Adobe Lightroom update brings direct Facebook publishing; Camera Raw 6.2 released

For photographers who use Adobe's Lightroom program, there's an update available that fixes a number of issues with the previous version; it also adds new online publishing features. There is also an update for Adobe's Camera Raw plug-in, which brings new Camera Raw profile support to various Adobe programs that use the plug-in.

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Aug. 31, 2010 12:45 p.m. PT

Before installing any of these updates be sure you create a full restorable system backup using Time Machine or a drive clone.

Lightroom 3.2

Additional camera support for several new camera models including the Panasonic DMC-LX5, Sony NEX-5, and Canon EOS 60D
Numerous corrections for issues introduced in Lightroom 3.0
Direct publishing to Facebook, and more than 120 new lens profiles

Camera Raw 6.2 update

This update is not compatible with Photoshop versions earlier than CS5, and if you use Photoshop Elements there is a special version specific for that program (it is below the standard link on the Camera Raw update page).

New cameras added:

Canon EOS 60D
Casio EXILIM EX-FH100
Fuji FinePix HS10
Leica S2 (DNG*)
Panasonic DMC-FZ100
Panasonic DMC-FZ40 (FZ45)
Panasonic DMC-LX5
Pentax 645D
Samsung NX10
Samsung TL500 (EX1)
Sony A290
Sony A390
Sony Alpha NEX-3
Sony Alpha NEX-5
Sony SLT-A33
Sony SLT-A55V

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