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Adobe Lightroom 3 is now officially out of beta. The release came after some significant testing from the two beta releases (beta and beta 2). I have received my copy of LR3 today and will have more reviews once I had a proper go at it.
Here’s the official announcement
So what’s new in Lightroom 3? Quite a lot really
Check out the Lightroom 3 resources to find out more details
Here is an extract on what’s new from computer darkroom.
Workflow and Library:
- Faster thumbnail scrolling and module switching
- Completely redesigned import dialog
- Publish Collections
- Backup on exit
- Enhanced sorting (i.e. sort by aspect ratio)
- Enhanced collection and smart collection functionality
- Import CMYK files
- New thumbnail badge to show when photo is in a Collection
- Import DSLR video files
- Tethered Capture
- Animation in Library Histogram
- Optimise catalogue command included in File menu
- Improved preview quality
- New Library module keyboard shortcuts for more efficient module switching
- IPTC extensions in Metadata panel
- Lens and focal length added to Metadata filter bar and Smart Collections
Develop:
- Improved raw conversion
- Improved sharpening
- Improved colour noise reduction
- Improved luminance noise reduction
- Point Curve in Tone Curve panel
- Process versions renamed to 2003 and 2010 (Current)
- Process version switch via pop-up menu in Camera Calibration panel
- New Grain filter
- Improved Post-crop vignette
- Collections panel added
- Simplified local adjustment brush and graduated filter panel
- Automatic profile based lens corrections
- Manual lens and perspective corrections
- New develop presets
Output:
- Enhanced slideshow export, which includes HD video
- Export video files as originals
- Ability to limit file size on export
- Music selection on Mac simplified and decoupled from iTunes
- Sync slideshow length to duration of selected music track
- Custom Print Package allowing free-form layout of multiple photos on a page
- Enhanced watermarking
- New templates for Web and Print modules
- Enhanced Software Development Kit (SDK)
The new import interface
The Develop interface. Notice the lens correction applied the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens profile automatically.
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