Optimized web galleries with HTML5 compatible galleries.Sophisticated video slideshows that allow you to combine images, movies and music, along with adding Ken Burns effect to images.Fusion panoramas for merging multiple files (including RAW files) to create panoramas in Lightroom.Merge to HDR for combining multiple photos with different exposures into a single HDR image.Face recognition without metadata tagging.Of course, it is possible to create a dual boot scenario with OS X 10.6.8 and the current OS X 10.10 on separate or partitioned drives.įinally, here’s another reminder of some of the big new features we can expect to see in Lightroom 6: We previously heard about the 64-bit OS requirement from Adobe. Presumably, it will also support OS X 10.10 Yosemite and Windows 10 (which hasn’t been fully released as a final version) as well. The most significant impact will be on Mac users who have yet to upgrade from OS X 10.6.8 or older versions that still support older 32-bit applications using Rosetta, which is a dynamic binary translator that enables applications compiled for PowerPC processors to run on Intel processors.Īs a result, if you are using some older software on your Mac, it is now time to make a choice to leave it behind or be left out of Lightroom 6’s upgraded features. Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion|Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Windows 7 (SP1), 8 or 8.1 Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor 2GB RAM DirectX 10-compatible video card DVD-ROM drive
Both of these prices were expected, as that has been the default pricing scheme for Lightroom version for several years now.Īdditionally, we now have a look at the hardware and operating system specifications. Now, an eagle-eyed reader has spotted the product over on Best Buy’s site with a price of $149.99 for the full version and $79.99 for the Student and Teacher Edition. I access Photoshop from Lightroom for layers.Lightroom 6 is turning out to be one of the leakiest products Adobe has released in a while. The only thing Luminar has that is missing from Lightroom is layers. I once tried to load 20 photos into Luminar. It is ok for editing a single photo, but is not useable for culling, rating, or managing photos. My biggest problem with Luminar is it is painfully slow. The $9.99 monthly fee is worth it to me for both Lightroom CC & PS CC. Lightroom is also, like Luminar, a great non destructive post processor. I have all 3, so in my opinion, Lightroom CC is my favorite, mainly because Lightroom CC is a great organizer of my images using collections, the Organizer in Elements is weak and cumbersome. Lightroom is probably on it's last free-standing version, LR6, so other processors will step into the void.
You realize that Luminar is Mac-only, right? I saw their ad and was tempted, but I resisted.
Open it to the first page and start reading. There are many avenues for that structured learning, and I'll recommend the book Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classroom in a Book. My bet is, you'll find it easier than you thought. But, get some sort of structured learning tools and tackle it. It's powerful enough for the pros and likely will be for you also. If you haven't pursued learning LR/PS, then chances are good you're gonna run into that obstacle with Luminar, as well. ( show quote)Ĭatherine, I know nothing about Luminar, but processing images is somewhat cut and dried. I welcome the opinions of any Luminar users on the list,ĬatherineI currently see Luminar on sale for $59 and I woul.
But, what would Luminar give me in terms of either new functionality or ease of use? Is there anything in Luminar that I can't get from LR or PSE, or is there something that's much easier/more enjoyable in Luminar? I am far from a post-processing expert, basically because I've never dedicated the necessary time to learning it properly. I currently see Luminar on sale for $59 and I would like some opinions as to whether it's worth buying given that I already have Lightroom (version 5) and Photoshop Elements 14.