Testseek.com have collected 19 expert reviews of the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0.
September 2008
(80%)
19 Reviews
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Abstract: Lightroom 2 is the third major release of Adobe’s digital photograph sorting, Raw image-processing and enhancement program – the original version 1.0 was followed fairly rapidly by version 1.5. It’s now compatible with 64-bit processors (Intel Macs run...
Abstract: Adobe has once again released a beta version of Lightroom, its Raw manipulation tool for photographers, for public download. The beta will function for the full term of the beta program (that is, until Lightroom 2 is released) for registered owners of ...
Adobe Lightroom is a new type of photo application, combining image editing with image management for keeping track of photos. Its more efficient than using two different programs. Lightroom uses non-destructive editing, saving adjustments within th...
searching in Lightroom 2.0 is more plasant because all search functionality are now concentrated in one area as opposed to being in various locations in earlier versions.Another 2.0 improvement that makes searching easier is "smart collections." As has...
Abstract: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 is best categorized as a Digital Processor. That is, from bringing images to your computer, cataloging them for later retrieval (and, if you want, backing them up to insure protection against accidental loss), enhancing an...
New localized color-correction tools. Enhanced file and disk management. Improved print output. Universal binary.
Colorcorrection tools still lacking in areas. Diminished performance in certain situation
There’s little that Lightroom 2 can do that you can’t accomplish in Photoshop, if you’re willing to spend the time learning Photoshop’s intricacies. But if you’re a photographer who wants to focus on pictures, and you’r...
Abstract: My first thoughts:Installation was a breeze. Pop the disk in and just let it go. It only took about 2 minutes to complete on my computer. As soon as it finished installing, it asked if I would like to open the program and began to import all of my f...
Better organized with improved search features; helpful new editing tools including localized corrections and graduated filter; improved print and Web modules
Adobe still hasn’t made a compelling enough argument to me that I need this program over Adobe Bridge.
New Tools, faster workflow, excellent Raw conversions
Heal and Clone brushes, identity plate problems, slideshow crashes sometimes
Lightroom was never intended to replace Photoshop, but it seriously enhances it. For photographers who don’t need to do pixel-based editing, it covers most, if not all of their needs. Version 1 was brilliant, and was seriously enhanced by v1.4, but...
