What You'll Find in Lightroom 4

Photographers, take note! You can try out a major update to Adobe’s Lightroom software for free. Just download the Lightroom 4 beta from the Labs area of adobe.com.
Because this is an early beta, don’t use it for production work. In fact, Adobe recommends that you limit your use to duplicates of files. In addition, Develop settings applied in the Lightroom 4 beta may not transfer to the final version of Lightroom 4.
You can install the Lightroom 4 beta on the same machine as other versions of the app. Your older versions of the software won’t be overwritten or damaged in any way by the two versions living on the same hard drive. On the flip side, you don’t need an older Lightroom installed for the version 4 beta to work: It’s self-contained. This beta expires on expires on March 31, 2012.
Better Video Support
The new version has beefier video capabilities. In Lightroom 3, you could manage video files, but that was about it. In version 4, you can watch video files in the app and apply the following adjustments in real time:
• White Balance (JPEG Equivalent)
• Basic Tone
• Exposure
• Contrast
• White and Black Clipping
• Saturation
• Vibrance
• Tone Curve
• Color Treatment (HSL)
• Black and White
• Split Toning
• Process Version and Calibration
You can also set in and out points and select a poster frame from a video. Once you’re done editing your images, Lightroom 4 makes it easy to export the results to Facebook and Flickr.
Click the clip below to learn more about the video features:

Make Books
Many photographers create books from their photos, either for personal use or to sell to clients. A new Book module, which includes templates and is powered in part by Blurb’s technology, helps you do it.
Click the clip below to learn more about the video features:

Manage Images by Location
Many smart phones and newer point-and-shoot cameras automatically record location as part of an image’s metadata. Most likely, the feature will migrate to SLRs soon. In anticipation of that, the Lightroom 4 Map module lets you sort your images by location and visualizes them using Google Maps. You can also add location data to images that don’t have it.
Click the clip below to learn more about the video features:

Learn About Lightroom 4 from Product Manager Tom Hogarty
There’s a lot more to be discovered in the beta. Lightroom Product manager Tom Hogarty will lead two online introductions on Friday, January 13, that you can join for free. Just go to https://bit.ly/Lightroom4beta at 9 AM or noon Pacific Time. Enter as a guest.

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