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SE users ... switch to LE or Pro?

Arizona Bill
Just curious as to what SE users are switching to, LE or Pro? I assume if you go Pro it's a wash until time to upgrade when your freebies are up, right? So LE might be cheaper in the long run because upgrades will eventually be cheaper? (I didn't buy any of the SE upgrade options).

I bought SE in April 2004 because LE didn't support my 1Ds and now use mostly the 1Ds and a 1D Mark II ... I don't see any 'must have' features in Pro vs LE for the way I work but maybe I'm missing something (seems like they've moved several features down to LE). Now that it's time to switch to 3.7 I could go either way.

Anyone thought this through and have any insights they wish to share?

Thanks.
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  • Mitch1
    I tried both versions when 3.7RC1 was released, and decided to go with Pro for arbitrary rotation and scaling, both of which are features that I use regularly.
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  • Hans2
    I need arbitrary rotation and scaling, so have decided for Pro, but it is absolutely unclear to me what this will cost later on to stay current on the software. I expect that it is an option to stay on a given release if I decide not to upgrade any further as long as I do not buy a new camera og get an OS that is not supported.
    Rgds,
    Hans
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  • Arizona Bill
    [quote="slejhamer" wrote:
    I tried both versions when 3.7RC1 was released, and decided to go with Pro for arbitrary rotation and scaling, both of which are features that I use regularly.

    Thanks (and to hkruse) ... I usually do rotation (seldom) and resizing (often) in Photoshop ... wondering if anyone has compared the results of doing these operations for image quality (especially upsampling ... I often resample to 360 ppi to print). Did you see any differences between doing these during RAW conversion in CO vs doing them on tiffs in Photoshop?

    This is helpful, thanks for the posts.

    Bill
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  • Hans2
    I have not done a comprehensive study, but I have compared some pictures, where I started from RAW in C1 and in Phostoshop Elements 3 (using ACR) and then made a crop and upsampled. One comparison example is here http://www.pbase.com/hkruse/image/43174202/original coming from C1 and here http://www.pbase.com/hkruse/image/43174204/original from PSE 3.0/ACR. You will notice that I have tried to make the identical in color or contrast, but I have used similar sharpening. Amount 300% and threshold 0 in C1 and amount 300%, radius 0,3 and threshold 0 in PSE. These parameters are what Canon recommends. One point though is that I do not know what radius C1 uses!! You can see a sharper and more detailed image wiht C1. This is what I have consistently seen when I use ACR and compare with C1. I always use C1 to upsample when to make prints, which I save in JPG best quality before print.
    Cheers,
    Hans
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  • Mitch1
    Another aspect in my decision to get Pro is that I prefer to minimize my use of Photoshop if I can get print-ready images straight from C1, and so the arbitrary rotation and scaling become more important to my workflow. But if you want to save some money and already have PS, and especially if PS is part of your regular workflow, you may not see much difference in output from the two programs. ( Just my opinion, of course. 😊 )
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  • Hans2
    Well, I didn't mention this, but a main reason for using C1 is that in 99% of my pictures I will not need PS. C1 have the critical functions I need to create print ready pictures or for my website.
    Cheers,
    Hans
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