Several more adjustments can be made locally, too, including white balance, noise reduction, and shadow recovery. It also lets people manage their photo catalogs, publish photos online or now in books, too.Īt the heart of Lightroom 4 are new editing controls designed to let people get more out of their images, for example boosting shadowed areas without blowing out highlights. Lightroom is geared for photography professionals and enthusiasts, especially those who want to ease the difficulties of shooting with higher-end cameras' raw photo formats but benefit from their higher quality.
You can download Lightroom 4 for Windows and Mac. That's going the same direction Apple has with its competing Aperture, though not as dramatically: an introductory $499 price, then a drop to $199, and in the App Store version now, $80. Lightroom 4 costs $149 new and $79 as an upgrade, a big step down from the earlier prices of $299 new and $99 upgrade. Lightroom 4 lets people edit video with presets such as this an old-style sepia tone look.Īdobe released the fourth version of its Lightroom software today, adding video abilities and editing finesse while cutting its price in half.
