Those who may have been preoccupied by a FIFA ball game, have perhaps not noticed Adobe’s latest Lightroom updates on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android & Chrome OS.
Lightroom CC 1.4
Lightroom Classic CC 7.4
Lightroom CC 3.5 (Android)
Lightroom CC 3.3 (iOS)
Headline
Features
-automatic synchronization of presets and profiles across
the Lightroom CC eco system.
-copy & paste settings to multiple files in Lightroom
CC desktop app
-improved folder search and labelling in Lightroom
Classic HEIC support and new stacking options.
Install updates from the Apps tab
Install updates from the Apps tab
New Camera Support
-Fujifilm
X-T100
-PENTAX
K-1 Mark II*
-Phase
One IQ3 100MP Trichromatic**
-Samsung
Galaxy S9
-Samsung Galaxy
S9+
*Dynamic Pixel
Shift Resolution is not currently supported. Opening images captured in this
mode will display only the first raw image frame.
**Denotes preliminary support
HEIC
Support
Support added for HEIF images (HEIC files) for MacOS High Sierra
(10.13.x).
The info panel in LRCC will show the file type as HEIC with
original backed up. In LR Classic this is shown in the metadata panel.
HEIC files are not
supported on MacOS Sierra (10.12) or earlier; and not yet on Windows, although
I believe this will come in the future as many Windows users have iPhones.
N.B. HEVC videos are still
not supported in Lightroom Classic CC.
Lightroom CC
Automatic
synchronization of presets and profiles across the Lightroom
CC eco system. So presets & profiles created in the desktop app will sync to all phone
and tablet devices and vice versa.
Reset
to Open - is additional to reset to original. During the editing
of a photo it is now possible to click the three dots in the editing panel to
undo all of the current work, taking the file back to the opening (starting)
point.
Manage
Presets – enables groups to be shown or hidden e.g. just display
user presets by unchecking all others groups. This is also available on mobile
devices where it can be much more useful when working on a small display. It is
now possible to create presets on mobile devices, like the desktop app and
additionally decide what settings to include or exclude; similar to LR Classic.
Manage
Profiles – similar to presets. Show or hide groups or simply
display favorites. This is also available on Android devices but is not quite
ready yet on iOS devices.
Visualize
spots – this feature can now be found in the healing brush
panel. Simply click the checkbox when cleaning up blemishes or sensor dust
spots. It was previously accessed via the keyboard, but is now built into the
UI with a threshold slider.
Modified
date
has been added to the sort menu which is useful for finding all the photos
recently worked on. It’s neat when editing externally in Photoshop and after
saving back to LRCC, the image automatically comes to the top of the grid stacked
with the original.
Album Sharing Options
LRCC desktop now has new sharing options. Simply
right-click on any Album to start sharing and to generate a link. You can
enable preferences applicable to those you send the link. This brings LR CC
desktop into line with the LRCC Web App.
Connect Your Devices Links – clicking the cloud icon
(top-right) will now display new links. Clicking Android will take you directly
to Google Play and iOS gives the ability to get a link for the App Store sent
by text.
On first launch of v1.4 some background housekeeping will
take place. This usually happens quite quickly but will depend on the size of
the library.
Lightroom CC iOS & Android
In addition to the new preset and profile features
mentioned above the editing options have been expanded.
New
edit tools – the healing brush enables cloning and healing and the
optics panel gets the ability to remove chromatic aberration.
Guided
Tutorials – four common tasks are outlined in these step by step
guides which automatically highlight buttons to press and which tools to select
for a particular job. More in-app tutorials will be coming in future releases. Click
the preferences menu top left and choose help & support. On iOS devices it
is necessary to enable technology previews (off by default) before the
tutorials appear in the help & support section. There is also an
experimental feature on some phones - iPhone 7 & later - to simulate long exposures when using the
in-app camera. This is also enabled in technology previews.
What’s
New
- menu is also accessed by clicking the preferences menu top left.
Android devices get the ability to filter files by star
ratings.
Lightroom Classic
Improved
folder search – Adobe says this is now faster, using a new
search algorithm. Typing more than one word or part of a word will search using
an and/or basis.
Folder
color labels are a new feature and it is now possible to
filter by clicking the magnifying glass icon in the folder search field; in the
same way as filtering for favorites. Right-click (control-click) on any folder
to choose a color label from the context menu or select none to remove a color
label.
Manage
Presets & Profiles – as mentioned above.
Merge
to HDR or Pano stacking – a checkbox is now available in the
merge dialog to enable stacking for the selected images with the merged result
shown on top of the stack.
Auto-stacking by
capture time is a useful feature, notably on individual folders of images where
dated sub-folders are not used at import. Or where you wish to filter the
duration between shots e.g. for smaller batches of time-lapse photos or larger
batches of whole events. From the menu choose:
Photo >> Stacking >> Auto-Stack by Capture
Time
HEIC
support as mentioned above on the latest version of Mac OS.
On my iOS11 device I had to change a preference setting.
Go to: Settings >> Photos >> Transfer to Mac
or PC
Choose “Keep Originals”
This was previously set to automatic which results in
conversion to jpeg. But after changing this setting and connecting my device
with the USB lead I was able to launch Image Capture and the HEIC files were
added to the Pictures folder on my Mac from where I could import into LR7.4
HEIC files and Live Photos can also be added to the Photos App or Quick Time but I prefer them in Pictures via the iTunes interface. Using Cmd+S to write metadata (or automatically) appears to create a sidecar like a raw file.
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