Did Adobe actually add functional multicore support for Lightroom Classic?
Mykii Liu
So here I am at 11 p.m. organizing some images after upgrading my Lightroom Classic to 8.3, and I see on the top of my Mac’s menu bar a giant
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Getting Samsung’s 860 QVO solid state hard drive is a no brainer
Mykii Liu
Samsung had released the 860 QVO SSD line in the end of 2018 as their entry level and most affordable SSD. Samsung has been a leader of solid state storage
eGPU: Why you should or shouldn’t get one
Mykii Liu
eGPU’s, external graphics cards connected over the relatively new Thunderbolt 3 connection, are fascinating pieces of hardware that enable Thunderbolt 3 equipped laptops to use high performance desktop graphic cards.
Dock & Cool Your MacBook for Max Performance!
Mykii Liu
Docking your MacBook to a screen at your home or office gives the best compromise between portability and performance! I’ve been docking my MacBooks to monitors at my home office
Tech Corner: Neutral Density Filters
Steven Inglima
Neutral Density Filters There are times when there’s just too much light! Sometimes it’s too much for our eyes, and we need sunglasses. Sometimes, it’s too much for our photography
How Much Speed Does a Photographer Need
David J. Crewe
It’s the age old question since we’ve started to shoot digital. How can I make my workflow faster? More efficient? Or more importantly, how can I get more free time
Selecting Storage for Photo and Video Editing
Rich Harrington
When it comes time to edit your video or photos, the hard drives you use are going to have a huge impact on the performance of your system. No matter
Transcend’s New Ultra High Speed SD Cards
David J. Crewe
As a kid, I remember my parents asking me to pick up some RAM for our business while I was on a family vacation…I don’t remember how much it cost…but
Lexar’s 633x 200GB microSDXC Card
Mykii Liu
I’ve had this card for over 6 months, and I get so baffled every time I think about it. 200GB in a microSDXC card! That’s just ludicrous! Every time I think
Photography’s Basics: Shutter Speed
Kevin Ames
Our eyes have a fixed refresh rate of about 1/30th of a second. Modern cameras today have shutter speeds that range from 30 seconds to 1/8000th of a second. The
Long Exposures for Abstract Art
Kevin Ames
A previous post on Photography’s Basics: Shutter Speed, I promised a post on using long shutter speeds to make abstractions. When the world blurs together on a memory card or
Stop Waiting for Lightroom to Preview your Images
Nick Minore
Sometimes you just need to turn around images really quick when photographing an event like a wedding or party, maybe a concert or show…even just a quick portrait session. Waiting
Write Speeds – Memory Cards Are Not Created Equal
Mykii Liu
Most consumers don’t know that there are differences between memory cards besides the obvious capacities and different formats that are available. There are several identifiers to know to help you
X-Rated – The Solution to Understanding X-Speed Memory Card Speeds.
Mykii Liu
Dang it, why isn’t there a universal tech language out there?! I mean seriously, as photographers and videographers, we already have to deal with all sorts of random vocabulary to
Quick Tip to Speed Up Lightroom
Vanelli
Lightroom is generally good at maintaining itself, but sometimes you have to manually tweak a few adjustments. Here are a few quick tips to speed up Lightroom.
Upgrade Your Computer! Upgrade Your Performance! Part 2: RAM
Mykii Liu
Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out part one of this article too. I, like many of you, have dealt with technology for quite a long time. If you haven’t