Lightroom Releases – December 2019

This is mainly a quick update following the November release including support for new cameras and lenses. It also includes bug fixes and addresses some issues which have arisen since the Apple release of MacOS Catalina. In addition to Lightroom 3.1 and Lightroom Classic 9.1 Adobe has also released version 5.1 of the mobile apps. 

New Features

Easily contribute photos to shared albums – when invited to share an album it is now possible to add your own photos to shared group albums as well as viewing all contributions. This feature is available on the desktop, mobile and web app. In the desktop version 3.1 shared albums will be found by clicking the tab for sharing & connections - see image below.

Shared albums can be set as the target album, making it easy to contribute by selecting thumbnails from the grid; to add them to the target simply by pressing the T key. Invitees can add “likes” and “comments” in a web browser.

Direct Import (iOS) - import directly from an SD card or other attached media after connecting to your iPhone or iPad. This feature requires iOS or iPadOS 13.2 or later. 

Advanced Export Options (iOS) - Tap the Share icon to find this and other export and sharing options.

 

New Camera Support

• Canon EOS M200

• Canon EOS Ra

• Google Pixel 4

• Google Pixel 4 XL

• LEICA SL2

• Nikon Z 50

• Sigma fp

• Sony a9 II (ILCE-9M2)

• ZEISS ZX1

New Lens Correction Support

Canon EF

• Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L IS USM

• Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM

• Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

• Canon RF 85mm F1.2 L USM DS

Canon M

• SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN C017

• SIGMA 30mm F1.4 DC DN C016

• SIGMA 56mm F1.4 DC DN C018

Sony FE

• SIGMA 105mm F1.4 DG HSM A018

ZEISS

• ZEISS ZX1 (DNG + JPEG) 

How to Update

Launch Creative Cloud desktop and go to the Apps tab to install the available updates. If Photoshop is installed I recommend updating that first before updating Lightroom. The mobile apps can be updated via the Apps Store or Google Play.

 

Adobe Camera Raw 12 now Available for PSE 2020

Adobe has released the latest Camera Raw Update for Photoshop Elements 2020. The update prompt should appear next time you launch the Editor.

ACR 12 includes support for the following cameras.

  Apple iPhone 11

  Apple iPhone 11 Pro

  Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

  Fujifilm X-Pro3

  Google Pixel 4 Front Camera*

  Google Pixel 4 Rear Wide Camera*

  Google Pixel 4 Rear Telephoto Camera*

  Google Pixel 4 XL Front Camera*

  Google Pixel 4 XL Rear Wide Camera*

  Google Pixel 4 XL Rear Telephoto Camera*

  HUAWEI Honor 20 Pro Rear Main Camera

  HUAWEI Honor 20 Pro Rear Telephoto Camera

  HUAWEI Honor 20 Pro Rear Wide Camera

  HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro

  HUAWEI P30 Rear Main Camera

  HUAWEI P30 Rear Telephoto Camera

  HUAWEI P30 Rear Wide Camera

  HUAWEI P30 Pro Rear Main Camera

  HUAWEI P30 Pro Rear Telephoto Camera

  HUAWEI P30 Pro Rear Wide Camera

  Olympus E-M5 Mark III

  Olympus PEN E-PL10

  Nikon Z 50*

  Sony A6100 (ILCE-6100)

  Sony A6600 (ILCE-6600)

(*) Denotes preliminary support.

Adobe Releases Photoshop 2020

Version 21.0 was released together with the first iteration of Photoshop for iPad OS.

In the desktop version I do like the improvements to Content aware Fill and the ability to use auto or custom sampling. Transform Warp with the ability to add multiple random grid points looks really cool. I also like the new panels for Gradients, Patterns and Shapes.

With Adobe’s deep knowledge of the PSDc format and optimized integration with Cloud Documents, customers should now be able to work seamlessly on desktop, laptop and iPad.

With the document cloud linkage and automatic saving of cloud documents, when closed, PS 2020 gets the new eco-system logo (with rounded corners) in common with other apps that have this workflow integration.

 

Select Subject now has improved speed of selection and the properties panel for pixel layers now includes quick action buttons for Select Subject and Remove Background requiring only a single click. Object Selection lets you define parts of an image when using Select Subject, simply by drawing a box. 

Adobe’s Julieanne Kost outlines the latest features on her blog – click the link below.

https://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/2019/11/adobe-announces-updates-and-new-features-for-photoshop.html 

 

Summary