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Adobe Photoshop
Lightroom 2, designed for photographers,
features an elegant, uncluttered
interface that puts just the tools you
need at your fingertips.
Work with a tool
focused on photographers' needs
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 is designed
expressly for both amateur and
professional photographers. From its
elegant, uncluttered interface to its
carefully tailored tools and features,
Lightroom helps you process photographs
faster, giving you more time to shoot.
With the new and enhanced features in
Lightroom 2, you canfind the photos you
want faster, make more accurate
adjustments, and easily present your
work in more ways than ever before.
Accelerate your
workflow
Lightroom is a nimble tool that moves
you efficiently through every step of
your workflow, from image capture to
client presentation. Use flexible tools
and features to manage the processing of
large volumes of photographs. Customize
a wide range of importing, renaming, and
metadata stamping functions to suit your
needs. Keep track of the changes you've
made to images, including alternate
versions, easily and automatically with
the History panel. And when you're ready
to present your work to clients, easily
assemble and output high-quality printed
contact sheets, online web galleries,
and slide shows, or upload your photos
to popular online photo-sharing sites.
Use it your way
Lightroom is adaptable and compatible
with the way you work, most of the
hardware you use, and open standards, so
you're less likely to be limited by
proprietary systems and formats.
Lightroom runs on both Microsoft Windows
and Mac OS. Work with more than 190
camera raw file formats, as well as
JPEG, TIFF, and PSD files. Convert your
images to the universal DNG format
without loss of image quality. Store
your photographs in the Lightroom
Library--even if they're located on
offline media. Using Lightroom for
developing images, together with Adobe
Photoshop for retouching, digital
photographers now have the essential
photography software toolkit. Take
advantage of robust metadata support and
advanced keywording capabilities help
you tag and find the photographs you
need quickly and easily. From developing
images to presenting them, Lightroom
together with Photoshop provides digital
photographers with the essential
photography software toolkit.
Who's It For?
Professional
photographers
Photographers who shoot large volumes of
images in every specialty, from fashion
and fine art to portraiture and
photojournalism.
Advanced amateur
photographers
Photographers who don't earn a living
from their images but have a deep
passion for photography; take large
numbers of photos, typically with a
digital SLR camera; and value
professional tools and results.
Educators
University and community college
instructors who are shooters themselves
and who teach the best tools and
practices to the next generation of
photographers.
The top reasons to
buy Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Enhance specific
areas of a photo
Enjoy more flexible, accurate
enhancements by targeting a specific
area for dodging and burning.
Quickly find any
photo
Sort and filter large volumes of photos
using powerful metadata filters to
quickly find just the photo you want.
Automatically import
and process your way
Import and process large volumes of
photos according to your customized
settings. Rename files, organize them
into folders, add metadata, and convert
file formats for an entire shoot
simultaneously.
Native 64-bit
architecture
Utilize the advanced memory-handling
capabilities on the latest Mac OS and
Windows systems.
Work smoothly with
Adobe Photoshop software (sold
separately)
Enjoy tight integration with Adobe
Photoshop software for streamlined use
of Smart Objects, panorama stitching,
high dynamic range (HDR) functionality,
multiple layer workflow, and more. See
your edits automatically updated in
Lightroom.
Multiple monitor
support
Add a second monitor and enjoy more room
to work. Support for multiple monitors
allows you to configure your workspace
to manage image workflow and
presentation more efficiently.
Be productive quickly
Ease your learning curve with
task-oriented modules that speed you
through typical workflow tasks by
placing just the tools you need at your
fingertips.
Edit nondestructively
Enjoy robust support for more than 190
camera raw file formats, and experiment
with confidence. Adjustments you make to
images in Lightroom won't alter the
original data, whether you're working on
a JPEG, TIFF, DNG, or camera raw file.
Easily show off your
photos online
Create dynamic web galleries based on
Adobe Flash technology without
programming. In a few clicks, you can
assemble and upload an interactive
gallery to your website. Or easily
upload your images to popular
photo-sharing sites directly from
Lightroom.
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Enjoy more flexible,
accurate enhancements by targeting a
specific area for dodging and burning.

Sort and filter large
volumes of photos using powerful
metadata filters to quickly find just
the photo you want.

Enjoy robust support for
more than 190 camera raw file formats,
and experiment with confidence.
Adjustments you make to images in
Lightroom won't alter the original data,
whether you're working on a JPEG, TIFF,
DNG, or camera raw file.

Enjoy tight integration
with Adobe Photoshop software for
streamlined use of Smart Objects,
panorama stitching, high dynamic range (HDR)
functionality, multiple layer workflow,
and more.
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