Lightroom 1.4 just released...

[kevin_c]

...I just opened up LR and I was told about a new (v1.4) release available for download.

Links to both MAC and PC HERE although LR should automatically inform you and re-direct you to the download.

Here are the updates:

UPDATE FOR LIGHTROOM 1.4:
Lightroom 1.4 includes corrections for the following issues:

• Compatibility with legacy printer drivers on OS X 10.5 (Leopard) has been updated.

• Previous camera profiles identified in the Calibrate panel of the Develop module may
have displayed poor results at extreme ends of the temperature and tint ranges. A new
camera profile identified as Camera Raw 4.4 is now available and will be applied by
default to all images without existing Camera Raw or Lightroom settings. The creation of
new default profiles will also include the updated Camera Raw 4.4 profile. Images edited
in Camera Raw or Lightroom with earlier profiles will retain the earlier profile value and
visual appearance.

• In previous grayscale conversions the Color Noise setting was disabled and this could
result in an image with excessive noise when grayscale channel mixing is applied. Both
the tool and effect have been enabled in Lightroom 1.4 providing the ability to reduce
noise in grayscale conversions. In order to return to the prior visual appearance, Color
Noise reduction can be set to zero.

Lightroom 1.4 includes the following known issues:

• In the print module, deselecting the Identity Plate option when the option to render on
every image is already applied will result in no change and the Identity Plate will be
applied to every image. To remove the Identity plates, deselect the option to render the
Identity Plates on every image then deselect the Identity Plate option.

[prometeus]

I've installed it, and I get an now an error when converting raw --> dng while importing.
Adobe says to hold of converting to DNG for now till another update (1.4.1 maybe)
ps Old photo's are not affected.

[kevin_c]

Ooh, er... I haven't imported any images since about Thursday.
I tend to import as CR2, and after getting rid of the 'crud' I then convert to DNG later. I may give it a go tonight...

[Mr. Pickles]

Yup. Error in the DNG conversion, supposedly only on Windows XP machines. It works fine with images already imported. Just newly converted and imported ones don't work well. Also, the time stamp on exported (AFAIK) is set to midnight, no matter the time...

[kevin_c]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pickles

Yup. Error in the DNG conversion, supposedly only on Windows XP machines. It works fine with images already imported. Just newly converted and imported ones don't work well.

Makes me glad I run Vista - I knew it would be good for something...

[kevin_c]

This issue is being discussed HERE

Even though I'm running Vista, just to be safe I've just gone back to 1.3.1 - If you need to download 1.3.1 CLICK HERE

Maybe should have waited...

[Mr. Pickles]

Originally Posted by kevin_c

If you need to download 1.3.1 CLICK HERE

I save all the old versions

[kevin_c]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pickles

I save all the old versions

Me to, but some people don't, and it's not always easy trying to find an old version of a program on a web site.

[Mr. Pickles]

On the plus side, when they do get it fixed, the colors on older images seem to be bit better in 1/4 than in older ones, and the noise control is better than before too. Still need other noise reduction tricks on high ISO images, but the shadow noise is a bit improved...(bit being relative, like 5% better or something)

[blumesan]

I notice that the 1.4 version incorporates a new version of ACR (4.4).
Does anyone know if installing this update causes any headaches for users of ACR sans Lightroom??

[Mr. Pickles]

I haven't heard any complaints about ACR 4.4, just about the Lightroom update....

[brian.austin]

Originally Posted by kevin_c

Me to, but some people don't, and it's not always easy trying to find an old version of a program on a web site.

I just wait for someone else to do the testing...

[nyschulte]

Update to 1.4 done on friday 2 shootings since then and no problem.
... on an Macbook pro

Nicolas

[prometeus]

Adobe pulled 1.4 and recommends 1.3.1

[Malakor]

Mine just seemed to crash frequently on exporting to jpeg, with a cameraraw.dll error. Back to PS till they fix it I guess.