What’s New in Lightroom Classic 8.4.1 and Cloud-Based Lightroom 2.4.1 – September Releases

Adobe has released small updates to both Lightroom Classic and the Cloud-Based Lightroom, to provide support for new cameras and to fix important bugs. New Cameras Now Supported Lightroom Classic and the the Cloud-Based Lightroom ecosystem now support the following new cameras: Fuji X-A7 Panasonic DC-S1H Sony a7R IV (ILCE-7RM4) [...]

2019-09-20T11:20:30-07:00September 20th, 2019|2 Comments

Mac Users of Lightroom 6 and Earlier Versions: Don’t Install Mac OS Catalina!

Apple plans to introduce its new Mac operating system, OS Catalina, in late September. While Adobe is working to make the latest version of Lightroom Classic compatible with Catalina, there are serious issues with using old versions of Lightroom that will not be fixed. Namely, if you install OS Catalina, you will no longer be [...]

2021-08-16T10:23:18-07:00August 13th, 2019|32 Comments

Adobe Releases Lightroom Classic 8.3.1 with Important Bug Fixes

Adobe this morning released Lightroom Classic (CC) version 8.3.1. This unscheduled "double-dot" release has no new features - just two bug fixes that Adobe deemed critical enough to release before the next-scheduled Classic 8.4 update. Bugs Fixed: "The specified folder is not writable" message when exporting or publishing (via a publish service). This issue blocking [...]

2019-05-29T10:12:23-07:00May 29th, 2019|0 Comments

You May No Longer Be Licensed to Use Your Version of Lightroom

Letters this week have gone out to some Adobe customers stating, "We have recently discontinued certain older versions of Creative Cloud applications and as a result, under the terms of our agreement, you are no longer licensed to use them....Please be aware that should you use the discontinued version(s), you may be at risk of [...]

2020-12-03T10:35:21-08:00May 14th, 2019|18 Comments

What’s New in Lightroom Classic 8.3 (May 2019) – Texture and More

Adobe released Lightroom Classic (CC) version 8.3 today. In addition to bug fixes and new lens profiles, there are two new features - Texture for enhancing or smoothing out detail and Flat Field Correction for correcting for lens shading. Updates for Lightroom (CC) Desktop, iOS and Android were also released - see my Lightroom CC [...]

2019-05-31T09:11:41-07:00May 14th, 2019|20 Comments

Is the Creative Cloud Photography Plan $9.99 or $19.99 per month?

Many in the Lightroom community are now asking what's going on with Lightroom Classic and Photography Plan pricing. The subscription plan that most Lightroom Classic users subscribe to, the Creative Cloud Photography plan, has been $9.99 for years. The plan includes Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, the newer cloud-based Lightroom application (AKA Lightroom CC), and a minimal 20 [...]

2019-05-02T14:26:12-07:00May 2nd, 2019|6 Comments

Last Chance to Buy Lightroom 6!

Update 2020: This is an old article. Lightroom 6 is no longer for sale from authorized dealers. Lightroom 6 was the last perpetual version of Lightroom offered before Adobe went subscription-only with Lightroom Classic CC. Up until recently Adobe continued to sell Lightroom 6 - but here's a recent statement from Jeff Tranberry of Adobe [...]

2020-03-12T09:39:47-07:00March 4th, 2019|26 Comments

What’s New in Lightroom CC Desktop, iOS and Android – February 2019 Release

Adobe today released version 2.2 of the Lightroom CC cloud-based desktop application, along with Lightroom CC iOS 4.2 and Android 4.2. In addition to bug fixes, new camera support and new lens profiles, the desktop application received significant new features, including panorama stitching, HDR multiple-exposure merging,the Target Adjustment Tool, an Enhanced Detail process to optionally [...]

2019-03-12T11:44:13-07:00February 12th, 2019|0 Comments

Users of Old Versions of Lightroom: Say Goodbye to the Map Module

As of the end of November, 2018, the Map module will no longer work in Lightroom 4, 5, 6, CC 2015, and Classic CC 7.x. (You'll receive an "Oops" message: "This page didn't load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console for technical details.") To use the Map module you'll need to upgrade to Lightroom Classic CC [...]

2018-12-14T11:18:48-08:00November 25th, 2018|11 Comments

What’s New in Lightroom Classic CC 8.0 – October 2018 Release

As Adobe's annual MAX conference starts today, Adobe has released Lightroom Classic CC version 8.0. Unlike previous ".0" releases, this one is a relatively small update with a few new features, plus support for new cameras, new lens profiles, tethering for additional Canon cameras, and bug fixes.  I've been conditioned to expect big things in ".0" [...]

2018-10-22T16:24:21-07:00October 15th, 2018|0 Comments

Lightroom Classic CC, Lightroom CC, and Photoshop Compatibility with macOS Mojave

Apple has released their macOS Mojave 10.14 operating system update. Adobe has tested Mojave with Lightroom Classic CC 7.5, Lightroom CC 1.5,  Lightroom 6.14 and other Creative Cloud applications. Known issues with Lightroom Classic CC 7.5 and Lightroom CC 1.5 and Mojave: Switching to Mojave’s Dark Mode can cause Lightroom Classic CC and Lightroom CC [...]

2021-10-22T10:38:54-07:00September 27th, 2018|12 Comments
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