March 23, 2010
Adobe are upgrading Photoshop Lightroom. This is a very useful RAW work-flow program for photographers which is available for Mac and PC users. The current version introduces a lot or useful technology to aid in the speed of image processing and with image handling. Video is now supported in this version. Apparently … I haven’t checked that capability out yet. There is a lot of information on the site below. There is an opportunity to send feedback to Adobe. If you don’t see something you like, ask for it. If you are puzzled by the perversity of something, mention it. They want to make the new version highly useful.
Here are some new features which are being introduced:
Video Format Support
Video files captured by newer DSLR cameras are becoming an important part of a photographer’s creative effort and has been a hotly discussed topic on the Lightroom 3 beta forums. This update allows photographers to confidently import all of the still and video content captured on their Compact Flash or SD card and Lightroom will help manage and organize videos alongside still images. Tagging, rating, filtering, collection and smart collection features are available for organizing video content and video filter will help narrow down your collection to just your video files instantly. In the grid and loupe views of Lightroom, the duration of a video file is presented on the preview of the video content and playing video files is just a click away.
Tethered Capture
You don’t need to be a professional photographer in a studio environment to appreciate the instant feedback provided by a tethered workflow. Any time you need quick access to an image immediately after capture, simply plug in your Nikon or Canon DSLR via USB or Firewire and start a tethered session to view key camera settings, control the shutter release or apply various metadata and develop settings to incoming images. No need for intermediate software or “watched” folders, Lightroom will handle the communication with your camera and safely transfer images to the folder you specify. For this first implementation we’ve certified a limited number of Nikon and Canon DSLR models and look forward to adding additional Nikon and Canon camera models going forward.
Canon
EOS 1Ds Mark II*
EOS 1D Mark III
EOS 1Ds Mark III
EOS 1D Mark IV
EOS 5D*
EOS 5D Mark II
EOS 40D
EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi/EOS Kiss X2)
EOS 500D (Digital Rebel T1i/EOS Kiss X3 Digital)
EOS 7D
EOS 1000D (Digital Rebel XS/EOS Kiss F)
Nikon
D3
D3X
D3s
D300
D300s
D5000
D700
D90
*Tethered support is not available on Windows 64-bit Systems for these cameras.
