Adobe Systems has begun shipping Lightroom 2, the latest version of its software toolbox for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs. The new program supports 64-bit operations on Macintosh computers equipped with Intel processors running for Mac OS X 10.5, as well as PCs running Windows Vista 64-bit operating systems, Adobe said.

Lightroom 2 promises to simplify photography from shoot to finish, said Tom Hogarty, the senior product manager for Lightroom at Adobe.

“A worldwide community

of photographers provided valuable insight and feedback, as part of the Lightroom 2 public beta program, ultimately helping us deliver a better product,” Hogarty explained. “We’ve considered their requests, which helped us develop useful features that manufacture it easier than ever for our customers to quickly refine, enhance and present brilliant photographs.”

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