Lightroom 6 Leak Shows GPU Use for Faster Editing

LR definitely seems to be gaining the features to really make PS redundant for 99% of photographers. I stopped having PS in my work flow some years ago, I was just never going outside LR and felt I didn't need the unlicensed PS on my computer. But then I don't like the overly processed look.

The only thing I would like in LR is some sort of layer and selection support so I can apply sharpening or noise reduction to select regions, e.g. sharpening but no NR on a portrait's face and no USM but NR on the background. The selection mechanism would need to be as smart as PS's though, I don't have time to spend hours carefully selecting layers.
 
I must admit I don't use photoshop that much. Maybe 15 images in 300 enter photoshop. Even if you like the SOOC Jpg look though, there is still plenty of things like retouching that photoshop still does way better.
 
I say about 1-2% of photos actually enters PS but those that does its because PS does them way better. The clone and content aware, spot healing etc is way better, I also find it faster too. It's invaluable for those photos and in that regard even though it's a small percentage of work, it's still worth the sub.
 
Any ideas how much the upgrade is going to cost?

EDIT: And regards PS, how does this fit into the LR workflow, given that the latter is non-destructive? Presumably if you go 'out' to PS and then back 'in' to LR you lose the ability to undo stuff?
 
I've never learned how to use PS so it was kind of lucky LR came along as it meant I didn't have to. Often wondered whether it's worth the time and hassle or not.
 
I use photoshop a lot for converting images into facebook headers and making posters for work. I however can't remember when I last used it for processing my own photos.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I say about 1-2% of photos actually enters PS but those that does its because PS does them way better. The clone and content aware, spot healing etc is way better, I also find it faster too. It's invaluable for those photos and in that regard even though it's a small percentage of work, it's still worth the sub.
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Probably about 1-2% of my photos shoot enter PS but I don't do enough commercial stuff to really justify it. I haven't come across something in my event photography that really needed the power of PS yet. If it happens than I might start subscribing.


Currently I either forget about the photo, will use the GIMP, or keep a list and then use a free 30 day trial of PS (for non commercial work).
 
I'm still on Photoshop CS5, absolutely no need to upgrade that as I only do quick retouches in PS then save changes back into Lightroom. LR is pretty much 99% of my workflow so this new GPU mode is welcome news as I have noticed that the longer the develop module is used, the more sluggish LR gets until you close and re-open it. It isn't even over-using resources either which is the most bizarre thing and I'm not the only one to notice this either.

There’s also talk of a fusion feature that merges multiple photos (including RAW photos) into seamless panoramas and an HDR feature for combining multiple exposures into single photos of high contrast scenes.
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Finally, no more need to edit to Photomatix or PFactory.

Shame it won't be a free upgrade from 5.x owners, that's how it goes though I guess.
 
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new GPU mode is welcome news as I have noticed that the longer the develop module is used, the more sluggish LR gets until you close and re-open it. It isn't even over-using resources either which is the most bizarre thing and I'm not the only one to notice this either.
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If you use lens corrections leave them until the end of your workflow, they are computationally very intensive and will bring LR to it's knees over time in some cases. Most obvious time for me was when i was heavy retouching with the clone / healing brush, it slowed to a crawl.
 
mrk said:
I have noticed that the longer the develop module is used, the more sluggish LR gets until you close and re-open it. It isn't even over-using resources either which is the most bizarre thing and I'm not the only one to notice this either.
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Yep this happens to me to.
 
I don't use too many lens correction adjustments but my preset adjustments do involve a fair few tonecurve and adjustments in various modules. I guess computing all of them in session masses takes its toll on Lightroom.

I can't wait to witness it soar through workloads with a GTX980 doing the math :D
 
I have lens corrections applied on import. I like to see what the image looks like before/as I'm editing. However yes I agree, it kills performance at times.
 
Unless the lens is particularly bad you should get a good idea no?

Whether lens correction gets applies is entirely up to the photo anyway. For landscapes I correct vignetting but not distortion. For Portraits I don't do anything, the vignetting is normally not an issue (many people add them in post anyway) and he distortion rarely an issue. For architecture I will want to properly play with the perspective corrections.
 
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