The real strength of the new Lightroom CC ecosystem is the ability to edit seamlessly on desktop, mobile, tablet or web without needing to relearn different versions of the app. On the other hand, the new Lightroom CC app is geared towards cloud-based storage and mobile editing which, as Adobe sees it, is the way of the future. Lightroom Classic retains the traditional workflow of local storage and desktop editing. Why split Lightroom into two separate apps? It’s all about workflow. Don’t worry, other than the name change and a few excellent improvements (explained in more detail later), things remain unchanged from the desktop app we know and love. Those of us used to using Lightroom on our desktops in a traditional file/folder workflow should now think of this as Lightroom Classic.

Lightroom CC tips: Familiar Lightroom, new name No fancy import screen here – just a simple link to your local files.ģ. The plus icon above this lets you import photos. Albums here work just like Collections in Lightroom Classic, letting you group your photos together. Importing and organising images in Lightroom CC is carried out in the tidy ‘My Photos’ tab to the left of the interface. Lightroom CC tips: Organising your photos Edits made on one device are synced to others (even to raw files) and the starting plan offers a terabyte of cloud storage for your photo library.Ģ. It’s geared towards cloud-based photo editing across multiple devices – desktop, mobile and web – so you can access and edit your photos anywhere.

Lightroom CC is a new version of Lightroom. Get to know the updated versions of Lightroom – CC and Classic – and discover a host of powerful new features with our Lightroom CC tips.

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