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» Lightroom 2.0 Beta Released!

 April 2nd, 2008 | Filed in: Lightroom, News |

Adobe has today released Lightroom 2.0 Beta, which contains a lot of new features that are all user-requested. The beta version is available from the Adobe Labs from today and on and it is downloadable on a 30-day trial if you don’t have a 1.x license, if you do just enter it and your copy is good through Aug. 31. Also note that it is indeed a beta version and shouldn’t be used in production environments.

What’s New

Unbeatable Photoshop CS3 Integration: 

• Open files in Photoshop as Smart Objects. 

• Select multiple images to merge as a panorama

• Merge multiple exposures into a single Photoshop HDR image

• Load multiple files (or virtual copies of a single file) into Photoshop as separate layers in a single document

 

Selective image editing that rocks:

• Lightroom 2 adds a Retouch tool right within the Develop module.  That means you can paint regions of the image to dodge, burn, saturate/desaturate, adjust contrast, and more.  Edits are stored as metadata, just as all other LR adjustments are stored, and are applied directly to your raw images.

 

Other goodness:

• Library Module:

  • Streamlined Library layout

  • Smart Collections (based on search criteria) 

  • Powerful Filter Bar to search and refine images

  • Suggested Keywords for simplified keywording

  • 10,000 pixel size limit raised to 30,000 pixels

  • Output-based collections

• Multiple monitor support:

  • Four flexible modes for an alternate window: Grid, Loupe, Compare, Survey

  • Live Loupe mode

• Export functionality:

  • Auto-add exported images to the Lightroom catalog

  • Auto Output Sharpening for images on export

• Develop Module:

  • Non-Destructive Localized Correction for dodging and burning specific areas of an image 

  • Post-Crop Vignette

  • Basic Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Improved Auto Adjustment

  • Improved memory handling through 64-bit support on OS X 10.5 and Vista 64-bit.(Not limited to develop module)

• Print Module:

  • Picture Package for multi-page layouts

  • Print Module output directly to JPEG 

  • Enhanced Print Sharpening

  • 16-bit Printing for Mac OS X 10.5

   

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