To be honest I'm a little intrigued and also perplexed how it is that this video is being created in May when LR version 2.0 is not scheduled for release until the end of August at the earliest. If we are to believe what has been said over on the LR 2 beta forum and has been repeated many times since is that it is not at all guaranteed that that everything now appearing in LR 2 will appear in the final version, if it does it might well be in a different form and that other features may well be added. Now on the face of it someone is being very economical with the truth to say the very least or else how can a tutorial video be created unless Jeff and Co know exactly the form that the final release version will take. Or could it perhaps be that the video is being created in the form of what they think the release version will look like with a view to releasing a video update later in the series for additional items to the final release? Let's face it, if the video is to be released at exactly the same time as the final release version of LR 2 then there is no margin for error being programmed in. Um curiouser and curiouser as the Mad Hatter said I believe.
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Posts like this just come accross attempts to make noise and scandal where none previously existed. Statments like "on the face of it someone is being very economical with the truth" are nothing more than a blatant, and non subtle attempt to call someone a liar, or cheat or similar. Possibly the MOST annoying thing about this kind of wild speculation, is the targets are generally unable to respond due to legal restriction.
The mind boggles how anyone dares to make-up this kind of thing, but it is unfortunatly how the gutter press sells papers.
As for the content, out of interest, how do you think that people release books at the same time software comes out. ? Just because something is PUBLIC beta, why would that make you assume that its not under a private release regime as well, like oh, most other commercial software in the WORLD. Pre release press programs, media review, restricted release, etc etc.
Lets see, basic 101. Jeff Schewe writes Photoshop-News. Jeff and Michael have visited Adobe more than once. Jeff has been involved with Adobe for years. Jeff and Bruce wrote 'Real world Camera Raw'. Jeff and Michael have demonstrated with content that they produce quality tutorials, in a timely manner from release of a product, often with information available to insiders. (Interviews with the people that WROTE IT !). So if they say they can write a tutorial for the release of a product, it isn't exactly a long stretch to assume that they in fact CAN !. (And I for one, am thankfull for it)
PS: No release data for Lightroom has been announced AFAIK. August is also speculation. I suggest reading John Nack's blog on this very subject.
"Oct. 1" (aka, "Just make something up") [a href=\"http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/]http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/[/url]
Regards
Mark.