Lightroom edits and Photo Mechanic

[alfredk]

I love Photo Mechanic it's the greatest browser I have ever seen.

Am I correct that Photo Mechanic does not reflect editing changes done in Lightroom?
Changes like color labels and such are working fine but I can not see a way to get picture adjustments to show in Photo Mechanic.

It would be fantastic to view edited RAW files in Photo Mechanic to eliminate the annoying time laps in Lightroom.

[Kirk Baker]

I love Photo Mechanic it's the greatest browser I have ever seen.

Am I correct that Photo Mechanic does not reflect editing changes done in Lightroom?
Changes like color labels and such are working fine but I can not see a way to get picture adjustments to show in Photo Mechanic.

It would be fantastic to view edited RAW files in Photo Mechanic to eliminate the annoying time laps in Lightroom.

If you convert your RAW files to DNG, then Lightroom will update the previews in them and Photo Mechanic will show them.

-Kirk

[Hayo Baan]

If you convert your RAW files to DNG, then Lightroom will update the previews in them and Photo Mechanic will show them.

If you want your edits reflected, DNG is indeed the way to go. Since ditching Nikon Capture NX2 as my primary raw converter, I made the switch to DNG and have not looked back since! The only “problem” with Lightroom is, it doesn't automatically save the updated preview in the DNG, you have to tell it to do so explicitly. This is one of the many reasons I actually prefer Photoshops camera raw over Lightroom; ACR does update the preview automatically.

[alfredk]

Thank you very much Gentleman, this solves my quest!