October 2017 (version 7.0) and later releases of Lightroom Classic
Note:
Upgrading to Lightroom Classic from earlier versions of Lightroom? See this article to learn how to upgrade without removing the earlier versions installed on your computer.
The October 2017 and later releases of Lightroom Classic CC roll out several new features and enhancements that enrich your digital imaging experience. Read on for a quick introduction to these features and links to resources offering more information.
For a summary of features introduced in earlier releases, see 
Feature summary | Lightroom CC 2015.x/Lightroom 6.x releases.
This release of Lightroom Classic CC rolls out new features and enhancements such as Book module update, customizing pages, uploading Presets and Profiles in bulk, support for new cameras and lenses, and bug fixes.
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In this release of Lightroom Classic CC, two new book types (Blurb Magazine and Blurb Trade Book) and a new paper type (Standard Layflat) have been introduced in the Book module.
You can now select where page numbers are printed on a book, including on only left or right pages, or all pages.
You can now add your own custom-sized cells within a page that are not restricted by the standard padding. Add multiple cells on a page, move specific cells to the front or back and drag the cell exactly where you want it. Then, save the look as a custom page to use the look again for another photo book.
To add a new cell to a page:
To resize or move the cells:
To arrange a cell to the front or back:
To save your page modifications as a custom page:
In the Activity and Status area at the upper-left corner of the window (next to the Lightroom icon), you can now also pause and resume the upload of the pages to Blurb in the expanded progress bar.
For related Help documentation, see Create photo books.
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Starting with this release, you can now import multiple presets or profiles in a zip file into Lightroom Classic.
Navigate to the Develop module.
Do any one of the following:
) Show Profile Browser icon in the Profile area. In Profile Browser, click the plus (+) icon at the upper-left corner and choose Import Profiles from the menu.
In the import dialog that appears, select the .zip containing profiles and presets that you want to import.
You can import XMP presets and profiles, DCP profiles, and LCP profiles as part of a zip file. However, .lrtemplate presets can't be imported as part of a zip file.
For Help documentation, see these links:
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Beginning with this release, Lightroom Classic CC now supports Apple's HEIC image file format on Windows 10.
For more details, see HEIC and HEVC media files support in Lightroom and Camera Raw.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
For a full list of supported cameras and lens profiles, see these resources:
Issues fixed in Lightroom Classic CC 7.5 (August 2018 release)
Touch workspace appears broken (thumbnails missing)
Preset incorrectly disables Lens Correction
Preset works all the time with raw files but only some of the time with a JPG file
Export using percentage results in wrong dimensions
Crop/Transform overlays are hard to see on lighter images
Imported movie file is saved to a different folder from capture date and time
In Book module, the sample text in the layout caption prints as 'Page Text' when exported to a PDF or a Blurb Book
Turning off Black & White Mix panel changes profile from Adobe Monochrome to Adobe Standard B&W
Dehaze tool causes lag in develop sliders
Unable to read multiple metadata fields in CR3 files
GPU rendering will not complete in Develop mode at Fit/Fill zoom levels
Replacing an existing preset doesn't work
Right-click to create new collection will default to the wrong collection set
Toggling Camera Calibration panel on/off after selecting Camera Matching Profile shows visual difference in Loupe
Incorrect date-time applied to filename when renaming video files
This release of Lightroom Classic CC rolls out new features and enhancements, support for new cameras and lenses, and bug fixes.
New in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
You can now choose to show or hide various preset/profile groups that are displayed in the Presets panel/Profile Browser, allowing you to scan through the profiles and presets you use the most.
Manage Profiles
To show/hide profile groups:
Manage Presets
To show/hide preset groups:
For Help documentation, see these links:
New in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
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In the Folders panel (Library module), you can now organize your images by adding a color label to the folders.
You can also filter all the folders that have been assigned a color label:
) icon.
Searching for folders is also now much faster.
For related information, see these links:
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Beginning with this release, Lightroom Classic CC now supports Apple's HEIC image file format on macOS High Sierra v10.13 or later.
For more details, see HEIC and HEVC media files support in Lightroom and Camera Raw.
New in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
You can now prevent the HDR and Panorama stacks from cluttering the grid view by selecting the new Create Stack option in the HDR/Panorama Merge Preview dialog.
HDR
In the HDR Merge Preview dialog, select the Create Stack option to group the exposure-bracketed images and the HDR image in to a stack (after the images are merged). The merged HDR image will be displayed at the top of the stack.
Panorama
In the Panorama Merge Preview dialog, select the Create Stack option to group the source images and the merged panorama image in to a stack (after the images are merged). The merged panorama image will be displayed at the top of the stack.
For related information, see these links:
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
For a full list of supported cameras and lens profiles, see these resources:
Issues fixed in Lightroom Classic CC 7.4 (June 2018 release)
Keyboard shortcuts not working for rotate left and right in French, Swedish, Spanish, and Italian
Tone curve enabled not copied by sync, auto sync, presets, or snapshots
Settings are reset when develop preset is applied via script
(macOS-only) When backing up catalogs on macOS, Lightroom Classic doesn't compress (zip) catalogs that have a file size less than 4 GB.
This release of Lightroom Classic CC provides critical bug fixes.
Issues fixed in Lightroom Classic CC 7.3.1 (April 2018 release)
Some presets are not converting to new format. For more information about the solution, see this article.
With B&W legacy presets, the profile resets to Adobe Standard
Translation errors in other languages for some profiles
Black and White Mix settings - Unable to Copy/Sync
Lightroom backup catalog error issues. To resolve corruption issue in the backed up catalogs, update to Lightroom Classic CC v7.3.1 and then back up your catalogs again. If you're backing up your catalogs on macOS, see this known issue related to catalog compression below.
Known issue in Lightroom Classic CC 7.3.1 (April 2018 release)
This issue has been fixed in Lightroom Classic 7.4 (June 2018 release).
(Only on macOS) When backing up your catalogs on macOS, Lightroom Classic doesn't compress (zip) catalogs that have a file size less than 4 GB. As a workaround to this issue, manually compress the backed up catalog files. Compressed files take up less hard disk space. By default, Lightroom Classic saves backed up catalogs to the following location on macOS:
/Users/[user name]/Pictures/Lightroom/[catalog name]/Backups
This release of Lightroom Classic CC rolls out new features and enhancements, support for new cameras and lenses, and bug fixes.
New in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
Profiles allow you to control how colors and tonality are rendered in your photos. The profiles provided in the Profile area of the Basic panel are intended to serve as a starting point or foundation for making image edits.
For raw photos, you can choose one of the Adobe Raw profiles to get greater editing control with one-click profiles designed for color photos, monochromes, portraits, landscapes, and more.
For both raw and non-raw photos, you can create a unique style or effect in your photo by choosing any of the creative profiles grouped under Artistic, B&W, Modern, and Vintage.
Applying a profile on your photo doesn't change or overwrite the value of other edit control sliders. Therefore, you can make edits to your photos as you like and then choose to apply a profile on top of your edited image.
For detailed Help documentation, see these links:
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In this release of Lightroom Classic CC, the Tone Curve has been expanded to optimize tone curve adjustments.
For related helpful information, see Fine-tune the tonal scale using the Tone Curve panel.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
To speed up your workflow, the Dehaze slider has been moved to the Basic panel, so that you can use this slider in tandem with the Clarity slider. Previously, the Dehaze slider was available in the Effects panel.
For related information, see Set overall color saturation.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
Lightroom Classic CC has been optimized for more accurate detection of faces in your catalog photos.
For more information, see Find faces again.
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Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
(Windows) The photo grid now loads faster while importing photos to Lightroom Classic CC from connected devices, such as mobile devices (iOS and Android) and cameras.
For more information about the import workflow, see Import photos from a camera or card reader.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
For a full list of supported cameras and lens profiles, see these resources:
This release of Lightroom Classic CC rolls out new features and performance enhancements, support for new cameras and lenses, and bug fixes.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
Experience faster Lightroom Classic performance on machines with 12 GB of RAM or more, when you import and export photos, move between photos in Loupe view, or create HDR images and panoramas.
To review the system requirements, see System requirements | Lightroom Classic CC.
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In the Folders panel of the Library module, a new option has been introduced to quickly create collections from folders. If a folder contains subfolders, you can also choose to create a collection set that has the same hierarchy as that of the top folder.
To access the new option:
For detailed information, see Create collections or collection sets from folders.
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In the Map module, you can now easily add a group of photos at the same location on the map to a collection. To do so, simply right-click any photo pin or group of pins on the map and choose Create Collection from the context-menu.
For more information, see Create collection from a photo pin on the map.
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Available only for Creative Cloud members
A new filter has been added in the Library Filter bar and the Filmstrip to filter images based on their edited or unedited status. You can access this new filter option from any of the locations mentioned below.
Attribute options in the Library Filter bar
Use the new edit status icons under Attribute options in the Library Filter bar.
For related information, see Find photos using Attribute filters.
Metadata options in the Library Filter bar
Use the new Edit category under Metadata options in the Library Filter bar.
For related information, see Find photos using Metadata filters.
Filmstrip
Use the new edit status icons in the Library Filter bar.
For related information, see Filter photos in the Filmstrip or Grid view.
New in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
In the Folders panel of the Library module, you can now use the search field to find folders based on the entered text.
For more information, see Search folders.
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In the Folders panel of Library module, you can now mark folders as favorite. You also have the option to filter favorite folders within the Folders panel.
A star icon appears over the folder that you've marked as favorite.
To filter the folders marked as favorite:
) icon.For more information, see the following resources:
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Available only for Creative Cloud members
In the Create Smart Collection dialog, a new rule 'Has Edits' has been added to the Develop category. A smart collection created based on the new rule 'Has Edits' 'Is True' includes images that have adjustments applied and also the images that only have a crop (and no other adjustments) applied.
The existing rule 'Has Adjustments' includes images that have adjustments applied, but excludes those images that only have a crop (and no other adjustments) applied. If you want to include cropped images in the smart collection, then choose 'Has Edits' in the rule instead.
To know how to create a smart collection, see Work with smart collections.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
For a full list of supported cameras and lens profiles, see these resources:
Issues fixed in Lightroom Classic CC 7.2 (February 2018 release)
Info overlay disappears when moving between modules
Watermark omitted from embedded thumbnails of exported JPEGs
Palette Gear not working in Dutch, French, Italian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish
This release of Lightroom Classic CC rolls out new features and enhancements, support for new cameras and lenses, and bug fixes.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
Start your edits with Auto, which uses Adobe Sensei to intelligently apply adjustments based on a photo’s light and color characteristics. Adobe's Auto feature now uses advanced machine learning to automatically apply the best edits for these slider controls in your photos: Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, Saturation, and Vibrance. In addition, the Auto feature now also includes the ability to optimize the adjustments of the photo even after cropping has been applied.
The underlying neural nets have been trained with thousands of professionally shot and manually edited photos to evaluate and correct an image, just like a skilled human photographer.
In the Develop module, the Auto option is located next to Tone in the Basic panel.
For related information, see Work with image tone and color.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
The ability to remove individual color samples within a color range mask has been added in this release. Simply Option(Mac)/Alt(Win)+click the existing samples that you want to remove.
For Help documentation, see Apply local adjustments with color or luminance range mask.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
For a full list of supported cameras and lens profiles, see these resources:
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
In this release, tethered capture support has been added for Nikon D850 camera model.
For a full list of cameras that can be tethered to Lightroom Classic CC, see Tethered camera support.
Issues fixed in Lightroom Classic CC 7.1 (December 2017 release)
Capture date/time under thumbnails versus the value displayed in Edit capture time are different
Book Module pagination is off when printing to Blurb/PDF
Count for People with Face Tag gets truncated when it reaches greater than 1000 (Windows-only)
'Leave As Is' when importing as 'Copy as DNG' is not case-sensitive
Export with 'Add to Catalog Option' duplicates images in catalogs
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Application loading time
Catalog upgrade and compression upon import and export
Faster import with Minimal, Standard, 1:1 Previews
Faster image selection upon import with Embedded Previews. Learn more
Smart Preview generation
Switching from Library to Develop module
Rendering of images in Library and Develop modules
Scrolling through images in Library and Develop modules
Improved brushing and slider movements
Deleting Collections
Loading of faces in the People view
New in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Fine control over selections with Color and Luminance Range Masking tools. Learn more
Auto-masking with better noise reduction by updating to Process Version 4 (Current) under Camera Calibration
Filter Criteria in Smart Collections: Title - Is Empty or Not Empty and Lens Profile – Applied or Not applied
Metadata preset for the export dialog – All Except Camera Raw Info. This helps you to conceal the settings or changes you had made from being exported.
Filter Criteria in the Import dialog – File Type. This helps you to quickly remove certain file types if needed.
Better handling of multiple batches of merge operations (HDR/ Pano) improving GUI response
Preview generation of recently edited images (in last 2 days) during idle system state. This is applicable for Batch Editing use case, using Sync Edit functionality.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
Embedded previews can be generated when you select the Embedded & Sidecar option upon import.
When you select the Embedded & Sidecar previews option, you can scroll through a large set of images quickly in the Library module and also perform 1:1 zoom quicker. The rendering of Embedded previews is prioritized based on the folder you are viewing. For example, if you import and add images to multiple folders, you can immediately begin scrolling through the images as they get added.
For Help documentation, see Work with Embedded Previews.
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Using the new Color Luminance Range Masking controls, you can quickly create a precise masking area on your photo for applying local adjustments. These new precision masking tools can detect changes in lighting and contrasting edges based on color and tone. You can make quick initial masking selections with Adjustment Brushes or Radial Filter/Graduated Filter. Then refine your selection with the range masks, located under Auto-Mask in the Develop module.
Color Range Mask
After making an initial selection mask on your photo with Adjustment Brushes or Radial Filter/Graduated Filters, use Color Range Masking to refine the selection mask based on the colors sampled within the mask area.
Luminance Range Mask
After making an initial selection mask on your photo with Adjustment Brushes or Radial Filter/Graduated Filters, use Luminance Range Masking to refine the mask area based on the luminance range of the selection.
For Help documentation, see Apply local adjustments with color or luminance range mask.
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom Classic CC
Available only for Creative Cloud members
For a full list of supported cameras and lens profiles, see these resources :
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