Laura Shoe's Lightroom Blog
Adobe today released updates to the cloud-based Lightroom CC desktop application, as well as for Lightroom CC iOS and Android (formerly known as Lightroom mobile.) To update the desktop Lightroom CC application, in the application go to Help>Updates..., or in your Creative Cloud application click on Update next to "Lightroom CC" (not Lightroom CC 2015!) [...]
Adobe today released Lightroom Classic version 7.1 for subscribers (along with updates to the cloud-based Lightroom CC, and to Lightroom mobile for iOS and Android - articles coming soon.) In Lightroom Classic 7.1 and throughout the Lightroom universe the "Auto Tone" feature in Develop has been reworked and improved substantially. Also in Lightroom Classic 7.1, [...]
I get questions all the time about missing buttons for closing, minimizing and maximizing the Lightroom window. For some reason these questions have become more common with Lightroom 6 and Classic. The problem is that you are in a full-screen mode that hides the Lightroom bar with the buttons. This bar in Lightroom with Close, [...]
Many users who have upgraded to Lightroom Classic have encountered this error: The catalog named X is too new to be used by this version of Lightroom. Would you like to select a different catalog? This happens when you accidentally open your Lightroom Classic catalog using Lightroom 6 or CC 2015 and this old version can't [...]
Are you confused over Lightroom names? In case you haven't heard, Adobe last week changed the name of the Lightroom program we have been using for 10 years, and gave the "Lightroom" name to a new-cloud based application. Here's an explanation of all the application names that you will see in your Creative Cloud application and [...]
Adobe this morning released a small update to Lightroom Classic 7 (the subscription only newest version of the Lightroom program we have been using for the past 10 years, with Library, Develop, Map, and other modules.)The update first fixes crashes in Mac's High Sierra upon import from external devices (SD cards/iPhone, etc.).The update also fixes an [...]
As promised last week, Adobe today released Lightroom 6.13 - a free update to the perpetual-license (non-subscription) Lightroom 6 product. The update contains one bug fix, support for several new cameras, and many new lens profiles. For Creative Cloud subscribers still using the CC 2015 product who don't want to upgrade to the newer Classic [...]
Whether you are a Lightroom 6 perpetual user who accidentally updated to the new subscription-only Lightroom Classic, or you're a subscriber experiencing issues with Lightroom Classic, this article will cover how to roll back to your old version. I'd recommend reading this whole article before proceeding. Getting Your Work from Classic 7 into the [...]
Are you overwhelmed and confused by all of the Adobe Lightroom news from last week? Watch a recording of my webinar from last weekend in which I'll cover and make sense of all the Lightroom news from Adobe: Product naming decisions What to update in your Creative Cloud app (and what not to!) What's New [...]
UPDATE FEBRUARY 1, 2019: Lightroom 6 is no longer for sale on Adobe.com. It appears to still be available on B&H and on Amazon. I really don't recommend purchasing it though, since as things break with operating system updates, etc, they will not be fixed. As an example, the Map module no longer works because [...]
There is a ton of Lightroom news today, and I have around 9 posts and 9 videos covering it. If you're confused about where to start with and you want to make sure you don't miss anything, please visit my What's New in Lightroom Classic and Lightroom CC resource page. You'll find a summary article and [...]
In the video tutorial below I cover how to migrate all or part of your Lightroom Classic catalog to the new cloud-based Lightroom CC. (Lightroom Classic is the new name for the Lightroom program we have used for 10 years.) This video tutorial is applicable whether you're ready to switch over, or whether you want [...]
