Adobe Lightroom 3

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 20 reviews of Adobe Lightroom 3. The average rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the durability. Some have doubts about the usability and price. Opinions are divided on the size.

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Expert review by : Scott Gilbertson (wired.com)

Review: Adobe Lightroom 3

When you need to photo edit like a big boy, cast aside the iPhoto and Windows live crap and go with grown-up software like Lightroom...

Faster, sleeker, sexier upgrade from Lightroom 2. Greatly improved noise reduction and lens correction. Thumbnail preview is sharper than a Mensa meeting. Flickr integration. Finally

Chromatic-aberration tools are straight up janky when compared to other improvements. Some might call it pricey when there’s so much freeware floating around out there. No integration with Photoshop Mobile is a bit baffling

Jun, 2010

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Expert review by : Loyd Case (maximumpc.com)

Adobe Lightroom 3 Review

Lightroom is tailored for photographers who often don't need or want the robust image-manipulation tools offered by the pricier Photoshop. From its outset, Lightroom presented photographers with a logical, clean workflow that facilitated photo...

Aug, 2010

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Expert review by : Gary Coyne (applelinks.com)

Review - Adobe Lightroom 3

This new update for Lightroom 3 is rather unique in a very good way. Rather than building on its predecessors with a plethora of new features, this release has a plethora of significantly updated features. In fact, the only thing that's really new...

I found a few frustrations such as limitations with the sound accompaniment in Slideshows and the dynamics of the Custom Print Package. But these are small issues when brought in the scope of everything else there is in LR3. These are NOT deal-breaker...

Sep, 2010

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Expert review by : Sal Cangeloso (geek.com)

Review: Adobe Lightroom 3

By Sal Cangeloso and Josh Korwin Manipulating photographs is one thing, storing them is something altogether different. At a time when a photographer might easily shoot a few gigabytes of images in a single day, the challenge of organizing and sorting...

Aug, 2010

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Expert review by : Martin Regtien (digitalreviews.net)

Adobe Lightroom 3 – Reviewed

When Adobe released Lightroom 3 just recently, we knew pretty well what was going to be in this major release. No, we don't have any prophetic gifts but having worked with the beta versions you get a good idea how it's shaping up.

Jul, 2010

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Expert review by : Cliff Smith (trustedreviews.com)

Adobe Lightroom 3

We take a look at the latest version of Adobe's professional image management software.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 is an astonishingly versatile and capable program, packed with advanced features and clever details, and a real one-stop-shop for all your photo management and processing needs. It is more than just a cosmetic upgrade of the...

Jun, 2010

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Expert review by : terry (dpexpert.com.au)

REVIEW—ADOBE LIGHTROOM 3]

After a gestation period of several months during which it has been available in beta form, Lightroom 3 is now in commercial release. Version 3 has all the virtues of its predecessors with some improvements. As a fully formed photo editing program...

This is a well developed and comprehensive imaging editing program. We like the improvements to noise reduction and sharpening functions. It is possible to apply extreme sharpening to an image without obvious quality deterioration. And noise reduction...

The camera-to-PC tethering is inferior in usability to the software provided with our test camera — a Canon 7D

If we were forced to choose between Photoshop and Lightroom 3 as our sole image editing program we would find it a difficult choice. In almost all functions Lightroom is more versatile than Photoshop. However Photoshop is a graphics program which means...

Jun, 2010

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Expert review by (ephotozine.com)

Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta

A comparison between the highly acclaimed Lightroom 2.6 and the new incarnation of this award winning Raw processor. With new features and functionality, as well as some comprehensive updates, will Lightroom 3 entice new users into the Adobe arena, or...

Apr, 2010

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Expert review by : terry (dpexpert.com.au)

REVIEW—ADOBE LIGHTROOM 3 beta]

Lightroom is a digital darkroom for post-camera tweaking of images. Every darkroom control is replicated here and some controls are added that we never enjoyed in the dark. As well as white balance, exposure and tonal controls that can be applied...

With this offer you get to try the best image manipulation software, normally costing about $500, free

There is a catch. This version expires on 30 April 2010. Still, that’s nearly five months in which to decide if it is worth the money to buy the release version

The release of Lightroom 3 beta is part of a trend by software companies to offer fully functioning versions of upcoming programs for public testing. Microsoft did it with Windows 7 – many of us are using the new OS free until it expires. Bibble has...

Dec, 2009

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