The Lightroom cloud ecosystem has been updated today, with updates for Windows & Mac (3.3) and iOS & Android (5.3). (Lightroom Classic has also been updated.)
New icons
The first thing you’ll notice is a change of Lightroom icon. Although the application names haven’t changed, new Adobe branding means the icons have. Here are the new Lightroom icons.
Lightroom (cloud-based):
Lightroom Classic:
Local Hue adjustment
3.3 brings local HSL adjustment. We already had Saturation and Luminance (Exposure) but now the Hue can be changed for a selected area. First brush carefully over the area you want to change, then drag the local Hue slider.
You might use it for minor adjustments, like reducing pink cheeks without affecting the person’s lips, or major adjustments, like completely replacing a color in part of the photo. In this example, we changed the car from red to green, which wasn’t possible with the global HSL sliders.
There’s no one better to tell you about the new Hue slider than one of the Camera Raw Engineers who worked on this project, Greg Zulkie.
Versions
The new Versions panel allows you to save snapshots of edit settings of your photo for comparison. They are available on all of your devices without taking up additional space in the cloud.
Sharing changes
The new Activity panel allows you to view and reply to Likes and Comments within the app without having to go to the Web interface. The new Notifications view alerts you to recent activity on your photos.
Watermarking
Text Watermarking has been added on the desktop and improved on mobile. You can now choose from a wider range of fonts and also include a drop shadow. The Watermark settings sync to all your devices.
Share your own Tutorials (beta)
If you’ve enjoyed watching the Discover tutorials and want to share your own photos and edits, now you can. When you finished editing, select Share Edit (beta) from the Share menu to submit your tutorial for others to enjoy. As it’s open to all ages, there are some restrictions on what kind of photos can be shared.
If you like a particular photographer’s style, you can follow them from the Discover view on the desktop app. Click on their name for the option to follow, and click on your own avatar to see the photographers you’re following. Some of Victoria’s tutorials are already live and you can find them by visiting https://www.Lrq.me/lrtutorials.
Edit in Photoshop on iPad
There is now direct integration between Lightroom and Photoshop on iPad. To send to Photoshop, use the Share icon then Edit in Photoshop. Once edited, tap Send to Lightroom to save back to the Lightroom library.
Defaults Presets
If you usually use the same profile or preset on your photos, or you like to switch between different camera styles on your camera, then you might want to change the default settings that are applied to new raw photos when you import them. You’ll find the option in Preferences > Import.
Adobe Default is Adobe’s own default setting, which uses the Adobe Color profile, with most sliders set to 0.
Camera Settings recognizes the picture style you selected in the camera and applies the camera matching profile, if it’s available.
Preset applies the preset of your choice. There’s some presets built-in to get you started, or you can create your own.
New Camera Support
When a new camera is released, standardized formats such as JPEG, TIFF and DNG are supported immediately. Proprietary raw file formats are not standardized, so they must be individually added in a Lightroom release. Most cameras are supported within 2-3 months of their release. Raw file format support has been added in this release for:
- Apple iPad Pro (11-inch) (2nd generation) – preliminary support
- Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (4th generation) – preliminary support
- Apple iPhone SE (2020 version)
- Click to view the full list of supported cameras
New Lens Profiles
Many compact and mirrorless cameras have built-in lens profiles, but other cameras use lens profiles to correct for lens defects such as barrel/pincushion distortion and vignetting. New profiles are added with each Lightroom release. Click here for the full list of available Adobe Lens Profiles.
Bug Fixes
As always, the engineers have been working hard to fix bugs. Adobe only publishes the ones that were reported by users:
- Help menu to include content specific to how trash works
- Long delays on Windows startup before photos appear
- Desktop crashes during edits
- Nikon Z6 CM profiles not appearing
- Duplicated files lose edits with error T20200121
- Mobile: iOS/iPadOS noise reduction ignored when exporting a custom small JPEG
If you find a bug, click here to learn how to report it to Adobe.
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 overloading the servers. You can also open the Creative Cloud app, click Update on the left, then click the … icon (top right) and Check for Updates to give it a nudge. To update on mobile, visit the App Store (iOS) / Play Store (Android).
Is the book updated?
The eBooks for Adobe Lightroom – Edit Like a Pro are already updated for these changes, and can be downloaded immediately after purchasing. If you already have a current Lightroom Cloud Premium Membership, the updated eBooks are available for download in your Members Area.
At present time what LR version is provided for monthly subscription? I had 3.3 but I canceled because when export photos after developed it included an terrible pink tone, and the watermarks turned blurred. The last version (LR 3.4 ?) has solved definitively those bigs ?
Please let me know about it in order to renew subscription.
4.0 is the latest. The magenta tint issue was fixed in 3.4 and I haven’t heard any more reports of it. https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/lightroom-desktop-cloudbased/lightroom-desktop-magenta-cast-on-export-mac-only/
Hi Victoria, i’m working with all my photos on the cloud(LR and mobile) but in same cases i miss some LRC function used before, so I tried to do a fresh install and sync with cloud but in all the these attempt never can complete a full sync, LRC decided to skip photos randomly. i tried to do in a new machine, with new catalog, etc.
Do you have a trick or advice to complete a full sync?
Thanks In advance
Hi Martin
Are the ones that skip in a synced Collection? If you drag ne of those in question to All Synced Photos do you see them in the cloud?
HI Paul.
I did not explain very well, all my photos were or will be imported directly in LR, mobile app or LR web , so i don’t have a synced collection on LRC.
I need to sync from cloud to LRC (installed on my home desktop computer and just only to use some function not present in cloud solution) and this sync always failed.
Thanks you.
If LR Classic is set to sync, it should automatically grab any photos uploaded to the cloud and their albums. If that’s not happening, start a thread on the forum and we’ll help you troubleshoot.
If LR Cloudy is your primary and you just need Classic for an odd feature like Print, then exporting from Cloudy as Original + Settings and importing that photo into a clean Classic catalog might be a better way to go.
Hi Victoria, question on Lightroom names. Is Lightroom (2020 name) what used to be called Lightroom CC and prior to that Lightroom Mobile?
I get really confused when I move out of the Lightroom Classic and Photoshop range. I am thinking about using my iPhone more for taking general photos and would like to use the Lightroom app to capture and perhaps process the resultant images. So, do I use the currently called “Lightroom” – Mac iOS app, is there a separate web based Lightroom app?
Essentially yes. There’s Lightroom Classic, the traditional folder based version, and then the Lightroom cloud ecosystem which includes the clients for desktop, mobile and web. There’s limited sync communication between the two. So yes, you’d use Lightroom on your phone, and that would sync to the Lightroom cloud and down into your Lightroom Classic catalog.
Hey, thanx for the News and just FYI post “Whats new in LRC is not working.
Which link is that Mick?
As always, hugely appreciated for the summary, Victoria.
Every time there’s an update, I feel the inevitable twinge of disappointment though. The UI behind Lr is so superior to Lightroom Classic, but even for myself, a complete amateur that only uses their camera whilst on holiday, I’m still amazed at the functionality missing between the two apps. I get that they are trying to simplify Lightroom CC and make it easier to use, which I commend them for, but that doesn’t excuse or explain why some of the functionality is missing.
I just cannot see how, with all Adobe’s resources, watermarks are still only available in text.
Or that we still cannot rename images
Or that it doesn’t properly sync Collections or Stacking between the apps, so moving over would take considerable effort
Or that you cannot search without being connected to the Internet
Or (far as I’m aware), you cannot apply presets during import
They’re all just such minor points that I always feel the next release will resolve it, then I can finally swap over. Yet 3 years later and here we are.
There is a degree of simplification, but there’s also a huge age difference. Lightroom is still a baby. Lightroom Classic has had so many more years of development, both since release, and also prior to its release. They’re trying to do it right, rather than rushing things out, so we don’t end up in a buggy situation like Classic.
Graphic watermarks, I think will come. They’ve put a lot of effort into that watermark user interface, including having a preview that would be suitable for adding a graphic watermark.
I don’t think renaming is coming anytime soon, filenames just don’t matter in cloud software. I thought I’d miss that, but I don’t.
Collections do transfer when migrating, just not syncing, so that doesn’t stand in the way of you moving over. That’s only an issue when trying to use both together. Stacks, I’d have to double check, but I think those transfer during migration too.
Searching offline, yes, but if you’re often offline, cloud software isn’t a great choice. Filtering does work offline, and that’s been plenty for the times I’ve been offline.
Presets in the import dialog is true, but you can now set a preset as a default.
Thanks for the feedback, Victoria. For me, not having the filenames is very annoying as it helps me organise the photos after exporting – it definitely makes searching for them a lot easier later on too when they’re in WordPress
I suppose versions are kind of like virtual copies…
More like Snapshots in LR Classic terminology.
When will we be able to teather on Lightroom cloud
I wouldn’t imagine that being a priority, at least for some time.