Lightroom Classic CC 7.1 has been released today. This release is focused on new camera/lens support for Lightroom, as well as bug fixes. There will be a final update for Lightroom 6 on December 19, to add new camera/lens support. The entire Lightroom CC ecosystem has also been updated.
New Intelligent Auto Settings, powered by Adobe’s Sensei!
Lightroom’s old Auto adjustments were… hit and miss, to put it kindly. No more! Adobe has used its machine learning technology to analyze how skilled professional photographers edited tens of thousands of photos, and then applied this information to build a brand new Auto.
The new Auto applies auto adjustments to Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, Saturation and Vibrance, to get the best automated result possible. Furthermore, it’s now smart enough to take your existing Crop, White Balance or Camera Profile into account when doing its calculations. It’s much better at retaining highlight and shadow detail, and doesn’t often overexpose, so it’s a much better starting point. Give it a try!
Range Mask Enhancements
By popular demand, you can now Alt-click (Windows) / Opt-click on an existing sample to remove it.
New camera support:
- Apple iPhone 8
- Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- Apple iPhone X
- Canon EOS M100 (full support)
- Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
- Google Pixel 2
- Google Pixel 2 XL
- GoPro FUSION
- GoPro HERO6
- Hasselblad A6D -100c
- Light L16
- Panasonic LUMIX DC-G9
- Sony A7R III (ILCE-7RM3)
- Sony RX10 IV (DSC-RX10M4) (full support)
- Click to view the full list of supported cameras
Tethering for new cameras:
- Nikon D850
- Click to view the full list of cameras supported for tethering
New lens profiles:
- Apple
- Apple iPhone 8 back camera 3.99mm f1.8 (DNG+JPEG)
- Apple iPhone 8 front camera 2.87mm f2.2
- Apple iPhone 8 Plus back camera 3.99mm f1.8 (DNG+JPEG)
- Apple iPhone 8 Plus back camera 6.6mm f2.8 (DNG+JPEG)
- Apple iPhone 8 Plus front camera 2.87mm f2.2
- Apple iPhone X back dual camera 4mm f/1.8 (DNG+JPEG)
- Apple iPhone X front camera 2.87mm f/2.2
- Apple iPhone X back camera 6mm f/2.4 (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Macro Lens V1/V2 for iPhone 8/8 Plus (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Superfish Lens V1/V2 for iPhone 8/8 Plus (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Tele Lens V1/V2 for iPhone 8/8 Plus (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Wide Lens V1 for iPhone 8/8 Plus (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Wide Lens V2 for iPhone 7/7 Plus (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Wide Lens V2 for iPhone 8/8 Plus (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Macro Lens V1/V2 for iPhone X (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Superfish Lens V1/V2 for iPhone X (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Tele Lens V1/V2 for iPhone X (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Wide Lens V1 for iPhone X (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Wide Lens V2 for iPhone X (DNG+JPEG)
- Moment Wide Lens V2 for iPhone X (DNG+JPEG)
- Canon EF
- Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
- Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM +2x III
- Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
- Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS II USM +2x III
- Lomography 58mm F1.9 Bokeh Control Art Lens
- Lomography Daguerreotype 64mm F2.9 Achromat Art Lens
- TAMRON SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 A032E
- Google
- Google Pixel 2 Rear Camera (DNG+JPEG)
- Google Pixel 2 XL Rear Camera
- GoPro
- GoPro FUSION (Raw+JPEG)
- GoPro HERO6 Black Linear FOV
- GoPro HERO6 Black Wide FOV (Raw+JPEG)
- Hasselblad
- Hasselblad XCD 3,5/30mm
- Hasselblad XCD 3,5/45mm
- Hasselblad XCD 3,2/90mm
- Hasselblad XCD MACRO 3,5/120
- Leica M
- MS Optical Perar 17mm f/4.5 Ultra Wide
- Nikon F
- Nikon AF NIKKOR 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
- Nikon AF NIKKOR 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
- Lomography 58mm F1.9 Bokeh Control Art Lens
- Lomography Daguerreotype 64mm F2.9 Achromat Art Lens
- TAMRON SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 A032N
- Voigtlander SL II-S 40mm f/2 Ultron
- Sony FE
- SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN C017
- Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
- Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical
- 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 that page slightly – it’s at the end of the Resources section on that link)
Bug fixes:
There are loads of bug fixes. Adobe only publishes the bugs reported by users. (I’ve added a few additional bugs that are thought to be fixed!)
Import
- Slow import on larger (100k+ catalogs) (and reported here too)
- Count for People with Face Tag was truncated when it reached greater than 1000 (Windows-only)
- ‘Leave As Is’ when importing as ‘Copy as DNG’ was not case-sensitive
- Suspected duplicates failed to identify previously imported photos
- Some CR2’s from raw+jpeg pairs didn’t import on first attempt
Library/Map
- Capture date/time under thumbnails versus the value displayed in Edit capture time were different
- Couldn’t delete a keyword from the Keyword List
- Smart collection “folder starts with” wasn’t working
Develop
- Noise reduction wasn’t applied to previews with GPU enabled
- Photo merge got stuck if no photos were selected
Book/Slideshow/Print/Web
Export
- Export with ‘Add to Catalog Option’ duplicated images in catalogs
- When exporting images with ‘Add to Stack’ checked, only one image file could be stacked with the original
Plug-ins
Workspace/Performance
- If you were having display or performance problems and added a config.lua file, recommended by some of the engineers on the feedback forum, you can now remove it.
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. You can also open the Creative Cloud app, click the … icon (top right) and select Check for Updates to give it a nudge.
You know it would have been less confusing if Adobe were to have named their products with some common sense. Just how difficult would that have been?
EX) Lightroom 7.1 Home and Lightroom 7.1 Cloud: both available through subscription only.
The marketing department are a law unto themselves Matt, but I agree with you.
I’m still confused about the terminology. Lightroom Classic CC 7.1! I thought Classic and CC were opposing terms. Perhaps I am confused because I just found your website. I am a Lightroom 5.7 user, and I want to decide on which to go. I just bought a new Canon lens; it’s EF 35mm f/1.4L II lens. I want to be certain that the profiles are in whichever version I buy.
Classic is the latest version of Lightroom-as-we-know-it. It has all the features we’ve used for years. It stores the photos on your local hard drive and you have to manage them, so there’s a degree of complexity.
CC is a new cloud-first app. Photos are stored in the cloud and are all available on all of your devices, wherever you are. You don’t have to worry about managing the photos, so it’s simpler to use, but it’s brand new, so it’s feature set is more limited too.
The lens and camera profiles are identical in both, so you just need to pick the one that has the right thought process for you. This might help: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-cc-vs-classic-features
Then why isn’t Adobe calling this Lightroom Classic? “Classic” conveys perpetual license and storing photos where we did before, same as before with 5.7. But why is Adobe calling the “CC” and what the 7.1 about? I thought that version 6 was last perpetual license. Do you know If the lens profile is available for Canon’s EF 35mm f/1.4L II?
7.1 is the version number of the latest Lightroom Classic release. It stores the photos on your local hard drive, as you did before in 5.7.
CC means it’s subscription software – it’s part of the Creative Cloud group of apps.
Version 6 was the last perpetually licenced version. All future Lightroom versions, including this 7.1 release, are only available on subscription.
I’m not at my desktop right now, but if you click the link at the end of the list of new lens profiles, it’ll tell you whether that lens is supported.
Adobe said (via Chat) Version 6 is the last version Classic. They I can buy Classic version 6 with the profiles in it for Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II for $79. They are pushing CC. If Adobe Lightroom Classic 7.1 said it wasn’t available, why didn’t direct to their website so I could buy it?
Let’s try phrasing this a different way.
Perpetual (purchased) licenses and Lightroom Classic are two different things.
Lightroom 6 is the last version you can buy outright to use indefinitely. And yes, I’ve confirmed it does have the lens profile for that lens. That’s $79 + local sales taxes.
Classic is Lightroom 7’s new name. It’s now officially called Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC. It’s only available on subscription at $9.99 a month including Photoshop too.
Lightroom Classic (and to some extent LR 5 before I upgraded) frequently ejects my external hard drives that contain my images. Has done it to two different drives, both of which check out fine on disc utility. Using a 2012 Macbook Pro with 16 Gb Ram. In addition, as per post by MATTS, the beach ball comes at the slightest provocation during use, requiring me to Force Quit LR and restart computer.
Ejecting drives is an OS function, and I can’t think of anything in Lightroom that could eject them. Have you tried it on another computer or even in a guest user account. I haven’t heard other reports of other people getting their drives ejected, but you could report it on the bug report site just in case.
Is anyone else having this issue with 7.1? Web module images in the filmstrip not showing in the main window with any template, just says “loading” Preview in browser and export to file work, but hard when you can’t view the main screen preview. Windows 10
Well done for posting the bug report. I haven’t heard of anyone else having issues, I don’t think. https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/web-module-filmstrip-images-not-loading-in-main-window-in-lightroom-cc-classic-7-1-windows-10
Please get profiles for Fujifilm cameras and lenses. PLEASE !!
They won’t hear you here Charles – here’s the best spot: the Official Feature Request/Bug Report Forum at https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/new/add_details?topic%5B (and be really specific in what you request)
The lens correction data for all XF lenses on Fuji cameras is built into the RAW file and is automatically applied when the image is imported. You won’t find any lens profiles for those lenses because they’re not needed. The same is true of Panasonic, Olympus, some Sony, some Leica, and some drone cameras.
I did not updated since you took your “sabbatical” (LOL) I’m on the 10.99 CC Photographers plan ,but after the last update I had desktop icons causing a lot of confusion.What I would like to do is delete the LR on my computer and then do a clean update. Will I lose my Catalog if I do that? Thanks for your help and sooo glad youare back.
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No, that’s fine. Check your backups first for your peace of mind.
Thank you so much for your help,it WORKED.G lad to have you back.
Hi Vitoria, does the new auto tone work when you use the HDR feature with auto tone selected?
It should do Larry
Thanks, and yes it does
Hi Victoria!
First of all thanks for all your advice, tips & tricks in all kinds of forums…
I don’t agree with deleting the “config.lua” file, since the sorting of keywords still doesn’t seem to work properly without the “LibrarySort.useOldSort = true” in the created config.lua file…
Greets, Roman
Oh thanks for spotting that Roman. I was thinking of the OpenGL and Direct2X ones, and hadn’t realized a keywords one was also floating around.
We’ve got to stop meeting this way…
Thanks again for the heads-up and your usual excellent info sharing…
Still no HEIC support though (downloaded it and tried it). I thought for sure that’d come in this release…
No, not yet. It’s a very new format, and therefore no doubt some technical difficulties to address.
When will the update be available? ITs not showing up yet.
If the “check for updates” at the end of the post doesn’t work, you could sign out/in the Creative Cloud app. Sometimes that gives it a nudge.
You can also refresh via the “3 vertical dots” menu in the upper right corner of the Creative Cloud Desktop app – choose “Check for App Updates.”
It still lacks Fuji XT2 camera profile…..anyway to add?
The Camera Calibration profiles are there. You won’t see any Lens Profiles because the corrections for the Fuji XF lenses are already encoded in the .RAF files.
The new Auto is pretty impressive and a welcome adder. NOW, where is their stated concentration on performance? Still getting beachballs on Development sliders where I got none before. Editing work is almost impossible. Very disappointed. Adobe has in essence betrayed its loyal customers.
I am experiencing the same performance problems and believe that performance has deteriorated significantly. Very disappointing and very frustrating.
Make sure you report it at the Official Feature Request/Bug Report Forum at https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/new/add_details?topic%5B Ray, and include the contents of Help menu > System Info so the engineers can piece together the similarities between reports of deterioration. Issues that only affect a small percentage of users are a nightmare to track down, so the more information they have, the better their chances of fixing it.