Author: Tom Hogarty

Additional updates posted to Adobe Labs

We’ve posted several updates to the utilities available on Adobe Labs:

Adobe Lens Profile Creator:
Prerelease Version 3

  • Lens profiles can now be created for cameras that already have inherent lens profile correction applied to the raw file.  This allows the application of additional or relative lens profile correction to micro four-thirds cameras or compact cameras such as the Canon S90 or Panasonic LX3
  • The camera and lens names are now required metadata fields
  • The checkerboard print dimension can now be entered in metric units (cm, mm, inches, points)
  • Fixes a bug where the image previews could show blank for some DNG files

DNG Profile Editor
DNG Profile Editor beta 3

  • Updated to address bug fixes and support DNG files utilizing the updated DNG 1.3 Specification

DNG Codec for Windows
DNG 1.1 Codec

  • Updated to provide 32-bit and 64-bit support for Windows 7
  • The DNG 1.1 Codec does not support Windows Vista

DNG Converter 6.4 last to support PowerPC Mac Systems

The Camera Raw team recently provided a release candidate of the Camera Raw 6.4 plug-in and the DNG Converter 6.4 application. For those not familiar with the DNG Converter it’s a free, standalone application that is able to convert over 300 proprietary raw formats to the openly documented DNG file format.  When a new proprietary raw file format is released, essentially every new camera model with raw capability, we need to update the DNG Converter so that it’s able to convert that proprietary format to the DNG format.

The PowerPC(PPC) Mac systems, commonly referred to as G4 or G5 systems, represent a significantly different platform than the Intel-based solutions Apple started offering in January of 2006.  Due to the differences in software development environments, Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3 both dropped support for PowerPC systems in 2010.  However, we’ve extended PowerPC support for the DNG Converter into 2011 in order to ensure that customers who are still utilizing PowerPC Macs and are unable to upgrade to the latest version of Photoshop and Lightroom would be able to read raw files from the most recent camera models by converting the proprietary file to DNG and opening the DNG file in a previous version of Photoshop or Lightroom.  However, there is increasing overhead required to support the PowerPC code base in the DNG Converter so the final DNG Converter 6.4 update will be the last update to support PowerPC systems.

[Side Note: It’s come to my attention that many comments have been getting trapped in the Lightroom Journal’s spam filter.  I’ll be watching more closely to make sure that your comments are published. -TH]

Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 Available on Adobe Labs

Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 are now available as Release Candidates on Adobe Labs.   The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that this update is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to all of our customers.  The final releases of Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 may have additional corrections or camera support.

New Camera Support in Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 Release Candidates

  • Canon EOS 600D (Rebel T3i / Kiss X5)
  • Canon EOS 1100D (Rebel T3 / Kiss X50)
  • Hasselblad H4D-40
  • Olympus E-PL1s
  • Olympus E-PL2
  • Olympus XZ-1
  • Samsung NX11

New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 Release Candidates

Lens Mount Lens Name
Canon Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 L IS USM
Canon Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Canon SIGMA 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM**
Canon TAMRON 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3DiII VC PZD B008E
Nikon Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
Nikon SIGMA 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM
Nikon TAMRON 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3DiII VC PZD B008N
Leica Leica APO-MACRO-SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/120mm
Leica Leica SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/35mm ASPH.
Leica Leica SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/70 mm ASPH.

**These lens profiles were in the previous release but have been updated to address quality concerns.

Bugs Corrected in the Lightroom 3.4 Release Candidate

The following bugs that were part of previous Lightroom 3 releases have been corrected. The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided on Lightroom 3 and we’re excited to correct a number of issues experienced by our customers. These issues have been FIXED

  • Lightroom encountered issues presenting double-byte character metadata after the image was edited on Photoshop.com.
  • Publish collections did not work properly if the sort order is set to descending. (“Z to A”).
  • Using the up/down arrow keys or the mouse wheel to adjust a parameter while the graduated filter is activated caused increments of plus or minus 100 instead of 1.
  • Interlacing artifacts, and a slight magenta cast in the deepest shadows could have appeared on some high-contrast edges of Canon mRaw files.
  • A magenta color cast could have appeared on Nikon D7000 images if the multi-exposure feature was used with raw capture.
  • Video files were allowed to be added to a SmugMug publish collection not capable of supporting video uploads.
  • Folder creation caused an expanded folder hierarchy to close unexpectedly in the Library Module.
  • Please provide feedback on your experience with the Lightroom 3.4 Release Candidate Bug Report Form.

Camera Raw 6.4 Release Notes

  • Camera Raw did not allow write-back capability for the EXIF GPS properties
  • The DNG File format did not support XMP Media Management
  • A JPEG file with a specific characteristic was found to have a pink cast
  • The undo command (Command Z) was failing to undo crop adjustments
  • Single images marked for deletion were not moved to the trash
  • A magenta color cast could have appeared on Nikon D7000 images if the multi-exposure feature was used with raw capture
  • Please provide feedback on your experience with the Camera Raw 6.4 plug-in and the DNG Converter on the Camera Raw User to User forum.

Thank You

A big thanks to everyone who submitted bug reports, posted entries in the U2U forums and blogged their issues so that we could improve both Lightroom and Camera Raw in this update.

Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 Now Available

Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 are now available as final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3.  These updates include bug fixes, new camera support and new lens profiles.

New Camera Support

  • Canon         PowerShot G12
  • Canon         PowerShot S95
  • Nikon          D7000
  • Nikon          Coolpix P7000
  • Nikon          D3100
  • Olympus     E-5
  • Panasonic  DMC-GF2
  • Panasonic  DMC-GH2
  • Pentax        K-5
  • Pentax        K-r
  • Ricoh          GXR, GR LENS A12 28mm F2.5
  • Samsung    NX100
  • Samsung    TL350 (WB2000)
  • Sony           A560
  • Sony           A580

New Lens Profile Support

Lens Mount Lens Name
Canon Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM
Canon Canon EF 200mm f/2 L IS USM
Canon Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L USM
Canon Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM
Canon Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L USM
Canon Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM**
Canon Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM
Canon Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
Canon Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Canon Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM
Canon Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS USM
Canon Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
Canon Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM**
Canon Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Canon Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS**
Canon Canon PowerShot G10**
Canon Canon PowerShot G11
Canon Canon PowerShot G12
Nikon Nikon AF DC-NIKKOR 105mm f/2D
Nikon Nikon AF DC-NIKKOR 135mm f/2D
Nikon Nikon AF Micro-NIKKOR 200mm f/4D IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 20mm f/2.8D
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 24mm f/2.8D
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 28mm f/2.8D
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D
Nikon Nikon AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Nikon Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED**
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4D IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S VR NIKKOR 200mm f/2G IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S VR NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G
SAMSUNG Samsung WB2000 (TL350)
Canon TAMRON SP AF Aspherical Di LD [IF] 17-35mm f/2.8-4 o77
SIGMA SIGMA DP1
SIGMA SIGMA DP1S
SIGMA SIGMA DP1X
SIGMA SIGMA DP2
SIGMA SIGMA DP2S
Nikon NIKON COOLPIX P7000
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA*16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited
PENTAX smc PENTAX-FA 31mm F1.8AL Limited
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited
PENTAX smc PENTAX-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA*50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA*55mm F1.4 SDM
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA*60-250mm F4 ED [IF] SDM
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA 70mm F2.4 Limited
PENTAX smc PENTAX-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA*200mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM
PENTAX smc PENTAX-DA*300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM
Canon TAMRON SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD A005E
Nikon TAMRON SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD A005N
Ricoh A12 28mm F2.5 (GR Lens)

**These lens profiles were in the previous release but have been updated to address quality concerns.
NOTE: The Pentax, Tamron and Sigma profiles are the result of collaboration between Adobe and the respective lens manufacturer.

Lightroom 3.3 Bugs – Fixed

  • Edit in PS CS4 from LR 3.2 did not give option to render to TIFF/PSD
  • Process Version defaulted to PV 2003 when Lightroom’s installed Develop Presets are applied on Import
  • All Auto-ISO values were not properly handled for the Nikon D3s
  • An error could be generated when sorting by “User Order” in Collections
  • There was an incorrect Profile Name tag for Canon 18-55 and 17-40 lens profiles
  • Facebook album selection only displayed up to 25 albums
  • Lightroom 3 could fail to launch Photoshop CS5 if Photoshop CS4 was uninstalled after the Photoshop CS5 installation
  • Numerous cloning or healing spots could have caused Lightroom to become unresponsive
  • Lightroom could have crashed when the metadata filter is selected and the grid is displaying all images in the catalog
  • Lightroom 3.2 could have failed to import all of the images from an iPhone 4
  • Some Sigma X3F raw files were rendering incorrectly
  • Choosing the “Make a second copy to” option on import would result in incorrect folder structure for the second copy
  • Resetting the crop angle by double-clicking the Angle slider removed a custom aspect ratio
  • A tooltip for the Japanese language version of Lightroom 3 displayed the wrong keyboard shortcut for “Flag as Pick”
  • Paste Settings did not apply to all images in the Develop module Filmstrip
  • Smart collections in Lightroom 3 did not use the same definition of “All Searchable Metadata” previously available in Lightroom 2
  • Text watermarks or portions of text watermarks could have failed to be applied to images on export
  • SmugMug publish collection dialog included a mixture of English text  when using a language setting other than English
  • Lightroom would not import files from the Panasonic LX5 that were shot with the iZoom Function set to above 90mm
  • Choosing the Limit File Size option in the export dialog could have stripped certain EXIF fields from the exported file
  • The Targeted Adjustment Tool may have performed slowly in the Lightroom 3.3 release candidate
  • A single image published to multiple collections for a single publish service did not display comments properly
  • Updating an existing Develop preset with all settings could have failed under certain conditions
  • The watermark drop shadow settings behaved differently in Lightroom 3.2 when compared to Lightroom 3.0.  They have been returned to the Lightroom 3.0 behavior.
  • The YYYYMMDD file renaming option was not available when the Lightroom language setting was set to Dutch
  • An existing Smart Collection updated to filter for all photos with “Ratings is Zero” would show all images in the catalog
  • Publishing an empty category to SmugMug would cause an error
  • JPEG exports in the Lightroom 3.3 Release Candidate were significantly slower than the same export process in Lightroom 3.2.
  • A graphical Identity Plate included in output was not correctly color managed
  • Deleting all images in a Flickr photoset could have caused Lightroom to return an error message
  • Changing the sort order to “User Order” while in Survey View on the Mac may have caused an error to appear
  • Lightroom could have failed to respond when viewing an image containing numerous cloning or healing spots at 1:1 view
  • RGB values were not displaying properly in the white balance tool
  • The Smart Collection criteria “Folder starts with” was not working properly
  • The navigator panel in the Develop module would incorrectly display threshold information when holding down the alt or option key and applying adjustments
  • Applying a flag, star or label setting to an image via the toolbar in the Develop module while in auto-advance mode would result in an incorrect setting display for the subsequent image
  • The application of color noise reduction at low color temperatures (e.g., tungsten or candlelight) could have provided results below our quality standards

Camera Raw 6.3 Release Notes
These items have been FIXED in Camera Raw 6.3:

  • Camera Raw would not correctly read files from the Panasonic LX5 that were shot with the iZoom Function set to above 90mm
  • The scroll bar could stop working properly with over 150 images in the filmstrip
  • The DNG Converter could prevent customers from setting a “Destination” folder outside of their Home directory
  • Some Sigma X3F raw files were rendering incorrectly
  • Embedding GPS information into a Sony ARW file using third party solutions utilizing Exiftool could result in a color shift
  • All Auto-ISO values were not properly handled for the Nikon D3s
  • Updated Camera Raw default settings were not respected in Bridge thumbnails or previews after applying a rating
  • JPEG and TIFF Previews re-rendered as over-exposed after cropping in Camera Raw
  • Adjustment settings via the numeric entry field could have failed with multiple raw files selected

Known Issues in Lightroom 3.3/6.3

  • A Japanese language file name is not properly preserved when uploading images to SmugMug

Known Issues in Lightroom 3.3/Camera Raw 6.3

  • Raw images shot with the Nikon D7000 in Multi Exposure Mode have a strong magenta color cast.  The cast can be partially corrected by setting the white balance using the eye dropper tool. The issue will be corrected in a future update.

George Jardine on the Lightroom 3 Develop Module

A shameless plug for our good friend, former Adobe employee and Lightroom Evangelist George Jardine. George created an excellent set of tutorials focused on image management and organizational tools and has now created a new set of tutorials to address the wealth of functionality in the Develop module. Check them out here. ($24.95) And if you didn’t heed my earlier recommendation to listen to George’s series of podcasts with photographic influencers, now’s the time to queue them up! (Free of charge)

Lightroom Plug-in Resources

We’ve been celebrating “Plug-in Week” on Lightroom’s Twitter and Facebook channels and I’d like to wrap up the week by providing a list of plug-in resources. These are in no particular order and please feel free to point out resources I’ve missed and I’ll add them to the list.(Listing every plug-in would just recreate the Lightroom Exchange so I’ve focused on the larger collections)  The individuals responsible for the plug-ins below add a tremendous amount of value to the Lightroom community so please join the Lightroom team in thanking them for their efforts.

  • The official Lightroom Exchange hosted by Adobe
  • Jeffrey Friedl’s Lightroom Goodies page
    • The most prolific Lightroom plug-in developer, Jeffrey’s site is an amazing wealth of solutions
  • Timothy Armes’s Photographer’s Toolbox page
    • Timothy has a diverse set of add-ons for Lightroom from image processing to metadata handling
  • Vladimir Vinogradsky’s Plug-in Page
    • Vladimir’s plug-ins have become quite popular for MobileMe integration as well as exporting to Costco, Snapfish and Adorama
  • The Turning Gate Web Gallery Plug-in Site
    • The Turning Gate provides the most comprehensive set of web gallery solutions for Lightroom
  • John Beardsworth’s Lightroom plug-ins
    • John’s plug-ins help extend Lightroom’s Digital Asset Management(DAM) capabilities
  • Todd Dominey’s Slideshow Pro
    • Todd’s Slideshow Pro gallery is one of the most popular and elegant web gallery solutions for Lightroom
  • Sean McCormack’s assorted plug-ins
    • Sean provides several web gallery plug-ins as well as assorted plug-ins including a model release metadata solution
  • Matt Dawson’s The Photo Geek’s Web Site
    • Photoshop Elements integrations tools and much more
  • Lightroom Plug-ins Site
    • Handy solutions like automatic backup removal and a new soft proofing plug-in
  • Nik Software
  • OnOne Software

Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 Available on Adobe Labs

Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 are now available as Release Candidates on Adobe Labs.   The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that this update is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to all of our customers.  The final releases of Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 may have additional corrections or camera support.

This release also introduces the Adobe Lens Profile Downloader.  The Lens Profile Downloader is a free companion application to Photoshop CS5, Photoshop Lightroom 3, and the Camera Raw 6 plug-in. It allows customers to search, download, rate and comment on the online lens correction profiles that are created and shared by the user community

New Camera Support in Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 Release Candidates

  • Nikon D7000
  • Nikon Coolpix P7000
  • Nikon D3100
  • Canon PowerShot S95
  • Canon PowerShot G12
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
  • Samsung NX100
  • Samsung TL350 (WB2000)

New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 Release Candidates

Lens Mount Lens Name
Canon Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L USM
Canon Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM
Canon Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
Canon Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Nikon Nikon AF DC-NIKKOR 105mm f/2D
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 20mm f/2.8D
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 24mm f/2.8D
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 28mm f/2.8D
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D
Nikon Nikon AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Nikon Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4D IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S VR NIKKOR 200mm f/2G IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S VR NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Canon Canon PowerShot G11
Canon Canon PowerShot G12
Samsung Samsung TL350 (WB2000)
Canon TAMRON SP AF Aspherical Di LD [IF] 17-35mm f/2.8-4 o77
Sigma SIGMA DP1
Sigma SIGMA DP1S
Sigma SIGMA DP1X
Sigma SIGMA DP2
Sigma SIGMA DP2S
Canon Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM**
Canon Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM**
Canon Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS**
Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D**

**These lens profiles were in the previous release but have been updated to address quality concerns.

Bugs Corrected in the Lightroom 3.3 Release Candidate

The following bugs that were part of previous Lightroom 3 releases have been corrected. The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided on Lightroom 3 and we’re excited to correct a number of issues experienced by our customers. These issues have been FIXED

  • Edit in PS CS4 from LR 3.2 did not give option to render to TIFF/PSD
  • Process Version defaulted to PV 2003 when Lightroom’s installed Develop Presets are applied on Import
  • All Auto-ISO values are not properly handled for the Nikon D3s
  • An error could be generated when sorting by “User Order” in Collections
  • There was an incorrect Profile Name tag for Canon 18-55 and 17-40 lens profiles
  • Facebook album selection only displayed up to 25 albums
  • Lightroom 3 could fail to launch Photoshop CS5 if Photoshop CS4 was uninstalled after the Photoshop CS5 installation
  • Numerous cloning or healing spots could have caused Lightroom to become unresponsive
  • Lightroom could have crashed when the metadata filter is selected and the grid is displaying all images in the catalog
  • Lightroom 3.2 could have failed to import all of the images from an iPhone 4
  • Some Sigma X3F raw files were rendering incorrectly
  • Choosing the “Make a second copy to” option on import would result in incorrect folder structure for the second copy
  • Resetting the crop angle by double-clicking the Angle slider removed a custom aspect ratio
  • A tooltip for the Japanese language version of Lightroom 3 displayed the wrong keyboard shortcut for “Flag as Pick”
  • Paste Settings did not apply to all images in the Develop module Filmstrip
  • Smart collections in Lightroom 3 did not use the same definition of “All Searchable Metadata” previously available in Lightroom 2
  • Text watermarks or portions of text watermarks could have failed to be applied to images on export
  • The Japanese version of the SmugMug publish collection dialog was a mixture of English and Japanese language text
  • Lightroom would not import files from the Panasonic LX5 that were shot with the iZoom Function set to above 90mm
  • Choosing the Limit File Size option in the export dialog could have stripped certain EXIF fields from the exported file
  • Please provide feedback on your experience with the Lightroom 3.3 Release Candidate Bug Report Form.

Camera Raw 6.3 Release Notes

  • Camera Raw would not correctly read files from the Panasonic LX5 that were shot with the iZoom Function set to above 90mm
  • The scroll bar could stop working properly with over 150 images in the filmstrip
  • The DNG Converter could prevent customers from setting a “Destination” folder outside of their Home directory
  • Some Sigma X3F raw files were rendering incorrectly
  • Embedding GPS information into a Sony ARW file using third party solutions utilizing Exiftool could result in a color shift
  • All Auto-ISO values were not properly handled for the Nikon D3s
  • Please provide feedback on your experience with the Camera Raw 6.3 plug-in and the DNG Converter on the Camera Raw User to User forum.

Thank You

A big thanks to everyone who submitted bug reports, posted entries in the U2U forums and blogged their issues so that we could improve both Lightroom and Camera Raw in this update.

Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 Now Available

Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 are now available as final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3.  These updates include bug fixes, new camera support and new features for Lightroom.

New Camera Support

  • Canon EOS 60D
  • Casio EXILIM EX-FH100*
  • Fuji FinePix HS10
  • Leica S2 (DNG*)
  • Panasonic DMC-FZ100
  • Panasonic DMC-FZ40 (FZ45)
  • Panasonic DMC-LX5
  • Pentax 645D
  • Samsung NX10
  • Samsung TL500 (EX1)
  • Sony A290
  • Sony A390
  • Sony Alpha NEX-3
  • Sony Alpha NEX-5
  • Sony SLT-A33
  • Sony SLT-A55V

    • *The DNG raw file format is supported in previous versions of Lightroom and Camera Raw. This update improves the color and noise profiles for these models.

    New Lens Profile Support

    Lens Mount Lens Name
    Apple Apple iPhone 4 (back camera)
    Canon Canon PowerShot S90
    Canon Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
    Canon Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
    Canon Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
    Canon Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM
    Canon Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM
    Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
    Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
    Canon Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 USM
    Canon Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
    Canon Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
    Canon Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
    Canon Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
    Nikon Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
    Nikon Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
    Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
    Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G
    Nikon Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
    Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D
    Nikon Nikon AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4D
    Pentax smc PENTAX-D FA645 55mmF2.8AL[IF] SDM AW
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 33-55mmF4.5AL
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 35mmF3.5AL[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 45mmF2.8
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 45-85mmF4.5
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 55-110mmF5.6
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 75mmF2.8
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 80-160mmF4.5
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 MACRO 120mmF4
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 150mmF2.8[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 150-300mmF5.6ED[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 200mmF4[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA*645 300mmF4ED[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 300mmF5.6ED[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 400mmF5.6ED[IF]
    Samsung Samsung EX1
    Samsung Samsung 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 OIS
    Samsung Samsung 30mm f/2
    Samsung Samsung 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED OIS
    Phase One Schneider LS 80mm f/2.8 (For 645DF System)
    Nikon SIGMA 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM (Nikon mount)
    Nikon SIGMA APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM (Nikon mount)
    Sony Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (For NEX System)
    Sony Sony E 16mm F2.8 (For NEX System)
    Canon TAMRON 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A14E
    Canon TAMRON 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A18E
    Canon TAMRON 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII VC B003E
    Canon TAMRON 28-200mm F/3.8-5.6 Di A031E
    Canon TAMRON 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di A061E
    Canon TAMRON 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC A20E
    Canon TAMRON 55-200mm F/4-5.6 DiII A15E
    Canon TAMRON 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di A17E
    Canon TAMRON SP 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 DiII B001E
    Canon TAMRON SP 17-50mm F/2.8 DiII A16E
    Canon TAMRON SP 17-50mm F/2.8 DiII VC B005E
    Canon TAMRON SP 180mm F/3.5 Di MACRO 1:1 B01E
    Canon TAMRON SP 200-500mm F/5-6.3 Di A08E
    Canon TAMRON SP 28-75mm F/2.8 Di A09E
    Canon TAMRON SP 60mm F/2 DiII MACRO 1:1 G005E
    Canon TAMRON SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di A001E
    Canon TAMRON SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 272EE
    Nikon TAMRON 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A14N
    Nikon TAMRON 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A18N
    Nikon TAMRON 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII VC B003N
    Nikon TAMRON 28-200mm F/3.8-5.6 Di A031N
    Nikon TAMRON 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di A061N
    Nikon TAMRON 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC A20N
    Nikon TAMRON 55-200mm F/4-5.6 DiII A15N
    Nikon TAMRON 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di A17N
    Nikon TAMRON SP 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 DiII B001N
    Nikon TAMRON SP 17-50mm F/2.8 DiII A16N
    Nikon TAMRON SP 17-50mm F/2.8 DiII VC B005N
    Nikon TAMRON SP 180mm F/3.5 Di MACRO 1:1 B01N
    Nikon TAMRON SP 200-500mm F/5-6.3 Di A08N
    Nikon TAMRON SP 28-75mm F/2.8 Di A09N
    Nikon TAMRON SP 60mm F/2 DiII MACRO 1:1 G005N
    Nikon TAMRON SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di A001N
    Nikon TAMRON SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 272EN
    Pentax TAMRON 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A14P
    Pentax TAMRON 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A18P
    Pentax TAMRON 28-200mm F/3.8-5.6 Di A031P
    Pentax TAMRON 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di A061P
    Pentax TAMRON 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di A17P
    Pentax TAMRON SP 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 DiII B001P
    Pentax TAMRON SP 17-50mm F/2.8 DiII A16P
    Pentax TAMRON SP 28-75mm F/2.8 Di A09P
    Pentax TAMRON SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di A001P
    Pentax TAMRON SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 272EP
    Sony TAMRON 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A14S
    Sony TAMRON 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A18S
    Sony TAMRON 28-200mm F/3.8-5.6 Di A031S
    Sony TAMRON 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di A061S
    Sony TAMRON 55-200mm F/4-5.6 DiII A15S
    Sony TAMRON 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di A17S
    Sony TAMRON SP 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 DiII B001S
    Sony TAMRON SP 17-50mm F/2.8 DiII A16S
    Sony TAMRON SP 180mm F/3.5 Di MACRO 1:1 B01S
    Sony TAMRON SP 200-500mm F/5-6.3 Di A08S
    Sony TAMRON SP 28-75mm F/2.8 Di A09S
    Sony TAMRON SP 60mm F/2 DiII MACRO 1:1 G005S
    Sony TAMRON SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di A001S
    Sony TAMRON SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 272ES
    Canon Zeiss Distagon T* 3,5/18 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/21 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/50 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/85 ZE
    Nikon Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 ZF.2
    Nikon Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 ZF.2
    Nikon Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/21 ZF.2
    Nikon Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF.2
    Nikon Zeiss Distagon T* 3,5/18 ZF.2
    Nikon Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZF.2
    Nikon Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZF.2
    Nikon Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/50 ZF.2
    Nikon Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/85 ZF.2
    Canon Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM**
    Canon Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM**
    Canon Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS**
    Canon Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM**
    Canon Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM**
    Nikon Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D**

    **These lens profiles were in the previous release but have been updated to address quality concerns.
    NOTE: The Pentax, Tamron and Zeiss profiles are the result of collaboration between Adobe and the respective lens manufacturer.

    Lightroom 3.2 Release Notes

    • Direct publishing to Facebook and SmugMug is now available
    • Tethered capture now supports the Leica S2
    • A larger list of corrected issues has been included as part of the Lightroom 3.2 Release Candidate notes. Additional issues have been address in the final Lightroom 3.2 update:
    • Fixed authentication issues that could be experienced with the Facebook publish collection
    • Adressed performance issues that could occur while reviewing images in Loupe view
    • Corrected several Adobe Photoshop Elements upgrade issues
    • Corrected a file renaming bug involving date or time fields
    • Export with watermark will now function correctly when choosing the Limit File Size option

    Camera Raw 6.2 Release Notes

    • Scroll bar arrow performance has been improved
    • Fixed: Slow Scrolling could occur when working with the Mac Trackpad and a multiple image selection
    • Full screen performance issues have been addressed

    Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 Available on Adobe Labs

    Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 are now available as Release Candidates on Adobe Labs.  (Download here: Lightroom 3.2, Camera Raw 6.2, including the DNG Converter 6.2)  The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that this update is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to all of our customers.

    WAIT!  What happened to Lightroom 3.1?  Well, it never happened.  In order to simplify the presentation of updates for raw file format compatibility, the Lightroom and Camera Raw “dot” version numbers have been aligned at “2”.  We update the Camera Raw plug-in and Lightroom regularly to provide access to new proprietary raw file formats and have aligned the decimal place so that there’s no confusion over which Lightroom update corresponds to a Camera Raw plug-in update and vice versa.

    The final releases of Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 may have additional corrections or camera support.

    New Features

    • The ability to publish directly to Facebook from within the Library module

    New Camera Support in Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 Release Candidates

    • Casio EXILIM EX-FH100 (DNG*)
    • Leica S2 (DNG*)
    • Panasonic DMC-FZ100
    • Panasonic DMC-FZ40 (FZ45)
    • Panasonic DMC-LX5
    • Pentax 645D
    • Samsung NX10
    • Samsung TL500 (EX1)
    • Sony A290
    • Sony A390
    • Sony Alpha NEX-3
    • Sony Alpha NEX-5

    *The DNG raw file format is supported in previous versions of Lightroom and Camera Raw. This update improves the color and noise profiles for these models.

    New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 Release Candidates

    Lens Mount Lens Name
    Canon Canon PowerShot S90 Lens
    Canon Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
    Canon Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
    Canon Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM
    Canon Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM
    Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
    Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
    Canon Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
    Canon Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
    Canon Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
    Canon Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
    Nikon Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
    Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
    Nikon Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G
    Pentax smc PENTAX-D FA645 55mmF2.8AL[IF] SDM AW
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 33-55mmF4.5AL
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 35mmF3.5AL[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 45mmF2.8
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 45-85mmF4.5
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 55-110mmF5.6
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 75mmF2.8
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 80-160mmF4.5
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 MACRO 120mmF4
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 150mmF2.8[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 150-300mmF5.6ED[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 200mmF4[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA*645 300mmF4ED[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 300mmF5.6ED[IF]
    Pentax smc PENTAX-FA645 400mmF5.6ED[IF]
    Samsung Samsung EX1
    Samsung Samsung 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 OIS
    Samsung Samsung 30mm f/2
    Samsung Samsung 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED OIS
    Phase One Schneider LS 80mm f/2.8 (For 645DF System)
    Nikon SIGMA 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM (Nikon mount)
    Nikon SIGMA APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM (Nikon mount)
    Sony Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (For NEX System)
    Canon Zeiss Distagon T* 3,5/18 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/21 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/50 ZE
    Canon Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/85 ZE
    NIKON Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 ZF.2
    NIKON Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 ZF.2
    NIKON Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/21 ZF.2
    NIKON Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF.2
    NIKON Zeiss Distagon T* 3,5/18 ZF.2
    NIKON Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZF.2
    NIKON Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZF.2
    NIKON Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/50 ZF.2
    NIKON Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/85 ZF.2
    Canon Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USMt
    Canon Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USMt
    NIKON Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8Dt

    tThese lens profiles were in the previous release but have been updated to address quality concerns.

    Bugs Corrected in the Lightroom 3.2 Release Candidate

    The following bugs that were released as part of Lightroom 3.0 have been corrected. The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided on the Lightroom 3.0 release and we’re excited to correct a number of issues experienced by our customers. These issues have been FIXED

    • Develop: A custom aspect ratios get rounded to nearest standard ratio when adjusting crop overlay
    • Develop: A history state is incorrectly added after creating a preset that includes a graduated filter or lens profile correction
    • Develop: In the crop mode the X key sets a photo to reject instead of rotating the crop (Windows only)
    • Develop: Lens profile corrections were synced even when they were not selected in the sync dialog.
    • Develop: The escape key incorrectly applies a crop after a CTRL/CMD right arrow with the crop tool enabled
    • Develop: The local adjustment brush could have a very slow first stroke when exposure is the selected adjustment
    • Develop: The Live Loupe view on a second monitor could become unresponsive when switching images in the Develop module
    • General: Certain menu items were missing from the Windows version of Lightroom
    • Help Documentation: Inaccuracies and translation errors were corrected throughout the help documentation
    • Import: Copy as DNG selection not remembered for subsequent imports
    • Import: For some devices the import dialog did not allow directory browsing
    • Import: Import image number sequence is not incrementing properly
    • Import: Panels in the import window fail to scroll via the mouse wheel in some multiple monitor configurations
    • Import: The EXIF renaming token was not available
    • Import: Windows could crash when attempting to import video files
    • Library: Sub-optimal preview rendering performance could impact application performance
    • Library: If a directory tree is collapsed prior to closing Lightroom it will appear expanded after re-launching the application
    • Library: 1:1 preview generation could appear to repeat itself for DNG files
    • Library: Importing keywords causes a catalog to hang when imported keywords already exist in the catalog
    • Library: Attempting to drag and drop a folder when multiple folders are selected removes a folder
    • Library: Cancelling a catalog backup can require an excessive wait time before the cancellation is complete
    • Library: Cancelling a catalog export process could require an excessive wait time
    • Library: An internal error could occur when published smart collection conditions are updated
    • Library: Choosing to apply recent keywords in a keyword set would cause the recent keywords to reorder
    • Library: Clicking the metadata flag on an image in the filstrip acts incorrectly on the selected image in the grid view
    • Library: Failed publish comments remain in the comment box across different images
    • Library: Flickr Publish Collection publishes to a Photostream in the reverse of the expected order
    • Library: Grid scrolling in a publish collection with the hand tool could fail (Windows only)
    • Library: Importing from a catalog fails when both catalogs contain images from the same folder
    • Library: In Smart Collections a hyphen (“-“) Is now treated as a word delimiter for “contains words”
    • Library: In the IPTC Date Created field the seconds could be incorrectly removed on writing to XMP
    • Library: Lightroom 2 search criteria “+abc” meant “starts with abc” and “abc+” meant “ends with abc”. This was reversed in Lightroom 3
    • Library: Moving a stack to another folder only moves the top image and unstacks the remaining images
    • Library: Panning an image at 1:1 while the image is still loading can cause Lightroom to crash (Windows only)
    • Library: Ratings and Labels were not propogated to a TIFF or PSD file created for an Edit in External Application workflow
    • Library: Saving metadata on a folder is inccorectly labeled as “undoable”
    • Library: Scrolling or louping through many photos can cause Lightroom to start paging aggressively
    • Library: Setting “Caption is Empty” in a smart collection failes for some images
    • Library: Setting “Rating is Zero” incorrectly includes all images in a catalog
    • Library: Setting rating “is not” in a smart collection fails to include unrated photos
    • Library: Smart collection exposure time incorrectly limited to 1,000 seconds instead of 100,000 seconds.
    • Library: The “metadata for this photo has changed” dialog box lacks clarity
    • Library: The keyword list will fail to display properly if there are database integrity problems
    • Library: The save metadata command was incorrectly available when a video file was selected
    • Library: There is no warning when incorrect data types are entered into IPTC fields
    • Library: Updating DNG Previews and Metadata is incorrectly labled as “undoable”
    • Library: Upgrading a Lightroom 2 catalog via the import catalog function will fail if duplicate files are present
    • Library: Using an exclamation point in search criteria fails to work properly
    • Print: A faulty or corrupt print template could cause a “nil” error message when changing templates
    • Print: Image loses “pan” position when placed in cells that are not big enough
    • Print: Lightroom could crash while preparing a print
    • Print: The Print to JPEG save dialog box resets for every save
    • SDK: A URL could fail to open properly in a web browser (Mac only)
    • SDK: Calling info.publishedCollection:getName() from within updateCollectionSettings() causes “can only wait within a task” exception.
    • SDK: copyrightState was not documented (Will be corrected when documentation is posted with the final release)
    • SDK: Errors during collection or collection set update callbacks are not recognized when a collection or collection set is created
    • SDK: Function “withPrivateWriteAccessDo” lacks clear behavior documentation (Will be corrected when documentation is posted with the final release)
    • SDK: Lightroom does not respect the default system web browser (Windows only)
    • SDK: Per comment URLs were incorrectly included in the documentation (Will be corrected when documentation is posted with the final release)
    • SDK: Plug-in error reports “nil” instead of proper filename
    • SDK: Renaming a publish collection dissasociates it from collectionSettings
    • SDK: setEditedFlag does not work as intended
    • SDK: The publish icon size was incorrectly documented as 26 pixels instead of 24 pixels wide
    • Slideshow: Exporting a video that will overwrite an existing video that is currently being played will cause Lightroom to crash (Windows only)
    • Tethered Capture: The develop settings text was misaligned (Windows only)
    • Web: In-line editing of Site Info stops working if a number is entered
    • Web: Setting “sequence” as the title or caption fails to work properly
    • Web: Certain galleries do not handle accented characters properly
    • Please provide feedback on your experience with the Lightroom 3.2 Release Candidate Bug Report Form.

    Camera Raw 6.2 Release Notes

    • Scroll bar arrow performance has been improved
    • Please provide feedback on your experience with the Camera Raw 6.2 plug-in and the DNG Converter on the Camera Raw User to User forum.

    Thank You

    A big thanks to everyone who submitted bug reports, posted entries in the U2U forums and blogged their issues so that we could improve both Lightroom and Camera Raw in this update.

    A Sticky Topic

    We’re constantly trying to improve the usability of Lightroom not just in the creation of new features but also refining existing behaviors.  One troubling Lightroom behavior that we evaluated during the Lightroom 2 cycle is the “stickiness” of the filters applied at the top of the grid view in the Library module.  These filters are often used to show only the 3 star or above images or maybe just the flagged images in a folder or collection.  In Lightroom 2, if you applied a filter and visited another folder or collection and returned to the previous folder, the filter would still be applied.  This can be useful if you only want to see flagged images in a folder but don’t necessarily want to delete the unflagged images or create another collection or smart collection to cull only the flagged images.  Unfortunately, a large percentage of Lightroom customers were returning to a folder days, weeks or even months after applying a filter and experiencing a great deal of panic or confusion because the folder did not show all of the images they believed to be in that folder.(We call this the “What happened to my images?!” scenario)  In the end, the value of a sticky or persistent filter was outweighed by the ensuing confusion.  In Lightroom 3 we changed the behavior so that upon return to a folder or collection after visiting another folder or collection, the filter is cleared.  We also offered a global filter lock so that if you wanted a filter to stick, it would stick for any folder or collection visited.  For instance, a global filter could be locked to show only five star images regardless of the folder or collection visited.

    While we don’t want the application to be shackled to the past, there were enough complaints about the removal of “sticky” or persistent filters that the behavior has been reinstated.
    [Update August 10th.  I was not clear in that it has been reinstated in Lightroom 3.2, release candidate is here: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Lightroom_3.2]
    Choose the File -> Library Filters -> Lock Filters, menu item then choose File -> Library Filters -> Remember Each Source’s Filters Separately.  Lightroom will now emulate the behavior offered in Lightroom 2. The behavior of clearing the filters upon return to a folder or collection will remain the default.