Lightroom 5.2 RC now available on Adobe Labs

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Dave_W

The Dude
Bugs Corrected in Lightroom 5.2 Release CandidateThe following bugs that were part the Lightroom 5 have been corrected. The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided on Lightroom 5 and we’re excited to correct a number of issues experienced by our customers. These issues have been FIXED:

  • Catalog containing images processed with PV2003 were adding a post-crop vignette when catalog upgraded to Lightroom 5.
  • Pressing the “Reset” button while holding down the Shift key caused Lightroom to exit abruptly.
  • Output Sharpening and Noise Reduction were not applied to exported images that were resized to less than 1/3 of the original image size.
  • Incorrect photo was selected when trying to select a photo in segmented grid in Publish Services.
  • The Esc key did not exit the slideshow after right clicking screen with mouse during slideshow playing.
  • Import dialog remained blank for folders that contain PNG files with XMP sidecars.
  • Metadata panel displayed incorrect information after modifying published photo. Please note that this only occurred when metadata was changed after the photo was published.

Lightroom 5.2 RC includes the following new features:

  • A Smoothness adjustment slider has been added to the Detail Panel under Color Noise Reduction. This helps to reduce low-frequency color mottling artifacts
  • Refinements to the Spot Healing Tool:
    • New Feather control
    • Auto find source method now works better for images with textured areas like rocks, bark, and foliage
    • Auto find source method now prefers source areas within the crop rectangle
  • Smart Preview size has been updated to 2560 pixels on the long edge.
  • Refinements to the Local Adjustment Brush:
    • Right Click (PC) / Control-click (Mac) on a brush adjustment pin to bring up a context menu to duplicate or delete
    • Control+Alt+Drag (PC) / Command+Option+Drag (Mac) on a brush adjustment pin to clone (duplicate) that adjustment
 
Fred Kingston_RIP

Fred Kingston_RIP

Senior Member
No... LR5 is fine... I tried to update to the 5.2 RC and it borked my iMac... It replaced my working 5.0 with a beta version and wanted an upgrade... I was already on a paid working 5.0....

​Upgrading from LR4 to LR5 is fine...
 
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Sambr

Senior Member
This is a "Test run" not an official download for LR5 Be careful if you download it, because it could have bugs still.
 
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Dave_W

The Dude
Oh, I just re-read your post. These RC's will replace your Version 5 but is 100% reversible. In another month or two the real 5.2 will be out so either way you'll probably be updating to 5.2 in the near future.
 
Fred Kingston_RIP

Fred Kingston_RIP

Senior Member
It probably acted okay... I checked from within LR5 for updates... and LR5 said there were none... I then went to the RC 5.2 and downloaded it, and installed it... not realizing it was a beta... obviously, it over-wrote my paid for LR5...

​I didn't realize it was a beta ....
 
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Cowleystjames

Senior Member
Be very careful of RC versions, by their very nature, software developers use RC(release candidates) for people to iron out bugs.
To many problems generally, I wouldn't touch an RC with a shitty stick.

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