-ADOBE LIGHTROOM- - -KINGDOM OF JOGA-

-as of [3 NOVEMBER 2024]-

(officially “Adobe Photoshop Lightroom”)

-‘adobe lightroom’ is a ‘creative image organization’ + ‘image manipulation software’ developed by ‘adobe incorporated’ as part of the ‘creative cloud subscription family’-

It is supported on…

Windows,

macOS,

iOS,

Android

tvOS (Apple TV).

Its primary uses include functions applied to large numbers of digital images…

importing/saving,

viewing,

organizing,

tagging,

editing,

sharing

Lightroom’s editing functions include

white balance

tone,

presence,

tone curve,

HSL,

color grading,

detail,

lens corrections,

and calibration manipulation

as well as…

transformation,

spot removal,

red eye correction,

graduated filters,

radial filters,

and adjustment brushing

Overview

Unlike Photoshop, Lightroom is a non-destructive editing software that keeps the original image separate from any in-program edits, saving the edited image as a new file.

While Photoshop includes doctoring functions like adding, removing or altering the appearance of individual image items, rendering text or 3D objects on images, or modifying individual video frames, Lightroom is a library and development software. Lightroom can store and organize photos once imported into the platform database, and is currently compatible with TIFF, JPEG, PSD(Photoshop), PNG, CMYK (edited in RGB color space) and raw image formats.[6]

Initially, Adobe Lightroom was only available on desktop operating systems. However, in 2017, it was expanded to support mobile operating systems with the release of Lightroom Mobile. Later in 2017, Adobe released a brand new variant of Lightroom called Lightroom CC to be more cohesive with their mobile software. The existing version of Lightroom was renamed Lightroom Classic CC, and Lightroom Mobile was renamed to Lightroom CC to have the same name as this new desktop version. While similar in some ways, all three Lightroom variations have significant differences in how they store images and interact with Adobe’s cloud storage offering and in feature parity. Lightroom CC stores all uploaded photos and raw files on a cloud server, while Lightroom Classic CC stores files locally and has a more comprehensive set of features.[7][8] Both CC platforms and Lightroom Mobile also allow users to create, upload, and export Lightroom presets, a batch copy of an image’s in-program edits.

There is currently a large market for Lightroom presets as a tool for both mobile and digital photographers looking for an easy way to apply a stylized look to their images.[9]

Lightroom Classic CC[10] and Lightroom CC feature the following workflow steps:

Library[edit]
Similar in concept to the ‘Organizer’ in Adobe Photoshop Elements and other image organizers, this module imports and exports images, creates image collections, organizes images by their metadata, and allows for users to flag, rate, tag, and color code images. Library is the gateway into Lightroom. Library is home to Lightroom extensions, extras, and plug-ins like focus finder.
Develop[edit]
Supports non-destructive editing of images in batch form. This module is more for retouching and manipulations, such as enhancing and improving digital photographs by changing color balance, improving tone, sharpening, reducing noise, cropping, straightening, and converting to black-and-white. Lightroom cannot create or edit non-photographic images, such as drawings, symbols, line arts or diagrams or maps, or render text or 3D objects. It has very limited photo doctoring features, including spot removal, brush adjustments, radial and graduated filters, and red eye removal. Another often used feature in the Develop module is the ability to synchronize edits from one selected photo to the whole selection.

Upon download, Lightroom provides users with several standard presets for color correction and effects, and supports sharing custom presets online.

There is currently a large market for both desktop and mobile image manipulation packages. Photographers and creators with large followings on Instagram and Facebook sell Lightroom Presets to their audience, marketing to their ease and versatility after download. Presets are attached to .XMP and .LRTEMPLATE files that can be imported to Lightroom via the presets pane and include all adjustment settings from the originally doctored photo. Presets are around 4 Kilobytes in size and can range in price from free to upwards of $200.[11]
Map[edit]
Added in Lightroom 4, this module facilitates geographically organizing photos based on embedded or manually added geolocation data (since end of 2018 this is no longer supported for up to Lightroom CC 2015.x / Lightroom 6.x).[12]
Book[edit]
Added in Lightroom 4, this module allows users to create and format photo books. Books can be exported to the self publishing vendor Blurb or printed at any local press as a PDF.
Slideshow[edit]
This module creates slideshows from any number of photos, to which music or a background can be added.
Print[edit]
Allows users to print images and adjusts printing parameters such as layout and orientation.
Web[edit]
Allows website owners or editors to create simple or sophisticated HTML5 web galleries from their uploaded images. This module has several templates available to users that create layout suggestions. The design and HTML can be exported locally to the device or directly to a site’s server.[13]
History[edit]

Lightroom release timeline

In 1999, veteran Photoshop developer Mark Hamburg began a new project, code-named Shadowland (a reference to the 1988 KD Lang music album of same name[14]). Hamburg contacted Andrei Herasimchuk, former interface designer for the Adobe Creative Suite, to start the project.[15] It was an intentional departure from many of Adobe’s established conventions. Forty percent of Photoshop Lightroom is written in the scripting language Lua. In 2002, Hamburg left the Photoshop project and in fall of the same year he sent a first experimental software sample, name PixelToy, to his former teammate Jeff Schewe for review; in 2003, Hamburg presented Schewe a first version of Shadowland in a very early UI version.[14] After a few years of research by Hamburg, Herasimchuk, Sandy Alves (the former interface designer on the Photoshop team), and Grace Kim (a product researcher at Adobe), the Shadowland project accelerated around 2004. However, Herasimchuk chose to leave Adobe Systems at that time to start a Silicon Valley design company. Hamburg then chose Phil Clevenger, a former associate of Kai Krause, to design a new look for the application.[15]

Photoshop Lightroom’s developers work mostly in Minnesota, comprising the team that had already created the program Adobe ImageReady. Troy Gaul, Melissa Gaul, and the rest of their crew (reportedly known as the “Minnesota Phats”[16]), with Hamburg, developed the architecture behind the application. George Jardine was the product manager.[15]

Beta development[edit]
On January 9, 2006, an early version of Photoshop Lightroom, formerly named only Lightroom, was released to the public as a Macintosh-only public beta, on the Adobe Labs website. This was the first Adobe product released to the general public for feedback during its development. This method was later used in developing Adobe Photoshop CS3.

On June 26, 2006, Adobe announced that it had acquired the technology of Pixmantec, developers of the Rawshooter image processing software.[17]

Further beta releases followed. Notable releases included Beta 3 on July 18, 2006, which added support for Microsoft Windows systems. On September 25, 2006, Beta 4 was released, which saw the program merged into the Photoshop product range, followed by a minor update on October 19, which was released as Beta 4.1.

Version 1.0[edit]
On January 29, 2007, Adobe announced that Lightroom would ship on February 19, 2007, list priced at $299 US, £199 UK.

Lightroom v1.x is not updated when an upgrade to v2 is installed; a new serial number is needed.

Version 2.0[edit]
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 Beta was advertised in official emails from Adobe in April 2008. New features included:

Localized corrections: edit specific parts of an image
Improved organization tools
Multiple monitor support
Flexible printing options
64-bit support
The official release of Lightroom v2 was on July 29, 2008, along with the release of Adobe Camera Raw v4.5 and DNG Converter 4.5. Adobe Camera Raw allows importing the proprietary raw data images of various camera manufacturers.[18]

Adobe added DNG Camera Profiling to both releases. This technology allows custom camera color profiles, or looks, to be created and saved by users. It also allows profiles matching the creative styles built into cameras to be replicated. At the same time as the Lightroom v2 release, Adobe [through Adobe Labs] released a full set of such Camera Profiles for Nikon and Canon models, along with basic Standard Profiles for all supported makes and models. This technology is open to all programs compliant with the DNG file format standard.[citation needed]

Version 3.0[edit]
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.0 beta was released on October 22, 2009. New features included:[19]

New chroma noise reduction
Improved sharpening tool
New import pseudo module
Watermarking
Grain
Publish services
Custom package for print
On March 23, 2010, Adobe released a second beta, which added the following features:

New luminance noise reduction
Tethered shooting for selected Nikon and Canon cameras
Basic video file support
Point curve
Although not included in any beta release, version 3 also contains built-in lens correction and perspective control.[20]

The final version was released on June 8, 2010 with no major new functions added. It had all the features included in the betas, added the lens corrections and perspective transformations, and a few more improvements and performance optimizations

Version 4.0

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.0 was officially released on March 5, 2012 after being available in beta format since January 10, 2012.[21] It does not support Windows XP. New features included:

Highlight and shadow recovery to bring out detail in dark shadows and bright highlights

Photo book creation with templates[22]

Location-based organization to find and group images by location, assign locations to images, and display data from GPS-enabled cameras

white balance brush to refine and adjust white balance in specific areas of images

Added local editing controls to adjust noise reduction and remove moiré in targeted areas

Extended video support to organize, view, and make adjustments and edits to video clips

Video publishing tools to edit and share video clips on Facebook and Flickr

Soft proofing to preview images when printed with color-managed printers

Email from within Lightroom

Version 5.0[edit]

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 was officially released on June 9, 2013 after being available in beta format since April 15, 2013.[23] The program needs Mac OS X 10.7 or later, or Windows 7 or 8. Some of the changes include:

Radial gradient to highlight an elliptical area
Advanced healing-cloning brush to brush the spot removal tool over an area
Smart previews to allow working with offline images
The ability to save custom layouts in the Book module
Support of PNG files
Support of video files in slideshows
Various other updates, including automatic perspective correction and enhancements to smart collections
An update to Version 5, 5.4 allows syncing a collection to Lightroom Mobile App released for iPad on April 8, 2014.

Version 6.0[edit]
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015 (version 6.0) was officially released on April 21, 2015.[24] The program needs OS X 10.8 or later, or Windows 7 or 8. It is the first release of Lightroom to only support 64-bit operating systems. New features include:

HDR Merge
Panorama Merge
Performance improvements, GPU acceleration
Facial recognition
Advanced video slideshows
Filter Brush
Lightroom 6.7 increased the minimum version of macOS required to OS X 10.10.[25]

Apple TV[edit]
On July 26, 2016, Adobe launched Lightroom on Apple TV, a means of displaying photographs on a large screen using Apple’s network appliance and entertainment device.[26]

Development branches[edit]
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC (unofficially: version 7.0) was officially released on October 18, 2017. It is the first version of Lightroom that is not available with a perpetual license (one-time purchase price); instead, it must be licensed through a monthly subscription model, with the fee initially set at US$9.99/month. Once the user stops paying the monthly fee, the program will be limited to viewing existing catalogs, without the ability to apply further changes to images.

Adobe Lightroom CC is the new online cloud-based version of Adobe’s Lightroom application and can be installed alongside Lightroom Classic CC. It is included in the same US$9.99/month photography plan, but has limited editing features in comparison to Lightroom Classic CC. It can be installed on desktops, laptops, iPad and mobile. Lightroom CC has the ability to sync developed photos easily between a laptop, iPad and mobile devices, which is the major difference between both applications.[27] Its user interface is also more similar to that of Adobe’s mobile version of the applications.

Adobe Lightroom Classic CC (version 8.0+)[edit]

Version 8.0 (October 15, 2018; 2 years ago)[28]

HDR panoramas

Depth Map Masking

Support for the HEIC file format

Better tethered camera support

Support for Process Engine 5.0

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 8.1 (December 11, 2018; 2 years ago)[29]

Ability to customize the develop panel order

“Snap to Grid” in the Book module

Ability to show partially compatible presets

Photo Merge improvements

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 8.2 (February 12, 2019; 2 years ago)[30]

Enhance Details tool which extracts additional detail from raw files during initial processing

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 8.2.1 (April 2, 2019; 2 years ago)

Bug fixes

Version 8.3 (May 14, 2019; 2 years ago)[31]

Flat-Field Correction tool to reduce shading or lens cast

New Texture slider

Ability to import photos from devices using the Files section

Improved performance of the Auto setting

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 8.3.1 (May 29, 2019; 2 years ago)[32]

Bug fixes for issues exporting photos to a network drive

Version 8.4 (August 13, 2019; 22 months ago)[33]

Advanced GPU improvements

Batch HDR and panorama merges

Book Auto-Create Cell feature

Export as PNG

Color labels for collections

Filmstrip index numbers

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 8.4.1 (September 20, 2019; 21 months ago)[32]

Bug fixes

Version 9.0 (November 4, 2019; 19 months ago)[34]

Updated system requirements on both Windows and macOS

Fill edges for panorama merge

New export presets

Additional filter options

Improved keyword performance

Removed photos shortcut

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 9.1 (December 10, 2019; 18 months ago)[35]

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 9.2 (February 11, 2020; 16 months ago)[36]

Custom preset defaults per camera upon import

PSB file support

Auto Sync button

Better multiple monitor support

Export dialog updates

GPU updates

Catalog migration from Photoshop Elements 2020

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 9.2.1 (April 14, 2020; 14 months ago)[37]

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 9.3 (June 16, 2020; 12 months ago)[38]

New icons

Local HSL adjustment

New presets for defaults

ISO adaptive presets

New tone curve user interface

Improved sync activity

Improved performance

HEVC video file format support

New user tutorials

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 9.4 (August 18, 2020; 10 months ago)[39]

“Done” button in import dialog

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 10.0 (October 19, 2020; 8 months ago)[40]

Updated system requirements

Improved split toning which gives control over midtones in addition to shadows and highlights (renamed tool to Color Grading)

Zoom enhancements

Major GPU performance improvements

Updated font

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 10.1 (December 8, 2020; 6 months ago)[41]

Performance improvements

Bug fixes related to macOS Big Sur

New camera and lens support

Support for other Creative Cloud ecosystem updates

Version 10.1.1 (January 12, 2021; 5 months ago)[42]

Bug fix for missing lens metadata which caused Creative Cloud sync to fail.

Version 10.2 (March 16, 2021; 3 months ago)[43]

Performance improvements, bug fixes and new camera/lens support.

Improved macOS Big Sur compatibility.

The entire Lightroom Cloud ecosystem has also been updated.

Version 10.3 (June 11, 2021; 17 days ago)[44]

Apple M1 Chip Compatibility.

Super Resolution.

Preset Changes.

Scrolling by Page (Library Grid view).

Performance Improvements.

New camera support.

Tethering for new cameras.

New lens correction support.

Some Bug fixes.

Adobe Lightroom CC (version 3.0+ on desktop; 5.0+ on mobile)[edit]

Version 3.0 on desktop; 5.0 on mobile (November 4, 2019; 19 months ago)

Initial release

Version 3.1 on desktop; 5.1 on mobile (December 10, 2019; 18 months ago)[45]

Contribute photos to Lightroom shared albums

Directly import photos from a camera or SD card*

Export photos in format of your choice*

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 3.2 on desktop; 5.2 on mobile (February 11, 2020; 16 months ago)[46]

Export photos as DNG**

Import presets and profiles from Google Drive*

New camera and lens support

New keyboard shortcuts**

Version 3.2.1 on desktop; 5.2.1 on mobile (April 14, 2020; 14 months ago)[citation needed]

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 3.3 on desktop; 5.3 on mobile (June 16, 2020; 12 months ago)[47]

Share photos to Discover section

Local HSL adjustment

Create edit versions

Customize default settings for raw photos

Add text watermarks to photos**

Send photos to Photoshop for iPad*

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 3.4 on desktop; 5.4 on mobile (August 18, 2020; 10 months ago)[39]

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 4.0 on desktop; 6.0 on mobile (October 19, 2020; 8 months ago)[48]

Improved split toning which gives control over midtones in addition to shadows and highlights (renamed tool to Color Grading)

Support for graphical watermarks upon export

New “For you” tab in Discover section

“Choose Best Photos” feature

More precise zoom control

Reorganized Photos panel**

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

Version 4.1 on desktop; 6.1 on mobile (December 7, 2020; 6 months ago)[49]

Native Apple M1 support**

New camera and lens support

Bug fixes

*Mobile versions only

**Desktop version only