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Adobe Systems today released Photoshop Lightroom 2.4 and Camera Raw 5.4. Both updates are now available for download at http://www.adobe.com/de/downloads/updates/. The Lightroom and Camera Raw updates add raw-data support for 31 additional camera models and backs, including the Canon EOS 500D, Nikon D5000 and 18 Hasselblad models. A complete list of newly supported cameras and backs appears at the end of this article.
Adobe has also released an update to its Digital Negative specification (DNG). DNG is the open archival format for raw data generated by digital cameras. It serves as an open standard for raw data produced by different camera models and ensures photographers can still access archived files years later.
DNG 1.3 includes opcodes, a list of functions and parameters for performing complex activities during raw-data conversion. These include corrections and enhancements that are useful before colour interpolation but difficult to perform given a camera’s limited processing power.
They also include corrections and enhancements such as lens corrections that can be performed only after colour interpolation. Using opcodes allows photographers to retain the benefits of uninterpreted raw data while gaining improved opportunities to optimise their images using the maximum available image data. The DNG SDK has also been updated because of the specification changes.
Prices and Availability
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.4 is now available to Lightroom customers as a free download. The Photoshop Camera Raw 5.4 plug-in is offered free to users of Photoshop CS4, Photoshop Elements 7, Premiere Elements 7 and Photoshop Elements 6 for Macintosh. Both updates are available at http://www.adobe.com/de/downloads/updates/. Details of the updated DNG specification and associated SDK are available at http://www.adobe.com/de/products/dng/.
Additionally Supported Cameras and Backs
Canon EOS 500D (Digital Rebel T1i / Kiss X3 Digital)
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Epson R-D1x
Hasselblad (3FR files only): CF-22, CF-22MS, CF-39, CF-39MS, CFH-22, CFH-39, CFV, 503CWD, H2D-22, H2D-39, H3D-22, H3D-31, H3D-39, H3DII-22, H3DII-31, H3DII-39, H3DII-39MS, H3DII-50
Kodak EasyShare Z980
Nikon D5000
Olympus E-450
Olympus E-620
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Pentax K-7
Sigma DP2
Sony A230
Sony A330
Sony A380
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