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Adobe Brings Lightroom into
Photoshop Family with Introduction of Beta 4
New Round of
Enhancements in Latest Adobe Photoshop
Lightroom Beta Unites Feature Set for
Macintosh and Windows Versions
SAN JOSE, Calif. and COLOGNE, Germany -
Sept. 25, 2006 - Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced an update to
the public beta of Adobe® Photoshop®
Lightroom(tm) software at the Photokina
tradeshow in Cologne, Germany. Available
immediately for download from Adobe Labs
(http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom),
this update unites the product feature set
for Windows® and Macintosh platforms, giving
professional photographers a new way to
import, manage and showcase large volumes of
digital photographs. More than 325,000
people have opted to try Lightroom during
the beta period and feedback has been fueled
by over 3,400 of them sharing input in Adobe
online forums. The final version of Adobe
Photoshop Lightroom is expected to ship in
early 2007.
"From the moment we introduced Lightroom
beta we opened up the process to
photographers, making them a part of our
'virtual development team' and allowing them
to tell us exactly what this application
needs," said Deborah Whitman, vice president
of product management for Digital Imaging.
"Engaging with this community has helped us
build a better workflow solution and has
made watching its evolution more exciting
and dynamic."
The final branding of the software, Adobe
Photoshop Lightroom, confirms its place
within the Photoshop family, a line of
products that meet the needs of novice
snapshooters, photo hobbyists and a diverse
set of professional customers.
Lightroom Feature Advancements and Raw
Processing Support
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom beta 4.0 offers
improved digital photography workflow tools,
including a precision white balance
selection option and a more streamlined and
elegant user interface experience with
customizable controls. An intuitive new tone
curve adjustment feature provides powerful
image correction capabilities, allowing
users to visually obtain excellent midtone,
shadow and highlight adjustments.
New enhancements in the Develop and Library
modules include time-saving tools such as
the ability to re-name and convert files to
Adobe Digital Negative Format (DNG) after
importing into the Lightroom library. New
filters, search presets and organizing
options allow for quick retrieval of images
and greater flexibility.
Lightroom supports over 125 native raw file
formats, in addition to JPEG and TIFF, and
brings raw conversion into a single workflow
experience. The latest camera models
supported by this beta are the Nikon D2Xs,
Sony A100, as well as preliminary support
for the Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400D) and
Nikon D80. This support means that
photographers can use Lightroom with even
the newest cameras on the market, knowing
that the image files will be recognized
today and into the future.
Thriving Community Support
Adobe hosts an online community site for
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom beta which
features artists in the Lightroom Showcase
Gallery (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom/gallery)
and provides an arena for photographers to
share their portfolios using Lightroom
slideshow functionality. Photographers will
find inspiration in the documentaries of
well-known photographers posted in the
community and gallery.
Pricing and Availability
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom beta 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 or Windows XP SP2, Intel Pentium 4
Processor, and 768 MB RAM and a 1024x768
resolution screen. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
beta is a universal binary application that
will run natively on PowerPC and new
Intel-based Macintosh systems. The final
version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is
expected to ship in early 2007. Further
details around pricing, system requirements
and availability have yet to be determined.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages
with ideas and information - anytime,
anywhere and through any medium. For more
information, visit www.adobe.com.
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