With the arrival of Lightroom 4, there are a few interesting articles and posts that we can find on the Internet. They describe the specifics of this version and point at the quite remarkable features of this new version.
First, it is possible to download the version 4 beta. So, why not? (apart from the risk associated with working in a software version which is not fully debugged and may not even work when the final version reaches the online shelves – you’ve been warned)
The public beta version of Lightroom 4 can be downloaded on the Adobe Labs website.
The most prominent progress certainly comes from the following:
- the RAW dematricing engine has been improved again
- some new modules were included to support book and maps creation using your own photos
- a new interface to touch-up colors and tones
- it becomes possible to locally correct the white balance
- digital noise and moire local correction
- new features targeting video correction
If you don’t have the time (or the courage) to try it by yourselves, I recommend a few good posts I found on the Internet:
- The interview of Tom Hogarty on DPReview.com, who talks about Lightroom 4 from the point of view of somebody working at Adobe
- the hands-on preview of Lightroom4 at DPReview.com
- French tutorial from Gilles Théophile
- French test and advice from Volker Gilbert
But even if you do not start playing with the new Lightroom, if you still keep the old version of Lightroom, it is still possible to spend some time using Lightroom. I collected some very good articles for you (in various languages, as usual here):
- How to Personalize Lightroom with an Identity Plate
- 5 Top Tips for Lightroom Develop Presets
- How to Add Watermarks to Your Photos in Lightroom 3 va vous apprendre à ajouter ces marques ou ces signatures au coin de vos photos ; cela fait très pro et très élégant (si vous ne vous contentez pas d’ajouter votre nom…)
- Camera RAW vs. Lightroom einmal, in deutscher Sprache verfasst
- Lightroom: Alte Dateinamen rekonstruieren
- 3 Ways to Change White Balance in Lightroom
- How to Add a Photo Border in Lightroom
- Wer braucht Fotobücher aus Lightroom? (in Deutsch)
- Black and White RAW Processing for a Landscape Image – Weekly Lightroom Edit Episode 2