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Lightroom 6.14 vs CC 7.1 vs 7.2 Performance Comparison

Lightroom CC 7.2 UpdateAdobe Lightroom is known to be a disappointingly slow post-processing tool, especially when it comes to basic operations such as importing, preview generation and image culling, as well as more advanced operations that involve using features such as spot healing. Adobe's development team is aware of these issues and the...

What is GPU Accelerated in Lightroom?

Lightroom GPU AccelerationA while ago, Adobe finally added Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Acceleration to its Lightroom post-processing software. It was exciting news, as many photographers could not wait to take advantage of their fast GPU cards in order to speed up Lightroom, which was getting painfully slower with each new release. Unfortunately,...

Switching From Lightroom to Capture One Pro

C1P - 100 ClarityIt seems only a short while ago when I was undecided on the RAW processing software that would replace Lightroom. I shortlisted several potential alternatives - Capture One Pro, RawTherapee, DxO Optics and Darktable among others - but was able to try out only Capture One Pro properly. A demo...

Why Capture One Cannot Replace Adobe Lightroom

Capture One Pro 11Many photographers, including our team at PL, have been frustrated with Adobe's latest move to discontinue the standalone version of Lightroom, something Adobe said it would not do in the past. As a result, a number of us (including myself) have been looking for alternative post-processing tools that can replace...

Loupedeck Lightroom Editing Console Review

Loupedeck Photo Editing Console-4Loupedeck is a photo editing console for Adobe Lightroom. It is a keyboard-sized device that allows you to adjust most image settings in the develop module with a simple turn of a knob, scroll of a wheel, or push of a button. If you've ever wanted to ditch your mouse...

Lightroom Classic vs Lightroom CC

Lightroom CC layoutFollowing Adobe's announcement of two new versions of Lightroom, there has been some confusion about the exact purpose of each one. Many photographers on Adobe's subscription plan are looking forward to using the new version of Lightroom and gaining the most recent feature set. But, which one is the new version?...

Lightroom Classic and Lightroom CC Announced – Subscription Only

Lightroom CC releaseFour years is a long time in the digital realm. In the past four years, new products, services, and software have uprooted many parts of the old world and put something new in its place. It also is enough time -- as many people suspected, but wasn't confirmed until today...

Adobe Makes It Difficult to Get Lightroom 6

Adobe CatalogA friend of mine texted me with a question on how he can upgrade from his Lightroom 5 copy to Lightroom 6 this weekend. He told me that he was frustrated with his online Adobe experience, since he could not find the standalone version - every search lead him to...

Lightroom Before and After

Lightroom Split ScreenWhen editing a photograph in Lightroom, it is often useful to compare what the image looked like when you started out (the "Before"), to the changes you have made so far (the "After"). This way, you can keep track of your edits and understand how the different sliders and check...

Snapshot vs Virtual Copy in Lightroom

Lightroom Virtual Copy vs Snapshot multiple virtual copiesHave you ever wondered what the difference is between a snapshot and a virtual copy in Lightroom? They are both options that you can use to preserve image settings, but they work in very different ways. A while back I posted an article and video titled how to create a...