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Light Crafts Releases LightZone 3.4 software
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LightZone 3.4 With Enhanced Style Capabilities Now Available
PALO ALTO, CA -- Light Crafts has announced the immediate availability of LightZone 3.4, the latest release of its award-winning photo editing software. This recent iteration includes seven style families and 38 pre-defined styles that can all be viewed and applied directly with just a click of the mouse.
LightZone now instantly displays a real-time visual thumbnail preview
of the picture rendered in the chosen style. Users can utilize this
feature by simply holding their mouse over a style name. One click
easily applies the selected style to a photo providing instant
gratification. Multiple styles can also be added to the same photo to
create combination effects. When used in conjunction with the Relight
Tool, users have the power to enhance a large library of photos quickly
and easily. LightZone's ease-of-use of these photo modifications frees
up more time for special images that require added attention and
provides you with an end result you will be eager to share, store and
publish.
"We live in a society that thrives on instant gratification and photo
editing is no exception," said Fabio Riccardi, chief executive officer,
Light Crafts. "Our latest version of LightZone allows users to
instantly apply a number of styles to their photographs -- it really
doesn't get much easier. With each release we aim to have the user make
more and more photo editing choices by using their eyes, not their
ability to push and pull slider buttons."
As always, LightZone preserves original photo files. Regardless of
whether it is a Raw, TIFF or JPEG, the original photo remains unchanged
and ready for creating new versions. Therefore, users can modify the
same original photo as many times as needed. Users can experiment with
cropping photos multiple ways and even starting over and continue
editing from any point, even weeks later. Converting to Black and White
with Sepia toning or boosting color saturation to "wow" levels has
never been easier. Each image change you make is stored inside of a new
result file (as a JPEG or TIFF), so it never overwrites your original.
The free LightZone for Linux Beta will also be updated to 3.4B,
maintaining feature parity with the Mac and Windows release. The beta
test period is expected to last until May 1, with periodic update
releases throughout. The LightZone for Linux 3.4B release is available
for download at http://www.lightcrafts.com/linux/index.html.
Light Crafts recognizes the diversity of the Linux platform and
incorporated feedback from the Linux community into the newest Beta II
version. The lengthy beta period is planned to ensure that the
LightZone for Linux version is robust across a large number of Linux
variants and configurations prior to releasing a production version.
Light Crafts will collect additional Linux Beta feedback across a
larger number of distributions that can be incorporated into the final
product.
Pricing and Availability
LightZone 3.4 is available through Feb. 15 at a $50 discount for either
the 'full' or 'basic' editions bringing the purchase price to $199.95
and $99.95 respectively. Both can be downloaded at
http://www.lightcrafts.com/store/index.html. You can view a brief demo
at http://www.lightcrafts.com.
Linux 3.4B is available free of charge and available for download at http://www.lightcrafts.com/linux/index.html.
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