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Previously, Steve Jobs mentioned that 64-bit demand was coming for the "high end photoshop market" very soon. That day has arrived for professional photographers. Now, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 outshines Photoshop CS4.
Photoshop CS4 is limited to 32-bits. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a full 64-bit application that takes advantage of the processing power and memory space of Intel-based Macs running OS X 10.5 system. You need 4GB or more running on Mac Pro computer for high-end quality work.
Please note for us older PowerPC G4s and G5s users: Photoshop Lightroom still runs as a 32-bit application, allowing us to work with Lightroom on various non-Intel Mac computers.
Working with Photoshop Lightroom 2.0
First, I click on develop and then click on Basic sliders. Next, I use the sliders to send instructions to Photoshop Lightroom stored in my hard drive's Picture folder. The Metadata allows me to name my photo images. Lightroom does not change my flash card digital numbers.
You can Heal photo spots and blemishes with Photoshop Lightroom. Check out the excellent help menu in Photoshop Lightroom. The Remove Spots tool lets you repair a selected area of a photo with a sample from another area. In the Develop module, select the Remove Spots tool from the Lightroom Toolbar.
Using the Toolbar
Clone: Applies the sampled area of the photo to the selected area. Heal: Match the texture, lighting, and shading of the sampled area to the selected area. (Optional) In the Toolbar, drag the Spot Size slider to specify the size of the area affected by the Remove Spots tool.
Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts
Keywords become my search engine for locating my edited photo images. My favorite Photoshop Lightroom keyboard shortcut tips and Function Keys:
*The above missing Keyboard shortcuts letter functions.
Photoshop Lightroom is nondestructive editing of your photos. Your photographs are not changed by Photoshop Lightroom. Your photo changes are stored in metadata as a series of instructions. This saves your hard drive space because you do not have to save your edited photographs.
Lightroom applies instructions to the original photo file. This allows you complete control over your photographs. Changes you make to your photo images are reversible.
Pro Reaction
Photoshop Lightroom 2 contains the same features on both Mac and Windows platforms. Lightroom 2 includes dual-monitor support, Library Filter Bar, and streamlined search capabilities.
New Photoshop Lightroom is a full 64-bit application for Intel-based Macs running OS X 10.5.x or later. The new Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 was specially-developed for professional photographers.
This Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 application is quick and easy to use for editing your digital photographs. Now, you can create your own digital photo style and look.
You have elegance and power in your hands when you use Lightroom application. The Photoshop Lightroom tool suite is powerful. You can use Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CS applications for your difficult photo editing work.
Con Reaction
Keyboard shortcuts is incomplete. The following are the missing letter functions: N - Remove spots, D - Loupe view, Control-Click Virtual Copy.
There is no mention of Function Keys F5 to F8 on the help menu.
Need more fill color themes in the preference file would be a good addition since Photoshop Lightroom's interface is black.
Final Notes
For on-the-clock professional photographers, Photoshop Lightroom allows you to spend less time sorting and organizing images. You have more time to shoot and edit your digital photos.
System Requirements for Mac OS 10x
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 requires a 1GHz or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor or Intel Core Duo processor (including iBook G4 or PowerBook G4), Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) or v10.5 (Leopard), 1GB of RAM, and 1GB of available hard-disk space.
For more information, visit the Adobe website at
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/faq/
Paul Gerstenbluth is President of the ARIE Foundation and is a Macintosh consultant. The ARIE Foundation's mission is to provide VA hospitalized patients with hobby materials and Macintosh Powerbooks that help in their stay and recovery.
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