Adobe today
announced the launch of a free public beta of Photoshop Lightroom 5 for both Mac and Windows, offering a peek at the next
major version of the company's digital photo management and post-production
software. The beta program runs through June 30, with the official release of
Lightroom 5 planned for later this year.
Lightroom 5 Upright tool
Lightroom
5 beta offers photographers and enthusiasts many new features including:
-
Advanced Healing Brush allows customers to heal imperfections and remove
distracting elements
-
Upright tool analyzes an image to automatically level horizons and straighten
objects like buildings to correct a keystone effect
- Radial
Gradient tool creates off-center or multiple vignette effects
- Smart
Previews allow customers to edit images without needing the original raw file
- Video
slideshow enables customers to combine still images, video clips and music in a
creative HD slideshow
-
Upgrades to the Book module enhancing the ability to create, customize and
order elegant photo books using a variety of tailored templates
Lightroom 5 Radial Gradient tool
Adobe's Sharad
Mangalick has more on the new features in a blog post on the company's Photoshop.com Blog.
Adobe has yet to
announce pricing or an exact release date for Lightroom 5, which will compete
with Apple's Aperture software. Aperture 3 was released over three years ago,
but Apple has continued to enhance the software with minor upgrades since that
time and slashed the price to $79.99 with the launch of the Mac App Store in January 2011. Adobe responded a
year later by cutting Lightroom's price in half to $149 with the launch of
Lightroom 4. [Source]
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