Adobe Labs has released the beta version of Lightroom 3 and is now available for download.
Users can install the software on their computers for free and test some of its features without any restriction, that is until the beta version expires.
This is how the Lightroom 3 interface looks like. Click on the image for a larger picture.
Adobe Labs says it is offering the beta version of new Lightroom to give users the chance to preview some of the new features and enhancements in the upcoming version.
“It’s an opportunity for you to evaluate a select portion of the new features planned for Lightroom 3, to help the team discover and address issues if any, and to send feedback that the Lightroom team can use to make Lightroom 3 an even better digital darkroom and more efficient assistant for you.”
Included in the beta version are:
- 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)
Here’s is my feedback: I hope Adobe can include the option to preserve aspect ratio when resizing a photo.
