Month: May 2012

Camera Raw 7.1 is now available on Adobe.com and through the update mechanism in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Camera Raw 7.1 adds new Defringe controls to help address chromatic aberration. Defringe is available as part of the Lens Correction panel. Camera Raw can also now read 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit HDR files. Supported HDR formats are TIFF and DNG.  Photoshop CS6 customers can upgrade to Camera Raw 7.1.  Customers of previous versions of Photoshop can utilize DNG Converter 7.1 for raw file support for newly added cameras.

New Camera Support in Camera Raw 7.1

• Canon EOS 1D X*
• Canon EOS 5D Mark III*
• Canon EOS 60Da
• Canon PowerShot G1 X*
• Fuji FinePix F505EXR*
• Fuji FinePix F605EXR*
• Fuji FinePix F770EXR*
• Fuji FinePix F775EXR*
• Fuji FinePix HS30EXR*
• Fuji FinePix HS33EXR*
• Fuji X-Pro1
• Leaf Credo 80
• Leica M Monochrom
• Leica X2
• Nikon D4*
• Nikon D800*
• Nikon D800E*
• Olympus OM-D E-M5*
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5
• Pentax K-01*
• RICOH LENS A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5
• Samsung NX20*
• Samsung NX210*
• Samsung NX1000*
• Sony Alpha NEX-F3
• Sony Alpha NEX-VG20*
• Sony Alpha SLT-A37
• Sony SLT-A57*

* denotes that the camera model was supported in DNG Converter 6.7

New Lens Profile Support in Camera Raw 7.1

Camera Raw 7.1 Release Notes

These items have been FIXED in Camera Raw 7.1:

• Keyboard shortcuts for the point curve channel on Windows were not functional.
• Local corrections are not refreshing after applying lens corrections. This occurs on both TIFF and JPEG files with noise reduction disabled.
• Point curve adjustments made to a single R,G, or B channels in the Tone Curve tab can be reset a channel curve is adjusted.
• Photoshop and Bridge show different values for the image resolution in certain images. Photoshop and Bridge are not changing the image resolution, but displaying different values.
• Applying keywords to multiple files can sometimes cause errors when writing the keyword metadata to file. This can occur when the “Save Image Settings in” preference within Camera Raw is set to the Camera Raw database.

Download Links:

Camera Raw 7.1 – Windows, Mac

DNG Converter 7.1 – Windows, Mac

 

Lightroom 4.1 is now available as a final release on Adobe.com and through the update mechanism in Lightroom 4.  The goal of this release is to provide additional camera raw support, lens profile support and address bugs that were introduced in previous releases of Lightroom. In addition, Lightroom 4.1 introduces the following new features:

• The ability to process HDR TIFF files.  (16, 24 or 32-bit TIFF files)  This can be useful if you have merged multiple exposures into a single 32-bit image using Photoshop’s HDR Pro.  Using the new basic panel controls can be a very effective and straightforward method of achieving an overall balance across the tonal range.
• Additional Color Fringing corrections to help address chromatic aberration.  Click here to learn more
• Save photobooks created in the Book Module as JPEG files
• Publishing photos to Adobe Revel is now accessible via a Publish plugin

Bugs Corrected in Lightroom 4.1

The following bugs that were part the Lightroom 4 releases have been corrected. The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided on Lightroom 4 and we’re excited to correct a number of issues experienced by our customers. These issues have been FIXED:

• Point Curve adjustments made in Lightroom 3 have been restored.
• Edit-in functionality has been restored to external applications including Adobe Photoshop and Nik plugins
• Addressed performance issues in Lightroom 4, particularly when loading GPS track logs, using a secondary monitor, and the controls within the Develop module.
• Ability to update DNG previews and metadata for more than 100 photos has been restored.
• This update allows for improved viewing of subfolders and stacks in folders with a large number of photos.
• It was possible that a layout of a saved book could be lost after quitting Lightroom 4.
• Adjustments made in the Develop module were not properly being reflected to photos that have been laid out in the Book Module
• Postscript Type 1 Fonts do not appear in the Font menu within the Book module.
• Clarity adds grey tinting to 100% white tones.

Known Issues in Lightroom 4.1:

New Camera Support in Lightroom 4.1

• Canon EOS 1D X
• Canon EOS 5D Mark III
• Canon EOS 60Da
• Canon PowerShot G1 X
• Fuji FinePix F505EXR
• Fuji FinePix F605EXR
• Fuji FinePix F770EXR
• Fuji FinePix F775EXR
• Fuji FinePix HS30EXR
• Fuji FinePix HS33EXR
• Fuji X-Pro1
• Leaf Credo 80
• Leica M Monochrom
• Leica X2
• Nikon D4
• Nikon D800
• Nikon D800E
• Olympus OM-D E-M5
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5
• Pentax K-01
• RICOH LENS A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5
• Samsung NX20
• Samsung NX210
• Samsung NX1000
• Sony Alpha NEX-F3
• Sony Alpha NEX-VG20
• Sony Alpha SLT-A37
• Sony Alpha SLT-A57

New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom 4.1

We’re pleased to announce that Lightroom 4 is now available via the Mac App Store in North America.  The Mac App Store is a convenient way to research and purchase software for your Mac computer.  It’s based on an Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) method so there’s no box and no shiny disc.  Instead, you download and install Lightroom directly from the Mac App Store, similar to how ESD works on Adobe.com and Amazon.com in North America. The Mac App Store offering is the same product offered on Adobe.com in terms of features and functionality but has been modified to comply with Mac App Store requirements. We’re excited to offer this distribution option to our Mac customers; however, there are a few important pieces of information you should be aware of:

• This is a single platform license for Mac only.  (The boxed version and the ESD offering on Adobe.com can be installed on Mac or Windows)
• Updates will take place through the Mac App Store, not via Adobe.com for this version of Lightroom.  When we update Lightroom for new camera support(about 4 times per year), the Mac App Store version may be released at a different time than the update on Adobe.com
• There is no upgrade pricing available on the Mac App Store for Lightroom customers who own Lightroom 1, 2 or 3.
• Because there is no upgrade pricing or upgrade validation currently available on the Mac App Store, there is no guarantee that upgrade pricing will be available to Mac App Store Lightroom 4 customers when Lightroom 5 and future versions of Lightroom are released.
• Lightroom 4 is available on the Mac App Store in North America only

Thanks and we look forward to your feedback!

Camera Raw 6.7 [Win|Mac] and DNG Convertor 6.7 [Win|Mac] are now available as a final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS5.  This release includes bug fixes, new camera support, and new lens profiles.

Please note that this will be the last update of Camera Raw for Photoshop CS5.

New Camera Support in Camera Raw 6.7

• Canon EOS 1D X
• Canon EOS 5D Mk III
• Canon PowerShot G1 X
• Canon PowerShot S100V
• Fuji FinePix F505EXR
• Fuji FinePix F605EXR
• Fuji FinePix F770EXR
• Fuji FinePix F775EXR
• Fuji FinePix HS30EXR
• Fuji FinePix HS33EXR
• Fuji FinePix X-S1
• Nikon D4
• Nikon D800
• Nikon D800E
• Olympus OM-D E-M5
• Pentax K-01
• Samsung NX20
• Samsung NX210
• Samsung NX1000
• Sony Alpha NEX-VG20
• Sony SLT-A57

New Lens Profile Support in Camera Raw 6.7

Camera Raw 6.7 Release Notes

These items have been FIXED in Camera Raw 6.7:

• Black halo/speckle artifacts could appear when performing an image warp.  Examples of warps include lens profile adjustments and rotating the image.
• Files rendered in Lightroom 4.0 appeared differently in ACR 6.7.
• Using the clarity adjustment adds tone to 100% white tones
• Raw files from Olympus E-P1 are not cropped according to the aspect ratio set on the camera
• Nikon D800, D800E and D4 NEF still images will not open in Lightroom 4.0 and ACR 6.7 if they were shot in live video mode
• Rendering with local corrections in 6.5 and 6.6 could be slower compared to previous ACR 6 versions
• Saving over 200 images as compressed tiff can cause certain hardware to become unresponsive.

Thank You

Thanks to everyone who submitted bug reports, posted entries in the U2U forums and blogged their issues so that we could improve Camera Raw and DNG Convertor in this update.