The last major update to Lightroom CC was back in October 2017 (v 3.0). This latest update (v 4.0) includes several new features that customers have requested over the last 12 months.
So, what’s new in Lightroom CC | October 2018?
People View
(Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS)
People View allows you to quickly find and name people in your photos. It’s powered by Adobe Sensei. Using this machine learning technology from Adobe Lightroom CC automatically tags people in photos and provides you with an easy way to see all the photos the person appears in.
Adobe Sensei-powered People View in Lightroom CC for mobile (iOS)
Improved Search
(Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS)
Searching has always been one of the stronger features in Lightroom CC. This is mainly due to the advanced server side technology (Adobe Sensei). Search suggestions are presented as you as soon as you start typing in the Search bar, recommending things like cameras, lenses, shutter speeds, apertures, ISOs, keywords, locations, and more.
Example of autocomplete suggestions when using Search in Lightroom CC for mobile (iOS)
For example, you can type ‘car’ in the Search bar to quickly search for all photos that have cars in them. You can also search your photos using ‘facets’. With facet’s you type a name (e.g. ‘camera’) followed by a colon ‘:’ to display a list of camera models used. I’ve included a list of currently supported facets below:
- keyword:
- camera:
- lens:
- location:
- rating:
- flag:
- flash:
- orientation:
- iso:
- type:
- f-stop:
- ss:
- edited:
- media:
The Filter UI in Lightroom CC for the Desktop has also received some attention.
Improved ‘Filter’ organisation and layout Lightroom CC Desktop
Additional sharing options for Share to Web
Sharing photos has some useful improvements. For example, you can now choose to only share images that are flagged or have a particular star rating while also providing control over the display theme and appearance.
Display options when sharing collections on web in Lightroom CC for mobile
Guided Tutorials
New guided tutorials for First-Time Adjustments and Healing Brush have been added to iOS and the Android versions now has tutorials for First-Time Adjustments, Target Adjustment Tool, and Guided Upright. The new guided tutorials can be found under Help & Support in Lightroom CC for mobile. If you’re not sure what guided tutorials are or don’t use Lightroom CC on a mobile device, then below screenshot shows how they can be accessed in Lightroom CC (Desktop).
Guided Tutorials on Lightroom CC (Desktop)
HEVC file support on macOS
Lightroom CC now supports Apple’s HEVC video format (High Efficiency Video Coding, also known as H.265) on macOS High Sierra (10.13) or later.
For more information, see HEVC video files support.
Camera and Lens Support
A full list of cameras and lens profiles supported by Lightroom CC can be found at:
Our good friend George Jardine has recently released a series of video tutorials for Lightroom 5. In total there are 23 tutorials which focus on the Develop module and Digital Processing.
