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will there be a windows based version one day ?

@Ariel Just follow the Lightroom Overview link and sign up for the windows beta :)

Another mac release... still waiting for a PC release.

*growls*

Yeah, I am waiting for the PC Release too. =(

PC Release plsss :)

they need to add PHOTO RETOUCHER to the professions list for those of us that use photoshop for 99.9% of our business. Glad the version is Mac only ;)

A Windows version of Lightroom is already under development, but is not yet ready for its public debut. The final, packaged versions for both platforms should be released within a few months of each other. As Microsoft is gearing up for a major operating system transition, and since Lightroom is a brand new product from Adobe, we are spending extra time on the Windows side to deliver the best design that will support our Windows customers today, while also building for the future.

Disappointing speed on Quad 2.5.

Mac-only is a good way to be ;)

all you windows users should just accept that mac is the way to go for this sort of stuff. :)

"all you windows users should just accept that mac is the way to go for this sort of stuff. :)..while you wait for your own demise:)...hence why your system is so well represented in the greater community. Ludyte gloating is a temporary thing. As an eg a guy I have just been working with in Indonesia has a Mac problem...and has no way of getting it fixed in a city of 2 million...cos no one uses it. Arrogance is a gloat, and a lame one at that.

Damn, this is one of the reasons why I hate the "Smugness" of the mac faithful. This debate is pointless, there are those of us who prefer PC's for certain reason, and there are those of us who prefer macs. I happen to use both, and I don't really care what system it's on as long as I can use it. However I Really want them to get a beta of the PC version out so that I have the same program to play with at home.

Hi DS,

Thank you for bringing this comment thread back to the software: Adobe Lightroom. The engineering team is working very hard on a Windows version of Lightroom and we *will* have a beta available for the eager PC customers. I appreciate everyone's patience in waiting for the Windows release as the necessary enhancements are being made to make the first Windows beta a successful one.

ok ok but now let us say "wow! a mac only program!!"

Can any of the Adobe people shed some light on roughly WHEN Lightroom will be available to us poor and huddled PC masses?
It would at least be nice to have a date that we can all look forward to.

Thanks!

Unfortunately we cannot provide a date, but we will have a Windows version for you to use. We are working on it now and would like to ensure that it meets expectations before we release it.

The download link for Lightroom Beta 3, posted here and on the Lab site, is broken - it's taking me to a Flex page now. Was working just a few days ago. Help!

-R

Hi Roger,

Thank you for reporting this error. We have fixed this issue and you can now download the Mac build as usual. Thanks again!

Just make sure the program is worth the wait - we will conveniently forget about all the delays in the long run:))

So will we see a lightroom beta for Windows some time this summer? This year? Before Vista? (We could be waiting a LOOONG time if it's post Vista!)

Can you give us a "guestimate" at least?

Hi Jeff,

We plan on releasing the Windows beta of Lightroom this summer. I cannot provide an exact date for various reasons; but, I hope that this estimate proves to be helpful for you.

Is there a way to have a viewer of a html gallery make comments on specific or all images, just like there is on the Photoshop CS2 "Web Photo Gallery"?

Hi Luis,

The commenting feature is not implemented in Lightroom. It is a recorded wish in the feature request list so it may be developed in the future. Please add a post in the Lightroom Feature Request web forum (if there is not already one there) to discuss this idea with the community.

Do we have an anticipated release date and price estimate?

Hi Richard,

No public information has been announced yet. Stay tuned....

I've been mucking about with the Mac b3 & I have to say it's got me chomping at the bit for the full version - kudos to the adobe dev. team!

Have you heard if there's going to be full EXIF editing capabilities built into the final product? It would help those of us with tons of old photos that have incorrect info from various back-up/recovery scenarios where the original info is missing or incorrect. The ability to fix this would make future importing/organizing a bit easier.

EXIF was sort of intended from the beginning to be read-only info stamped into the file by a camera. Or at least that's what it's grown into by widespread use by camera manufacturers. So we are very hesitant to allow editing of those fields.

Most editable info (and photographer-set fields) such as Creator info, Keywords, rankings, etc, are stored in IPTC fields... which we allow editing of most of them.

No plans to allow editing of EXIF metadata at the present time

Not sure if this is the right place for general questions and suggestions about Lightroom, but it's the only place I've found.

Lightroom looks very nice, but two issues matter a lot to me and I'm curious to know how they'll be addressed:

1. Exporting the database. I currently use iView Media Pro, and a big factor in choosing it was the ability to store libraries as files. This has three big advantages: (1) it makes it much easier to sync across multiple machines; (2) it allows you to create small libraries ("catalogs" in IVMP) for temporary use, and for improving performance; and most important, (3) it mitigates the risk of a database corruption messing everything up. I can't see how to export the Lightroom library though; I can see the aglib file, but it's not clear if it's self-contained, and whether you can open several at a time. I do hope you're not going with the "just one big database" model: singletons are almost always a mistake in software design.

2. Can I create my own HTML gallery template as n IVMP?

--Daniel

Hi Daniel,

I will forward this information to the Lightroom product team, but please use the Labs forums to contact the engineering team and discuss feature ideas with other users.

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=72

Do we have a cost estimate on Lightroom yet? I am about to pee in my pants like a kid on Christmas Eve...

Yeah, I am waiting for the PC Release too. =(

Lightroom is now shipping and available for Windows and Macintosh.

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/

all you windows users should just accept that mac is the way to go for this sort of stuff. :)

Yes Adobe Lightroom is awsome i use the beta and i must say its awesome for Photographs like me!