Lightroom CC 2015.4 and Lightroom 6.4 have been released today, with Nikon/El Capitan tethering fixes, performance improvements and new CC features, as well as the usual new camera/lens support and bug fixes. (For the update links, skip to the end of the post.)
So what’s new?
The Lightroom team have been busy working on performance, as well as a couple of other CC only improvements. Other smaller updates are listed with the bug fixes at the bottom of the post.
Performance
Thumbnails now update much faster when you edit multiple images using sync or copy and paste, and Lightroom’s now much smarter about preemptively building 1:1 previews, which means they load much faster when you’re zoomed in and flipping through photos, even if they weren’t built in advance. Also, panoramas should merge about twice as fast as they did in Lightroom 6.3.
Mobile Uploads Location (CC only)
Mobile users can now set the location and folder structure for photos added using Lightroom mobile or Lightroom web. You’ll find this in Preferences > Lightroom mobile.
Panorama Merge Boundary Warp (CC only)
Stitched panoramas usually have gaps around the edges. There are a number of options for filling in the gaps:
- Crop the edges off – however you may crop important details in the process.
- Use Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop – this works well but may need additional retouching to remove artifacts and results in a large rendered file on your hard drive.
- Lightroom CC 2015.4 has a new feature in the Panorama Merge dialog – Boundary Warp. It analyzes the image and warps it to fill the empty space. It has a slider ranging from 0-100, so you can choose how far to warp the image, and it retains the editing flexibility of the original raw files.
Panorama image © 2015 Paul McFarlane
New camera support:
- Fujifilm X70
- Fujifilm XE2S
- Fujifilm XPro2
- Leica M (Typ 262)
- Leica XU (Typ 113)
- Panasonic DMCZS60 (DMCTZ80, DMCTZ81, DMCTZ85)
- Phase One IQ150
- Sony ILCA68 (A68)
- Click to view the full list of supported cameras
New camera profile:
- Nikon 1 J4
Tethering for new cameras:
- Nikon D5500
- Nikon D7200
- Supported Nikon cameras are now working again on Mac 10.11 El Capitan.
- Click to view the full list of cameras supported for tethering.
- Note that tethering Leica cameras on Mac 10.11 El Capitan is still not working – it’s waiting on an update from Leica.
New lens profiles:
Canon EF Mount
- Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Bower 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Bower 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
Canon EF-M Mount
- Canon 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
- Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
- Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
- Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
Fujifilm X Mount
- Bower 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
- Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
- Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
Leica M Mount
- MS Optical Perar 28mm f/4 Super Triplet
- MS Optical Sonnetar 50mm f/1.1 MC
Nikon F Mount
- Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Bower 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Bower 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Nikon AFS NIKKOR 200mm f/2G ED VR II
- Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
Olympus Mount
- Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
Panasonic Mount
- Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 35mm f1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
Pentax K Mount
- Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Bower 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Bower 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- smh PENTAX-DA 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 ED SM
Pentax 645 Mount
- HD PENTAX-D FA645 35mm F3.5 AL [IF]
Samsung NX Mount
- Bower 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
- Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
- Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
Sony A Mount
- Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Bower 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Bower 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
- Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
Sony E Mount
- Bower 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
- Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
- Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
Sony FE Mount
- Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
- Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
Parrot
- Bebop Drone 2.0
Click here for the full list of available Adobe Lens Profiles
Further user-created profiles can be downloaded using the Lens Profile Downloader (scroll down slightly, it’s at the end of the Resources section on that link)
Loads of bug fixes:
There are loads of bug fixes. These are the main ones:
- The panorama merging process should complete roughly twice as fast as Lightroom 6.3
- Thumbnails update faster when editing multiple photos using sync or copy/paste
- Large previews build preemptively when navigating through photos in Loupe zoomed view
Import
- Tethering Nikon cameras on Mac OS X 10.11(El Capitan) did not work properly
- Import from iPhoto would result in all photos receiving a “pick” flag
- Importing folders that included videos could fail on some systems
- Import didn’t work if you weren’t signed in
Library
- In Lights Out mode, an image would “disappear” when using the Undo functionality
- Lightroom would not display the correct EXIF metadata for some video files generated by Canon, Fuji and Panasonic cameras
- SIGMA 50mm f1.4 ART lens was incorrectly identified as Zeiss Milvus 50mm f1.4
- If you swipe through photos on the Mac using a Magic Mouse, Trackpad or similar peripheral, Lightroom scrolls very fast. To disable this “speed swiping”, uncheck the new checkbox at Preferences > Interface > Swipe between images using mouse/trackpad
- Certain dates couldn’t be entered in Edit Capture Time dialog (1966, 1969, 1999, etc.)
- Videos wouldn’t play on some systems
Develop
- Crop reset to image edges when adjusting rotation via slider
- Improved quality when applying Auto Straighten and Upright “Level” mode
- Auto Sync of some settings failed when using smart previews
- Lightroom would ignore model-specific custom default settings for some cameras, including some Leica and Sony models
- Soft Proofing RGB readout values differed for the same file between 5.7.1 and 6.x
Photo Merge
- Vertical panoramas created using Merge could appear with the wrong orientation
- Metadata is now added to merged panoramas to support Photoshop’s Adaptive Wide Angle filter
Slideshow
Export
- Preset paths to Home, Documents, Pictures and Movies/Videos folders have been added to the destination pop-up menu in the Export dialog
Other Fixes
- Comments from Lightroom web come into Lightroom on the desktop as already “read”
If you find another bug, click here to report it.
How do I update?
To update, go to Help menu > Updates or click the Update button in the CC app. The update servers take a while to push the updates around the world, to avoid crashing the servers, but if you’re in a hurry to update, here are the direct links to the patches: Windows – Mac
Thank you Victoria for the update. I will wait a little bit before upgrading to see the comments from the web. I saw that some people are having problems after upgrading like Lightroom won’t start anymore.
Sensible Jacques. Reports are looking good so far. The “Lightroom won’t start” appears to be a permissions problem in the user account, so easily fixed.
Upgraded yesterday from 6.3 to 6.4 on my Notebook . It as least fixes video functionality that was completely broken in 6.3.
I will run some more tests before upgrading on main system …
Uptil LR 6 I used to consider upgrading LR as save – not so anymore nowadays …
Uli
They have had a few issues with the recent releases, but they seem to be getting back on track.
Hi Vicky, Many thanks for this..
I updated and have done a download since the upgrades…. No problems at all. Things are great.
Just one thing though: As a matter of basic practice, I always download my RAW images from the SDHC/SD/ CF cfards via card reader, straight into My Documents ( I use a PC – Windows based)
Only once I have named that folder in My Documents, I will import into Light Room ( I have Light Room CC )
This allows me to create my main RAW archives and keep them safe in My Documents..
If I have any trouble in Light Room or I lose the odd image in the Light Room set up, I simple remove that folder from Light Room and import again into Light Room..
Have never had any of the problems encountered by many people who import directly into Light Room from their storage media.
Thanks for the updates.
Warm regards
http://www.timdrimanphotography.com
That’s good news. People tend to lose files through misunderstanding how the import dialog works, rather than any fault of Lightroom, but it’s great that you have a system that’s working well for you. I should just note that removing a folder from Lightroom and reimporting loses the work you’ve done in Lightroom, so it’s a last resort. Using the Find Missing Photos instructions in last week’s blog post is a safer option.
I did the upgrade to 6.4 as the Panorama performance should be better…
No problems so far after the upgrade and the speed increase to calculate a panorama is quite noticable:
calculating a 10 photo (24MP) pano BEFORE: 32s until preview plus 1m24s for final calculation
calculating a 10 photo (24MP) pano AFTER: 20s until preview plus 0m50s for final calculation
That’s very good news Andreas!
Lightroom 2015.4 is crawling on my MacBook Pro:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro9,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 12 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP91.00D3.B0C
SMC Version (system): 2.1f175
Hardware UUID: 2A809697-3458-5DC0-A53A-313C55CDCA16
Storage: Available: 197.85 GB (197,851,475,968 bytes)
Capacity: 748.93 GB (748,925,353,984 bytes)
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The dreaded ball keeps spinning in Develop module when using the Adjustment brush tools. It was OK with 2015.3 . Think I may have to remove the update because it’s so maddeningly slow. Any suggestions? Many thanks.
I am having the same problem with my Mac Book Pro. From develop when going to on-one, on- one opens ever so slowly, with no image.
Thanks for any help.
Guys, make sure you report it at the Official Feature Request/Bug Report Forum at http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family so the engineers are aware of it. Include your full system specs too, as it might be limited to specific hardware, as most people aren’t seeing the same issues.
HELP, I tried to backup my lightroom catalog last night before trying to download the latest and greatest lightroom edition and it locked up for almost 3 hours. I can’t use lightroom at all and it is killing me. What can I do about it. i fear just uninstalling and losing the over 4000 images in lightroom. Thank you all. BiII R
If it’s still stuck, you’ll have to force quit and try again – hopefully it’ll open straight up again without any issues. Then I’d test the catalog integrity and optimize it before trying to back up again.
I just upgraded my perpetual licence to 6.4 and so far everything looks good. I must say that the preview are a lot faster than before. This is night and day. Thank you Victoria.
That’s good to hear Jacques!
I’ve just upgraded from LR 5.7 to to CC 2015.4 and now I have a problem with automatically renaming files from my Nikon D7200. Lightroom imports the files, but retains the DSC plus number format. I’m running on windows 8 laptop. Just out of curiosity I tried using different memory cards and my D3200, which worked fine in LR 5.7. I’m out of options now, anyone else had the same problem?
That’s an odd one Dave! I’d try resetting the preferences https://www.lightroomqueen.com/articles-page/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/ as a first port of call.
Thanks, I’ll give it a try when I get back from holiday next week. I’ll let you know the outcome.
Hi Victoria, I tried resetting the preferences on my mac and I still get the same problem. The file imports but won’t rename. I tried copying onto my mac desktop from the card and then imported, but still get the same issue.
I think this is going to be a question for the forum (http://www.lightroomforums.net) where we can troubleshoot in more detail.
Thanks Victoria, I’ve started a new thread in the forum.
Dave
You state that the new boundary warp is CC only, and this is correct. But I have searched lots of web pages INCLUDING Adobe and they all suggest it is part of LR 6.4. Its really annoying that desktop users don’t get these updates and that Adobe cant get their communications sorted.
If you have links to the Adobe pages that suggest it’s part of 6.4, I’ll send them to the right team to get them fixed. Communication’s definitely never been their strongest point!
Hi Victoria
Thanks for offering to follow this up the link is https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/panorama.html
What I would really like is a fair deal for desktop (6.4) users. I am afraid I don’t accept the reasons given for CC getting them first (accounting policy?) sounds to me like they want to ‘force’ users to go to CC; perhaps they make more profit from it!
Sorry for the rant I just like fair play.
However its a great product and your blog and books are the icing on the cake.
Thanks
Thanks, I’ll pass that on.
I understand the frustration Geof, and I’m sure if they really wanted to, they could redo their entire accounting system to make it possible to offer new features between main releases, but to do so for a relatively small percentage of their userbase just isn’t economically viable. Instead, they chose to put the money into offering subscriptions at a much lower price than the old perpetual licenses.
The perpetual license they offer is exactly the same as it’s always been – new features have to wait for the next paid upgrade. It’s just subscribers now get early access to what would be LR7 features, without having to wait for them. As with many things in life, you get to choose which option to purchase, but there are pros and cons with each option.
Thanks for the prompt reply.
Perhaps I need to look more closely at an upgrade to CC
Hi Victoria, before upgrading to 6.4 I was able to open let’s say the Folders panel and then by using the shift key click on Collections and both will stay open. Tonight I’ve try the samething and it does not work anymore I have to uncheck Solo mode. Does anyone has the same problem. Thank you Jacques
It’s working correctly here on Mac. Which OS are you using?
I have version 6.4 desktop in Windows 10 and this works fine for me
I have Windows 7.
This morning it is working!
I love problems that magically fix themselves!
Me too, God is everywhere.
Mirabile dictu, SoftProof RGB values are fixed!
See, they do fix bugs eventually! LOL
I just upgraded to 2015.4 (Win10), full of anticipation after seeing the promises of D7200 tether support, but mine STILL comes up with that frustrating ‘No camera detected’ – has anyone else successfully tethered their D7200 yet (on windows based LR)? If so – tell me what I’m doing wrong – pleeeze!!
OK – I seem to have got it working (phew), at the cost of losing all my preferences – but I know which I’d rather have! Thanks anyway.
Graham
Well done Graham!
Why am I just now seeing this..? Many thanks Vicky – you’re a lifesaver 😀
xx
Anja
Why is there a difference between what’s available for stand alone users and CC users?, surely we’ve paid for the product and should have the same?.
You’ve put your finger on it… you’ve paid for the product “Lightroom 6” and all of the features it included at release. There are legalities and accounting procedures around revenue recognition that mean Adobe can’t offer new features without being paid for them in the financial quarter in which they’re released. This is the way it’s always been with Lightroom perpetual (standalone) licenses. The new CC-only features would be features of the next paid Lightroom upgrade (e.g. Lightroom 7, assuming there is one), but CC users are given early access to them because they’re paying on a monthly basis, and therefore don’t have the same issues with revenue recognition.