Four Tricks For Working With Videos In Adobe Lightroom Classic CC

Four tricks for working with videos in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC

Adobe Photoshop CC Tutorial Video On Using Smart Guides

From the Adobe Photoshop YouTube Channel : 

Discover how to use Smart Guides to quickly align, distribute layers and shapes in Photoshop CC.

Adobe Added Many Cameras & Lens Support In Lightroom CC 2015.8

Adobe added a new View Mode called Reference View in the Develop Module which enables users to compare 2 different images to make them visually consistent.  This is helpful when making a group of images from a single event look similar or setting the white balance appropriately in mixed lighting conditions.

To get started,

• Go to the Develop Module
• Click on Reference View.  Its on the Toolbar, and you may need to show the Toolbar if hidden
• Drag and Drop your Reference Photo onto the left pane.  You can change your Reference Photo by either dragging a different image onto the left pane or using the “Set as Reference Photo” context menu in the Library Module.
• Edit the active photo. Use the Reference Photo to guide your editing decisions.

Click here for more information on Reference View.

Performance Improvements

Lightroom CC (2015.8) / 6.8 includes ‘under-the-hood’ changes designed to improve the responsiveness of your Lightroom experience.  You should notice improvements in image editing responsiveness when background tasks (such as Preview Generation) are running, moving files between folders, running catalog backups.

Fit/Fill Improvements

You can now zoom to fit and zoom to fill.  Particularly when using ultra high-resolution (i.e. 4K and 5K) monitors, prior versions of Lightroom would not completely fill the Loupe window.

Additional Features

Ability to filter or create a Smart Collection for images that have Snapshots associated with them.
Export a Collection Set as a new catalog.

New Camera Support in Lightroom CC (2015.8) / 6.8

• Canon EOS M5
• Fujifilm X-A3
• Google Pixel
• Google Pixel XL
• Hasselblad X1D
• Leica TL
• Nikon D5600
• Olympus E-M1 Mark II (*)
• Olympus PEN E-PL8
• Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ2500 (DMC-FZ2000 and DMC-FZH1)
• Pentax K-70
• Samsung Galaxy S7
• Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
• Sony Alpha a6500 (ILCE­-6500)
• Sony Alpha a99 II (ILCA-99M2)
• Sony DSC-RX100 Mark V

* denotes preliminary support

New Tethered Shooting Support in Lightroom CC (2015.8) / 6.8

• Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom CC (2015.8) / 6.8

• Mount Name
• Apple Moment Macro Lens for iPhone6
• Apple Moment Macro Lens for iPhone6 Plus
• Apple Moment Superfish Lens for iPhone6
• Apple Moment Superfish Lens for iPhone6 Plus
• Apple Moment Tele Lens for iPhone6
• Apple Moment Tele Lens for iPhone6 Plus
• Apple Moment Wide Lens for iPhone6
• Apple Moment Wide Lens for iPhone6 Plus
• Apple Moment Macro Lens for iPhone6s (DNG + JPEG)
• Apple Moment Macro Lens for iPhone6s Plus (DNG + JPEG)
• Apple Moment Superfish Lens for iPhone6s (DNG + JPEG)
• Apple Moment Superfish Lens for iPhone6s Plus (DNG + JPEG)
• Apple Moment Tele Lens for iPhone6s (DNG + JPEG)
• Apple Moment Tele Lens for iPhone6s Plus (DNG + JPEG)
• Apple Moment Wide Lens for iPhone6s (DNG + JPEG)
• Apple Moment Wide Lens for iPhone6s Plus (DNG + JPEG)
• Canon SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM A016
• Canon SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM A016
• Canon SIGMA 500mm F4 DG OS HSM S016
• Canon TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E
• Canon TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E x1.4
• Canon TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E x2.0
• Canon Zeiss Milvus 2.8/15 ZE
• Canon Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 ZE
• Canon Zeiss Milvus 2/135 ZE
• Google Pixel (DNG + JPEG)
• Google Pixel XL (DNG + JPEG)
• Go Pro HERO5 Black (Linear FOV)
• Go Pro HERO5 Black (Medium FOV)
• Go Pro HERO5 Black (Narrow FOV)
• Go Pro HERO5 Black (Wide FOV) (raw + JPEG)
• Leica M Leica SUMMARON-M 28mm f/5.6
• Nikon F Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED
• Nikon F SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM A016
• Nikon F SIGMA 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM A016
• Nikon F SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM A016
• Nikon F SIGMA 500mm F4 DG OS HSM S016
• Nikon F TAMRON SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022N
• Nikon F TAMRON SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022N x1.4
• Nikon F TAMRON SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022N x2.0
• Nikon F Zeiss Milvus 2.8/15 ZF.2
• Nikon F Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 ZF.2
• Nikon F Zeiss Milvus 2/135 ZF.2
• Ricoh Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5
• Samsung Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Rear Camera (DNG + JPEG)
• Samsung Samsung Galaxy S7 Rear Camera (DNG + JPEG)
• Sigma SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM A016
• Sigma SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM A016
• Sigma SIGMA 500mm F4 DG OS HSM S016

Customer reported issues resolved by new Lightroom version

• Released a new set of Camera Matching Profiles for Canon 5D Mark IV.
• Improved support for Canon 5D Mark IV dual pixel raw images.  Please see this note for further details.
• Lightroom would show an error dialog when attempting to open an image in Photoshop.  Please note that this only occurred on Windows and only when selecting “Open in Photoshop” as a Post-Processing item in the Export dialog.
• Fixed issues relating to the Point Curve as reported here and here
• Fixed some memory leaks.
• Library collection panel scrolled unexpectedly when you duplicate/rename/delete a collection set
• Problem with watermark opacity in export slideshow
• Will not export both portrait and landscape oriented pictures as a slideshow video in 720 or 1080
• Slideshow not working, only getting black screen
• Selected Published Folder or Collection is not deselected if a folder is selected
• Background images in Slideshow sometimes appeared pixelated.
• Allow image panning by holding down space bar and then swipe with two fingers when local correction tool (such as the Local Adjustment Brush or Radial Filter) is activated.
• Resolved inconsistent preset sorting issue.
• Resolved issues when importing from an Apple iPhone or iPad using USB.
• Video files from Sony cameras were not being imported into Lightroom.
• Opening photos in Photoshop from Lightroom using Edit In does not work correctly for some operations
• Map and Web modules do not work correctly with 4K UHD monitor
• Sort by capture time doesn’t always work on 2015.7 / 6.7

Adobe Lightroom 2.0 for Android Available on Google Play

* * *  Samsung announced the S7 smartphone with Dual Pixel CMOS AF  * * *

Lightroom 2.0 for Android adds a number of new and important features :

• An in-app camera, supporting the capture of images in DNG raw format
• Shoot-through presets, also available within the in-app camera, enabling previewing and capturing images with a series of built-in presets providing non-destructive editing
• Dehaze tool to adjust haze and fog in an image
• Split Toning enhancement, enabling the addition of a color cast to the highlights and shadows of an image, creating a uniquely stylized color image or replicating the look and feel of a traditional toned black and white image
• Target Adjustment Tool functionality in the Color/B&W editing tool, providing direct, on-image editing controls
• Point mode in Curve tool providing complete control over the tonality and contrast of an image
• Enhanced sharing with one-tap access to Adobe Premiere Clip for crafting video stories

Lightroom 2.0 for Android is available on Google Play

Lightroom 2.2 for iOS is available on Google Play

The Creative Cloud Photography Plan (Photoshop CC & Lightroom CC) is available for $9.99/month.

Adobe Releases New Lightroom 6.3 / Lightroom CC 2015.3

* * *  Look what new features Abobe added to the latest version of Photoshop CC  * * *

Adobe has released a new version of  Lightroom 6.3 and Lightroom CC 2015.3. Click on the following links to download the new software :  Windows | Mac. The new version of Lightroom provides additional camera raw support, lens profile support and corrects software bugs in previous releases.

New Cameras support in Lightroom CC 2015.3 / 6.3

•         Canon EOS M10
•         Canon PowerShot G5 X
•         Canon PowerShot G9 X
•         Fujifilm X-T1 IR
•         Leica SL (Typ 601)
•         Sony RX1R II (DSC RX1RM2)

 New Tethered Camera support in Lightroom CC 2015.3 / 6.3

•         Canon EOS 5DS
•         Canon EOS 5DS R
•         Canon EOS T6i / 750D
•         Canon EOS T6s / 760D

New Lens support in Lightroom CC 2015.3 / 6.3

• Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM
• Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM +1.4x
• Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
• Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM +1.4x
• Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
• Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM +1.4x
• Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM +2.0x
• Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
• Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM +1.4x
• Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM +2.0x
• Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM
• Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x
• Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM +2.0x
• Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo
• Canon EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM
• SIGMA 20mm F1.4 DG HSM A015
• Zeiss Milvus 1.4/50 ZE
• Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 ZE
• Zeiss Milvus 2/35 ZE
• Zeiss Milvus 2/50M ZE
• Zeiss Milvus 2/100M ZE
• Zeiss Milvus 2.8/21 ZE
• Zeiss Otus 1.4/28 ZE

Adobe Lightroom CC and 6 Keyboard Shortcuts

Many photographers user Adobe Lightroom for their photo editing needs. Adobe announced their latest version, Lightroom CC and Lightroom 6 in April of this year.

There are many shortcuts in Lightroom built into the keyboard but who can remember them all. Below is a very handy cheat sheet for all the keyboard shortcuts in the latest version. It's already in a jpg file format. Click here to save it as a full size file and keep it handy.

CPN Highlights Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CC Workflow

Canon Professional Network has put out a detailed video on how to get the maximum effectiveness out of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. You can see the video and read the entire article here. Below is an excerpt :

Adobe now offers a Creative Cloud Photography bundle that includes Lightroom editing software and Photoshop CC for photographers who want to organise, edit, enhance and share their images via desktop or their mobile devices – this package currently comes bundled with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 6D DSLRs, plus the PowerShot G1 X Mark II and G7 X compact cameras. In a four-part CPN series of articles and video tutorials Richard Curtis (a Principal Solutions Consultant in Digital Imaging for Adobe UK) will examine the workflow between Lightroom software and Photoshop CC to help you to understand the benefits of working with both in tandem. In Part 1 of this series Richard Curtis explains how to use Smart Objects within the Lightroom and Photoshop CC workflow and, in a special video, he reveals how Smart Objects ensure your image edits are non-destructive for longer. Please click on the play button in the window above to watch the video...

The Creative Cloud Photography bundle – which includes Lightroom and Photoshop CC – offers photographers even more flexibility when it comes to editing their photographs and opportunities to make their images look even more amazing. Integration between the two products is a key benefit and is re-enforced with this bundle. The integration is not new – it has been in place some time now – however, with the release of the Photography bundle and the ongoing updates to the Creative Cloud, this integration has become much stronger and offers even more possibilities to edit and make images look more beautiful.
Traditional workflows

The typical workflow between the two solutions is to let Lightroom render its adjustments and then take the results into Photoshop CC. This is a great, and well-defined, workflow but it doesn’t offer an option to re-edit the Lightroom adjustments from within Photoshop CC. The integration between Lightroom and Photoshop CC in the Photography bundle has become much more flexible, by making use of Photoshop ‘Smart Objects’.

The ability to open a Smart Object from Lightroom into Photoshop CC is not unique to the Photography bundle but there have been a number of significant improvements to the workflow, including the ability to use more Photoshop Filters in a non-destructive way on Smart Objects as well as the traditional adjustment layers.

With traditional Photoshop workflows, any Lightroom/Photoshop adjustment(s) had to be ‘rasterised’ early on in the workflow and this reduced the options for any non-destructive work. There are classic ways of editing images in Photoshop, and ‘work-arounds’ to try create a non-destructive process, but these can result in workflows with a large number of layers and committing to adjustments early in the workflow with no way to re-edit any previous enhancements.
New, non-destructive workflows

The Creative Cloud Photography bundle offers new workflows for the photographer to embrace a true non-destructive workflow without having to commit to adjustments early in the process. Images can now be saved with all of their Lightroom or Camera RAW adjustments intact, with supported ways to re-edit the original RAW adjustments from Camera RAW or from Lightroom. This new workflow is a saviour for anybody who wants to tweak, enhance and then re-tweak their pictures to get the best result at any time in the process.

The objective of this walk-through (which uses the 2014 release of Photoshop CC) is to show the integration of image editing between Lightroom and Photoshop CC and another way to open pictures, keep the Lightroom adjustments active, and create a non-destructive workflow for any future enhancements.

Initial adjustments can be made in the Development module of Lightroom, so we don’t need to worry if the results are not exactly what we are looking for as we can modify them later once our work is inside Photoshop CC. I will illustrate the workflow with a step-by-step guide… 

Photoshop - How To Blend Multiple Images With Different Depth Of Field

Consumer digital photography has only been around for about 14 years and Photoshop is even younger yet both are almost indispensable for many photographers these days. Photoshop Principal Product Manager, Bryan O'Neil Hughes, explains how to blend multiple images with different depth of field. 

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Photoshop Explains Image File Formats

Consumer digital photography has only been around for about 14 years and Photoshop is even younger yet both are almost indispensable for many photographers these days. Photoshop Principal Product Manager, Bryan O'Neil Hughes, explains the different file formats in Photoshop and when to save your image as what. Taking the photos is only half the equation in digital photography, processing and saving the images are the other half.

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Adobe Photoshop Tutorial - Noise Reduction

Commercial digital photography has only been around for about 14 years and now it is almost an indispensable part of many photographers' life, much like Adobe's Photoshop and other related products.

One of the bane of digital photography is the amount of noise that comes with the images. The above video from Adobe shows how to correct and reduce most noise in the digital images. 

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