Adobe on Wednesday announced the Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta program, Lightroom 2.0 beta will include many enhancements including being the first Adobe application to support 64-bit for Mac OS X 10.5 Intel Macs.
New features like Suggested Keyword aim to make the mundane task of keywording images more intuitive. The application suggests keywords based on your keywording habits. For instance, If you go to the beach and always take your dog, when you enter the keyword “beach,” Lightroom will probably suggest “dog” as the next keyword.
Lightroom 2.0 beta also includes a feature called Smart Collections that automatically updates collections with images that match criteria such as star-rating, keyword or other metadata. also Another highly requested feature that has been included Lightroom 2.0 beta is dual monitor support.
Recommended system requirements are Macintosh OSX 10.4, 10.5 1 GHz PowerPC G4 or G5 or Intel-based processor, or Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise, Intel Pentium 4 processor, 1 GBRAM and a 1024×768 resolution screen.
Lightroom 2.0 beta is available as a free 30-day download. Existing Lightroom 1.0 customers will be able to test the beta for an extended period until August 31, 2008 and can invite friends to take part in this trial period.