Adobe has released the latest version of Lightroom, either CC 2015.6 or 6.6, depending on which way you have acquired the program. In it, Adobe has addressed numerous bugs, added new camera and lens profiles, and added some new features. The most prominent of these new features is what is known as “Guided Upright,” a tool that lets you straighten images, fix horizons, and reduce or eliminate the keystone effect in buildings. Upright works well when there are prominent vertical and horizontal lines. Bear in mind, not all images contain prominent lines, limiting the effectiveness of Upright.
Starting with Lightroom CC 2015.6, Guided Upright allows you to provide ‘hints’ that enable Upright to work its magic. You draw the vertical and horizontal lines directly on the image and Upright will automatically transform the image. Here’s how to get started.
Select an image and click on the Develop Module.
Enable Lens Profile Corrections. Upright works better with Lens Profile Corrections.
Notice that there is a new “Transform” Panel. Transform includes both Upright and the manual perspective correction sliders together in a convenient place.
Within Transform, click on the “Guided” button.
Draw 2-4 guides on the image. Upright will transform the image once you draw at least 2 guides.
Fine tune the results (if needed) with the manual transform slides, including the new X and Y transform sliders. They can be used for repositioning/moving the image within the canvas after applying strong perspective corrections to choose which part of the (warped, non-rectangular) image to show within the rectangular canvas.
Below are the new updates to Lightroom as well as additional camera support provided by version 2015.6/6.6:
New Camera Support in Lightroom CC 2015.6 / 6.6
Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II
Leica M-D (Typ 262)
Nikon COOLPIX B700
Panasonic DMC-GX85 (DMC-GX80, DMC-GX7MK2)
Also please note that Lightroom CC 2015.6/6.6 also includes camera matching color profiles for the Pentax 645Z, Pentax K-1, and Pentax K-3 II cameras.
Additional Updates in Lightroom CC 2015.6 / 6.6
Merge to Panorama and HDR now works with Smart Previews. Previously, Lightroom required the use of original images for the Merge to Panorama or HDR features.
The Preferences -> Lightroom mobile section now contains a “Pending Sync Activity” section. This area is useful for helping identify any potential issues related to image sync across the Lightroom family of applications (desktop, mobile and web).
Tethered Camera Support for the following cameras:
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Canon EOS 80D
Canon EOS 1300D / Canon Rebel T6
New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom CC 2015.6 / 6.6
Mount
Name
Canon EF
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Canon EF
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x
Canon EF
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +2.0x
Canon EF
TAMRON SP 85mm F1.8 Di VC USD F016E
Canon EF
TAMRON SP 90mm F2.8 Di MACRO VC USD F017E
Canon EF-M
Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Canon EF-M
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II
Canon EF-M
Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Canon EF-M
Samyang 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Canon EF-M
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
DJI
PHANTOM 4 FC330 (RAW + JPEG)
Fujifilm
Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Fujifilm
Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Fujifilm
Rokinon 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Fujifilm
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II
Fujifilm
Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Fujifilm
Samyang 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Fujifilm
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Leica M
Lomography LOMO LC-A MINITAR-1 Art Lens 2.8/32
Leica M
Lomography-Zenit New Jupiter 3+ 1.5/50
Leica M
Lomography-Zenit New Russar+ 5.6/20
M42
Fujifilm FUJINON 55mm f/2.2 M42
Minolta SR
Minolta MC TELE ROKKOR-PF 135mm F2.8
Nikon F
TAMRON SP 85mm F1.8 Di VC USD F016N
Nikon F
TAMRON SP 90mm F2.8 Di MACRO VC USD F017N
Nikon Coolpix
Nikon COOLPIX B700
Olympus
Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Olympus
Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Olympus
Rokinon 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Olympus
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II
Olympus
Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Olympus
Samyang 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Olympus
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Panasonic
Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Panasonic
Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Panasonic
Rokinon 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Panasonic
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II
Panasonic
Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Panasonic
Samyang 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Panasonic
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Pentax
HD PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm F2.8ED SDM WR
Pentax
HD PENTAX-D FA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6ED DC WR
Pentax
HD PENTAX D FA* 70-200mm F2.8 ED DC AW
Samsung NX
Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Samsung NX
Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Samsung NX
Rokinon 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Samsung NX
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II
Samsung NX
Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Samsung NX
Samyang 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Samsung NX
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Sony E
Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Sony E
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II
Sony E
Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Sony FE
Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Sony FE
Rokinon 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Sony FE
Samyang 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC MACRO
Sony FE
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Sony FE
Sony FE 50mm F1.8
Sony FE
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS
Sony FE
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
Sony FE
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
Sony FE
Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS
Sony FE
Voigtlander SUPER WIDE-HELIAR 15mm F4.5 III
Sony FE
Zeiss Batis 2.8/18
Customer reported issues resolved
The “As Shot” White Balance showed different values when using the Adobe Standard color profile and other camera matching color profiles. Please note that this only occurred with the Canon EOS IDx MKII, Canon EOS 80D, and Canon EOS Rebel T6 cameras
Error: “The file appears to be damaged” When opening a Pano merge result from HDR merge sources
DNG Flat Field plug-in would not work if the source image contained GPS metadata
Added support for automatic lens profile corrections for Tokina and Tamron lenses on Canon and Nikon camera bodies
Exif version info is removed while exporting
Unable to export user-created / custom Develop presets. Please note that this only occurred on Mac
Unable to create panoramas using Smart Previews when originals are unavailable or offline
Tethered shooting with Canon 5D did not work on MacOS 10.11 El Capitan
Unable to see the New Folder preview inside the Destination panel within the Import Dialog
“Print to File” feature does not work if the default filename was changed by the customer. Please note that this only occurred on Mac OSX 10.11.3
Removing Virtual Copy Smart Preview also deleted original’s smart preview
Older files expanded using the Recover Edges plug-in fail to merge with “Unknown Errors”
Scrollbars missing from book module. Please note that this only occurred on Windows
Lightroom would crash when using tethered shooting with certain Canon camera models
Removing face tags causes photos to get stuck in “To Be Republished” state when using Publish Service Plugins such as Smugmug
Inconsistent dialog behavior when using full-screen mode in Mac OSX 10.11
Text overlays within the Slideshow Module appeared fuzzy
Both DNG converter and Camera Raw have been updated as well, with full breakdowns of what is included in those updates available in the two links shown here. For more information on specifically the Lightroom update, make sure to visit Adobe.com.