Lightroom 3 Beta 2

ARKreations

Native Nikon tethering!
More details here

New in Lightroom 3 Beta 2

• Improved performance throughout the application for faster importing and loading of images
• Native tethered shooting support for select Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras
• Luminance noise reduction has been added to the previous color noise reduction improvements available in the first public beta for outstanding overall high ISO quality
• Support for importing and managing video files from DSLR cameras for better overall photographic workflow control
• Improvements to the import experience in the first beta to reflect public feedback
• Improved watermarking functionality from the first beta to reflect public feedback

Lightroom 3 beta 2 builds on the enhancements introduced in the first Lightroom 3 beta release:

• Brand new performance architecture, building for the future of growing image libraries
• State-of-the-art noise reduction to help you perfect your high ISO shots
• Watermarking tool that helps you customize and protect your images with ease
• Portable sharable slideshows with audio—designed to give you more flexibility and impact on how you choose to share your images, you can now save and export your slideshows as videos and include audio
• Flexible customizable print package creation so your print package layouts are all your own
• Film grain simulation tool for enhancing your images to look as gritty as you want
• New import handling designed to make importing streamlined and easy
• More flexible online publishing options so you can post your images online to certain online photo sharing sites directly from inside Lightroom 3 beta (may require third-party plug-ins)*

pathfinder

This is sounding very good.

Do we know when it will be available commercially, not as a beta version yet?

ARKreations

pathfinder wrote:

This is sounding very good.

Do we know when it will be available commercially, not as a beta version yet?

Nothing definite, but this beta expires on June 30, 2010

I can't believe it, though. The native Nikon tethering in the beta supports the D90 and everything from the D700 on up. But no D300 - ugh!:bash

ARKreations

ARKreations wrote:

. But no D300 - ugh!:bash

WooHoo! The D300 works tethered - Sweet!clap
That feature alone will be worth the price to upgrade.

I also tested it with my D80 - that one isn't recognized.

W.W. Webster

ARKreations wrote:

Native Nikon tethering!

Native Canon tethering!