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What’s New in Lightroom Classic 9.1 – December 2019

Adobe released Lightroom Classic 9.1 last night. This is a small update, with support for new cameras, new lens profiles and bug fixes (including for some macOS Catalina related bugs). There are no new features. Updates for Lightroom (CC) Desktop, iOS and Android were also released, with new features - see my Cloud-Based Lightroom Desktop [...]

2019-12-10T11:22:17-08:00December 10th, 2019|1 Comment

Video Tutorial: How to Upgrade to Lightroom Classic 9 from Any Prior Version

In the video tutorial below I show you how to upgrade to Lightroom Classic 9 from any prior version. We'll go through what you should do before upgrading, how to resolve any issues that come up while upgrading, and then how to clean up afterwards (renaming your catalog, deleting the old catalog, getting your dock [...]

2019-11-29T10:35:16-08:00November 29th, 2019|7 Comments

Video Tutorial: Batch Exports with Multiple Presets

With Lightroom Classic 9.0, we can now, for any number of images selected, export multiple file types at once - for example, a full-size JPEG for printing and a small JPEG for online sharing. Unfortunately the addition of this new functionality to the Export dialog also makes simple exports more confusing. In the video tutorial below [...]

2019-11-27T13:30:40-08:00November 27th, 2019|0 Comments

Article: How to Update to Lightroom Classic 9 from Any Prior Version

In this article I’ll explain how to update to Lightroom Classic 9 from any prior version. The process is usually very straightforward and takes just a few clicks, but it does require that Lightroom upgrade your Lightroom catalog, so in this article I’ll prepare you for what can occasionally go awry. If you prefer to [...]

2019-11-29T21:57:35-08:00November 4th, 2019|14 Comments

Cloud-Based Lightroom Desktop 3.0 Is Released with Lots of New Features

In conjunction with Adobe's annual MAX conference being held this week, cloud-based Lightroom Desktop 3.0 has been released with lots of great new features, support for new cameras, and more. New features include greatly expanded Export (Save To) options, interactive editing tutorials, content-aware Fill Edges for panoramas and more. Updates were also released for Lightroom [...]

2019-12-10T10:45:25-08:00November 4th, 2019|0 Comments

Lightroom Classic 9.0 Released with Content-Aware Panorama Fill Edges and More

Adobe released Lightroom Classic 9.0 last night. In addition to support for new cameras, new lens profiles and bug fixes, there are several new features and enhancements. Updates for Lightroom (CC) Desktop, iOS and Android were also released - see my Lightroom Desktop article and my Lightroom Mobile for iOS and Android article for details. [...]

2019-11-04T06:21:33-08:00November 4th, 2019|19 Comments

Lightroom Mobile 5.0: Batch Editing for iOS and Advanced Export for Android

In conjunction with Adobe's annual MAX conference being held this week, Lightroom Mobile for iOS and Android 5.0 have been released with new features, support for new cameras, and new lens profiles. New features include expanded Export options on Android, and batch editing on iOS. Cloud-based Lightroom Desktop 3.0 and Lightroom Classic 9.0 were also [...]

2019-12-10T10:45:46-08:00November 4th, 2019|0 Comments

Operating System Requirements for November 2019 Lightroom Releases

Adobe's MAX conference is early next month, which means that there will be new Lightroom Classic and cloud-based Lightroom releases. There will be some system requirement changes at this time.Lightroom Classic and Cloud-Based Lightroom Operating System RequirementsMac OS: High Sierra (10.13), Mojave (10.14), Catalina (10.15). Sierra (10.12) will no longer be supported.Windows 10: Version 1809 and [...]

2021-08-16T10:23:18-07:00October 20th, 2019|0 Comments

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

What’s New in Lightroom Classic 8.4 – August 2019 – Batch Photomerge Processing and More

Adobe released Lightroom Classic (CC) version 8.4 last night. In addition to support for new cameras, new lens profiles and bug fixes, there are several new features and enhancements. Updates for Lightroom (CC) Desktop, iOS and Android were also released - see my Lightroom CC article for details. In This Lightroom Classic 8.4 Article: How [...]

2019-08-17T13:26:24-07:00August 13th, 2019|13 Comments
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