The Lightroom CC ecosystem has been updated today, with updates for the Windows (1.3), Mac (1.3), iOS (3.2) and Android (3.4) apps. (Lightroom Classic CC has also been updated.)
Of course there’s new camera/lens support, but there’s some big new features too:
New Profiles (All Versions)
Since version 3, Lightroom has offered a number of profiles to emulate different in-camera picture styles, but they were hidden away in the Camera Calibration panel so most people didn’t know they existed, and they weren’t available in Lightroom CC.
In the April 2018 Lightroom releases, these profiles have become first-class citizens, and the concept has been greatly expanded. In addition to the existing camera matching profiles, there’s now a whole set of new Adobe profiles for different subjects, and a wide range of creative profiles to give your photos a specific “look”. These profiles are now available across the entire Lightroom and Camera Raw ecosystem. You can read all about the new profiles here.
Changes to Presets (Windows/Mac)
Lightroom CC desktop now accepts the new .xmp format presets as well as .lrtemplate format presets.
Filter by Sync Status (Windows/Mac)
You can now filter your photos by their sync status, to find those that are currently syncing, or those that only have smart previews available in the cloud.
Store Originals on NAS (Windows/Mac)
You can now select your NAS as the custom location for original photos. This is particularly useful when migrating from Lightroom Classic, if you don’t have a spare external hard drive available.
Grain Sliders (iOS & Android)
The Grain sliders have been added to the Effects panel on iOS and Android devices.
Sharpening & Noise Reduction Sliders (Android – already on iOS)
The Sharpening & Noise Sliders are now available on Android in the Detail panel.
Geometry Sliders & Guided Upright (iOS – already on Android)
The Upright tool and Transform sliders were added to the Android version in the last update, and now they’re available on the iOS app too. So useful for correcting geometric distortion!
Web Gallery Share Options (iOS/Android)
When you share a web gallery from your iOS or Android device, you can now access the sharing options without having to open a web browser.
Full Resolution Edit (Android, 64-bit only)
If the originals are available in the cloud (not smart previews synced from Lightroom Classic) and you’re using a 64-bit device, you can tap to download the full resolution original for optimal quality.
Left Handed Editing for iPad (iOS)
Tap the LR icon (top-left of Organize view) and then go to General preferences > Left Handed Editing to move the panels to the left.
New Camera Support (All Versions)
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:
- Canon EOS 1500D (EOS Rebel T7/EOS Kiss X90/EOS 2000D)
- Canon 3000D (EOS Rebel T100/EOS 4000D)
- Canon EOS M50 (EOS Kiss M)
- Panasonic LUMIX DC-GX9 (DC-GX7MK3)
- Panasonic LUMIX ZS200 (DC-TX2/DC-TZ200/DC-TZ202/DC-TZ220/DC-ZS220)
- Sony A7 III (ILCE-7M3)
- Click to view the full list of supported cameras.
New Lens Profiles (All Versions)
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.
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.
Left handed editing has been moved to the bottom of the ellipsis (the three dots in the top left) – Setting – Gesture Shortcuts – Left Handed editing on!
how can I open my library in the new lightroom cc version?
That depends on what you’re referring to. Lightroom Classic 7.4 is the latest version of the old Lightroom CC, which had catalogs. Or Lightroom CC – the one pictured above – can migrate an old Lightroom catalog and store the photos in the cloud. Which are you wanting to use?
Excited to see the frequent flow of updates. Tried CC but went back to classic. Love the modern interface and everything being in sync. While many will never be happy until their is full feature parity with classic but for me just a few things holding me back.
No photo compare features, no face detection, limited search versus classic, doesn’t support plugins such as syncing with SmugMug, no keyword hierarchy, limited meta options compared to classic. While there are many other differences, hoping those features aren’t too far away as would love to go back full speed into the new Lightroom and as others do I imagine the community will grow for it, since most all literature is for Classic still.
Keep up the great work!
Noticing all kinds of performance hits. New real time preview seems to really slow down the main editing stage changes. It’s slower overall. My MacBook Pro starts to struggle. Lightroom begins to really bog down, and eventually I’m forced to quite and restart… which works for the first few edits. Then, we start all over again…
Yeah, there’s a number of reports of performance issues caused by the preset previews, so the engineers are looking into options.
It crashed when i want to export the file and the photo , do i have an old version of it and should update it ?
What crashed? Lightroom CC runs on 5 different operating systems.
I’m glad that Adobe finally added an option for left-handed editing. It is very helpful for lefties like me to have the editing tools on the left side. However, this option does NOT flip the star rating and pick/reject quick select swiping shortcuts. This is unfortunate because quickly culling photos is one of the main benefits of using Lightroom CC on an iPad, and it is awkward and slower for left-handed users to move their left hand to the right side of the screen to swipe the flag status up or down . It would greatly help most left-handed users if the pick/select flag selection shortcut was also moved to the left-side of the screen when the left-handed option is selected.
Great, suggestion, put it in as a feature request. Here’s instructions on how to request it: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/send-bug-report-feature-request-adobe/
How could this preset sorting problem get past the beta testers? They certainly had to know this was an issue before releasing 7.3. All of the new features are really great, except I can’t use them efficiently because my workflow is now broken.
There was a huge amount of churn in a very short period of time. In “the old days” of 18 month upgrades, releases would be tested for months and bugs still got through. Today, everything’s moving at 100mph. I didn’t spot that one, but my workflow is not preset-heavy.
I actually don’t care where the “priests”live. My concern was with the presets.
LOL Michael! Store Presets with Catalog is specific to Lightroom Classic (https://www.lightroomqueen.com/whats-new-in-lightroom-classic-73/). Most presets/templates continue to behave as before, but the new Develop presets get copied to a Settings subfolder instead of the old Develop Presets one. You can put the new style profiles in the same Settings subfolder next to the catalog.
What happens to “Save Presets with Catalog” if priests now have a new home?
Oops! Finding that my presets are no longer sorted alphabetically so now have to hunt around for the preset I want. Hopefully Adobe will fix very soon.
I’ve seen a bug on that, so the engineers are on it.
As I understand it, the change to bring the Haze slider up to the basic settings is only on the Lr classic pc app. Do you know if there are plans to add this for Lr cc ( pc version)?
This is a much used slider and is well hidden in effects (hey – all of the sliders are effects).
Thanks. Julian
I haven’t heard anything along those lines, but you could put in a feature request. There’s instructions here: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/send-bug-report-feature-request-adobe/
Help! “Updating develop presets to XMP” still showing after an hour, I must assume this new update caused this. Can’t do anything in LR …..now what??/!!!
same problem, having loads of issues with light room. when switching from library module to develop mode it just shows a blank grey screen, ahhhh
Try quitting and restarting. If it does it again, check the file permissions for the presets. Some of mine were read-only. File locations are here: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-classic-file-locations/
If that doesn’t do the trick, report it to the engineers – there’s instructions here: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/send-bug-report-feature-request-adobe/