Lightroom Beta 2 - Live Loupe Mode
The new Lightroom beta 2 has a long awaited Secondary Display option. A really useful way to use this is in Live Loupe mode.
There are lots of options for
Secondary Display menu. When you select Live
Loupe you get the one shown below.
With Live Loupe as
your selection, change to 1:1 mode. You will then see a
magnified version of the main image which will update in
real time as you move your cursor over the main image. The
magnification of the Live image can be changed by choosing
a value from the bottom right of the secondary viewer
window.
Note that Live mode works in the Library, Develop and
Slideshow modules. It will also show the detail of the
thumbnails in the film strip or the Library viewer - much
like the loupe functionality of Apples' Aperture.
The Secondary Display option works in a windowed or full
screen mode and you can have multiple windows open as well.
A good use of the Live mode is to quickly scan around an
image whilst looking for dust spots. To be able to just
move the cursor around the main image whilst viewing the
live version at 1:1 allows you to quickly find any spots or
areas that need to be spotted.
Hope this helps.
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