Comments on: Lightroom 3:

By: Rob Green

Rob Green — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:18:30 +0000

Thanks for that tip Dan! I didn’t realise LR3beta does now copy videos, something not detailed in anything I’ve read anywhere. That will save me so much time and hassle. Now I have been using LR3beta, I am loving it, especially the new vignetting tools. I can’t wait for the full release.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:05:03 +0000

I like the fact that it automatically imported my LR2 presets without me doing a thing. The new features are nice. I love the new import dialog.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:17:11 +0000

” no word on video”

A lot of people seemed to have missed something important in LR3 BETA. In LR2 it would totally ignore video files in the import dialog, it wouldnt even acknowledge that they were there. But in LR3 they show up in the import box and you can sucessfully copy them off the memory card and re-name them alongside your photos. I did this with a test batch from a 5dMKII this morning although it took several attempts due to bugs.

Once this is done they do not show up in the catalog but they do contribute to the file counter in the folders on the left of the library. My guess is that video support will be in the final version and that it has been disabled for now. There is no reason wy they cant do videos. But for now , at least you can copy them from your card without having to do it manually like you had to do with LR2

By: Kevin Rank

Kevin Rank — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:35:00 +0000

STILL no network support? It seems like the two biggest needs are network support, and watermarking. I guess I should be happy ONE made it in. LR really needs to be network, and MULTI-USER aware. How many people have a media server? Where I work, we have 5 people that could use a more robust solution for our Media. I keep looking at Microsoft’s product for that alone, though, adding ONE MORE step into my workflow does not excite me.

It seems like Adobe assumes EVERYONE works by themselves… and doesn’t understand collaboration. This is very frustrating for me.

By: Rob Green

Rob Green — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:16:34 +0000

I have to disagree with you Kevin, I think it will be mad not to put some basic video support in Lightroom. I currently do small video clips in camera so have to import my photos and videos onto my computer externally to Lightroom, then import them again into Lightroom which is a real pain and waste of my time. But I do think Lightroom should stay well clear of any editing more complex than basic trimming start and end of videos. Can’t wait to download and try the beta, it looks great!

By: Alan Hutchison

Alan Hutchison — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:02:13 +0000

At last they’ve improved the print module for multi-image layouts and the addition of exportable slideshows will really help my workflow