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Adobe Incorporates Early Testers’ Feedback and Additional Raw File Support in Updated Beta
SAN JOSE, Calif. — June 13, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Nasdaq:ADBE) 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 1024×768 resolution screen. The final
shipping version will be released in late 2006. A Windows version of
Lightroom beta will be available for download this summer. Further
details around pricing, system requirements and availability have yet
to be determined.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
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anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.
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