Adobe today released a second release candidate for Lightroom 4.1.  This second  release candidate has been released to the public for broader testing and feedback in advance of an official Lightroom 4.1 release. This release candidate fixes more bugs (on top of those fixed in the first release candidate), and adds support for several new cameras.  In addition, we have two nice new features: Support for 32-bit HDR TIFF files.  Now once you have merged multiple exposures using Photoshop’s HDR-Pro, you can do the tone mapping using Lightroom’s Develop module.  Note that 32-bit PSD’s are not supported, so be sure to save in Photoshop as a TIFF. New Lens Corrections tools for fixing purple and green fringing.  In the Lens [...more]

I’m a bit late in announcing this since I was busy last week with my creativeLIVE Lightroom workshop, but late last week Adobe announced the release of a Lightroom 4.1 “release candidate.”  With a release candidate, Adobe has tested the product internally, but is looking for the broader Lightroom community to further kick the tires before considering it “done”, at which time it will officially release 4.1. According to the website, this release adds support for the new Canon 5D Mark III, and fixes the following bugs in 4.0: Lightroom 4 did not properly open external applications when using the “Edit In” functionality. Point Curve adjustments made in Lightroom 3 have been restored.P Performance issues in Lightroom 4, particularly when [...more]

Adobe announced tonight the official release of Lightroom 4. The biggest news is the pricing — the full version lists for $149, and the upgrade and student/teacher additions are $79 (compared to $299/$199 for Lightroom 3!)  This will open up Lightroom to a much broader market, and make the upgrade decision an easier one. For me, the new more powerful Basic panel controls and new adjustment brush options alone are more than worth the upgrade. Buy from Adobe at this link. What has changed since the Beta release: Reverse geocoding Improved auto tone in Develop, tweaks to highlights, clarity and automatic chromatic Aberration Increased range of local white balance controls (temperature and tint) Re-added the Process Version checkbox in the [...more]

Adobe announced tonight the release of its beta version of Lightroom 4. Features and testing are not complete — this release is designed to get broader feedback from the user community before the official release. The Lightroom 4 beta can be downloaded at this link. To give Adobe feedback on features and performance, post in the Lightroom 4 beta forum. Below are some thoughts on who may want to use the beta, and an extensive list of new features. I will have more blog posts on some of the features over the coming days. If you are interested in watching a tour of the changes and a demonstration of how the new features work, check out my FREE upcoming webinars!   Should [...more]

Six years ago today the first public beta of Lightroom 1 was released.  What a great 6 years it has been! I remember when a mentor of mine and fabulous photographer, George DeWolfe, showed our class Lightroom 1.  He raved about it and used it all week in class, but he said “Lightroom HAS to have local adjustments!!!”  I said back (given my 15+ years of business experience and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago), “Forget about it, George!  If Adobe added local adjustments, they wouldn’t be able to sell us Photoshop!” Of course Lightroom 2 came out with the adjustment brush and graduated filter, and I happily ate my words. Then Lightroom 3 came out with perspective correction and [...more]

Next time you open Lightroom and/or Photoshop, you should be prompted to update to Lightroom 3.6 and/or Camera Raw 6.6. (If not, go to Help>Check for Updates.)  This update, as usual, includes support for new cameras, new lens profiles, and bug fixes.  Once you download the updater file, double-click on it to run the installation. Below is complete information from Adobe:

The prereleases came out a while ago on labs.adobe.com, but now the official versions of Lightroom 3.5 and Camera Raw 6.5 are out.  If you have Lightroom and/or Photoshop set to automatically check for updates, they will prompt you next time you open Lightroom 3 or Photoshop CS5. Otherwise, in your software go to Help>Check for Updates.  These include new camera support, new lens profiles, and bug fixes.

Adobe today announced Adobe Carousel, designed to allow you to work on and sync images across your mobile devices and desktop computer. From John Nack, “This new app–announced today for iOS and Mac OS X (with Android & Windows versions in development)–brings a highly tuned version of the Lightroom/Camera Raw engine to mobile devices, combining it with excellent multi-device syncing. Key coolness:

Adobe has announced that the release candidates for Lightroom 3.5 and Camera Raw 6.5 are available.  Release candidates are one stage away from official release — Adobe uses the release candidate to get test results from a wider group of users.   I wouldn’t hesitate to download the release candidate if I needed a specific feature;  otherwise I wait for the official release, primarily to save myself from the work of downloading and installing. For example, the new cameras below are now supported.  If you have one of these cameras, you most likely want support for your images from these cameras NOW,  not when the official release comes out.

Adobe has released an update to Lightroom, 3.4.1.  According to their website it includes: Additional camera support for several new camera models including the Canon Rebel T3i, Nikon D5100 and Fuji FinePix X100 • Corrections for issues introduced in previous versions of Lightroom 3 • The Lightroom 3.4.1 update includes an important correction for a bug introduced in the Lightroom 3.4 release If you have jpegs in your catalog, installing the update is very important, as the bug can corrupt a jpeg as you work on it/add a lot of metadata to it (it is rare, but why risk it).