Adobe Release Lighroom 3 Beta 2 With Video Support

Adobe has relased a major upgrade to their Lightroom 3 Beta, with Lightroom 3 Beta 2. The new software has a set of new features which seemed to be aimed at SLR users.  They have added luminance noise reduction and even inlcluded video support, fitting since more and more SLR users are shooting at high ISOs and using their cameras for creative videos. Here is a full update from Adobe.

Adobe today released an update to its Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software, available immediately through Adobe Labs. Building on the success of the first Lightroom 3 beta, which was downloaded by more than 350,000 photographers, Lightroom 3 beta 2 incorporates feedback from the first iteration of the beta while offering users several new features and greatly improved performance throughout the application.

New features in this release include tethered shooting support for select Nikon and Canon cameras, the ability to import and manage video files from DSLR cameras for a streamlined workflow and additional behind-the-scenes architecture enhancements for faster importing and loading of images. The addition of luminance noise reduction to the color noise reduction options already available in the beta helps photographers achieve overall exceptional image quality from high ISO images. The import experience and watermarking functionality have also been modified to reflect feedback received from the Lightroom communityduring the first beta period.