Nice photo Michael! Viv Ilo E. Veith vividlyclear.com On Jan 11, 2012, at 1:24 PM, Michael Elenko wrote: > So I played around with the new Lightroom 4 beta and am a happy camper. Being > a beta, it runs on the slow side as I would guess they will still optimize > code and all that technical stuff. Going from version 3 to v. 4 should be > fairly easy, but you have to unlearn a few sequences. For new users, using LR > 4 will be a bit easier. With older versions it was OK to not follow the > top-to-bottom sequence of controls and adjustments in order; now it is > recommended. > > Good things: Clarity is even better with few chances of halos; the noise > reduction and sharpening seem even more improved beyond anything Photoshop > can do, truly excellent. White balance is more accurate as you can control > more the sampling area. The confusing Brightness control in Develop module > is gone--use Exposure and the tone curves. All values are standardized to > default to 0, rather than the strange mix of 50 and 0. You can now adjust the > brightness and contrast of printed output with sliders from the Print module, > which is very helpful. The adjustment brush/graduated filters (functionality > similar to Layers but more automated) now allows you to selectively change > noise and moire within parts of the image. Soft proofing is far easier than > Photoshop and adjustable. > > > Not-so-good things: You need an Intel Mac and Snow Leopard (OS 10.6.8) at a > minimum. They have replaced the Recovery and Fill Light sliders (which many > of us have been addicted to) with Highlights and Shadows sliders. These do > the same things and more (negative strength changes too) but it's a change. > > I haven't check out the book making, nor the video editing or web > capabilities. > > Here is a photo I just took in Oregon and was processed in LR4. > Canon 7D, 100-400L lens @ 400mm, ISO 800, f 6.7, 1/750. > > <Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge-1.jpg> > > ME > > Michael Elenko > Eye In The Triangle Photography > 206-226-3315 > > > > > > pov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx All replies default to the entire POV list. To reply to the specific sender, make sure the sender's email address is the only one in the To: field of your email application. To subscribe or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/pov