I've jumped ship, and I'm happy!

Hey,

I've made the leap to Linux completely now - Argyll (color-managing for linux) now supports the X-rite stuff, and I found it delightfully easy to use - one line of code : "OK, so calibrate to 6500K, I've got an LCD, GO!" ... room becomes a discotheque and I bust out some dodgy moves to the calibration patterns:o:o

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) is blisteringly fast and my god, does Bibble ever smoke LR for speed and that's just 4.10 - v5 is rumored to be exceptional. Absolutely prepared to plump $150 for v5. I used LR and despite slimlining, it still ran 1mph, I can't justify forking out for something that isn't cutting the mustard.

But for those thinking that it's Windows and Mac all the way, I'm really happy to have changed. Watch this space, I'm still settling in...and waiting (jumping around nervously) for Bibble 5. Anyone wanting to switch, I'll be more than happy to share my experiences

Interesting. Let us know how you get on with the whole color managed workflow, ordering prints, etc, and if you do albums or books how they work too.

More than happy to. Just waiting on the release of Bibble 5, and I'll jump headlong!

I made a small step to Linux (Ubuntu 8.04) last summer. I still use Lightroom (Windows XP on VirtualBox). I also have a Windows system that I use for printing to my Canon 9000/9500 printers. I didn't realize that Bibble was available for Linux. I'll have to check that out.

"I've jumped ship, and I'm happy!"

I thought you'd got a Nikon for a moment


I tried to go down the Linux route a couple of years ago (Ubuntu) but just found everything hard work, particularly with installing programs and finding my way around things in the 'system'. I still needed to have Windows to run certain things so ditched it (Linux) and carried on as before....

It just doesn't seem very user friendly to me (being a normal, non-geek user )

Welcome to the dark side. I haven't booted winblows in over 4 years. i think you'll like it here in Unix land.

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98, I suggest you try now. Ubuntu 8.10 is a damnedsight easier than anything that has come before it.

Bibble is native to Linux AFAIK, it seems a really really powerful app...I'm test-driving the 4.10 version, and I can't wait for v5! Argyll calibrates everything, printer too afaik?

Psychobiker wrote in post #7220363
98, I suggest you try now. Ubuntu 8.10 is a damnedsight easier than anything that has come before it.

Bibble is native to Linux AFAIK, it seems a really really powerful app...I'm test-driving the 4.10 version, and I can't wait for v5! Argyll calibrates everything, printer too afaik?

Might just give it another go - I liked the general feel of the OS but most things I had to do involved entering loads of command line stuff just to try and get anything working, I downloaded programs and updates for Firefox etc. and never knew where they went and what to do with them! I just got pi**ed off with it!

NinetyEight wrote in post #7220388
involved entering loads of command line stuff just to try and get anything working,t!

Goddamn pre-v8.x! I remember two hours of fight to get my fiancée's tablet working.
I gave up on the OS, but kept Xubuntu running on my laptop. Just tried again, this week...really really vast improvement.

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Just installed Bibble on my 64-bit system. It wasn't too bad to get the architecture issue resolved. I like it so far. I processed two images and really like the results.

Liam - what do you use for printing?

Printing is not going yet - but I'll be liasing as soon as it's on the go. Argyll support Epson AFAIK?

It has its nice sides and it has its bad sides and ultimately whatever works for you wins.

I dual-booted XP and Ubuntu for over a year but then realized after initial love affair I was only spending maybe 10% of my time in Linux. For me, on my particular machine, XP was simply faster and more stable.

NinetyEight wrote in post #7220388
Might just give it another go - I liked the general feel of the OS but most things I had to do involved entering loads of command line stuff just to try and get anything working, I downloaded programs and updates for Firefox etc. and never knew where they went and what to do with them! I just got pi**ed off with it!

That's a common problem people used to Windows face when they use Linux for the first time: they expect it to work the exact same way. Not that they should be blame. If you have never used anything else, how would you know?

Installing new applications and updating them is actually a lot easier under Linux. There's no need to "google" around to find an application (with the risk of downloading a malware), neither you have to constantly visit the company's website to track updates. All is done through a software management tool that let you browse & search compatible applications for your system. Installing is as easy as ticking the application and hit the install button. The software, and all its dependencies, will be downloaded and installed automatically. The system will daily check for you if any of the installed application needs to be updated. There's about 5000 to 10000 applications that can be installed and maintained this way.

However, for closed-source/proprietary applications, the procedure is different: you have to download and install them yourself, just like with Windows applications. That's the case for Bibble or Opera for instance. These companies usually provide prepackaged binaries for easy installation (= double-click to install will do).

Now, if you try to download open source applications directly from their website, then yes, they will most likely come as source code and you will have to compile them yourself. Means lots of complicated things to figure out in a scary terminal