On the heels of his excellent overview of the Lightroom Develop module, author/photographer Martin Evening has posted an in-depth reveiw of the Library module. He discusses optimizing image libraries for performance and file size; exchanging shoots via the new concept of “photo binders”; renaming files; converting to DNG; and more. (By the way, Martin’s Lightroom book is due from Peachpit around the end of the year.)
I suppose this news indicates that the excreble Lightroom Beta 4 is a good indication of the final product.
[That’s nice (hostile & non-specific, so that no one can address your particular complaints). By the way, for future reference, the word is “excreable.” “Execrable” also works, if you prefer a more ecclesiastical twist. –J.]