Adobe rolls out Lightroom 4.1 and Camera Raw 7.1 updates
Graphic design software company Adobe on Wednesday launched the final release versions of its Lightroom 4.1 photography software and Camera Raw 7.1 Photoshop plug-in.
These updates add some new features, correct some bugs, and broaden device support.
Lightroom 4.1 is the first major version update since Lightroom 4 was released in March, and it includes the ability to process HDR TIFF files (16, 24, or 32-bit,) and adds more color fringing corrections to address the issue of chromatic aberration, or the presence of thin bands of color or ghostly borders on super high contrast parts of photos (Shown in picture above, Adobe explains the phenomenon in this blog post.)
Photobooks created in the Book Module can now be saved as JPEG files, and photos can be published to Adobe Revel with the aptly-named Publish plugin.
Camera Raw 7.1 adds similar features, including the ability to read 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit HDR files (TIFF/DNG,) and new Defringe controls for the aforementioned chromatic aberration phenomenon. Defringe has been woven into the Lens Correction panel. Customers of previous versions of Photoshop can utilize DNG Converter 7.1 for raw file support for newly added cameras, which includes:
• Canon EOS 1D X
• Canon EOS 5D Mark III
• Canon EOS 60Da
• Canon PowerShot G1 X
• Fuji FinePix F505EXR
• Fuji FinePix F605EXR
• Fuji FinePix F770EXR
• Fuji FinePix F775EXR
• Fuji FinePix HS30EXR
• Fuji FinePix HS33EXR
• Fuji X-Pro1
• Leica M Monochrom (DNG)
• Leica X2 (DNG)
• Nikon D4
• Nikon D800
• Nikon D800E
• Olympus OM-D E-M5
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5
• Pentax K-01
• RICOH LENS A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5
• Samsung NX20
• Samsung NX210
• Samsung NX1000
Lightroom 4.1 for Windows and Mac is available as a free download for Lightroom 4 customers, and the Camera Raw plug-in is available as a free download for Photoshop CS6 customers.