Hi John,
I appreciate very much your answer.
It comforts me in the thinking that PhotoLab 3 Elite is the best tool for the first step of the processing of raw files for noise and sharpness.
I continue to use Lightroom for Library, until PhotoLab gets a full Library management.
Concerning the size of 16 bits tiff files, I have the following work-around :
- In Lightroom export to PhotoLab 3
- Processing in PhotoLab 3
- Export of the tiff file, not directly in Lightroom, but in a separate folder on an external hard disk. This avoids mixing big tiff files with my raw files.
- Import in Lightroom of the tiff files from this folder.
This workflow can seem heavy but it does not concern the majority of my photos, and it is compatible with my backup strategy :
- All my raw files are on my internal fusion drive
- Backup of my internal fusion drive with Carbon Copy Cloner to an external drive
The external drive containing the tiff files is not backed up, but the .dop files are backed up with the raw files.
Cordially.
Christian C.