Christine, I had a look at Lightroom and I have to say I'm pretty impressed by it. This just could be the very first Adobe product that I actually like A lot of the functionality is not relevant to me - I have an existing system for sorting and organising that I'm not likely to change in hurry, I have a more efficient way to create most (but not all) slideshows, and I never print anything - but even so, I may well shell out the $$$ for Lightroom when it comes out.
Yes, Adobe has finally started taking performance and the user interface seriously. After years of despising the company for the usability horrors known as Photoshop and Acrobat, it rather looks as though Adobe is turning over a new leaf.
I have had no problems at all with the Lightroom beta, and though it's early days yet, I will watch developments with interest.
PS: be sure to watch the videos on the download site - they really help a lot.
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