Lightroom 4 Public Beta is Out!

Adobe Just released the Lightroom 4 Public Beta!!!

Get it free HERE

NAPP has videos of the new features HERE

The ones that excite me or basic video editing - I always have to hunt for a outside tool for even the simplest task like rotating (also knowing aperture does have this already I've been a bit jealous).  You can also publish to facebook, flickr, ect.

There is also  Book module and map module that they have added; I've always wished the Print / Web Mods were most robust and allowed for book creation... if this gives me the ability to build a decent album i will be static

The Map module is for organizing your photos by location and handling GPS data; I'm surprised it has it's own tab, but it is beta so we will see how it ends up.

from the adobe blog:

If you’re curious about checking out this public preview, there are several opportunities for you to watch a live demo with Tom and ask questions.

Tuesday, January 10 (FREE)
WHAT: Kelbytraining.com day of live webcasts with Matt Kloskowski and Tom Hogarty
TIMES: 7 am PST, 9 am PST, 11 am PST, 1 pm PST
VISIT: http://kelbytraining.com/unveil

Friday, January 13 (FREE)
WHAT: Tom Hogarty lunch hour live demo and Q&A (online session)
TIMES: 9 am PST & 12 noon PST
DETAILS: Check the EVENTS tab on our Facebook page – to be posted Tuesday morning (1/10) – for detailed instructions.

There are also eight new Lightroom 4 beta videos, hosted by Julieanne Kost – senior Digital Imaging evangelist at Adobe – available on our YouTube channel. Become a subscriber to catch all the latest video tutorials and behind the scenes footage from the team and our own Lightroom community.

Lightroom has been my absolute favorite piece of software for managing my photography and the vast majority of my edits; I can't recommend it strongly enough.