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April 2, 2008

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Adobe sheds some Lightroom 2.0

Posted Apr. 2, ’08, 8:27 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Software » Updates

Lightroom 2.0Sometimes, the back and forth between Adobe and Apple’s professional photography products makes me feel like I’m stuck in a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. At least it’s keeping everybody on their toes. This morning, Adobe announced the beta for Lightroom 2.0, including new features like Suggested Keyword, which tries to figure out which keywords you often use in conjunction—say, “family get-together” and “madness”—and suggest keywords you’re likely to use.

There’s also a Smart Collections feature that lets you build a collection based on criteria you specify (sounds…familiar), dual monitor support, the ability to tweak photos non-destructively, and a Develop module that lets you apply changes to isolated areas of an image without affecting the entire picture.

If you’re already a Lightroom 1.0 beta user, you can download the new version for free from Adobe Labs. If not, well, you’d better get friendly with someone who does use the current version—they’ll be able to invite friends to join in on the beta process, which lasts until August 31st of this year, or until Aperture releases another update (zing!).

[via Macworld]


1 Comments

Dave-O said:

I am the very model of a modern photo manager?

April 2, 2008 9:01 AM

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