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Lightroom 2.7 – Windows / Mac

ACR 5.7 – Windows / Mac

Highlights from release notes:

* Camera Raw 5.7 includes an updated demosaic algorithm designed to provide compatibility with settings applied in Lightroom 3 beta 2.

* Lightroom 2.7 also includes the same updated demosaic algorithm. The updated demosaic algorithm will appear as a subtle shift in noise characteristics at default values.

* By default Camera Raw will display the image adjustments exactly as performed in the Lightroom 3 beta 2 develop module.  However, at this time Camera Raw 5.7 is unable to support further adjustments to the following settings or tools:
 – Highlight Priority and Color Priority post-crop vignette
 – Enhanced Luminance and Color Noise Reduction
 – Grain effects
 – Process Version

Lightroom

Known issues:
* Burning exported images to disc is not available for the Lightroom 64-bit Windows application.
* Upgrading a Lightroom 1 catalog during a catalog import can create multiple temporary copies of the catalog while upgrading
* Lightroom performance can be impacted when the Window’s Recycle Bin contains thousands of files
* Lightroom may not automatically launch an import dialog when a memory card is attached to a Windows Vista computer. Please select the Import button in the Library and select the attached card reader to begin the import.
* Lightroom 2.7 will not automatically migrate plug-ins located in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2\Modules\. Any plug-ins in this folder should be moved to:
XP: C:/Documents and Settings/{your_username}/Application Data/Adobe/Lightroom/Modules/
Vista: C:/Users/{your_username}/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Lightroom/Modules/

Bugs fixed: 
* Slideshow playback on Windows could cause Lightroom and/or the computer to crash.
* The camera raw cache limit was increased to 200GB

ACR

New Cameras:
* Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i/ EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
* Kodak Z981
* Leaf Aptus-II 8
* Leaf Aptus-II 10R
* Mamiya DM40
* Olympus E-PL1
* Panasonic G2
* Panasonic G10
* Sony A450

Adobe update page

Lightroom 2.5 – Windows / Mac

ACR 5.5 – Windows / Mac

Highlights from release notes:

Lightroom

Known issues:
Burning exported images to disc is not available for the Lightroom 64-bit Windows application. 
* Upgrading a Lightroom 1 catalog during a catalog import can create multiple temporary copies of the catalog while upgrading 
* Lightroom performance can be impacted when the Window’s Recycle Bin contains thousands of files 
* Lightroom may not automatically launch an import dialog when a memory card is attached to a Windows Vista computer. Please select the Import button in the Library and select the attached card reader to begin the import. 
* Lightroom 2.5 will not automatically migrate plug-ins located in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2\Modules\. Any plug-ins in this folder should be moved to:
  XP: C:/Documents and Settings/{your_username}/Application Data/Adobe/Lightroom/Modules/
  Vista: C:/Users/{your_username}/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Lightroom/Modules/

Bugs fixed:
* Lightroom 2.4 on Windows continued to display the import dialog when a memory card was detected regardless of the preference setting “Show import dialog when a memory card is detected.” 
* Lightroom 2.5 includes a correction to the demosaic algorithms for Bayer sensor cameras with unequal green response.

ACR

New Cameras:
Nikon D300s
Nikon D3000
Olympus E-P1
Panasonic DMC-FZ35
Panasonic DMC-GF1