Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2 Readme
Welcome to Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2. This document contains late-breaking product information,
feature notes, and troubleshooting tips not covered in the Lightroom documentation.
Minimum System Requirements
Installing Lightroom 2
Serial Numbers
Upgrade Notes
General Program Notes
New in Lightroom 2
Working with Lightroom 2 and Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw
Customer Care
Other Resources
Minimum system requirements
Windows
Processor: Intel® Pentium 4
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™ Home Premium, Business,
Ultimate, Enterprise Edition or 64-bit editions
RAM: 1 GB
Hard Disk: 1 GB of available hard-disk space
Media: CD-ROM drive
Display: 1024 x 768 Monitor Resolution
Macintosh
Processor: PowerPC® G4, G5, or Intel-based Mac
OS: Mac OS X 10.4 or Mac OS X 10.5
RAM: 1 GB
Hard Disk: 1 GB of available hard-disk space
Media: CD-ROM drive
Display: 1024 x 768 Monitor Resolution
Installing Lightroom 2
Do one of the following
1. Insert the CD in your drive, and follow the on-screen instructions. (If the installer does not launch
automatically, double-click CD Volume: \Lightroom 2\Install Lightroom 2 (Windows) or Adobe
Photoshop Lightroom 2.pkg (Mac OS) at the root level of your disk to start the installation process.)
2. If you downloaded the software from the web, open the folder and double-click Adobe Photoshop
Lightroom (Windows or Mac OS), and then follow the on-screen instructions.
64-bit Installation Notes
Mac: Lightroom 2 is a 32-bit application by default. For customers using OS X 10.5 on an Intel-based
computer, Lightroom 2.0 can be used as a 64-bit application by selecting ‘Adobe Lightroom 2’ in the
Application folder, choosing Get Info(CMD I) and un-checking the ‘Open in 32 Bit Mode’ option.
Windows: The Lightroom installer contains both a 32-bit and 64-bit version of the application. By
default, the 64-bit version will be installed only on Windows Vista 64-bit operating systems. All other
operating systems will install the 32-bit version by default.
Serial Numbers
1. You can find the 24-digit serial number (e.g. 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000) on the back cover of your
CD holder. Online or Electronic Software Delivery(ESD) customers will find the serial number both on the
receipt page from the online store, and in the e-mail confirmation you received. You will be asked for this
number when installing Photoshop Lightroom.
2. If you purchased an upgrade license you will also need to enter a Lightroom 1 serial number. This is not
required if Lightroom 1 is already successfully licensed on the current computer.
3. If your new 24-digit serial number does not work, please contact Adobe Customer Service at 800-833-
6687 for assistance. For those outside North America, please contact Adobe Customer Service in your
region for assistance.
Upgrade Notes
• To update your Lightroom 1 catalog simply launch Lightroom 2 and you will be able to select and
upgrade your Lightroom 1 catalog.
• The Lightroom 2 catalog upgrade process does not erase or remove your original Lightroom 1 catalog.
If you wish to try the Lightroom 2 30-day trial by upgrading your existing catalog, you may always return
to Lightroom 1.4 and continue using your previous catalog. Please note that any changes or work
completed in your catalog once it has been upgraded to work with Lightroom 2 will not be available in
Lightroom 1.
• Upgrading a Library from Photoshop Elements 6 for Windows requires that Photoshop Elements be
installed on the computer at the time of upgrade.
• Lightroom 2 beta catalogs may be upgraded using the same methods available for Lightroom 1
catalogs.(You will see some variations in the local corrections applied to your images in the Lightroom 2
beta)
• If you attempt to upgrade the same Lightroom 1 catalog more than once, Lightroom will inform you of
the location of the previously upgraded catalog.
General Program Notes
Known Issues
• Burning exported images to disc is not available for the Lightroom 64-bit Windows application.
• Upgrading a Lightroom 1 catalog during a catalog import can create multiple temporary copies of the
catalog while upgrading
• Lightroom performance can be impacted when the Window’s Recycle Bin contains thousands of files
• Lightroom may not automatically launch an import dialog when a memory card is attached to a
Windows Vista computer. Please select the Import button in the Library and select the attached card
reader to begin the import.
• Lightroom 2 beta local correction brush adjustments may not match exactly with the final rendering
available in Lightroom 2.
Supported File Formats:
• JPEG
• TIFF (8 bit, 16 bit)
• PSD (8 bit, 16 bit)
• DNG
• Raw (Please visit http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html for a full list of raw file
support. File support for Lightroom 2.0 aligns with Camera Raw 4.5)
Important File Format Support Exceptions (Formats not supported):
• CMYK Files
• PSD files saved without a composite image. (Saved without “Maximize Compatibility” setting)
• Files with dimensions greater than 65,000 pixels per side (512 Megapixel Total)
• All video files, including those acquired by digital still cameras
Working with Lightroom 2 and Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw
Lightroom and Photoshop Camera Raw share the same image processing technology to ensure consistent and
compatible results across applications that support raw processing. These applications include Photoshop
CS3, Photoshop Elements 6.0 and Premiere Elements 4.0.
Photoshop Camera Raw 4.5
Adobe applications must be updated with the Camera Raw 4.5 plug-in in order to ensure compatibility with
Lightroom 2 develop module settings. Photoshop CS3 users can update the Camera Raw plug-in automatically
using the Update tool listed under the Help menu. The Camera Raw 4.5 plug-in can also be downloaded and
installed manually by visiting the Adobe web site: www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html.
Please follow the installation instructions carefully.
Sharing Lightroom Settings with Camera Raw 4.5
By default, Lightroom’s develop module settings are stored in Lightroom’s database. In order to ensure that
Lightroom develop settings can be viewed by Camera Raw 4.5 the settings must be written to the XMP
metadata block for that file. This metadata is stored in an XMP sidecar file (Imagename.xmp) in the current
image directory of proprietary raw files or stored directly within DNG files. To update images with the latest
develop settings, choose the library module and select the group of target images. Choose the shortcut
Command(Ctrl) + S to save the settings to the XMP metadata block.
Viewing Lightroom settings in Camera Raw 4.5
Before working in conjunction with Lightroom and Camera Raw please set the Camera Raw preference to:
Save image settings in: Sidecar ".xmp" files. By default Camera Raw will display the image adjustments exactly
as performed in Lightroom’s develop module. However, at this time Camera Raw 3.7 is unable to support
further adjustments to the following settings or tools:
• Local Adjustment Brush
• Graduated Adjustment Filter
• Cloning and Healing Opacity Settings
• Post-crop Vignette
The controls currently available in Camera Raw 4.5 will continue to function normally and provide incremental
edits beyond those performed in Lightroom. The Lightroom adjustments that are not available in Camera Raw
4.5 can be cleared by choosing the “Clear Imported Settings” option in the Camera Raw settings menu.
Viewing Camera Raw settings in Lightroom
Raw files edited by previous versions of Camera Raw will maintain their previous appearance when imported
into Lightroom. Note: Those files must have been edited with the preference set to Save image settings in:
Sidecar “.xmp” files in order for Lightroom to respect the previous edit. Files edited in Camera Raw after
importation into Lightroom can be updated in Lightroom by choosing the “Read Metadata from Files ” from the
Metadata file menu. Note: This menu option is only available in the Lightroom Library.
Additional Notes on Camera Raw and Lightroom
• Camera Raw will only read the current settings for the primary image in the Lightroom Library. Virtual
Copy adjustments and Snapshot adjustments will not be displayed or available in Camera Raw 4.5
Customer Service
Customer Service
Adobe Customer Service provides assistance with product information, sales, registration, and other non-
technical issues. To find out how to contact Adobe Customer Service, please visit Adobe.com’s main page for
your region or country and click on ‘Contact’.
Technical Plan Options and Technical Resources
If you require technical assistance for your product, including information on free and paid support options and
troubleshooting resources, more information is available at www.adobe.com/go/support/. For outside of North
America www.adobe.com/go/intlsupport/. Free troubleshooting resources include Adobe’s support
knowledgebase, Adobe user-to-user forums and more.
Online Resources
Design Center at http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/
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