LR4 is wonderful, especially the new tonal controls!

We have been playing around with the 4.1 RC 2 on our recent workshops and everybody has been blown away by what's possible in LR4.
The redesigned controls are much more logical to use especially for newcomers. But it wasn't until I read Extreme contrast edits in Lightroom 4 and ACR 7 by Martin Evening, that I grasped how much the tonal controls had been improved under the hood. I might have been missing something, but these fantastic enhancements don't seem to get the coverage they deserve.
It's simply wonderful and I would like to thank to the LR team for all their hard work - it's very much appreciated!!!
PS: none of us has experienced any of the slowdown issues posted in this forum.
A little sample of the new tonal controls applied:

Lr4/PV2012 rocks! .
But make sure you install Lr4.1 final immediately - many key issues have been addressed...
Rob

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if you're not in a big rush - why not hold off until Adobe and Microsoft releases an update to support the Retina Screen.
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Edited by: Ivan Moreno on Jan 25, 2011 10:28 AM

1) In SC there are a new button called "inquire", this is used to return the SC to the creator in order to change the SC. Can we uses this same button in central contracts?
"Inquire" button will be only avaliable if you have configured approval with completion in the process level.. you can configure this for contract as well
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when a SC or contract is rejected the system sends a notification to the creator of the document? Yes.. system will send an email notification
Is this notification is a e-mail? Yes
If the WF has n-steps approvers and we configurate that SRM sends the notification to the approver, does it mean that this notification is sent to all the approvers? Yes
3) When a SC is released, can it be modified? SC can't be modified once its Approved..
Saravanan

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TheGreatRandomKing wrote:
Will it be included on an iPod touch software update if you have a second generation? Because I'd quite like to have it on mine. If not, is there any other way of getting it on mine, like do I have to buy the earphones with the Remote plus the Mic?
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Back in 2007, the guy at the Apple store said I'd have to get a MBP instead of a MB if I wanted to fun FCP correctly, and now both the MB and MBP use the same graphics chip, so I'm wondering if FCP will still function correctly on the new 13-inch MBP?

Eric wrote:
Incorrect about what? I never made any statements, just questions. According to the Apple store, the Macbook and 13-inch Macbook Pro both use the same chip, which is the only statement I made. And which is why I'm wondering if the new 13-inch MBP can even handle FCP since the MB can't (according to the guy in the Apple store).
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