I then take individually selected images from Lightroom into Photoshop where I do creative editing, compositing and designing, as well as preparing my images for printing and using in documents or on the web.įor a more comprehensive comparison of all of Adobe’s photo-editing programs, please see our guide to Which Adobe photo editing software is right for me? Adobe Lightroom: What’s newĪs with all Adobe Creative Cloud software, Lightroom is updated on a regular basis – at least three times a year. For instance, like most of my fellow pro photographers, I use Lightroom to swiftly rate and select photos, convert RAW images, correct or edit exposure and color, and handle other similar photographic or composition issues. Generally speaking, Lightroom is best for quick processing of batches of pictures, while Photoshop is for working on individual images and doing more creative work. The other Adobe muddle is whether to choose Lightroom or one of the Photoshop products for your photo editing. When I asked Adobe about that, they said that capability isn’t “yet in Lightroom.” However, though I could switch to large zoomable views of individual pictures, I couldn't compare the fine details of two pictures in a side by side zoomable view as I can in Lightroom Classic. Lightroom's sorting view (the Square Grid) allowed me to quickly click on star ratings for each image. I particularly missed the speed at which I can rate and sort a large number of photos quickly, enabled by Classic's side-by-side view.

However, you won't find the same features on Lightroom and Classic.

(This review focuses on Lightroom rather than Classic.) Both are currently available (for the same price: $9.99/month), and Adobe has confirmed that it plans to support and improve both. The newer, cloud-based product is referred to as Lightroom. The original Lightroom, a high-powered desktop application long popular with professional photographers and enthusiasts, is called Lightroom Classic. PhotoshopĪdobe has created considerable confusion regarding the name Lightroom. This includes: iPhone 5S (2013) and later, iPad Mini 2 (2013) and later, iPad Air 1 (2013) and later, and iPod Touch 6th Generation (2015). IOS: Any iPhone or iPad that runs iOS 12.3 or later.

Macs: MacOS v.10.13, 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended), 2GB of available hard-disk space.Īndroid: Android 5.x (Lollipop), 1.5GHz Quad Core CPU, 1 GB RAM, (4 GB or more recommended), 8GB hard disk space PCs: Windows 10 (64-bit), 2-GHz processor, 4GB of RAM (8 GB recommended), 2GB hard disk space Adobe Lightroom: Minimum system requirements

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