{"id":39,"date":"2008-04-01T22:05:07","date_gmt":"2008-04-01T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/lightroomjournal\/2008\/04\/lightroom_2_beta_available.html"},"modified":"2020-04-23T13:41:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T20:41:33","slug":"lightroom_2_beta_available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/2008\/04\/01\/lightroom_2_beta_available\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightroom 2 beta Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Version 2 of Lightroom is now available as a <a href=\"http:\/\/labs.adobe.com\/technologies\/lightroom\/\">public beta, <\/a>allowing the the photographic community to provide feedback on  new features and workflow enhancements.  It&#8217;s hard to believe that Lightroom 1.0 was released just over a year ago and Lightroom 1.1 shortly thereafter.&#160; It really feels like the beta process never stopped and we&#8217;ve received a ton of great feedback through the feature request submissions, customer conversations, forum discussions, tradeshows and targeted customer visits.&#160;We&#8217;re glad to continue the process by releasing this version before it&#8217;s final to get your opinions on our progress.&#160; This is different from the previous Lightroom beta in that we&#8217;ll be targeting feedback on new enhancements and aiming to release the final version sooner than we did in the previous year-long beta.&#160;&#160; I&#8217;ve provided a few key notes below but I strongly recommend reading the entire <a href=\"http:\/\/labs.adobe.com\/technologies\/lightroom\/lightroom2_b1_releasenotes.pdf\">Release Notes<\/a> document available on Labs.adobe.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beta Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Q: Who is eligible for the\u00a0  Lightroom 2.0 beta?<br \/>\nA:<br \/>\nAll Lightroom 1.0 customers.\u00a0  Lightroom 1.0 customers can download and install Lightroom 2.0 beta for  use throughout the beta program<\/p>\n<p>Q: What about customers new to Lightroom?<br \/>\nA:<br \/>\nAnyone can download the Lightroom 2.0 beta and try it for 30  days<\/p>\n<p>Q: How can new customers try the beta for the entire program?<br \/>\nA:<br \/>\nAn invitation program\u00a0  through labs.adobe.com allows Lightroom 1.0 customers to invite  friends\u00a0 to try the beta beyond\u00a0 the 30 day trial until the beta expiration  date<\/p>\n<p>Q: When does the beta expire?<br \/>\nA:<br \/>\nAugust 31, 2008<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT NOTES, PLEASE READ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Known Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lightroom 2.0 beta will not upgrade  Lightroom 1.x libraries.\u00a0 <\/strong>The beta is intended to be used for testing  and feedback purposes.\u00a0 Lightroom 1.x and  2.0 beta libraries will be migrated to the finished version of Lightroom 2.0.<\/li>\n<li>While data loss is  not expected, this is a very early &lsquo;beta&rsquo; quality build and you should always  work on duplicates of files that are securely backed up.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li>Lightroom 2 beta  will not overwrite or interfere with a machine that currently has Lightroom  1.3.1 installed.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li><strong>Develop settings applied in Lightroom 2.0  beta are not guaranteed to transfer correctly to the final version of 2.0.\u00a0 This is particularly true for localized  corrections.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The new Photoshop  integration functionality is only available with Photoshop CS3 (10.0.1) and  should only be used for testing purposes.\u00a0  Metadata associated with the original file may not carry over to the  subsequent file saved from Photoshop<\/li>\n<li>Additional known  issues are listed in the release notes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New Features<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Library<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Streamlined Library Layout<\/li>\n<li>Smart Collections <\/li>\n<li>Powerful Filter Bar to search and refine images<\/li>\n<li>Suggested Keywords for simplified keywording<\/li>\n<li>10k pixel size  limit raised to 30k pixels<\/li>\n<li>Output-based Collections \n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Multiple Monitors:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>-Four flexible modes for an alternate window:\u00a0 Grid, Loupe, Compare, Survey<br \/>\n<strong>(<\/strong>Check out the  Live Loupe mode!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Photoshop CS3  Integration:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open files in Photoshop as a Smart Object<\/li>\n<li>Select multiple images to merge as a Panorama <\/li>\n<li>Merge multiple exposures into a single Photoshop HDR image<\/li>\n<li>Load multiple files or virtual copies into Photoshop as  separate layers in a single document. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Export Functionality:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Auto-add exported images to the Lightroom catalog <\/li>\n<li>Auto Output Sharpening for images on export<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Develop Module<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-Destructive Localized Correction for dodging and  burning specific areas of an image <\/li>\n<li>Post Crop Vignette<\/li>\n<li>Basic Panel Keyboard Shortcuts<\/li>\n<li>Improved Auto Adjustment<\/li>\n<li>Improved memory handling through 64-bit support on OS X 10.5 and Vista 64-bit.(Not limited to develop module) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Print Module<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Picture Package for multi-page layouts\n<\/li>\n<li>Print Module output directly to JPEG\n<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced Print Sharpening based on PhotoKit Sharpener  algorithms <\/li>\n<li>16-bit Printing for Mac OS X 10.5 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lightroom video tutorials by Julieanne Kost:&#160; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.workshopsondemand.com\/ps_lightroom\/lrb2_p01\">Lightroom 2 beta  Tutorial Part I<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.workshopsondemand.com\/ps_lightroom\/lrb2_p03\">Lightroom 2 beta Tutorial Part III.<\/a> (Part II is on the way) <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computer-darkroom.com\/lightroom_2_beta\/lr-2-beta.htm\">Lightroom 2 beta preview<\/a> by Ian Lyons <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalmedia.oreilly.com\/adventure\/\">Lightroom Tasmania Adventure<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outbackphoto.com\/CONTENT_2007_01\/section_workflow_basics\/20080402_LR20Beta\/index.html\">Lightroom 2 beta review<\/a> by Uwe Steinmueller at OutbackPhoto.com.  <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utiliser-lightroom.fr\/2008\/04\/01\/bienvenue-a-la-beta-publique-de-lightroom-20\/\">Lightroom 2 beta review<\/a> for our French-speaking photographers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.photoshopcafe.com\/lightroom\/index.html\">Photoshop Cafe<\/a> provides a feature review and 1 hour training video. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What about Lightroom 1.4?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Trust me, we haven&#8217;t forgotten about the photographers who are awaiting a replacement to the Lightroom 1.4 update that we released and subsequently pulled from Adobe.com.<br \/>\nLightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1 are currently undergoing additional testing before we release them in the first half of April.  Thank you for your patience. <BR \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Version 2 of Lightroom is now available as a public beta, allowing the the photographic community to provide feedback on new features and workflow enhancements. It&#8217;s hard to believe that Lightroom 1.0 was released just over a year ago and Lightroom 1.1 shortly thereafter.&#160; It really feels like the beta process never stopped and we&#8217;ve &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/2008\/04\/01\/lightroom_2_beta_available\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lightroom 2 beta Available&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,7,11],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-39","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-develop","category-general","category-library","category-print","tag-autoimim"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3351,"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions\/3351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}