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Lightroom 2 Public Beta New Features

Lightroom 2 Beta Interface Changes

There are a number of changes in the interface. It's simpler and more streamlined. Check out the new collections and previews for sharpening, multiple monitor support and more.

Filter Bar

The filter Bar at the top of the screen makes it really easy to cut through masses of images and get right to the photos you need. You can add multiple refinements to your search. Needles can no longer hide in the haystack.

Multiple Monitor Support

You can now customize the way that you view on each monitor. View the Loupe view on one monitor and a grid on the other. Whisk through your thumbnails and view the full size image on the other monitor. Try live more for even better functionality.

Suggested Keywords

Lightroom 2 is smart enough to figure out what keywords you want to add to your photos. It's not magic, just tricky programming. Lightroom looks at similar photos, reads their keywords and figures out what your keywords may be on the current photo.

Collections

Collections hav a hug facelift. They are even easier than ever to work with. Create Collection sets and manage all the different collections.

Smart Collections

Collections on steriods. Turn your searches and filtering knowledge in live collections that constantly monitor your Catalog for changes that meet the criteria you set.

Localized Adjustments

Paint on non-destructive masks. Add adjustments such as exposure, tint etc. You can now paint adjustments to your photos. Instead of applying all global adjustments, you can now do dodging and burning and more.

Post-Crop Vignette

Lens Vignetting can be used creatively. he problem in the past was cropping. The vignette worked on the image boundaries, not the cropped boundaries. Enter Framing. You can now add a vignette effect to a cropped image.

Photoshop Integration

You can now open images in Photoshop as Smart objects and thus keep the ability to update the raw settings. You can also open multiple images as Layers. Open Images in Photoshop CS3 (10.0.1) Use automated tools, Merge to HDR, Panorama Merge and Stack to Layer.

Print Module Changes

Create multi page Photopackages. The new Picture Package will automatically arrange your photos to get the maximum out of your sheet of paper. Use jpg output and output sharpening. This allows you to create accurate sharpening based on output media.

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Photoshop Lightroom 2 Beta Training: Free Lightroom 2 Videos

Lightroom 2 Public Beta New Features

Lightroom 2 Beta Interface Changes There are a number of changes in the interface. It's simpler and more streamlined. Check out the new collections and previews for sharpening, multiple monitor support and more.

Filter Bar The filter Bar at the top of the screen makes it really easy to cut through masses of images and get right to the photos you need. You can add multiple refinements to your search. Needles can no longer hide in the haystack.

Multiple Monitor Support You can now customize the way that you view on each monitor. View the Loupe view on one monitor and a grid on the other. Whisk through your thumbnails and view the full size image on the other monitor. Try live more for even better functionality.

Suggested Keywords Lightroom 2 is smart enough to figure out what keywords you want to add to your photos. It's not magic, just tricky programming. Lightroom looks at similar photos, reads their keywords and figures out what your keywords may be on the current photo.

Collections Collections hav a hug facelift. They are even easier than ever to work with. Create Collection sets and manage all the different collections.

Smart Collections Collections on steriods. Turn your searches and filtering knowledge in live collections that constantly monitor your Catalog for changes that meet the criteria you set.

Localized Adjustments Paint on non-destructive masks. Add adjustments such as exposure, tint etc. You can now paint adjustments to your photos. Instead of applying all global adjustments, you can now do dodging and burning and more.

Post-Crop Vignette Lens Vignetting can be used creatively. he problem in the past was cropping. The vignette worked on the image boundaries, not the cropped boundaries. Enter Framing. You can now add a vignette effect to a cropped image.

Photoshop Integration You can now open images in Photoshop as Smart objects and thus keep the ability to update the raw settings. You can also open multiple images as Layers. Open Images in Photoshop CS3 (10.0.1) Use automated tools, Merge to HDR, Panorama Merge and Stack to Layer.

Print Module Changes Create multi page Photopackages. The new Picture Package will automatically arrange your photos to get the maximum out of your sheet of paper. Use jpg output and output sharpening. This allows you to create accurate sharpening based on output media.