Testseek.com have collected 16 expert reviews of the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.0 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.0.
July 2010
(89%)
16 Reviews
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Abstract: As always, it all comes down to this. To date, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, IMO, is the best all-around content management and editing application for photographers. Indeed, there are other applications on the market which have, of late, come very close to Lightroom in some areas, but still lag behind in others. This new..
Superb new noise reduction algorithms; better lens correction tools and support for lens profiles; ability to maintain synchronised collections; great watermarking tool; slideshow module now exports video
Still some interface anomalies; Publish Services needs some work; Lightroom's modal nature can still inhibit workflow; lacks some of the frills found in Aperture, $412 (full version); $136 (upgrade)
Superb new noise reduction algorithms, Better lens correction tools and support for lens profiles, Ability to maintain synchronized collections, Great watermarking tool, Slideshow module now exports video,
Still some interface anomalies, Publish Services needs some work, Lightroom’s modal nature can still inhibit workflow, Lacks some of the frills found in Aperture
The image-processing enhancements in Lightroom 3 are impressive, and only solidify the program’s position as one of the best tools for managing, editing, and publishing photos. If you already have an earlier version, Lightroom 3 isn't blockbuster upda...
Noise reduction is dramatically improved, More pleasing default RAW rendering, Lens profile-based distortion, vignetting and chromatic aberration correction, Excellent quality for sharp RAW image conversion, Perspective correction, Speed improvements even
Curves are hampered by the size of the curves dialog, Post grain effect is not very good, If you own Photoshop CS5, much of what's new here is also in Camera RAW 6, Verdict, Few but significant updates make this a worthy upgrade
This review is relatively short becauses there's not a lot of new ground to cover in Lightroom 3, but the new and updated features are significant enough to make this a very compelling upgrade. Problems are minor, and I would think that the small curv...
Abstract: After an enormously successful beta program that saw 600,000 pre-launch downloads, Lightroom 3 is out. It promises performance improvements, new features and compatibility with the image libraries generated by previous versions of Lightroom, as well as...
