Adobe Lightroom Update (2015.3/6.3)

The Adobe Lightroom update that many of us have been waiting on is available in both Windows and Mac versions.

In a previous article, I mentioned how Adobe had apologised to their customers following the October 2015 update of Lightroom. The main source of complaint was the revised, or “dumbed down”, version of the Import dialogue. Well in this latest update (Lightroom 2015.3 or 6.3) they have restored the previous version of the Import experience which will be both good news and bad news.

For those of us who have been using Lightroom for many years and become accustomed to the Import experience, the removal of many features in the October update caused consternation. So this November 2015 update is a welcome return to the previous Import dialogue but, for those who were new to Lightroom, or coming over to Lightroom from Aperture, the Import dialogue can be rather daunting. Its daunting characteristic comes from the fact that it has so many features. It is not simply a place to copy your photos from memory card to computer – it offers so much more. Or at least it did until October 2015! I do understand how confusing this Import dialogue can be and it is something we step through in all of our courses, including our Tuscany workshops.

The update does have other additions too, including bug fixes as well as additional support for new cameras and lenses. Here is the full list from Adobe:-

New Camera Support in Lightroom CC 2015.3 / 6.3

• Canon EOS M10
  
• Canon PowerShot G5 X
  
• Canon PowerShot G9 X
  
• Fujifilm X-T1 IR
  
• Leica SL (Typ 601)
  
• Sony RX1R II (DSC-RX1RM2)
  

New Tethered Camera Support in Lightroom CC 2015.3 / 6.3

• Canon EOS 5DS
  
• Canon EOS 5DS R
  
• Canon EOS T6i / 750D
  
• Canon EOS T6s / 760D
  

New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom CC 2015.3 / 6.3

Fixed Bugs:

• Fixed several instability, functionality and performance issues introduced in Lightroom CC 2015.2.x/6.2.x.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused edits made and saved in Photoshop or 3^rd party plug-ins to not appear in the Develop module.
  
• Fixed a bug related to user default for Chromatic Aberration Correction no longer honored after new Import option was removed.
  
• Fixed several bugs related to Panorama Merge.
  
• Fixed a bug so that Rotated photos will correctly show as rotated when in Full Screen view.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused a performance slowdown when creating Standard sized previews on high resolution monitors.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused image previews to be incorrectly displayed as completely black after import if “Auto Tone” is on in preferences.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused crash when using the Radial or Graduated Filter.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Palette, a 3rd party hardware device, to stop working with Lightroom.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the Map module to appear pixelated and photos to be  dropped in the wrong place when using hi-dpi monitors on Windows.
  
• Fixed a bug related to Full Screen that prevented you from exiting Full Screen view while using the Spot Healing Tool.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the Flickr Publish Service to improperly publish multi-word keywords.
  

As a photographer who processes thousands of images, I welcome the U turn. It is very unusual for billion Dollar organisations to listen so intently to their customers, admit mistakes and quickly take steps to apologise and remedy the situation. Maybe a lesson here for other organisations?