In the wake of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Adobe is giving existing subscribers a chance to get 2 free months of Creative Cloud subscription. This is not automatic though, you must follow the specific steps that I have laid out.
For years the healing brush tool in Lightroom (Classic) has been pathetically slow and essentially useless unless you only used it to fix one or two tiny spots on an image. If you added any more than that, Lightroom would slow to a crawl. For the most part it forced me to export the image to Photoshop to use their healing and cloning tools when I needed to fix dust spots or remove small imperfections because it was so much faster. Today I was editing a photo in Lightroom Classic (build 1200465) and I noticed that the healing brush seemed …
I noticed that in the latest update to Lightroom, Adobe is now applying a default sharpening amount of 40 to Raw images, instead of the previous 25. It has been 25 since Lightroom first came to market I think. I think in most cases this won’t cause people any issues because in theory you should be treating sharpening on a case-by-case basis anyway and adjusting the sharpening and sharpen masking for each image. It’s just something to be aware of… My guess is that they have done this because the default 25 setting was less perceptible as photo pixel dimensions …
Adobe released a gigantic Creative Cloud update today with a ton of new features, some of which I want to delve into with some specific posts in the coming days and weeks. However, one thing I wanted to mention right away is that Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, Lightroom CC and Camera RAW are now fully compatible with the Raw files from Canon’s new M50 mirrorless camera. I’m currently testing this Canon M50 mirrorless camera myself so I have been waiting for this to happen, and I’m really pleased to see that Adobe put this release out just a few days after …
Adobe made Lightroom 6.3 available today and there’s several important things to note about it. Whilst it adds the usual array of new RAW support for newer cameras, it also adds a ton of new lens profiles for lenses like the new Zeiss Milvus range, as well as the Canon 400mm f/4 DO II. As well as performance improvements, Adobe have also reverted to the original import dialog after making sweeping changes in version 6.2. Most people seem to prefer the original import dialog and they have listened to feedback and acted quickly to bring it back. Creative Cloud members …
Today, I’m pleased to announce a new partnership with Adobe and their Creative Cloud Photography plan. I’ve been a subscriber to the Photography plan since its inception a few years ago, and as mobility has become increasingly important to my business, the Creative Cloud has been right there with me. The Photography Plan gives me access to Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC and Lightroom mobile, as well as added benefits in mobile apps such as Adobe Slate and Voice. As far as I’m concerned, the less time I can spend in my office, the better! Tools like Lightroom mobile, allow me …
UPDATE: SO it turns out the whole photblogospehere is wrong about this ! Adobe was merely switching CS2 users to a new version or server or something like that. If you’ve ever wanted to get your hands on Photoshop but just couldn’t afford it then today is your lucky day ! Adobe is offering the entirety of the CS2 Creative Suite for FREE ! All you have to do is sign in to Adobe and you can get it all ! Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign etc etc Universal serial numbers are provided as well: Creative Suite: 1130-0412-8377-1896-9751-5759 Photoshop CS2?s serial numbers …
Yes, you read that correctly; despite what many people told me, this is entirely possible and incredibly easy! A little-known function of Lightroom that can save you a lot of time. Check out the video below and be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more software tips and tutorials as well as product reviews and tours.
Adobe has released an update today, Lightroom 4.1 which adds RAW support for the Canon 5D MKIII to Lightroom 4. Looks like it’s time to upgrade finally ! The update also adds support for the new Leica X2 and the Leica Monochrom if your pockets are that deep, as well as adding many new lens profiles such as the worth-its-weight-in-gold Leica Summicron 50mm. Download the updates from Adobe and read a full list of bug fixes and newly supported cameras : Lightroom 4 update. ACR 7.1 update
Adobe has opened up a free public beta for Lightroom 4. Once downloaded, users will be able to use LR4 for free until March 31st. For users of Lightroom 3 it looks to be a fairly gentle upgrade so far, though Adobe have been known to keep back some killer features until launch time. The biggest feature, that I guess we were all expecting, is the ability to make simple adjustments to videos. Exposure, tone, contrast and white balance can all be adjusted and the files can be trimmed. You can download the free beta HERE on the Adobe website. …
The day has finally come , and now the clock is ticking for those of us who are running the beta version of lightroom 3. The beta will expire on June 30th and after that point you will have to purchase a copy of Adobes flagship image organizer to continue to use it. Like a lot of people out there I have been testing LR3 for some time and it is a vast improvement over LR2. Earlier in the winter I tried out Aperture 3 as well, but for me Lightroom’s file organization was much better. I don’t profess to …
Adobe release Photoshop CS5 a couple of days ago and one of the most talked about features is the content aware fill tool. I recorded a quick demo of it this morning with a couple of potential uses. I don’t think its quite the “black magic” that it seemed to be when Adobe demonstrated it but it could be a time saver in some situations. Just using the tool on its own though rarely does the job, it still needs considerable touching up with the healing tool and brushes but at least it can get you in the ball park …