Paul, you have announced this product and its attributes but you aren't sure that it runs smoothly? Announcing something that doesn't exist or that you aren't sure works seems a tad premature to me....but I guess that is the computer/programming world these days. Hopefully, it lives up to it's advanced billing as I do like Lightroom and C1. Keep at it.
gd, my statement "2.0 is in beta at this time and if all runs smoothly we may see a release late next month." seemed pretty straightforward to me when I wrote it, I did in fact reread prior to pressing Reply.
I will break this down in order to clarify:
"2.0 " 2.0 is the new intended release version of Hasselblad's Phocus software.
Beta - Excerpt from Merriam Webster dictionary 4: a nearly complete prototype of a product (as software) <released in beta> <the beta version>
In Hasselblad's case we have internal releases (in this case 2.0) which is tested by employees and a select group of users (Photographers) who use the software in everyday work and offer valuable input in terms of bugs or issues which need to be addressed prior to a final release.
Smoothly - I was referring the beta testing process, we try to test the software as thoroughly as possible, in some cases an issues can arise which causes a delay in completion and release of the final software version.
"Announcing something that doesn't exist or that you aren't sure works" Phocus 2.0 does exist in an internal beta version and it does work.
Paul Claesson