![]() Users will also need the recently updated Lightroom 5.5 for Mac and one of the following Creative Cloud Subscriptions:Ĭreative Cloud Photography Plan for $9.99 per monthĬreative Cloud Complete plan for $49.99 per monthĬreative Cloud Student and Teacher Edition for $19.99 per monthĬreative Cloud for teams complete plan for $69.99 per monthĪdobe is currently offering a 30-day free trial for Lightroom mobile and Photoshop Mix. Mix also has hooks in Adobe's own Behance social network.Īdobe's Lightroom mobile for iPhone and Photoshop Mix are free downloads from the App Store. Alternatively, the files can be saved to the Camera Roll or shared via email, Twitter, Facebook and iMessage. Finally, a basic cropping tool is also baked in with both preset ratios and manual handle controls.Īny edits committed to the image can by synced back to Photoshop as layered and masked compositions for further refinement. An auto-enhance button is also available for speedier results. Other edit options include "Looks," which are preset color adjustments that can be electively applied to an image via the smart or basic wand tools, while "Enhance" lets users change the exposure, contrast, clarity and saturation of a photo. To accomplish the task, the app uploads the image to Creative Cloud, processes the selection in the cloud and sends the results back to Mix. For example, we took the above panoramic image and used content aware fill to remove the people just below the island at the right. Mix also includes three processor-intensive tools - upright, shake reduction and content aware fill -that rely on cloud computing to function. Adobe also includes image enhancements and other tools previously restricted to desktop versions of Photoshop. The app draws from and saves to the iOS Camera Roll as well as Facebook, while every image adjustment is synced to Lightroom 5 for desktop, which was refreshed today to version 5.5 with new camera compatibility and support for star ratings and custom sort orders.ĭeveloped using the new Adobe Creative SDK, Photoshop Mix is a purpose-built iPad app for users looking to cut out and stitch together multiple photos into a single Photoshop document. Scrolling through photos one-by-one, users can assign star ratings, make on-the-fly adjustments and more with one-finger operation.Īlternate views and sub menus are accessed via a two or three-finger tap, tap-and-hold or similar gesture, hiding away text for an uncluttered view that puts photos front and center. Lightroom for iPhone makes the usual histogram, metadata, adjustment controls accessible from a main grid view with one or two taps. For example, elements like star ratings and flags get their own overlays and one-handed control, maximizing the app's abilities within a constrained space. ![]() Slider controls make for easy image modification, while a simple UI speeds up photo organization duties.īringing Lightroom to the iPhone meant a retooling of the app's user interface for the smaller screen, though the changes don't compromise the workflow. The iPhone version features the same impressive array of rich editing features found on the iPad, including cropping tools, image presets and fine adjustments like exposure, tint, contrast, white balance and more. Making Lightroom feel at home on an iPhone is no small feat, and we wouldn't have been surprised to see features stripped away in an attempt to shoehorn the app onto a 4-inch screen. ![]() In fact, Adobe claims the iPhone version achieves feature parity with the iPad iteration. Apple's tablet is well-suited for the task, with a high-resolution Retina display and ample screen real estate, but offering the same experience on a smartphone - even the capable iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s - would be pushing the envelope.ĪppleInsider had a chance to spend some hands-on time with Lightroom mobile for iPhone and was pleasantly surprised to find a handheld version of what many photographers consider an important first step in their image editing and organization workflow. ![]()
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