Lightroom 2.2 Released

Adobe has released version 2.2 of Lightroom, with the following new features:

• Raw support for seven new camera models including the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon PowerShot G10
• Lightroom now uses the same Camera Raw 5.2 backend as Photoshop
• Adobe’s Camera Profiles are now available natively within Lightroom 2.2
• 14 Bugfixes (see below), including enhanced performance of the local adjustment tools

Now I can finally open and convert my 5DMkII Raw files to .DNG without going round robin through the Adobe .dng converter first – Awesome! Download links are here:

• Photoshop Lightroom 2.2 for Mac
• Photoshop Lightroom 2.2 for Windows

More information can also be found in the Read Me.

Lightroom 2 Bugs – Fixed: • Images rendered from the Slideshow export process produced a jagged effect on hard edges relative to the quality of normal JPEG export • Increased the number of characters allowed in Web gallery labels beyond 150 characters • Catalogs with hundreds of root (top level) folders caused very slow launch times • Drag and drop to move a subfolder to a different folder showed the incorrect photos in the grid • Print Sharpening produced edge artifacts in certain conditions • Density defaulted to 100 percent for initial stroke regardless of position of slider • The Adjustment brush created blocky, straight edges to brush strokes under certain conditions • Lightroom could become unresponsive when using the graduated filter under certain conditions • It was possible to lose the ability to edit an adjustment brush setting after applying a graduated filter with hidden pins • Turning auto-mask on produced a lag in Lightroom performance in when applying the adjustment brush • Print to JPEG functionality produced a low resolution image when printing photos with panorama aspect ratios • Extended characters in a folder name caused Edit in Photoshop functionality to fail • Smart collection did not respond to changes in custom metadata • Enabling auto-mask produced a lag in performance in when applying the local adjustment brush Lightroom 2 Enhancements: • Camera profiles are now available in the Calibration panel in the Develop module. These profiles are designed to provide different interpretations of raw capture.