Author: Tom Hogarty

George Jardine publishes new Lightroom 3 Tutorials

Adobe’s former Lightroom evangelist, George Jardine, has published a collection of video tutorials for Lightroom 3. This series focuses primarily on organizational and file management workflows in Lightroom’s import dialog and Library module. George also created an incredible series of Lightroom podcasts with industry influencers that are definitely worth a listen if you didn’t catch them when they were first released.

Lightroom 3 Resources

I’ll be adding to this list of Lightroom 3 resources as they become available:

Julieanne Kost on what’s new in Lightroom 3
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/getting-started-with-adobe-photoshop-lightroom-3/whats-new-in-lightroom-3/

NAPP’s Lightroom 3 Learning Center
http://www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom3/

Lightroom 3 Community Help
http://www.adobe.com/support/photoshoplightroom/gettingstarted/

Computer Darkroom on Lightroom 3
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/lr3_review/lr3-1.htm

Lightroom 3 Overview in French
http://www.questionsphoto.com/article/415-lightroom-3-0-est-disponible

Peachpit Resources for Lightroom 3
http://www.peachpit.com/lightroom3

What’s new in Lightroom 3 from Victoria Bampton
http://www.lightroomqueen.com/blog/2010/06/08/whats-new-in-lightroom-3-0-final-release/

Lightroom 3 Overview by Sean McCormack
http://lightroom-blog.com/2010/06/lightroom-3-now-available.html

Lightroom 3 Overview in German
http://mikeschelhorn.de/wordpress/?p=1155

Lightroom 3 Learning Center from the CameraDojo
http://cameradojo.com/lightroom3

Lightroom 3 Plug-in Information from Jeffrey Friedl
http://regex.info/blog/2010-06-08/1539

Jeffrey Friedl on his Lightroom 3 Flickr Publish Plug-in
http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/flickr/publish

Update, June 8, 2010
Nat Coalson’s new Lightroom 3 Book
http://www.natcoalson.com/blog/2010/06/07/lightroom-3-now/

This is rather meta but here’s another resource list on Lightroom 3 from the Lightroom blog:
http://lightroom-blog.com/2010/06/lightroom-3-resources.html

Another great resource list from Wade Heninger:
http://heninger.org/index_files/4a804bfac7ead3a3b1150d4d91ba240a-655.html

Update, June 12, 2010
Lightroom 3 tutorials by Dan Moughamian.”
http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/lightroom3101

Canon Blogger’s Lightroom 3 Learning Center
http://www.canonblogger.com/2010/06/07/lightroom-3-learning-center/

Seth Resnick’s new D-65 Workflow Book (Plus workshop details on the site)
http://www.d-65.com/blog/?p=60

Photoshop Cafe’s Lightroom 3 Learning Center from Colin Smith
http://photoshopcafe.com/lightroom/

Laura Shoe’s Digital Daily Dose on Lightroom 3
http://digitaldailydose.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/whats_new_lightroom_3/

ulrich-media on Lightroom 3 (German Language)
http://blogs.ulrich-media.ch/search/label/Lightroom

The rusticolus blog is covering Lightroom 3 but here’s a DNG-specific link
http://blog.rusticolus.co.uk/2010/06/thinking-about-dng.html

A star-studded cast supports the Lightroom Workshop site:
http://www.lightroomworkshops.com/home.html

Jerry Courvoisier’s Tips and Tutorial Site
http://www.jerrycourvoisier.com/tips-tutorials/

The Holy Crop site covers crop enhancements in Lightroom 3.0
http://holycrop.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/lightroom-3-released-holy-crop-reveals-five-new-cropping-enhancements/

The Fleeting Glimpse on Lightroom 3
http://fleetingglimpseimages.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/lightroom-3-is-here/

Maike Jarsetz cover’s what’s new in Lightroom 3 in German
http://www.video2brain.com/de/products-592.htm

More resources from Maike below(Video and Book Format)
Video: http://www.galileodesign.de/katalog/buecher/titel/gp/titelID-2367?GalileoSession=84810976A4.TL7.TO7A
Book: http://www.galileodesign.de/katalog/buecher/titel/gp/titelID-2366?GalileoSession=47117630A4.TDl-ZI8I

Scott Kelby and NAPP’s Lightroom 3 Live Tour!
http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2010/archives/10737

Scott Kelby’s Lightroom 3 Book
http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2010/archives/10702

Martin Evening’s Lightroom 3 Book
http://www.peachpit.com/promotions/promotion.aspx?promo=136959

Update, June 14, 2010
For our Dutch-speaking customers a Lightroom 3 book from Hans Frederiks
http://www.vanduurenmedia.nl/titel.asp?ID=735
and blog: http://tipsentrucsvoordedslr.nl/2010/06/lightroom-3-onontkoombaar.html

Lightroom 3.0 Now Available

After a well attended public beta(600k+ downloads of the beta), the team is proud to provide the final version of Lightroom 3.0.  This release has received significant feedback via the beta forums and we released an additional beta release(Lightroom 3 beta 2) to ensure that we addressed the top issues and solidified a Lightroom 3.0 release that is ready for daily use.

Here’s a quick list of what we’ve changed since the last public beta:

  • Profile-based lens correction that addresses:
    • Geometric lens distortion(i.e., barrel or pincushion)
    • Chromatic aberration
    • Vignette effects
  • Manual geometric lens correction
  • Horizontal and vertical perspective correction
  • Improved Web templates for updated color and design options
  • Additional Print templates to utilize the new creative layout options
  • New develop presets for creative B&W and Color adjustments
  • Focal length filtering available in the metadata filter
  • Updated SDK with publish collection functionality and access to collection and keyword metadata
  • Improved interactive responsiveness
  • Ability to upgrade Lightroom 1, Lightroom 2 catalogs as well as Lightroom 3 beta or Lightroom 3 beta 2 catalogs
    • Images edited in Lightroom 3 beta or Lightroom 3 beta 2 will migrate to Lightroom 3.0 with little to no visual adjustments.  Minor sharpening adjustments may appear.
  • Ability to migrate Photoshop Elements 6, 7 or 8 catalogs to Lightroom 3
  • Updated print resolution limits of 720ppi for local printing and 1200ppi for printing to a JPEG file.

There have already been detailed blog entries about what has been added to Lightroom 3 through the two beta release.(Lightroom 3 beta, Lightroom 3 beta 2) Below, I’ve provided a high level summary of the top enhancements across all three releases.  You can also watch a Lightroom 3 Overview video by Julieanne Kost.

  • Completely revamped import experience including import presets
  • Direct tethered capture support for popular Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras. (Full compatibility list here)
  • Updated architecture for improved interactive performance and the ability to manage larger image collections
  • Support for importing, managing, tagging and organizing common video formats, including DSLR video formats. (.MOV, .AVI, .MP4)
  • Dozens of smaller workflow enhancements throughout the application. (Detailed in the first Lightroom 3 beta blog post)
  • Tight integration with online photo sharing sites including Flickr.  A new Lightroom 3 SDK allows developers to connect to additional sites with the same high level of integration.
  • High quality image editing enhancements including
    • Dramatically improved Sharpening and Noise Reduction results
    • Additional post crop vignette styles with more photographic qualities
    • The ability to apply lens correction manually or using profiles for automated correction
    • Vertical and Horizontal transform controls
    • Creative grain controls
    • “Point curve” tone curve controls
    • Process Version switch to preserve historical processing style
  • Export slideshows as high quality H.264 video files that include selected music
  • Fully customizable multi-page print layouts
  • Flexible text or graphic watermark settings that can be applied to all output destinations

I’ll be posting links to various resources you can utilize to get acquainted with this new release in a separate post.

Thanks from the Lightroom Team and don’t forget to enjoy Rule Number 5!

Camera Raw 6.1 Now Available

Camera Raw 6.1 is now available as a final release on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS5. This update includes camera support for the following models:

  • Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i/ EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
  • Kodak Z981
  • Leaf Aptus-II 8
  • Leaf Aptus-II 10R
  • Mamiya DM40
  • Olympus E-PL1
  • Olympus E-600
  • Panasonic G2
  • Panasonic G10
  • Sony A450

 

Release Notes

  • Camera Raw 6.1 includes new lens correction functionality that can apply profile-based corrections to accommodate geometric distortions, chromatic aberration and lens vignette effects. Manual corrections for geometric distortion as well as vertical and horizontal perspective transforms are also available. A handful of lens profiles are included for automatic correction and more can be created by the community with the Adobe Lens Profile Creator. (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lensprofile_creator/)
  • This release addresses a bug on the Mac platform that could cause Photoshop CS5 to quit unexpectedly when opening a file in the Camera Raw 6.0 plug-in.
  • This release contains performance enhancements designed to improve the responsiveness of the controls and the scrolling mechanism relative to Camera Raw 6.0.
  • The camera support provided in this release was previously provided in the Camera Raw 5.7 plug-in update with the exception of the Olympus E-600 which is new to this update. Please read the following blog post for an explanation of why redundant support has been released.
  • Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on our Camera Raw 6.1 Release Candidate

Camera Raw 6.1 Release Candidate Available on Adobe Labs

Camera Raw 6.1 isnow available on Adobe Labs.(Camera Raw 6.1) The release includes camera support for the following models:

  • Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i/ EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
  • Kodak Z981
  • Leaf Aptus-II 8
  • Leaf Aptus-II 10R
  • Mamiya DM40
  • Olympus E-PL1
  • Olympus E-600
  • Panasonic G2
  • Panasonic G10
  • Sony A450

Release Notes

  • Camera Raw 6.1 includes new lens correction functionality that can apply profile-based corrections to accommodate geometric distortions, chromatic aberration and lens vignette effects. Manual corrections for geometric distortion as well as vertical and horizontal perspective transforms are also available. A handful of lens profiles are included for automatic correction and more can be created by the community with the Adobe Lens Profile Creator. (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lensprofile_creator/)
  • This release addresses a bug on the Mac platform that could cause Photoshop CS5 to quit unexpectedly when opening a file in the Camera Raw 6.0 plug-in.
  • This release contains performance enhancements designed to improve the responsiveness of the controls and the scrolling mechanism relative to Camera Raw 6.0.
  • The camera support provided in this release was previously provided in the Camera Raw 5.7 plug-in update with the exception of the Olympus E-600 which is new to this update. Please read the following blog post for an explanation of why redundant support has been released.
  • Please provide feedback on the Camera Raw plug-in on the User to User forums

Camera Raw 6.0 Now Shipping as part of CS5 (With Important Caveat)

Photoshop CS5 with the Camera Raw 6 plug-in is now shipping and available as a trial download. Camera Raw 6.0 is also available as part of Photoshop CS5 and includes numerous enhancements that have been previewed in the Lightroom 3 beta program. The new noise reduction, sharpening, grain and post-crop vignette tools in Camera Raw 6 have been highly anticipated updates for those that prefer to use the Camera Raw plug-in instead of Lightroom. I also previewed a lens correction solution that will be part of a Camera Raw 6.1 update shortly after Photoshop CS5 ships.(It will also be part of Lightroom 3)

There is one important caveat about the Camera Raw 6.0 release: The support for 9 additional cameras provided in the Camera Raw 5.7 and Lightroom 2.7 updates is not available in the Camera Raw 6.0 release. The camera models are listed below:

  • Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i/ EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
  • Kodak Z981
  • Leaf Aptus-II 8
  • Leaf Aptus-II 10R
  • Mamiya DM40
  • Olympus E-PL1
  • Panasonic G2
  • Panasonic G10
  • Sony A450

Support for these cameras will be added in the upcoming Camera Raw 6.1 update. In the interim, you can use the free DNG Converter 5.7 (Mac, Win) to convert the files from these new cameras to a format readable by Camera Raw 6.0. The team apologizes for this temporary discrepancy in camera support but in our effort to provide the absolute latest camera support, we occasionally leapfrog the production process required to ship physical media around the world for Photoshop CS5 and the Creative Suite.(In developer terminology, Camera Raw 6.0 needed to be “baked” for Photoshop CS5 and the Creative Suite 5 release long before the Camera Raw 5.7 and Lightroom 2.7 update on April 20th so that testing and certification could be completed for the CS5 launch)

Preview of Lens Correction Solution for Camera Raw 6 and Lightroom 3

Below is a preview of lens correction technology that will be included in Lightroom 3 and the Camera Raw 6 plug-in that’s part of Photoshop CS5. This is an exciting development for our non-destructive editing technology and is designed to address lens correction via two methods: Lens Profiles and Manual Correction. The easiest application of lens correction is to apply the lens profile technology that encompasses geometric distortion(barrel and pincushion distortion), chromatic aberration and lens vignetting characteristics. A handful of lens profiles will be provided by default and a Lens Profile Creator Utility will be posted on Adobe Labs allowing photographers to create their own lens profiles using a simple procedure discussed in the video below. There are also manual distortion corrections that extend beyond traditional geometric distortion and provide horizontal and vertical transform adjustments.(As well as rotation, scale and crop to visible image data tools.) Please take a look at the preview video and provide your feedback!

You can also view this video directly on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E43ddr_9pRY&feature=player_embedded#!



[Note: Updated at 10am Pacific Time to redirect to new video link]

Lightroom 2.7 and Camera Raw 5.7 Now Available

Lightroom 2.7 and Camera Raw 5.7 are now available as final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2. These updates include camera support for the following models:

  • Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i/ EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
  • Kodak Z981
  • Leaf Aptus-II 8
  • Leaf Aptus-II 10R
  • Mamiya DM40
  • Olympus E-PL1
  • Panasonic G2
  • Panasonic G10
  • Sony A450

Release Notes:

  • Camera Raw 5.7 includes an updated demosaic algorithm
    designed to provide compatibility with settings applied in Lightroom 3 beta 2.
  • Lightroom 2.7 also includes the same updated demosaic algorithm. The updated demosaic algorithm will appear as a subtle shift in noise characteristics at default values.
  • By default Camera Raw will display the image adjustments
    exactly as performed in the Lightroom 3 beta 2 develop module.  However, at this time Camera Raw 5.7 is
    unable to support further adjustments to the following settings or tools:
    • Highlight Priority and Color Priority post-crop vignette
    • Enhanced Luminance and Color Noise Reduction
    • Grain effects
    • Process Version

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on our Camera Raw 5.7 and Lightroom 2.7 Release Candidates.

Camera Raw 5.7 and Lightroom 2.7 Available on Adobe Labs

Camera Raw 5.7 and Lightroom 2.7 are now available on Adobe Labs.(Camera Raw 5.7, Lightroom 2.7) The release includes new camera support for the following models:

  • Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i/ EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
  • Kodak Z981
  • Leaf Aptus-II 8
  • Leaf Aptus-II 10R
  • Mamiya DM40
  • Olympus E-PL1
  • Panasonic G2
  • Panasonic G10
  • Sony A450

Release Notes

  • Slideshow playback on Windows could cause Lightroom and/or the computer to crash. This has been corrected in Lightroom 2.7
  • In Lightroom 2.7 the camera raw cache limit was increased to 200GB
  • Please provide feedback on the Camera Raw plug-in on the User to User forums
  • Please provide feedback on the Lightroom release candidate here.

New Nikon D3 and D700 “Camera” v2 beta profiles

Adobe’s Camera Raw engineer Eric Chan has been listening closely to feedback on Lightroom and Camera Raw’s initial “camera” profiles for the Nikon D3 and Nikon D700. Eric has posted a revised set of beta profiles for these cameras for your review.

Download the profiles here

Release Notes: [Original Forum Post by Eric]
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Overview

These updated Camera v2 beta profiles for the Nikon D3 and Nikon D700
are designed to reduce banding and highlight color artifacts. Note
that highlight areas may appear a little brighter compared to the
earlier profiles.

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Installation

If you are on Mac OS X, drag the “Camera v2 beta” folder to:

/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw/CameraProfiles

If you are on Windows XP, drag the “Camera v2 beta” folder to:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\CameraRaw\CameraProfiles

If you are on Windows Vista or Windows 7, drag the “Camera v2 beta”
folder to:

C:\ProgramData\Adobe\CameraRaw\CameraProfiles

Note that the above path on Windows Vista and Windows 7 may be hidden
by default. Check your folder settings.

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Feedback

The profiles are currently in beta status. Please provide feedback via
the online Adobe user-to-user forums here:

http://forums.adobe.com/community/cameraraw
http://forums.adobe.com/community/lightroom

Thank you!