Adobe Lightroom 4.1 RC2

Adobe Lightroom 4.1 RC2

Adobe has released a new release candidate for Lightroom 4.1. It has added support for the Canon 60Da, the 5D Mark III was added in RC1.

There are various other bug fixes, most notably bugs from RC1.

Lightroom 4 did not properly open external applications when using the “Edit In” functionality.

Point Curve adjustments made in Lightroom 3 have been restored.

Addressed performance issues in Lightroom 4, particularly when loading GPS track logs, using a secondary monitor, and the controls within the Develop module.

Ability to update DNG previews and metadata for more than 100 photos has been restored.

This update allows for improved viewing of subfolders and stacks in folders with a large number of photos.

It was possible that a layout of a saved book could be lost after quitting Lightroom.

Adobe labs link

Adobe Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate caters for 5d mark iii and with extra features

Care of http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2012/03/lightroom-4-1-now-available-on-adobe-labs.html

Lightroom 4.1 (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom4-1/) is now available as Release Candidates on Adobe Labs.

The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that this update is well tested
but would benefit from additional community testing before it is
distributed automatically to all of our customers.

The final release of Lightroom 4.1 may have additional corrections or camera support.

Bugs Corrected in the Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate
The following bugs that were part the Lightroom 4 releases have been corrected.
The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided
on Lightroom 4 and we’re excited to correct a number of issues experienced
by our customers. These issues have been FIXED:

Point Curve adjustments made in Lightroom 3 and before have been restored.

Lightroom 4 did not properly open external applications when using the "Edit In" functionality.

Addressed performance issues in Lightroom 4, particularly when loading GPS track logs, using a secondary monitor, and the controls within the Develop module.

Ability to update DNG previews and metadata for more than 100 photos has been restored.

This update allows for improved viewing of subfolders and stacks in folders with a large number of photos.

It was possible that a layout of a saved book could be lost after quitting Lightroom 4.

Please provide feedback on your experience with the Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate in our (ADOBE) Feedback Portal.


New Camera Support in Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate
Canon EOS 5D Mk III

Lightroom 4 training tutorials via CreativeLive

Lightroom 4 Fundamentals with Laura Shoe | creativeLIVE

Woah, stop what you are doing and enrol onto the FREE webcast for Adobe Lightroom training tutorials.

A must watch, essential viewing !

Lightroom 4, now available !!!

Adobe download link

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Create amazing images that inspire, inform, and delight. From first look to final image, Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 4 software provides powerfully simple one-click tools and cutting-edge advanced controls for every step. Easily organize, perfect, and share all your photographs.

It’s significantly cheaper than prior versions: the full program costs just $149, while the upgrade costs $79.

Lightroom 4 BETA in action

I've just stumbled across a great Youtube video showing some of the great new toys that are part of the new Lightroom 4 BETA release !



drool, drool, drool.

Lightroom 4 BETA - Catalog Upgrade Message

I've just done some background reading, and the LR4 catalog upgrade message is only a concern with the BETA version.

Important notes from Adobe are (Primary Known Issues):

Lightroom 4 beta is not complete but please provide feedback on the available enhancements.

Lightroom 4 beta will not upgrade Lightroom 1.x, Lightroom 2.x or Lightroom 3.x catalogs.
The beta is intended to be used for testing and feedback purposes. Lightroom 1.x, 2.x, 3.x and 4 beta libraries will be able to be migrated to the finished version of Lightroom 4.

While data loss is not expected, this is an early ‘beta’ quality build and you should always work on duplicates of files that are securely backed up.

Lightroom 4 beta will not overwrite or interfere with a machine that currently has Lightroom 1, Lightroom 2 or Lightroom 3 installed.

Develop settings applied in Lightroom 4 beta are not guaranteed to transfer correctly to the final version of Lightroom 4.

The Lightroom 4 beta will expire after Lightroom 4.0 is available

In the link from Adobe : http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2012/01/lr4betanowavailable.html

On that page, there's a rather extensive list of improvements, ranging from better brushes, robust video support, photobook creation to name just a few.

I love it already just for the brush enhancements !

Adobe Lightroom 4 - features, and video

I know it's "old hat" to some of you out there, but I'm finally getting round to reviewing and using Adobe Lightroom 4.
It's currently in the beta testing phase, but I've been hearing alot about it from the likes of Scott Bourne - Photofocus.com, and Scott Kelby - Kelby Training.

I'm most looking forward to the new features:-

Highlight and shadow recovery brings out all the detail that your camera captures in dark shadows and bright highlights.

Photo book creation with easy-to-use elegant templates.

Location-based organization lets you find and group images by location, assign locations to images, and display data from GPS-enabled cameras.

White balance brush to refine and adjust white balance in specific areas of your images.

Additional local editing controls let you adjust noise reduction and remove moiré in targeted areas of your images.

Extended video support for organizing, viewing, and making adjustments and edits to video clips.

Easy video publishing lets you edit and share video clips on Facebook and Flickr®.

Soft proofing to preview how an image will look when printed with color-managed printers.

Email directly from Lightroom using the email account of your choice.

Scott Kelby has uploaded a youtube video of his recent trip to India, and the KelbyMediaGroup video shows you some of the new features of Lightroom 4, and a brief glimpse into Scott's thoughts during his workflow - a must watch !

Scott's Visit to India - The Grid 18th January 2012

Adobe Lightroom 3.6 details

Lightroom_3_LS11_win_3_6.exe





Lightroom 3.6 now available for download.

3.6

Additional camera support for several new camera models including the Canon Powershot S100, Fuji FinePix X10, and Nikon 1 J1.

Corrections for issues introduced in previous versions of Lightroom 3.

Current version : 3.5 (build 775451)

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.4 Release Candidate

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.4 Release Candidate

 

 

http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/lightroom3-4.html

 

 

Seems like the latest version is available for download, WAHOO !!!!

Lightroom Render Intent - printing quality

Perceptual:
Is good to use if you have alot of bright saturated colours.

Relative:
If "Perceptual" is not the option to use, the "Relative" will produce more accurate prints.

 

Below is an extract from the LR3.2 help library:

Perceptual

Perceptual rendering tries to preserve the visual relationship between colours.
Colours that are in-gamut may change as out-of-gamut colors are shifted to reproducible colours.
Perceptual rendering is a good choice when your image has many out-of gamut colors.

 

Relative

Relative rendering preserves all in-gamut colors and shifts out-of gamut colors to the closest reproducible color.
The Relative option preserves more of the original color and is a good choice when you have few out-of-gamut colors.

 

[Photography] Lightroom PresetsHeaven.com

I'm a big fan of Adobe Lightroom, and how it makes the photography workflow soo much simpler, and intuitive.

The presents that can be applied to give a shot a different feel is also a god-send.

There's a whole raft of presents freely available on presetsheaven.com - Check the site out !