Steve Wheeler
05-07-2008, 11:45 AM
This is going to sound very odd... At least it's odd to me... But...
I processed an image in LIghtRoom v1.3.1 (I think that's the version... I know I was a couple releases behind.) I posted that version to Flickr on 5/5 and it looked pretty good in terms of sharpness.
I wanted to post the same image to BPN for comment so last night (5/6) I opened LR again and instead of hitting "Remind me Later" when the upgrade popup came up I went ahead and downloaded the latest version 1.4.1.
Upon update completion and pulling up the image I wanted it looked DISTINCTLY less sharp. It retained the edits I'd made in the previous version... It just looked MUCH less sharp.
I posted it here anyway...
http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11275
Someone of course commented on the sharpness... I went back into LR and added some sharpening and reposted.
Yes there is a DOF issue with the original image BUT... That wouldn't account for the degradation I noticed in switching from 1.3.1 to 1.4.1. I've not checked other images in the catalog... I'm HOPING it doesn't affect all of them this way.
Any thoughts on this would be MOST appreciated!
Steve
Original 5/5 post to Flickr processed in LR 1.3.1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spw11/2468831367/
I processed an image in LIghtRoom v1.3.1 (I think that's the version... I know I was a couple releases behind.) I posted that version to Flickr on 5/5 and it looked pretty good in terms of sharpness.
I wanted to post the same image to BPN for comment so last night (5/6) I opened LR again and instead of hitting "Remind me Later" when the upgrade popup came up I went ahead and downloaded the latest version 1.4.1.
Upon update completion and pulling up the image I wanted it looked DISTINCTLY less sharp. It retained the edits I'd made in the previous version... It just looked MUCH less sharp.
I posted it here anyway...
http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11275
Someone of course commented on the sharpness... I went back into LR and added some sharpening and reposted.
Yes there is a DOF issue with the original image BUT... That wouldn't account for the degradation I noticed in switching from 1.3.1 to 1.4.1. I've not checked other images in the catalog... I'm HOPING it doesn't affect all of them this way.
Any thoughts on this would be MOST appreciated!
Steve
Original 5/5 post to Flickr processed in LR 1.3.1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spw11/2468831367/