I have been using Lightroom 2+ to manage my photo RAW files. Finally this application has stepped to the version 4 this year. So far, Adobe has been listening to the photographers community. Lightroom 4 beta is going to be free till end of March.

It is also a good time for first timer to try out Lightroom. The requirement for Lightroom is Mac OS X 10.6.8 and above, or Window Vista and above.

My recommendation is using dual screen to get the maximum effect. At least I feel more comfortable editing on my dual screen desktop PC than on my Macbook Pro.

New Features in Lightroom 4 Beta

  • Highlight and shadow recovery brings out all the detail that your camera captures in dark shadows and bright highlights.
  • Photo book creation with easy-to-use elegant templates.
  • Location-based organization lets you find and group images by location, assign locations to images, and display data from GPS-enabled cameras.
  • White balance brush to refine and adjust white balance in specific areas of your images.
  • Additional local editing controls let you adjust noise reduction and remove moiré in targeted areas of your images.
  • Extended video support for organizing, viewing, and making adjustments and edits to video clips.
  • Easy video publishing lets you edit and share video clips on Facebook and Flickr®.
  • Soft proofing to preview how an image will look when printed with color-managed printers.
  • Email directly from Lightroom using the email account of your choice.

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