Chapter 1. GETTING STARTED
Welcome to Lightroom 3
Welcome to Lightroom 3! I'm pleased to be your guide as we explore this powerful, exciting new photography software. If you've never used Lightroom before, you're in for a treat. For many photographers, using Lightroom has brought much of the joy back to the process of working with photos on the computer.
NEW FEATURE OVERVIEW
Those folks upgrading from previous versions of Lightroom will find a number of major improvements to functionality, plus some really useful new tools. Here's a brief overview of some of the new and improved features in Lightroom 3:
Significant performance increases; faster operation, better quality
Dramatically streamlined Import process
Support for video and cmyk files
Greatly improved sharpening and noise reduction
Lens corrections and lens profiles to fix distortion, chromatic aberration, etc.
Customizable watermarking
Tighter integration with photo sharing Web sites like Flickr
Totally customizable print layouts for any number of photos
Options to export Slideshows as HD video with sound
Lightroom can now do catalog backups when exiting the program
... and this is just scratching the surface! With all it offers, Lightroom 3 is an essential upgrade for all photographers using Lightroom.
How to use this book
This book was written for digital photographers capturing and processing lots of images. As a metadata editing platform, Lightroom represents a major change in how we work with our photos. The main purpose of this book ...
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