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Lightroom Interface Changes

There are a number of changes in the interface. It's simpler and more streamlined. Check out the new collections and previews for sharpening, multiple monitor support and more.

volume browserVolume Browser

There is a new volume Browser in the Folders panel. This allows you to quickly see what disk your photos are on. These cool looking buttons also serve another purpose. They give you information about your drive. See the little green lights? Not just for show. They turn orange when the drives are filling up and red when its time to take emergency action, because the drive is now full. Right-click to the left of the arrows to get valuable information.

ilter panelFilter Bar

The filter Bar at the top of the screen makes it really easy to cut through masses of images and get right to the photos you need. You can add multiple refinements to your search. Needles can no longer hide in the haystack.



Multiple MonitorMultiple Monitor Support

You can now customize the way that you view on each monitor. View the Loupe view on one monitor and a grid on the other. Whisk through your thumbnails and view the full size image on the other monitor. Try live more for even better functionality.


Keyword setSuggested Keywords

Lightroom 2 is smart enough to figure out what keywords you want to add to your photos. It's not magic, just tricky programming. Lightroom looks at similar photos, reads their keywords and figures out what your keywords may be on the current photo.


CollectionsCollections

Collections have a hug facelift. They are even easier than ever to work with. Create Collection sets and manage all the different collections.




Smart CollectionsSmart Collections

Collections on steroids. Turn your searches and filtering knowledge in live collections that constantly monitor your Catalog for changes that meet the criteria you set.



Local AdjustmentsLocalized Adjustments

Paint on non-destructive masks. Add adjustments such as exposure, tint etc. You can now paint adjustments to your photos. Instead of applying all global adjustments, you can now do dodging and burning and more.



Graduated Filter

Add almost any adjustment to a gradient. You can add multiple gradients, or edit them later because they are all non-destructive. This allows us to create a really rich feel to our photos to bring back the detail in powerful skies.




VignettePost-Crop Vignette

Lens Vignetting can be used creatively. The problem in the past was cropping. The vignette worked on the image boundaries, not the cropped boundaries. Enter Framing. You can now add a vignette effect to a cropped image.



Photoshop IntegrationPhotoshop Integration

You can now open images in Photoshop as Smart Objects and thus keep the ability to update the raw settings. You can also open multiple images as Layers. Open Images in Photoshop CS3 (10.0.1) Use automated tools, Merge to HDR, Panorama Merge and Stack to Layer.


Print ModulePrint Module Changes

Create multi page Photopackages. The new Picture Package will automatically arrange your photos to get the maximum out of your sheet of paper. Use jpg output and output sharpening. This allows you to create accurate sharpening based on output media.



 

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