Adobe has updated Lightroom CC, Lightroom Mobile on iOS, adding new features to both platforms. Lightroom CC is getting a new feature called “Reference View,” a new view mode available in the Develop Module that allows you to compare two different images in order to make them visually consistent. Lightroom Mobile for iOS is receiving a new edit interface, a new info section, and a new capture interface and what they’re calling “professional mode.”
You can see three blogs on the updates, with each update’s details found for Lightroom Mobile, Lightroom 6.8 and Adobe Camera Raw 9.8 therein.
Lightroom CC 2015.8 Update, Reference View
Reference View is a new view mode available in the Develop Module that allows you to compare 2 different images in order 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 EF
SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM A016
Canon EF
SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM A016
Canon EF
SIGMA 500mm F4 DG OS HSM S016
Canon EF
TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E
Canon EF
TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E x1.4
Canon EF
TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E x2.0
Canon EF
Zeiss Milvus 2.8/15 ZE
Canon EF
Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 ZE
Canon EF
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
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
Lightroom Mobile on iOS
Lightroom for iPhones includes a new edit experience, a new info section, a new capture interface with a brand new professional mode, support for all of the latest cameras and lenses provided in today’s Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom releases, as well as bug fixes and improvements. Lightroom for iPads adds in the new capture interface, camera and lens support, and bug fixes, and Lightroom for Android provides support for new cameras and lenses as well as bug fixes.
Adobe says that “Lightroom mobile 2.6 represents a significant evolution of editing on mobile devices.” Their goal was to make editing in Lightroom easier for all users, and the first step to doing so was making it faster to use tools that are often used together.
They then built an interface that was easy to use with one hand. “This meant ensuring that you could see the entire image while editing it, but also to ensure that you can easily get to often used tools like showing the before and after without having to use your second hand (goodbye three-finger before and after, hello single finger tap and hold).”
We built ways of expanding the interface so that additional groups of functionality could be added in, like the often requested ability to add in titles, captions, and copyright from mobile devices. This new interface extensibility means we can continue to deliver on the features that photographers have been asking for, turning their mobile devices into more and more capable image processing devices.
Version 2.6 also adds in a brand new capture interface (the same that Android users received earlier this year) that provides access to a new professional mode that provides control over all aspects of your camera’s exposure and focus. This new mode makes it easy to dial in exactly the exposure you need to capture the shot you want.
ACR 9.8 Available
New Camera Support in Camera Raw 9.8
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 Lens Profile Support in Camera Raw 9.8
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 EF
SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM A016
Canon EF
SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM A016
Canon EF
SIGMA 500mm F4 DG OS HSM S016
Canon EF
TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E
Canon EF
TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E x1.4
Canon EF
TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E x2.0
Canon EF
Zeiss Milvus 2.8/15 ZE
Canon EF
Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 ZE
Canon EF
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
Released a new set of Camera Matching Profiles for Canon 5D Mark IV – this set of profiles are more similar to past cameras of the same generation.
Improved support for Canon 5D Mark IV dual pixel raw images. Please see this note for further details.
Fixed issue related to memory corruption in the DNG Converter.
Fixed bugs related to crashes and abnormal app exits.