image formats means that Lightroom would be able to display and catalog more formats. So when browsing, say, a client's photo shoot images, I could also see their logo and Web banner files too. Juggling Lightroom and Bridge to do this today is a real time waster.

While it would also be nice if Lightroom could edit more image formats, I can live without that if editing is too big of an engineering challenge. In that case, just open the image for editing in its native application. But let's at least be able to see and organize these other files from within Lightroom.

If that makes sense to you, please vote for this feature request.

Thanks. ...pt

The devil is in the details. What does "support for additional file formats" mean to you? Because it won't necessarily mean the same for someone else.