Beta3 just came out. First public Windows beta which I've been waiting to try. Evil Mac users. You probably wont be interested in it unless you're a photographer though. So maybe the post is more appropriate for the Graphics/Imaging forum.
Q: Is Lightroom Beta an image editing tool or a workflow productivity tool?
A: The concept behind Lightroom is to provide a single environment that has all of the functions photographers most commonly need to perform on their images. But we’re not interested in trying to pack all the knobs and switches into Lightroom that a photographer might ever need. The goal of Lightroom is to have the RIGHT knobs and switches, in the cleanest, least cluttered, easiest to use package. It’s not about having every tool in the hardware store. It’s about having a focused set of features that are just right for photography, are intuitive, powerful, and easy to learn. So yes, it’s an image editing tool, and it’s a workflow productivity tool.
I could see its usefulness if I was a photographer. Photoshop Elements or Photoshot CS2 are still what I would typically use for my image editing needs.
I think awhile back you mentioned that you grabbed the three DVD, Total Training - Photoshop CS2 tutorial. That's an amazing training series. It blows away Lydia tutorials. The host makes it so much more interesting. The Lydia guy who did the Learning Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 was pretty good though as well.
Anyway, strayed from the topic. I know you've used Elements and Photoshop before. Have you used the Adobe CS2 suite? It has an app called Adobe bridge which does a good job of handling photo albums while integrating with other Adobe apps like Photoshop, illustrator, etc.
