Lightroom 4 Released - How much is the Upgrade?

$79

//www.dpreview.com/news/2012/03/06/Adobe-Photoshop-Lightroom-4-release

03/06/2012 12:40:34 AM · #2

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/06/2012 12:54:02 AM · #3

Yeah they dropped the price which is nice but I read they didn't add anything from the beta.... 1/2 price for 1/2 functionality on video grading I guess is fair :-/ The rest looks interesting.... so worth the upgrade for me.

03/06/2012 07:57:11 AM · #4

Rockin! I'm just going to hang back for a couple weeks to see if there are any major glitches (the beta was a little buggy for me, and it was a *short* beta). I like the direction they went with updates to the Develop module. I'd have really liked GPU acceleration, but that was not to be.

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

03/06/2012 08:02:21 AM · #5

I just got the upgrade, i really like the beta and i find that now i no longer have to use Viveza for local adjustments, shadow and highlight recovery are greatly improved, a well worth upgrade in my opinion

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

03/06/2012 03:48:49 PM · #6

looks like its half price but the student edition is only $10 bucks cheaper. I'll download it and try it out to see if its worth upgrading.

sempermarine

Apple iPhone 5s

03/06/2012 03:59:08 PM · #7

Does the new release have a "DPC Blue Ribbon" or "Avoid the Trolls" preset? :)

Jon_H

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/06/2012 04:06:16 PM · #8

I've just purchased the upgrade based on the above recommendations and the one on DP Review... I hope its worth it.

Ozzie

Nikon D90

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR

03/06/2012 04:25:37 PM · #9

Not bad at $79 for upgrade.

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

03/06/2012 08:22:00 PM · #10

Well, I said I would wait a while, but WTF, I can always migrate back. I'm now running Lr4 as my "production" tool. One thing I discovered, luckily before I tried to load it, is that I can't upgrade my work laptop. Lr 4 does not support WinXP, period. This may be an important consideration for some folks (not so much for me, I'll just keep 3.6 on that machine for now).

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

03/06/2012 08:28:14 PM · #11

everyone must be downloading it, the site is slooooooooooooooooooooow.

jdannels

Nikon D300s

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

03/06/2012 08:34:32 PM · #12

Two things to note:
1) You can upgrade from any version of lightroom to lightroom 4. I.E. LR 1.x, 2.x, or 3.x.
2)If you purchased LR 3 after 2/6/2012 you should be eligible for a free upgrade to LR 4.

I ordered LR 3 through B&H for $69 a couple weeks ago, currently I have filed a claim to get the free upgrade to LR 4. If it goes through(just need to verify proof of purchase), I will have saved a little cash instead of having to upgrade from LR 2!

pgirish007

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

03/06/2012 08:36:02 PM · #13

Not sure if you guys know BUT if you have bought Lightroom 3 after Feb/22 then you are eligible for free upgrade to Lightroom 4. As per the upgrade policy if a person bought a lower version and with in one month if Adobe release higher version then person is eligible for free upgrade.

You can apply for free upgrade at this link after login in.

Message edited by author 2012-03-06 20:36:24.

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

03/06/2012 09:27:49 PM · #14

must have been my connection because it just kicked into gear and finished downloading.

installed. now if this would ever finish updating my catalog i might get to try it tonight...

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

03/06/2012 09:40:11 PM · #15

Just installed the upgrade. I have been using Beta for few weeks and found this upgrade very useful.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

03/09/2012 11:57:47 AM · #16

A small discount for upgraders:

//www.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingItem.aspx?ItemList=N82E16832105978

Same price, but you get a free 8GB SD card, plus physical media for backup.

I've found that buying from the Adobe store however has the advantage of downloading whenever you need it later...plus easy proof of ownership (I had to have them reset my Photoshop CS activations once, because it would not let me activate a second computer, even though I should have been able to since I deactivated the one on my older computer).

Curious what others think or have experienced buying from Adobe versus third parties.

03/09/2012 12:01:53 PM · #17

Beware those that use nik software suit, there is a bug in the new lightroom that doesn't alow you too edit in an external program, adobe is aware of this and is trying too fix it.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

03/09/2012 12:19:06 PM · #18

Originally posted by jagar:

Beware those that use nik software suit, there is a bug in the new lightroom that doesn't alow you too edit in an external program, adobe is aware of this and is trying too fix it.

Thanks for the heads up! Fortunately, I am still using the beta, which works and is valid through the end of March.

Do you know if the final version imports and converts Lightroom 3 catalogs now? The beta would not, but I presume the final does...

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

03/09/2012 12:24:38 PM · #19

Originally posted by jagar:

Beware those that use nik software suit, there is a bug in the new lightroom that doesn't alow you too edit in an external program, adobe is aware of this and is trying too fix it.

? I can Edit In Silver Effex without any problem.

03/09/2012 12:25:01 PM · #20

Originally posted by Neil:

Originally posted by jagar:
Beware those that use nik software suit, there is a bug in the new lightroom that doesn't alow you too edit in an external program, adobe is aware of this and is trying too fix it.

Thanks for the heads up! Fortunately, I am still using the beta, which works and is valid through the end of March.

Do you know if the final version imports and converts Lightroom 3 catalogs now? The beta would not, but I presume the final does...

Yes, the catalog functions are fine, it's just the edit in option that doesn't function at the moment, well that's what I've spotted so far.

adigitalromance

Nikon D750

03/09/2012 12:57:59 PM · #21

Those of you who have Lr4, how do you get your files from the new processing engine into Photoshop CS5?

I like using Lr3 instead of ACR because of its easier interface, then I save the metadata to the file and (usually) open as a raw smart object in Ps with all those changes brought over from Lr in the xmp sidecar file.

But the old ACR isn't going to recognize the new process, correct?

Also, does this mean we have to upgrade to CS6 to get ACR 7.0, or are they going to let CS5 owners upgrade Camera Raw for free?

03/09/2012 02:10:48 PM · #22

Originally posted by adigitalromance:

But the old ACR isn't going to recognize the new process, correct?

Also, does this mean we have to upgrade to CS6 to get ACR 7.0, or are they going to let CS5 owners upgrade Camera Raw for free?

I assume but I'm not sure that your ACR process would need to be "equivalent or newer" than the version being used by your Lr installation in order to be recognized. I believe there is a release candidate currently out for a new ACR version for Ps, and I would hope that it would support the Lr 4 as-released process.

ETA: I'm nearly certain that they won't be updating ACR for CS5 after the release of CS6.

Message edited by author 2012-03-09 14:11:57.

03/09/2012 02:17:17 PM · #23

Originally posted by kirbic:

Originally posted by adigitalromance:

But the old ACR isn't going to recognize the new process, correct?

Also, does this mean we have to upgrade to CS6 to get ACR 7.0, or are they going to let CS5 owners upgrade Camera Raw for free?

I assume but I'm not sure that your ACR process would need to be "equivalent or newer" than the version being used by your Lr installation in order to be recognized. I believe there is a release candidate currently out for a new ACR version for Ps, and I would hope that it would support the Lr 4 as-released process.

ETA: I'm nearly certain that they won't be updating ACR for CS5 after the release of CS6.

This is another problem that they are looking into, at the moment it's solved by downloading the trial version of CS6, you don't have to use it.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

03/09/2012 10:39:49 PM · #24

Originally posted by kirbic:

I have to say that's one disturbing aspect of Adobe. I never liked it when they forced me to upgrade just because I bought a new camera. Now, if I upgrade their LR software, I have to pay for an expensive CS upgrade too. Makes me think twice.

However, I will also add that in the Beta, it still works with LR4/CS5, you just have to let LR4 "render" the changes to edit in CS5. I assume that mainly means a bigger file size.