Lightroom Public Beta 3.0 for Mac Now Available
Adobe Incorporates Early Testers’ Feedback and Additional Raw File Support in Updated Beta
Sydney, Australia — June 14, 2006 — Adobe Systems today announced an update to the public beta of Adobe Lightroom, an
all-new digital imaging workflow solution for professional photographers that allows them to import, select, develop and
showcase large volumes of images. The latest version adds features suggested by beta testers that allow greater control
over export size and resolution, refined metadata selection with print output and RGB value readouts for greater editing
precision.
New to the Develop module are Before and After preview tools and History features that allow a photographer to quickly
preview and track changes, more control over the size and resolution of exported photos. A new dedicated Web module
provides a rich web content editing experience and live previews of HTML and Flash output. Other features include
resolution control in the Export module, an additional Straighten tool to correct camera angle issues, Keyword import
and export, the ability to save module settings with collections or shoots. Auto Import or Hot Folder support allows
photographers to automatically add images to the Lightroom Library from a specified directory.
“We’d like to thank our early beta testers, and encourage more user participation in helping us build a final product
that best serves photographers’ unique needs,” said Dave Story, vice president of product development for Digital
Imaging at Adobe. “We will build upon the success of the public beta program with the release of a Windows version this
summer.”
With its modular and task-based environment, Lightroom beta delivers tools for a complete photography workflow.
Leveraging industry-leading Adobe Camera Raw 3.4 technology, Lightroom now supports over 120 native raw file formats.
New camera models supported by this beta are Canon EOS 30D, Epson R-D1s, Leaf Aptus 65 and Aptus 75, Olympus EVOLT E-330
and SP-320, Pentax *ist DL2 and Samsung GX-1S. Once images are imported, they can be showcased via slideshows, complete
with music, as well as drop shadows, borders, Identity Plates and different colored backgrounds.
During Lightroom’s public beta period modules and features will be added or changed based on the necessity and priority
within digital photography workflows.
Pricing and Availability
Lightroom beta 3.0 for Macintosh OSX Tiger (10.4.3), a universal binary application that runs on both Power PC and Intel
Macs, is available for free download from the Adobe Labs Web site at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom.
Recommended system requirements are Macintosh OSX 10.4.3, 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor, 768 MB RAM and 1024x768 resolution
screen. The final shipping version will be released in late 2006. A Windows version of Lightroom beta will be available
for download in late July. Further details around pricing, system requirements and availability have yet to be
determined.
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