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Category: Software
List Price: $299.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  74 reviews
Sales Rank: 1985
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Xp, Mac Os X Intel
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
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Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Mac OS X Intel
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: 19250101
Model: 19250126
UPC: 883919058306
EAN: 0883919058313
ASIN: B000MG2KPU
Release Date: May 1, 2007
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Condition: ** Student/Educational Version for Windows/Mac. Sealed in original shrinkwrap. Item #540224700 **
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| Customer Reviews:
 Covers most needs June 19, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
As one other reviewer commented, I've tried many of the other software packages out there, and they all have their highlights, but none was really satisfying my needs end-to-end. Lightroom differs. It truly provides me with an efficient workflow for my pictures, has an intuitive user interface, and enough feature power to cover 99% of my shots in a single tool. The edit functions are powerful enough that when you belong to the school that tries to get the photo right in the camera rather than in the digital dark room, you can make those small tweaks in Lightroom without having to go to another editor.
Specific features I like: The non-destructive editing is great. Never have to worry about keeping extra copies of the original image. Just make the changes. Want to see later what was outside your crop area? No problem, it's still there a mouse click away. Want to test different versions of edition (e.g. color and b/w version, or low/high sat version)? No problem make a virtual copy, apply different edits, and then compare side by side. Seamless integration with Photoshop CS3. Click on edit in CS3, and Lightroom will create a .psd file from your preview image and automatically stack it with your raw image. Easy to switch back and forth.
Concerns: Because of the non-destructive editing, Lightroom has to keep a DB around that is essential to the integrity of your photos. That makes it more fragile than other photo software. Make sure to backup your DB. I also export all the key shots as JPEG and keep both the original RAW and the JPEG just in case.
 Has Potential But: June 16, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Great reviews influenced my purchase of Lightroom and indeed the software has great potential. First: A word of warning; check out the problems that people are having with this software ([...]). I wanted to use Lightroom with Elements 3. When I installed Lightroom, I couldn't get a decent print from either program (I was getting perfect prints before from Elements),now,to much magenta. I had to un-install all my Epson printer programs, re-install just the drivers, and download and update new ICC profiles from Epson, then had to re-install Elements as a repair. I can now get a decent print from Lightroom. When printing, be sure to use your profile for your paper and I use Rendering: Perceptual.
Great Photography Workflow software! June 11, 2007
Very nice user interface. Has great tools that are easy to use to categorize and keep track of large numbers of photos, and to make adjustments to the photos themselves. Most useful features for adjustments for my use are those that control white balance and exposure. This software meets 90% of my needs for managing photos taken with my digital SLR camera. The reason that I rated Lightroom at 4 verses 5 stars is the software is expensive as compared to competitor products. IMHO the slick user interface and ease of use still make it the best value in this category of software. My comparisons with other like software were made using trial versions I downloaded to my computer.
Awesome June 9, 2007
I havent had as much fun since setting up my first darkroom 30 years ago. This software is all you need to have a pro feel digital darkroom. (and more)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 June 7, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A new Photoshop program, and another reason to rave. This new program does everything it say's it
does with excellent result's! It is fast - intuitive - precise. Somebody really did their homework
when designing this program. It is now, for me, a pleasure to go through a large amount of photo's!
Everything I need to do is fast & efficient. The learning curve was almost nothing.
If I could give it " 6 Stars " I would.
Paul Moll
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