Although the Beta version of Adobe Lightroom 2 has been out for a couple months now, the official version from Adobe has just been released yesterday and is ready for download right now or for immediate purchase.
- Lightroom 2 is $299 or available as a $99 upgrade for Lightroom 1 customers.
- 30 Day trial available here.
Here's a list of new features in Lightroom 2 to persuade you to upgrade:
Target specific areas of a photo for dodging and burning
Automatically organize photos using Smart Collections
Work with high-quality previews of offline images from multiple libraries and drives
Expand your workspace across multiple monitors
Enjoy state-of-the-art 64-bit memory handling
Easily transfer images to popular photo-sharing sites
Access a rich community of export plug-ins and web gallery styles at the Lightroom Exchange
Work smoothly with Adobe Photoshop CS3
Bonus link: Here's a video of two guys talking about Lightroom 2 in front of a green screen.