Yesterday, I showed off a little of what Lightroom 3’s noise killing prowess could do. And then, I started looking back at some of my basketball photos from this season, most of which were shot at ISO 3200. Some of them could use a little help from Lightroom 3’s noise reduction panel; however, some looked just fine, even with a little bit of grain. [Read more…]
Extreme ISO Settings With the D3s, 1D Mark IV and Lightroom 3
I’ve been digging into Lightroom 3 for a couple of days now. I’m a big fan of the improvements – happy to see my video files, love the tethered shooting capability, as well as the improved speed. Last night, however, I decided to dig up some of my photos from the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3s ISO comparisons and take a closer look at the improved noise control that we’ve all heard so much about.
While I experienced a taste of what was to come in the Lightroom 3 beta, I was not prepared for the magnitude of improvement that I saw in the images as I wiped my Lightroom 2 adjustments and made new adjustments in Lightroom 3’s noise control panel.
I could go on and on about it, but you really need to see for yourself. [Read more…]
Adobe Lens Profile Creator Prerelease 2 Available
Adobe has made a second prerelease version of the Lens Profile Creator available in Adobe Labs. As you may know, the Adobe Lens Profile Creator is a utility designed to work with Photoshop CS5, Camera Raw and Lightroom that allows you to build custom profiles for lenses in your kit. These profiles “describe[] the types of optical aberrations that exist in a particular lens and prescribe[] how to correct the lens distortions in an image captured from the same lens.”
More details and download instructions over at Adobe Labs.
Lightroom for iPad? Adobe says: It’s Hard to Make It Work
Over on his blog today, John Nack, Principal Product Manager, Adobe Photoshop, briefly spoke about the huge demand for a Lightroom App for the Apple iPad and how hard that it is to make it work right. Adobe’s Terry White had previously given us a wink and a nod that we might see Lightroom soon on the iPad, and Nack’s brief commentary suggests Adobe is hard at work to make it happen. However, citing Camera Bits’ troubles, it looks Abode is running into similar road blocks that other app developers have faced when it comes to making a truly worthwhile app for photographers.
Head on over to John Nack’s blog to see his thoughts, and speculate as you see fit.
Top 5 Favorite Features in Lightroom 3
Terry White has put together a nice little video overview that shows off his top 5 favorite features in Lightroom 3. I totally agree with the tethered capture feature – I’ve been using the heck out of it in the Lightroom 3 beta. Check out the full video below. [Read more…]
Adobe Camera RAW 6.1 Release Candidate Available
Adobe has made a release candidate of Camera Raw 6.1 available for download in Adobe Labs. This version includes RAW file support for the following new cameras:
- Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i/ EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
- Kodak Z981
- Leaf Aptus-II 8
- Leaf Aptus-II 10R
- Mamiya DM40
- Olympus E-PL1
- Panasonic G2
- Panasonic G10
- Sony A450
Additional release notes are indicated on the download page for Camera Raw 6.1.
Remember, this is a release candidate, which means it has been pretty well tested and Adobe thinks it is ready for full release; however, it’s recommended that you keep production work to prior versions until the official release drops. Expect it to come soon though. Release candidates mean that the final versions are just around the corner.
lynda.com Offers More Creative Suite 5 Training
lynda.com has released 10 courses covering all the software products in Creative Suite 5. The new courses cover Photoshop CS5 and Premiere Pro CS5, among others.
Additional details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Photoshop CS5 Now Available – Free Trials Ready for Download
Go ahead and clear your weekend calendar . . . because you’re going to be spending it getting to know Photoshop CS5.
That’s right, it’s available now. You can download it for purchase or 30-day free trial from Adobe here. It’s also available to purchase physical copies of Photoshop CS5 from online retailers such as B&H Photo, Amazon and Adorama.
Just don’t be this guy:
Lens Correction for Camera Raw 6 and Lightroom 3
Lightroom 3 and Camera Raw 6 will feature lens correction via lens profiles and manual correction. Check out the video above to see how it works.
Read more about this exciting new feature on Lightroom Journal.
Adobe Launches Photoshop CS5
Adobe has launched Photoshop CS5, which has incredible advances in content-aware fill, as well as improvements in complex selections and HDR. Other new features include new paint effects, automatic lens correction (which makes adjustments for barrel distortion, chromatic aberration and vignetting), native 64-bit support on PC and Mac, puppet warp (for rearranging individual elements within photos), and the list goes on.
Along with Photoshop CS5 will come Camera Raw 6, which should mirror the improvements in noise reduction and sharpening that we’ve seen in the Lightroom 3 betas.
Lots of folks are foaming at the mouth to get their hands on Photoshop CS5 after seeing the sneak peek into the content-aware fill demo. While you can’t download it yet, you should be able to do so by mid-May. You can pre-order/upgrade on Adobe’s website now.
In the mean time there’s plenty of free training on the new features in Photoshop CS5. See earlier posts regarding creativeLIVE and NAPP Photoshop CS5 training.
More details on CS5 below. [Read more…]
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