Lightroom Beta 2 - 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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Lightroom Beta 2 - Second Monitor and Smart Collections
You should. Here are two good reasons...
Secondary Display
The new secondary display option is just what I have been waiting for. If you have second display you will have the option to show the Grid view, to use the loupe, to compare images and to survey (select the best pick).
Smart Collections
I used Aperture for a while, mainly because I could
produce the equivalent of Lightrooms' new Smart
Collections.
A breeze to use. When you click the plus sign you are
offered the choice of either a normal or a smart
collection.
Once you have selected
Smart Collection you can then define the rules. Mac
users will be very familiar with this as it is
similar to other iTunes like smart applications.
Just what I have been
waiting for.
Keep in mind this is a beta and things can and
probably will change before the final release.
Download the new beta at Lightroom 2 public
beta.
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Lightroom 2 Public Beta Available
New features include:
- 64 bit support to allow for faster RAW processing as well as access to greater than 4G RAM
- Completely re-vamped and improved Find tools.
- Smart Collections
- Multiple monitor support. Second window with selectable contents.
- New print fucntionality. Custom layouts and multiple sizes
- Localized corrections. Specific areas of the image can corrected or enhanced
..... much much more.
See also Ian Lyon's Lightroom Beta 2 review and the Lightroom Journal blog for more detailed info.
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