Lightroom 2.1
Adobe have released version 2.1 of Lightroom and with it come a number of enhancements.
As well as support for several new cameras, including the Canon 100D (Rebel XS) and Canon 50D and a few bug fixes there are claimed improvements in performance in the Library and Develop modules.
Adobe claim to have fixed memory leaks and improved rendering speeds and from my first look I’d say that there are small but noticeable improvements. The brush and gradient tools did occasionally put glue in the works but rendering seems a little smoother now. I’ve also noticed that the number count for smart folders updates more quickly and accurately than in version 2.0
There are also improvements to keywording and importing version 1.4 catalogs will now see keywords imported accurately, something it would have been nice to have seen in version 2.0.
The improvements seem to be working and I haven’t noticed any problems with the upgrade so if you’re a Lightroom user, head over to the Adobe upgrade page.
