![]() Adobe Camera Raw has been updated to version 10.3 and supports new cameras and new lenses.Other New Features in Lightroom Classic CC 7.3 Simply refine the parameters you wish to change and then press the Reset button in the Develop Module while holding down the Alt key on your keyboard. You can change the Lightroom default raw conversion parameters on a per-camera basis at any time. If you’re not sending your images to an external editor, such as Photoshop, or a plug-in, such as Luminar, then this setting delivers an overall sharper image out of the box. I think boosting the sharpening setting to 40 is a good idea. The new default setting for Sharpening is an amount of 40. Sharpening Amount (Detail Panel): 40 (previously 25).Color Profile: Adobe Color (previously Adobe Standard).If you use Adobe’s default processing settings, you’ll see the following changes: While this is a cosmetic enhancement to the UI, it still makes sense. ![]() Larger Tone Curve Panel The Tone Curve panel is bigger in Lightroom Classic CC 7.3Īdobe increased the size (height) of the Tone Curve Panel to make it easier to use. When a monochrome profile is selected, the Adjustments Panel changes function from HSL/Color to B&W. To convert your image to monochrome in Lightroom Classic CC 7.3, you’ll need to select a Black and White profile option. Black and White Conversion Profiles To convert an image to black and white, you’ll need to first select a B&W profile. I frequently use it in combination with the Clarity and Vibrance sliders to fine-tune my images. This is a great idea, in my opinion, as the Dehaze tool is actually a color/contrast adjustment slider. In Lightroom 7.3, the Dehaze slider moves to the Basic Panel, under the Presence controls. The Dehaze tool, introduced in Lightroom 6, was in my opinion improperly relegated to the Effects Panel. Dehaze Joins the Basic Panel The Dehaze slider moves to the Presence control group in the Basic panel. The creative profiles can be applied to any image. Note that you’ll only have the option to use the Camera Matching or Adobe RAW settings when you are working with a RAW file. Favorites are added to the profile drop-down menu and can be accessed without invoking the Profile Browser. Mark profiles as “favorites” for quick access to them in the Basic Panel. Adobe also added a long list of “creative” camera profiles to create different looks for your digital images. Of course, you can also use the camera-matching profiles that match Nikon, Canon, and Fuji in-camera profiles. It’s a flatter contrast profile that makes a good starting point for high-contrast scenes. For users who want to protect highlights and shadows, there’s a new profile called Adobe Neutral. I actually like this profile a lot it’s a good all-around color profile and makes a nice starting point for most images. ![]() Adobe Standard is no longer the Lightroom default profile it’s been replaced by an entirely new profile, called Adobe Color. Not only did Adobe relocate their Camera Profile menu, but they’ve added a laundry list of new profiles. New Profiles for RAW and Non-RAW Photos Adobe has added new creative and raw profiles to make it easier to adjust raw images and add creative looks to any image. In my opinion, this is where they ought to be, given their importance to the initial raw conversion parameters. ![]() In the new release of Lightroom, Camera Profiles are no longer hidden in the Calibration Panel, but instead go right up top, in the Basic Panel. As a Nikon shooter, I’ve always preferred the look of the Nikon Camera profiles in Lightroom as compared to the default setting of Adobe Standard. The camera profile sets the initial color and contrast parameters for your image upon which all other adjustments are built. If you’ve taken my Lightroom training or read my Lightroom eBook, then you already know how important Camera Profiles are. It includes some of the biggest changes to the Adobe Lightroom Develop Module in quite some time, so let’s take a look at what’s new in Lightroom Classic CC 7.3. Yesterday, Adobe released Lightroom Classic CC 7.3. What’s New in Lightroom Classic CC 7.3 (April, 2018) In Lightroom Classic CC 7.3, camera profiles are now at the very top of the interface, in the Basic Panel. ![]()
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