Lightroom 64bit on XP x64

August 19th, 2008

You may be wondering how to run Lightroom 2 as a 64-bit application on Windows XP x64.

Lightroom will not install as a 64-bit application on Windows XP by default because it’s not an officially supported platform for 64-bit version. Lightroom is officially supported only on Vista x64.

But when you run the Lightroom installer and choose to “Open the Specified Folder” in the Files are Ready dialog (Be sure to uncheck the option to “Launch the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 Installer”)  you’ll see an Adobe Photoshop Lightroom directory that contains “setup32″ and “setup64″ executables.

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Lightroom 2.0 is here!

July 29th, 2008

Last night Adobe has released brand new version of Lightroom - Lightroom 2.0.

If you remember - last April Adobe released public beta of Lightroom 2.0 - and how much buzz was in the net with its new features - particularly with localized adjustments tool. Well now it is shipping, and not only has all these features, but also some brand new too.

Price: Lightroom 2 is $299 or available as a $99 upgrade for Lightroom 1 customers. There is also 30 Day Trial available

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom ACE Exam

July 20th, 2008

Adobe launched Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom ACE Exam.

Exam Structure

The following lists the topic areas and percentage of questions delivered in each topic area:

Topic Area % of Exam # of Questions
Configuring Lightroom 8 4
Understanding workflow 6 3
Understanding digital asset management 6 3
Importing assets 11 6
Working with the Library module 23 12
Working with the Develop module 15 8
Working with output modules 21 11
Interoperability with the Photoshop
family of products
10 5

Number of Questions and Passing Score

Exam consists of:

  • 52 questions
  • 68% minimum required to pass

Anyway, are you thinking of taking the exam or have you already taken the Lightroom (or Photoshop) ACE exam? Let me know why or why not in the comments section.

More buzz on Lightroom 2.0 beta

April 2nd, 2008

Much more info on Lightroom 2.0 beta

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