Lightroom 2.0 Public Beta Released

dave_bass5 wrote in post #5244733
Are any tutorials on the localised editing going to be uploaded?

Loads will appear over the next few weeks I'm sure.

Ian Lyons has just posted a bit more information http://www.computer-darkroom.com/lightroom​_2_beta/lr-2_2.htm

I was playing around an just imported some pictures that are in my 1.3 and I beleive they had the edits applied. I just imported them from and kept them int "the same location" and they are now in both LR's. I assume that is the right way to do it.

Great list Victoria! I see one of my most hoped for features (Output to video) hasnt happened yet but this got most of my other big ones! Can't wait to get home and try the new stuff.

Will this require a fee to upgrade to from Lightroom 1.3.1 once the beta is over?

Well if these local corrections are good enough for what I want. I will be purchasing 2.0.

Now to print wedding albums from lightroom. I know that's asking to much, but Aperture can do it.

Epix wrote in post #5245409
Will this require a fee to upgrade to from Lightroom 1.3.1 once the beta is over?

Very likely. If they weren't intending on charging, I think they'd go with a 1.x version release. I just hope they refine keyword searching a little more (AND searching is a bit better, as you can create multiple "keyword" columns, and select between them... but that's STILL clunkier than ability to have a single list with check marks next to them, rather than scrolling up and down through the lists to enable/disable keywords... for my use at least.)

Question is how MUCH will they charge? Apple lowered the price of Aperture, and its upgrade price is $99... will LR follow suit? Only time will tell. Sub $100 for an upgrade would be reasonable for me... although still think its awfully early for 2.0; esp. with all the initial problems, ongoing bugs, and lack of the full sdk.

I'm downloading the 64 bit version now.

Did anyone actually read the license agreement?

I did.

Downloading the Mac version.

The Lightroom site Kelby and Kloskowski put up today shows the official release date as June on the front page.

Kadath wrote in post #5246131
The Lightroom site Kelby and Kloskowski put up today shows the official release date as June on the front page and in the Faq
"When is the real version of Lightroom 2.0 shipping?
Sometime in June 2008.".

http://www.photoshopus​er.com/lightroom2/faqs​.html

Wow that sounds amazing. I can't decide if I want to go ahead and download the beta or wait awhile. Has anyone had problems with the beta yet?

Bumgardnern wrote in post #5246454
Wow that sounds amazing. I can't decide if I want to go ahead and download the beta or wait awhile. Has anyone had problems with the beta yet?

Played with it for about an hour last night and didn't crash it or lock it up...

The BETA seem to be really stable so far.

I'm really impressed with all the new features. There are so many major brilliant improvement's it's almost hard to believe.

I guess the major update of Aperture will serve us LR users good in the feature . Now it's probably matter of time before they open the door for third party plug ins.

Under the file menu of lightroom is the Plug in Manager.... so the 3rd party stuff will be all over the place soon!

Downloading mine right now =D, well installing.