But I want to start viewing the full-res images while it's still importing, so I need a real speedup. So Adobe split the file ingestion aspect of importing from the preview generation to make it seem faster the thumbnails come in zippily, and you can see the preview generation slogging behind. For instance, importing has always been notably slow. At the very least, CC will suck up development resources that might otherwise have gone to Classic.Īdobe has sort of addressed the biggest performance pains.

Lightroom CC is The Future, and labeling this one 'Classic' feels like the beginning of the end. But it feels like Adobe doesn't really plan to fix the architectural problems with it, such as only being able to sync a single catalog. And it does sync files with the other versions. Changed and expanded its photography-related subscription plans to accommodate more storage (which you'll need!).Updated Photoshop and integrated it better with the Lightroom CC cloud.Updated its Lightroom iOS and Android apps to work within the new Lightroom CC cloud and share the application's look and feel.Turned its previously minimalist Lightroom site into a full edit-and-organize online service.Rebranded and updated the full-power Lightroom CC as Lightroom Classic CC.Created a completely new service architected to shelve all of your photos in the cloud, and pull them down on demand for editing with a lightweight desktop application.Before diving into my Opinions, here's the geography of the new terrain.

At this year's Adobe Max conference, along with feature and performance updates to the usual suspects, the company rolled out its revamped photography subscription plans - including the final buh-bye to the you-can-use-it-without-paying-annually version of Lightroom.

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