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KMann
06-07-2010, 09:46 PM
This evening, available on Adobe's site.

Looking good.
Fox Paw
06-07-2010, 10:24 PM
Oooh. Now I'll have to PAY for it.
KMann
06-07-2010, 10:36 PM
You can probably use your copy until it expires ... and then again .. :)
CW Jones
06-08-2010, 08:26 AM
Damn.. I have only had LR2 for like 6 months, go figure!
KMann
06-08-2010, 10:24 AM
At least it's only 99USD for the upgrade. And worth it.

I got caught like that with Ps. Upgraded late to Cs4 and then had to do it again in a year. USD250 that time. Adobe owns me.
Matt Needham
06-08-2010, 11:49 AM
I've yet to see a new feature that I absolutely have to have, so I usually skip a version or two when upgrading. It's important to pay attention to how many Adobe will let you skip, but they'll let you go two or three versions.

When it comes to DSLRs I've noticed I always buy about two months before the big rebates and price drops. :)
Fox Paw
06-08-2010, 11:53 AM
Lightroom's Beta 3 has made me a convert. I used to covet Photoshop--I use Paint Shop Pro--but with Lightroom I almost never feel the need for a better layers-based program than the one I have.
MissMia
06-17-2010, 01:09 AM
I attended a 2 hour overview of Lightroom 3 tonight. Wow! I'll be upgrading from LR2 very soon!
KMann
06-17-2010, 10:02 AM
I don't think you'll regret it. Very nice - the lens correction feature is intriguing but not earth shaking but the new algorithms for noise are fabulous!

Good upgrade.
Fox Paw
06-17-2010, 01:05 PM
I've been using it for a couple of days. So far I haven't seen much that's different from the Beta version...a few more presets. But I haven't explored very thoroughly yet.
KMann
06-17-2010, 01:11 PM
there isn't much more than what was in the beta. The lens corrections are new. Everything else is supposed to be a little more ship-shape. The beta was pretty good. All in all I think the product is way better than version 2.7
Fox Paw
06-18-2010, 03:43 PM
This tutorial explains the new features. There's quite a bit I hadn't found yet.

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/getting-started-with-adobe-photoshop-lightroom-3/whats-new-in-lightroom-3/
icassell
06-18-2010, 04:00 PM
Downloaded the trial last week and got the disk in the mail today so I can enter an official serial number.It doesn't seem a lot different from LR2 yet, but I haven't played with it enough really to know. I need to see how the noise reduction compares to Noiseware Pro, which is what I'm currently using. My typical workflow now is to do initial work in LR and then to shift the image over to CS5 where I fine-tune it and use my noiseware plug-in. Maybe I'll be able to skip CS5 more frequently.
Fox Paw
06-18-2010, 04:04 PM
Ian, I used the Beta version for many months and never noticed some of the features pointed out in the tutorial I provided a link to. You might want to check it.
icassell
06-18-2010, 04:05 PM
I plan on it! Thanks! I guess I'm a typical guy ... do first, then maybe read directions later :p
KMann
06-18-2010, 04:23 PM
Then I'm a typical guy too.
icassell
06-18-2010, 05:02 PM
Then I'm a typical guy too.

:biglaugh:
Fox Paw
06-18-2010, 08:55 PM
Don't neglect the distortion-correction features. Maybe it's because I use wide-angle lenses a lot but I deal with distortion all the time. Lightroom 3 has good distortion-correction features. Go to lens correction and hit manual.

Original RAW image:

http://cornflakeaz.smugmug.com/photos/905815419_CCsvZ-900x900.jpg (http://cornflakeaz.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Miscellaneous/9277461_jgrbm#905815419_CCsvZ-A-LB)

After distortion correction, plus other Lightroom tweaks:

http://cornflakeaz.smugmug.com/photos/905815584_K9HLc-900x900.jpg (http://cornflakeaz.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Miscellaneous/9277461_jgrbm#905815584_K9HLc-A-LB)