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July 2013
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The editors liked
Useful new tools including Upright tool
Radial filter
Improved spot removal
New slider for dust spots
Smart previews
Major leap in functionality
Free to test beta
Available as traditional download
Handy new features
Video slideshows
Fast workflow
Smart Previews
Upright tool
Enhanced Spot Removal tool
Radial Filter
Retina Display support
Powerful RAW processing
Mobile links with Adobe Revel.
Useful Smart Previews
Effective Upright tool
Lots of ways of sorting images and building catalogues
Number of creative presets
The Healing Brush is very good for simple areas
Considerable control over exposure and colour
Nice retrograde geotagging
Radial gradient maskin
The editors didn't like
No contentaware technology
No previews for Quick Develop Presets
More social media/sharing links required
Relatively expensive
No GPUacceleration
Obtrusive interface
Edges of some adjustment layers too sharp
Less advanced than Photoshop CS
Library is starting to get overly complex
A number of bugs
Upright tool well hidden
Advanced Healing Brush not actually called that in the app
Published: 2014-01-27, Author: Michael , review by: macworld.co.uk
Fast workflow, Smart Previews, Upright tool, enhanced Spot Removal tool, Radial Filter, Retina Display support, powerful RAW processing, mobile links with Adobe Revel.
No previews for Quick Develop Presets, more social media/sharing links required, relatively expensive, no GPUacceleration
Running as a 64-bit application, but still with no GPU-acceleration, Adobe's image management and correction tool scores high on the productivity scale. Smart Previews brings a video-style proxy workflow, although import time is extended, but the enhanced...
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Lots of ways of sorting images and building catalogues; number of creative presets; the Healing Brush is very good for simple areas; considerable control over exposure and colour; nice retrograde geotagging; radial gradient maskin
Library is starting to get overly complex; a number of bugs; Upright tool well hidden; Advanced Healing Brush not actually called that in the app; zooming in and out for adjustments is cumbersome
Available as traditional download; handy new features; smart previews; video slideshows
Hands-on preview: Lightroom 5 runs on Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.8 and Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 or Windows 8. For the Mac, it requires a multi-core Intel processor and 64-bit support. For Windows, it requires an Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 p...
Published: 2013-04-29, Author: Rod , review by: techradar.com
Useful Smart Previews, Effective Upright tool
Obtrusive interface, Edges of some adjustment layers too sharp, Less advanced than Photoshop CS
Buying Guide Best Photoshop alternatives Most of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5's new enhancements are found in the Develop module, which means Lightroom advances even further into the space normally occupied by full Photoshop. You'll still need Photoshop C...
Useful new tools including Upright tool, Radial filter, improved spot removal, new slider for dust spots, smart previews, major leap in functionality, free to test beta
No contentaware technology
Not sure whether Lightroom 5 is worth the upgrade? It's not as clear-cut a decision as was moving to Lightroom 4, when the software made a major leap in functionality. Download the beta (no earlier Lightroom version or license is needed) and see whether y...
Excellent photo editing tools, Full-resolution cloud backup, Autotagging of generic keywords, Great interactive tutorials
Can't rename a photo or edited version, No side-by-side zoomable comparison of images in library
Lightroom is the best program for fine-grained image editing and cataloging large amounts of photos. See if it's right – or overkill - for you. Who it's for: Professional photographers and serious enthusiasts. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a h...
