Lightroom 4 is out of beta!

[Victoria Bampton]

Open LR4, go to File menu > Open Catalog and open your LR3 catalog. It'll ask to upgrade. That bit's wonderfully straightforward!

If you've used the beta version, you can import your beta catalog into your main working catalog by going to File menu > Import from Another Catalog and pointing it to the LR4 beta catalog. At that point, it depends on whether you've used the same photos in both catalogs, and therefore whether you want to keep the LR3 settings, the LR4 settings, or both.

[Jim Stewart]

Hi Victoria

It actually wouldn't let me into LR4 until I'd chosen a catalog. I chose my LR3 catalog and then it asked to upgrade and choose a destination folder. So straightforward enough. I did use the beta a little, and I'll sort that out later as you suggest.

Mnay thanks for the help

Jim

[Hal P Anderson]

Jim,

Just open LR4, and if it doesn't automatically find your LR3 catalogue, go to File/Open Catalog and choose your LR3 catalogue. LR will convert it to the new format and you'll be good to go. It creates a new copy, leaving your old catalogue intact.

Hal

[Happy Haggis]

The UK £59.09 does include VAT and delivery as I have just ordered the box from Adobe

Thanks for that. I wasn't able to get on the Adobe site to check. I am pleasantly surprised that the price is less than Amazon. Just placed my order.

[Choke]

Hi
Anyone no when we can acpect the new version of ACR? At the moment we can't edit a photo from LT4 to PS?

Best regards
Choke

[clee01l]

Hi
Anyone no when we can acpect the new version of ACR? At the moment we can't edit a photo from LT4 to PS?

Best regards
Choke

IIRC there was an ACR beta released when LR4b came out. I'm not sure if it is compatible with CS5. With LR you have never needed ACR in PS to process images managed by LR. You use the Edit-in function to pass the LR adjusted image to PS as a TIFF or PSD. This has not changed with LR4 released.

I think the next thing you see from Adobe will be CS6

[Victoria Bampton]

ACR 6.7RC was released this morning, is compatible with CS5 and produces the same output as 7.0. http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/cameraraw6-7/

[Denis de Gannes]

Does this version provide the new Process version 2012?

[Victoria Bampton]

It doesn't have a UI for the new PV2012, but the code is there in the background, so it'll work for Edit in Photoshop.

[Jessica Trinity]

I have Lightroom 3.6, will it update to lightroom 4? or do I need to purchase lightroom 4? Currently it tells me there are no updates available.

Thanks!

Jess

[Hal P Anderson]

Jess,

Welcome to the forum.

You need to purchase an update ($79.00 US). When the first number of the version changes, you have to spend money. You can download a 30-day trial copy, test it out, and then purchase if you like it. Just apply the serial number they send you and your trial version magically becomes a normal version.

Keep your LR3 on the machine until you apply the serial number to the upgrade so you don't have to type in your old serial number. Also, keep your LR3 serial number in a safe place.

Hal

[willdoak]

It included Pennsylvania taxes in my case.