Innovative Shadow and Highlight Recovery and Enhanced Digital       Photography Workflows Mark A Milestone Release

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) today announced the       availability of Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 4 software for Mac OS and       Windows. Lightroom is the essential digital photography workflow       solution helping amateur and professional photographers quickly import,       manage, enhance and showcase their images. First released as a public       beta in January 2012, the final version of Lightroom 4 is now available       for US$149 for the full version and US$79 for the upgrade, providing an       incredible value for photographers. Lightroom 4 introduces refined       technology for superior shadow and highlight processing, ability to       create photo books, additional local adjustment controls, and enhanced       video support.

“Feedback from our customers is invaluable in developing Lightroom and       the real trick to a great release is to combine these insights with       Adobe’s unrivalled image processing innovation”

“Feedback from our customers is invaluable in developing Lightroom and       the real trick to a great release is to combine these insights with       Adobe’s unrivalled image processing innovation,” said Winston       Hendrickson, vice president products, Creative Media Solutions, Adobe.       “Lightroom 4 is a stunning new release that will enhance photography       workflows and help photographs stand out from the crowd.”

New Features in Lightroom 4

Lightroom 4 is a major release, adding significant new capabilities and       innovations. New adjustment controls maximize dynamic range from       cameras, recovering exceptional shadow details and highlights. The       software features new and improved auto adjustments to dynamically set       values for exposure and contrast, and additional local adjustment       controls including Noise Reduction, Moire and White Balance.

Lightroom 4 provides photographers the tools to create beautiful photo       books with text controls and a variety of easy-to-use templates, as well       as a direct link for photo book creation from within the new Book       module. A new intuitive Map module displays images already assigned a       location, provides location tagging and reverse geo-tagging controls and       saved locations for easy assignment of a photographer’s common locations.

Now, native video support gives photographers the capability to play,       trim and extract frames from video clips shot on DSLRs, point-and-shoot       cameras and smartphones. Video-specific presets and many standard       Lightroom image adjustment controls can be applied to video clips, and       adjusted videos can be exported as a H.264 file or published directly to       Facebook or Flickr*.

In the Develop module, presets fully utilize new processing technology       and the addition of soft proofing helps photographers tune images in a       destination color space to ensure content looks its best. In addition,       customers can now email images directly from Lightroom using an email       account of their choice.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 is now available for Mac and Windows at www.adobe.com/store.       The estimated street price is US$149 for new users or US$79 for       upgrades. For more detailed information about product features, upgrade       policies, pricing and language versions, please visit www.adobe.com/go/lightroom.

Users can also connect with the Lightroom team directly on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lightroom),       via Twitter (www.twitter.com/lightroom)       or on the Adobe Lightroom blog (http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal).       For Lightroom how-to videos, visit http://www.youtube.com/lightroom.