Lightroom FINALLY Got This Feature

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[@TC_Conner]

Thanks for making this video Matt!

[@MattKloskowski]

You're very welcome.

[@jeffdagostino3077]

Totally agree that when Lightroom added the local option, I changed my workflow. Lightroom made it a heck of a lot easier to switch out between my notebook and home desktop, never having to deal with a very large catalog. I still don't know why a certain somebody refers to Lightroom as a child's version. I'm glad that I gave it a chance, your course was the icing on the cake.

[@nick-khan]

I'm still on a bench whether to fully migrate to Lr. In your personal workflow, are you using Lr exclusively for all your photos or are you more in a hybrid flow?

[@MattKloskowski]

Hi. I stopped using it 18 months ago for my photography. But I have it open nearly everyday because I still teach it, since the vast majority still uses it. For me it’s LR all the way. Thx

[@nick-khan]

@ Thanks for reply. It indeed simplified my workflow too. No need for color labels, nested keywords. But one thing I’m missing is batch photo rename so it also renames sidecar XMP files accordingly to not lose track of meta and edits. Doing that manually is tedious. How do you accomplish that yourself?

[@JamesHarris-]

Converting a black & white timeline video to a smart object allows you to use neural filters and colorize it. Then click on the little render button to get a color video. Warning: if you're doing a movie with half a million frames it will tie up your machine for 2 or 3 days. :-) Adobe if you're reading this, the colorize filter needs more work.

[@TomasRamoska]

I don't like the fact that you need to close the image in Photoshop just to see the copy appear in Lightroom. I often like just to compare the newly edited images in Lightroom Classic before I close it in Photoshop with my previously edited images. That way if colours or brightness is slightly off I can always go back to Photoshop make the necessary adjustments and re-save it again quickly. This is how it works in the Classic end I prefer it for speed and consistency.

[@topilot]

how come in LR update when I export to topaz denoise or sharpen and edit it doesn't save back to LR like it did in LRC?

[@MattKloskowski]

Hi. It does. Maybe contact adobe if it’s not working for you.

[@guitarman70]

Just tried this Lightroom version for the first time after years of using Bridge/ACR. I like it, but...no solo mode in the panels section and no adaptive beta profile...so will stick to Bridge/ACR.

[@MattKloskowski]

Hi… It does have solo mode. It’s just called what it should be called… “single panel mode” As for profiles… can’t say I’ve heard anyone say they really like them since they came out. I’m sure they’ll end up in all adobe apps but if you need them now there’s your answer.

[@guitarman70]

@@MattKloskowski Hi Matt. Thanks so much...found the single panel mode via the view menu...I was trying to right click the panel on the right side. Cheers.

[@jimdevinney1152]

Hi Matt, can't you use the keyboard shortcut that we use in LR Classic to move back to LR from PS? Ctrl+S+W? Thanks for the video1

[@MattKloskowski]

Hi. I didn't even know that existed. I move back and forth between programs with the operating system shortcut (Alt + Tab or Cmd + Tab on mac). It's ingrained in my fingers that they don't even think about it :-)

[@EvenHarmonics]

Close Close Close! I hope I remember LOL 😝 Thank you for sharing

[@marclabro]

geat new feature and tuto. Can you please explain, when you use lightroom, how you digest your sony A1 sd card on win computer with some basic folder naming (ie: 2024-12-13_birthday party) ? With LRC it is very convenient. Using bridge just to do that is time consuming. photo mechanic is time consuming. Sony software ? Also browsing in win explorer the SD card DCIM folder to copy paste all raw into a folder we rename later... is tedious. So, at final, i still use LRC for importing and exporting/printing (print possible in LR ?) and so, keep editing inside LRC so can't switch to LR.

[@MattKloskowski]

Hi Marc. I plug a card reader in to my computer and copy the photos to a folder. Not sure how to make it more complicated than that, and not sure what other features I would need. Personally I've found LRC for this, anything BUT convenient :-) Thanks.

[@b991228]

That smart object that was returned to Lightroom did it come back as a TIFF file?

[@MattKloskowski]

Yes, it has to. Just like LRC, you can't edit and re-save a raw file. It must be saved as something else.

[@alankefauver6187]

Multiple Issues: You said LR now allows plug-ins. Does it always export to the plug-in as a Tif? I can't find a way to "Edit in...." to DxO PureRaw 4. and if I send to PhotoLab8 it goes but goes as a Tif, and again you cannot use DxO Noise Reduction (Prime or Deep Prime) on a Tif. If I export to TopazAI it works on my Intel machine. However Topaz will not install on my Yoga Snapdragon (ARM64) so I end up with no NR available on my Snapdragon machine. LR Denoise runs SLOOOW (talking 10 min) on the ARM64 Snapdragon Processor. Thank you for any help you can offer.

[@MattKloskowski]

Hi. Check out the plug in workflow video I did a few weeks ago. Thanks

[@alankefauver6187]

@@MattKloskowski Did that. Very comprehensive but doesn't address the fact that you cannot send to Dxo PR or PL8 from inside LR like you can in LrC. where you go from "Plig-in Extras" and the RAW is exported. PureRaw is much better than PAI if you are a M$# shooter. Thanks.

[@MattKloskowski]

Hi. I was able to add DxO as a plug-in through the File > Edit In. Or if you want the raw file, Right click > Show in Finder > Open in DxO. It's a browser. Just open the file in whatever you want. Doesn't really matter that there's no menu for it. It takes the same number of clicks as if there was right?

[@alankefauver6187]

@@MattKloskowski Thank you. I am on windows, and when I use Edit-in, LR sends a Tif (not a RAW) to either/or PR4 or PL8 and PureRaw nor Deep Prime will not do NR on a Tif file. Going from Explorer to DxO works then I add the pic into LR. Kludgy and why I stick with LrC. Adobe needs to fix this. Thanks for your help though. I enjoy and learn from your KZbins. No reply is necessary. ps: I like your stuff on the Photoshop Virtual Summit 5 and 6.

[@Reza-S1340]

@@alankefauver6187 when you use “ file>edit in “ the file will not be raw anymore. It will be .tiff which is not usable for PureRaw.

[@KevWilOG]

I'm disappointed that LrC still hasn't been given the new ACR updates, especially the Denoise function NOT creating a separate DNG file.

[@MattKloskowski]

Hi. Remember the ACR updates you're speaking of, aren't "updates". They're "technology previews" which basically means beta - and if it's not made it out of beta yet, you probably don't want it included in Lightroom primetime. If Adobe released it, and it caused crashes, people would be upset too right?