Lightroom 5 public beta out now

It’s official! Adobe have announced the availability of Photoshop Lightroom 5 Public Beta.

The Lightroom 5 beta offers a free, public preview of new features and tools.

Adobe Lightroom is the essential photography workflow application allowing photography enthusiasts and professionals to enhance, organise and share photos.

Lightroom 5 beta offers photographers and enthusiasts many new features including:

·         Advanced Healing Brush allows customers to heal imperfections and remove distracting elements

·         Upright tool automatically levels horizons and straightens objects to correct a keystone effect

·         Radial Gradient tool creates off-centre or multiple vignette effects

·         Smart Previews allow customers to edit images without needing the original RAW file

·         Video slideshow enables customers to combine still images, video clips and music in a creative HD slideshow

·         Book module upgrades enhance the creation/customisation of elegant photo books using templates

Lightroom 5 beta marks the fifth consecutive version Adobe has offered the software for public preview and testing prior to the final release.

Adobe encourages customers to provide comments through its community forums on both new and legacy features.

Feedback offered may be integrated into updates added before the final version of the software is released.

Availability

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 beta is available immediately as a free download on both Windows and Mac here!

Customers can submit feedback on the community powered feedback site.