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“Lightroom 4 is Out, Adobe Slashes Prices! Direct Download Links Here”
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I just received my copy of LR3 in the mail (took advantage of the lower price). I called Adobe & they will refund that product or sell the $79 upgrade, but wouldn’t upgrade for free. I suppose that makes sense, but your article makes it sound like those who bought in the last 30 days might get a free upgrade to LR4.
Hi Elizabeth, thanks for your comment. If you refund the Lightroom 3 you bought, and get Lightroom 4 instead, then it’s the same difference, no? The prices on LR4 now have gone down so it could even be cheaper to do it that way.
As for a free upgrade grace period, we’re basing that news from what Adobe wrote on Facebook this afternoon… and it’s a common practice after their product releases. But even if their customer service reps aren’t all briefed on it yet (which has happened in the past as it takes a while for the news to filter down), then you can effectively accomplish the same thing via a LR3 refund and LR4 purchase instead.
Hope this clears it up.
Can you confirm how long the new lower price is going to remain? Is it a new release price and will go up to the same price that LR3 was at some point in the coming month(s)??
Greetings Marcus, happy to report that the new lower price of Lightroom looks to be permanent – no plans to move it back higher that we’ve heard of from Adobe!
I just purchased Lightroom 3 a couple of weeks ago! So I’d have to purchase the upgrade now? This was my first ever purchase of Lightroom. Thanks.
@ Elizabeth Selm
That’s what I was wondering about I just bought Lightroom 3 too.
Hello Betty, since you purchased LR3 that recently, you should be able to either: (a) get a free upgrade to LR4, or (b) return LR3 to Adobe for a refund and get LR4 instead…
See the instructions and links in the article and comments above, or simply contact Adobe via live chat and see what they can do for you.
Please let us know how it turns out for you – thanks!
Lightroom 4 looks fantastic, but what about total ‘newbies’ like me that have NEVER used a photoediting program before? Are there teaching aids (tutorials) available – I mean LOTS of them? My little Canon Digital is only a PowerShot A2000 IS. I have always HOPED for a Canon Rebel (with a 60mm Macro lens), but alas, I have not yet acquired this wonderful camera. Would I still benefit from Lightroom 4? Thanks for anything you could tell me!
Absolutely Leigh, and it’s not about the quality of your camera – it’s about what you’d like to do with your photographs…
Just download the free LR4 trial and then try this for starters:
Four Hours of Free Tutorials for Lightroom 4, plus Other Resources
When you drag and drop images fron LR4 to Facebook or Flickr, does it automatically reduce or resize the image?
Great question Maria – and the answer is yes, you can do that… There are a lot of export options actually – see:
Publish from Lightroom to Facebook or Flickr
I had previously purcahsed and installed CS5. Do I get a discount buying Lightroom 4? If so, how do I go about getting the discount?
Greetings Eugene, thanks for your question. You can get a discount of 33% off of Lightroom 4 if you purchase it together with Photoshop CS6 (either a full or upgrade version, either standalone or in a CS6 suite).
This means the full Lightroom becomes only US$99 in the U.S., and 30% off elsewhere – see more details of the offer here.
Note previous purchases of older versions of Photoshop wouldn’t qualify – it needs to be the the latest PS and bought at the same time to get the deal.
hi,
i have downloaded Lightroom 4 from the direct link above, but have no way to install it, it appears not to be an .exe file.
Please help
Ian
Hi Ian, it sounds like maybe you lost the file extension when direct downloading the program… Sometimes that happens if you use Internet Explorer – it will drop the “.EXE” off the end of the Windows executable file.
If so, then you just need to add that extension back to the end of that filename – and then double-click it to get started with the LR4 installation.
THANK YOU,
THAT WORKED A TREAT,
had to rename the whole file as ‘adobe-lr.exe’ to make sure any further extensions were removed, after that wonderful; looking forward to see what LR4 can do with my Canon 600d’s astronomy images.
once again, thank you
Ian
You bet Ian, glad to help – enjoy the product, there’s a lot of great new features!
I would like to buy Lightroom 4, I have a temp version of Lightroom 3 which I have used a lot… Photography I hope will be my primary source of income, so I need to get this set up ASAP. Please help me to do that.
Thank You,
Jan Lockwood
Sure Jan, buying or upgrading to Lightroom 4 is easy to do – just make your selection, download, and follow the instructions:
http://www.UpgradeLightroom.com/
As described in the article, your current photo catalog should migrate up smoothly when you run LR4 the first time, and then you are ready to go.
I purchased LR4 yesterday and none of the serial numbers are long enough.
Hey there Johnnette, where did you buy it from, and why do you have more than one serial number? Maybe you’re reading the one long license key as separate numbers?
Hello, I was trying to download a trial yesterday with the LR4 direct links and my download froze… I tried again today and I’m getting this message:
Access Denied
You don’t have permission to access “…/AdobeProducts/LTRM/4/win32/Lightroom_4_LS11.exe” on this server.
Reference #18.873c4317.1364254340.26862810
Welcome Angel, that does happen sometimes – it’s possible to get locked out of Adobe’s download servers after a failed attempt… Usually it resolves itself with a little time, trying later, or using a different browser, computer, or Internet connection.
My husband just recently bought me Lightroom 4 online and it gave me a serial code to use. We figured that I need to download the free trial first before I could upgrade. I have now tried it 3 times and when I try to access the program an “error” screen pops up saying I can not start the program. What am I doing wrong?
Error Message Reads
“Lightroom.exe – Application Error
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close application.”
Hello Patricia, you’ll (hopefully) find the solution for that problem here.
I purchased lightroom 4 a while back and installed it on my desktop. I’ve recently purchased a new macbook air, and would like to install it on there as well. Am I able to do this? and how? My laptop does not have a disk drive, just wondering if this is possible. Thanks!!
Yes Kristen, you can just download the old LR4 version using the direct links given above (make sure to carefully follow the download instructions first), and then install it from the .DMG file you received.
@kristen
I don’t see the instructions for downloading
The instructions are given in the article above (5 steps).
Here’s an important update for you on the availability of Lightroom direct download links:
Adobe Limits Software Version Downloads, Including Some Direct Links
Will the old installer still accept old valid license codes?
Legally-purchased serial numbers, yes.
Thank you so much for sharing the install file for Lightroom 4!
I bought a new PC and couldn’t find it anywhere on Adobe’s website…
You’re welcome, Jerry! Glad to help and to hear you got it working.
Fantastic. Thank you – I threw out a lot of old stuff recently, and the old install files went with them. Lucky adobe had my keys, but not the software! Saved me some hassle – thanks a lot.
That’s great, Ken – glad to hear it, and thanks for letting us know!