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Archive 2009 · Lightroom 3 Beta now available

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Matt Shelton wrote:
I'm an Aperture user, and I've gotta think that this beta LR release is going to cause the dwindling Aperture community to dwindle further. Come on, Apple! Show us what's up your sleeve! Aperture 3.0 has gotta be coming out soon, right? Full 64-bit, Snow Leopard/OpenCL/Grand Central Dispatch-optimized, localized editing, some sort of editing plug-in structure that does not necessitate creating a massive Tiff, etc. Please?

I'm with you on that. I've been an Aperture user since it first came out, before LR. My main issue today, as a new 7D user,m is waiting for the OS to be updated to support the RAW format, but it seems Apple is not investing in Aperture like they used to. LR may finally be the way to go.

Oct 22, 2009 at 07:55 PM

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nathanlake wrote:
reggie747 wrote:
yep,the newest upgrade still dosn't have a horizon straightner!! I was dependant on DPP for my workflow, but dont use it any more, it has the feature set of an injured amoeba.

Have you considered a hot shoe bubble level or a grid screen maybe ??

If Canon adds the pitch/roll feature to future cameras (as with the 7D), and then they add that information to the EXIF data of their files... PS, LR and DPP should be given the ability to automatically straighten the photo.

http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Lightroom/1.0/help.html?content=WS365FDD4E-35AF-4304-9BF7-BBF6BC42FB3E.html

Oct 22, 2009 at 07:56 PM

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Tried on my MacBook... installation error as well

#$%^%$#@ I need the watermark function pretty bad!!!!!!

Grab this addon... Knowing adobe, this is probably still better functionality over what they added in lr3 although I hope I am wrong.

http://www.photographers-toolbox.com/products/lrmogrify.php

Thanks for the tip! This works great

One "negative" though... you can't seem to include these watermarks into a LR webgallery.

Oct 22, 2009 at 08:31 PM

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Daan B wrote:
Cr@p... it doesn't install on my Mac... some kind of installation error

Contacted Adobe (Lightroom team) about it, this is what they said:

Lightroom 3 beta requires Mac OS 10.5.6 or higher.

Bummer

I hope the final version is supported by Mac OS 10.4...

Oct 23, 2009 at 08:44 AM

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Daan B wrote:
Daan B wrote:
Cr@p... it doesn't install on my Mac... some kind of installation error

Contacted Adobe (Lightroom team) about it, this is what they said:

Lightroom 3 beta requires Mac OS 10.5.6 or higher.

Bummer

I hope the final version is supported by Mac OS 10.4...

Why not just upgrade your OS? I doubt they will put any effort into making it work with an obsolete OS.

Oct 23, 2009 at 11:51 AM

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Interesting. I imported some photos into LR3 (7D Raws). When I select one to view in library mode, LR3 locks up, displaying "Loading."

I'll have to play around some more when I get home.

Oct 23, 2009 at 01:41 PM

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So I guess LR 3 will be more then a basic upgrade and we will have to pay 90 or so dollars ?

Oct 23, 2009 at 01:46 PM

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juju1958 wrote:
Luminance noise is for some reason disabled ( maybe my settings I don't know)

My understanding is that Luminance Noise Reduction is taken out of LR3.

Oct 23, 2009 at 03:03 PM

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Daan B wrote:
I hope the final version is supported by Mac OS 10.4...

Good luck. Why are you still stuck on 10.4? If nothing else, it looks ugly

Oct 23, 2009 at 04:38 PM

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stanj wrote:
Daan B wrote:
I hope the final version is supported by Mac OS 10.4...

Good luck. Why are you still stuck on 10.4? If nothing else, it looks ugly

I was about to take care of that by switching from my iMac to a MacPro... But all my money has gone to freakin' Canon stuff

Oct 23, 2009 at 04:41 PM

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SAllem wrote:

My understanding is that Luminance Noise Reduction is taken out of LR3.

Disabled - temporarily - so that people can focus on being impressed by the chroma NR.

And it is quite good, I have to say.

Oct 23, 2009 at 04:48 PM

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***Places hands at temples, closes eyes to commune with the inner photo truth***

I see a raft of digital-images-to-look-like-Cartier-Bresson w/grain & vignette to be an upcoming trend

Daan B wrote:

Some new features:

- Film grain simulation tool for enhancing your images to look as gritty as you want

Oct 23, 2009 at 04:52 PM

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Daan B wrote:
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Daan B wrote:
I hope the final version is supported by Mac OS 10.4...

Good luck. Why are you still stuck on 10.4? If nothing else, it looks ugly

I was about to take care of that by switching from my iMac to a MacPro... But all my money has gone to freakin' Canon stuff

... and as a result of the bigger files now you really need a MacPro

No worries, LR2 uses only 5.5 of my 16 virtual cores - at its peak, more often than not it's running only at 2 cores. LR3 is actually worse, but yes yes I know it's a beta and a miracle will happen.

Maybe get the i5 iMac 27"

Oct 23, 2009 at 04:58 PM

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p.3 #14 · Lightroom 3 Beta now available

Is this a new version of LR, or is it an upgrade? What I mean by this is, can I download an update and my 2.5 be 3, or will I have to buy 3 over 2?

Oct 23, 2009 at 05:03 PM

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RobertLynn wrote:
Is this a new version of LR, or is it an upgrade? What I mean by this is, can I download an update and my 2.5 be 3, or will I have to buy 3 over 2?

Lightroom 3 when released will be a new version. If you own LR 2, you'll be able to upgrade at upgrade pricing.

Oct 23, 2009 at 05:06 PM

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Littlefield wrote:
So I guess LR 3 will be more then a basic upgrade and we will have to pay 90 or so dollars ?

All the whole number upgrades (1 to 2, 2 to 3) are major version upgrades, i.e. new programs. So yeah, it'll cost a few dollars.

Oct 23, 2009 at 05:23 PM

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p.3 #17 · Lightroom 3 Beta now available

keithreeder wrote:
SAllem wrote:

My understanding is that Luminance Noise Reduction is taken out of LR3.

Disabled - temporarily - so that people can focus on being impressed by the chroma NR.

And it is quite good, I have to say.

Better than v2 or just stronger? They bragged about not having to move the slider over as much as before to remove noise, but is it really better?

Oct 23, 2009 at 05:24 PM

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Yohan Pamudji wrote:
Littlefield wrote:
So I guess LR 3 will be more then a basic upgrade and we will have to pay 90 or so dollars ?

All the whole number upgrades (1 to 2, 2 to 3) are major version upgrades, i.e. new programs. So yeah, it'll cost a few dollars.

Educational D/C on Adobe LR2, makes it like 80 bucks full vers,.

Oct 23, 2009 at 05:32 PM

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p.3 #19 · Lightroom 3 Beta now available

I'm excited about this... if only because it should spur Apple to release Aperture 3.0 around the same time or slightly before. Someone found a May 2010 release for an Aperture 3 How-To book... so one may hope.

I'd really hate to have to switch to LR... the workflow and organization with Aperture is, in my opinion, just so much better. But LR really trumps Aperture in a few measures... and I'm tempted. I'll hold out another 6 months...

Oct 23, 2009 at 05:34 PM

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p.3 #20 · Lightroom 3 Beta now available

Anybody using the beta version on a regular basis? Just wondering how stable &/or buggy it is ...

Oct 23, 2009 at 05:38 PM

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