Michal Ždanský It's been almost two years since Adobe released the last major version of its popular Adobe Lightroom photo editor, to which many Aperture users are also migrating due to the end of development. Now the sixth version has been introduced, called Lightroom CC, which is part of a subscription Creative Cloud and secondly, it can be purchased separately for $150.
Don't expect any revolutionary news from the latest update, it is rather an improvement of the current application in terms of performance, but some features have also been added. Photo processing performance is one of the key innovations of Lightroom 6. Adobe promises greater speed not only on the latest Macs, but also on older machines with a less powerful graphics card, from which the speed depends. The speed should be especially noticeable during rendering when using exposure and warp tools.
Among the new functions here is, for example, the merging of panoramas and HDR, resulting in photos in DNG format. In it, photos can be edited without worrying about losing quality, unlike the compressed JPG format. Among other features, you'll find, for example, new options in face recognition and graduated filter tools.
In addition to the news in the editor, Lightroom has also improved in synchronization. In the sixth version, the library syncs seamlessly across all devices, including smart folders. Folders created on the iPad, for example, will immediately appear on the desktop. Likewise, the library can be accessed from a computer on mobile devices to view or share photos without access to a home Mac.
Adobe Lightroom, like its other applications, is pushed as part of a Creative Cloud subscription, but the photo editor can can also be purchased separately, although the user will lose, for example, the aforementioned synchronization option and access to the mobile and web versions of Lightroom.
Ah, so the main benefit (for Adobe) was the introduction of the stupid CC, mobile versions are useless. It's better to take it to the macbook client.
CC would be great for reviewing photos on mobile devices outside of the studio, but it's not good to get addicted to something that has to be paid monthly, even if the plan isn't that bad for photographers...
I would just add that upgrading from any previous version is half price. For those who would like to sort or present photos on the iPad without using CC, I recommend Photosmith http://www.photosmithapp.com, I haven't tested yet whether it works on the new version, but I think they will upgrade it sometime.
I'm afraid the information is not accurate. So far it looks like we won't have any upgrade prices for this version. http://eshop.amsoft.cz/?cls=stoitem&stiid=72170
I don't see how in any store (boxed version), but on the adobe website the upgrade is available for half the price. This is how I upgraded myself.
https://www.adobe.com/cz/products/catalog.html –> select from the lightroom strip –> buy –> change full version to upgrade for “I want to buy” item. Price 75 euros.