I'm looking forward to the Windows version. Sounds like a neat program ... certainly one well worth trying.
You say it's more capable than Bridge or Organizer. Have you actually tried it or have you reached that conclusion from the documentation and description on the web site? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Adam Maas > > This program isn't intended to remain free, is it? > > > > I would expect Adobe to start charging for it, after the beta period is > > over. If the non-beta "release version" remains free, this sounds terrific. > > > > Two more questions: What does this program do that Adobe Bridge, or the > > Organizer in Photoshop Elements 4 won't do? Aren't these three programs > > designed to do roughly the same thing? > > > > take care, > > Glen > > It's not going to remain free, and the beta will expire. > > Lightroom is more capable than Bridge or Organizer is. It combines that > functionality with significantly more editing capability (Well it will, > editing is somewhat limited at this point, but on the feature-add list) > and it is more capable as an image manager, being actually a database. > Think iPhoto on steroids, but without the suck. It's more of a bridge > replacement for photographers (Bridge is a generic file manager, and has > no ability to organize images beyond folders/directories). Also the > Camera RAW portion is built-in rather than opening up seperately, basic > RAW editing can be done just by selecting an image. > > -Adam
