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Lightroom Coffee Break: Using the Targeted Adjustment Tool

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In the latest Lightroom Coffee Break video, Adobe’s Benjamin Ward explains how to use the Targeted Adjustment tool in Lightroom. I’ve talked about using the Targeted Adjustment tool in Lightroom to reduce red skin on faces. It’s a powerful tool I use all of the time. If you haven’t tried it before, give it a go.

Lightroom Coffee Break: Sharpening with View Mask & Local Adjustments Tips

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Adobe is kicking off a new video series called Lightroom Coffee Break featuring bite-size videos that offer Lightroom tips and tricks in 60 seconds or less. Lightroom team member Benjamin Warde is the host and the first two videos are embedded in this post.

In the first video (above), Ben explains how to easily update local adjustments with multiple sliders in Lightroom, and in the second video (below), he shows users how to sharpen photos with the View Mask feature. [Read more…]

Lightroom Mobile is Now Free for Android Users

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Previously, you had to be an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber to make use of Lightroom Mobile for Android. With the new version 1.4 available now in the Google Play Store, Lightroom Mobile is free to use.

Of course, you’ll still not be able to sync files with your desktop Lightroom library, but you can edit, rate and export local photos to your heart’s content on your Android mobile device. Since some Android devices are now supporting DNG file formats, you can also do raw editing with those DNG files in Lightroom Mobile for Android.

For iOS users, Adobe opened up Lightroom Mobile for everyone in version 2.0 released in October of this year. You can find it here in the App Store.

Adobe Updates Creative Cloud Video Apps

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Adobe has released another major update for its Creative Cloud video apps, including Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Audition CC. Adobe Stock also gets the addition of video content. The updates are available via your Creative Cloud app now.

Below is a quick rundown on what Adobe added along with a bit of a rant on a couple no-brainer features that should already have been available. [Read more…]

Lightroom 6.3 & CC 2015.3 Update Brings Back Old Import Dialog & More

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Adobe Lightroom 6.3 and Lightroom CC 2015.3 are now available for download. One of the major gripes with the previous update was the a new import dialog. Those gripes have now been rectified with a rollback the old import dialog we all know and love.

The new updates also add camera support for a number of cameras, including: [Read more…]