Yes that's right ladies and gentlemen, the public beta of the new version of Adoboe Lightroom, a still-infant 1-year old program itself in it's 1.x incarnation, has gone 2.0... For better or for worse? Decide for yourself by downloading and "kicking the tires"...

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom/

Good luck!

~ Apparently it can run perfectly along side your current installation of LR 1.3.1

New features include:

~ Localized corrections. (What the heck is that, you ask? Burn and dodge is what they're talking about. YESSS!!!)

~ More tools...

~ Multiple monitor support.

~ More printing options or something... (Allows you to print proof packs etc. Hmm...)

~ 64 bit compatibility, though I'm too lazy to read the fine print and see WHICH OS's are compatible...

~ Oh and one more thing. If you already OWN Lightroom 1, you can try this beta indefinitely, or until August when 2.0 goes live. However if you haven't bought Lightroom yet, your public beta trial can only last 30 days. UNLESS, that is, you have someone who owns Lightroom "invite" you to try LR, in which case you too can try the 2.0 beta until August... Pretty sweet! I think we all either own LR or know someone who does!

Good luck out there, all you cutting-edge photographers!

Take care,
=Matt=