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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

**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.

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.

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

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!