Adobe Systems has released updates to its popular Camera Raw and Lightroom applications, along with an update for the Digital Negative (DNG) specification.

 

June 25, 2009: Adobe Systems has released updates to its popular Camera Raw and Lightroom applications, along with an update for the Digital Negative (DNG) specification.
Camera Raw 5.4 and Lightroom 2.4 add support for the Canon EOS 500D and PowerShot SX1 IS, the Kodak EasyShare Z980, the Nikon D5000, Olympus E-450 and E-620, the Panasonic DMC-GH1, the Pentax K7, Sigma DP2 and the Sony A230, 330 and 380 models as well as a number of models from Hasselblad. Camera Raw 5.4 is available as a free download for existing customers of Photoshop CS4, Photoshop Elements 7, Premiere Elements 7 and Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac. Lightroom 2.4 s available as a free download for existing Lightroom 2 customers.
DNG 1.3 includes new opcodes, defined lists of operations and their parameters for performing complex activities in the raw file conversion process. These activities include corrections and enhancements that are beneficial when performed prior to the demosaic process but are difficult due to a camera’s limited processing power. They also include corrections and enhancements that can only be performed after the demosaic process such as lens correction. By utilizing opcodes, photographers can maintain the advantages of raw mosaic data, giving them increased opportunity to improve their photographs with the maximum amount of image data preserved. The DNG SDK has also been updated to reflect the changes to the specification.
The Camera Raw and Lightroom updates can be downloaded from www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/. Visit www.adobe.com/dng for details of the updated DNG specification and SDK download.