Adobe has today published new release candidate versions of
its Lightroom and DNG Converter applications, as well as its Camera Raw
plugin. All three updates carry matching 2.7 Release Candidate version
numbers, and add support for the same list of new camera models. The
Lightroom 2.7 RC also increases the cache size limit to 200GB, and fixes
a bug with slideshow playback that could cause program or operating
system crashes. Camera Raw 2.7 includes a new demosaicing algorithm
compatible with settings applied in the Lightroom 3 beta.Both Windows
and Mac users receive new support for Raw files from seven manufacturers
— Canon, Kodak, Leaf, Mamiya, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sony.
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full list of newly supported cameras is as follows: Adobe® Photoshop®
Lightroom™ software is the professional photographer's essential
toolbox, providing one easy application for managing, adjusting, and
presenting large volumes of digital photographs so you can spend less
time in front of the computer and more time behind the lens. So you can
spend less time sorting and refining photographs, and more time actually
shooting them. Its clean, elegant interface literally steps out of the
way and lets you quickly view and work with the images you shot today,
as well as the thousands of images that you will shoot over the course
of your career. Because no two photographers work alike, Adobe Lightroom
adapts to your workflow, not the other way around.
Lightroom
lets you view, zoom in, and compare photographs quickly and easily.
Precise, photography-specific adjustments allow you to fine tune your
images while maintaining the highest level of image quality from capture
through output. And best of all, it runs on most commonly used
computers, even notebook computers used on location.
New Adobe®
Photoshop® Lightroom® 2 helps you sort and find the photos you want
faster, target specific photo areas for more precise adjustments, and
showcase your talent using more flexible printing templates. A host of
other new features and enhancements make Lightroom 2 an essential
upgrade for professional photographers. Organize effortlessly
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Automatically organize photos using Smart Collections • Work with
high-quality previews of offline images from multiple libraries and
drives • Automatically import and process high-volume shoots • Use
custom keywords to organize photos Enhanced • Automatically rename
files on import and convert to universal Digital Negative (DNG) format •
Manage photos and volumes even when they're offline • Quickly find
any photo with powerful sorting and filtering • Apply custom presets
to images on import/export • Access and edit a comprehensive set of
metadata fields • Browse groups, compare photos, and zoom in on
details • Create virtual copies of photos to save hard-disk space Correct,
enhance, edit • Target specific areas of a photo for dodging and
burning • Expand your workspace across multiple monitors • Enjoy
state-of-the-art 64-bit memory handling • Tightly integrate with
Adobe Photoshop CS4 • Easily compare before and after versions of
photos • Precisely convert color to black and white • Eliminate
dust, specks, and red eye • Retrace your editing steps to return to
any version of a photo Showcase your talent • Easily transfer
images to popular photo-sharing sites • Access a rich community of
export plug-ins and web gallery styles at the Lightroom Exchange •
Print more efficiently with flexible and customizable templates •
Create web galleries with no coding required • Sharpen photos when
you output to print or the web • Stamp your photos with metadata on
output • Compose sophisticated slide shows with music
