Lightroom Classic v15.5 is Here: Better Masking Controls, Render to DNG, and More

Hi ​@Jenine32200021sdwo,

Thanks for reporting this. A Radial Gradient should apply its adjustments only within the mask, so sliders that affect the entire image are not expected.

Since the same masking workflow works correctly for you in Camera Raw, I’d like to narrow down what is happening specifically in Lightroom Classic.

Could you please try this quick test?

1. Open a photo with no existing masks and create a new Radial Gradient.
2. Turn on Show Overlay and confirm that the overlay itself is limited to the expected area.
3. Make an obvious adjustment, such as setting Exposure to -2.
4. Let us know whether the adjustment still affects the entire image even though the overlay shows only the radial selection.

Please also check whether the same behavior occurs with Linear Gradient and Brush masks.

If possible, attach a short screen recording showing the mask overlay and what happens when you move one of the adjustment sliders. That would be particularly useful here.

Finally, please go to Help > System Info, then copy and paste the information into your reply.

I wouldn’t reinstall or make broader changes yet. I’d prefer to capture the behavior as it currently exists first.

Thanks,
Anshul Saini

Hi ​@Marcus-J-T,

Thanks for flagging this. Lightroom Classic 15.5.1 was a hotfix focused on critical bug fixes rather than new features, which is why there isn’t a separate What’s New entry for it.

That said, I agree that the documentation should make it clearer when a maintenance update has been released, even when there are no new features to announce. I’ve passed your feedback along regarding the What’s New and Fixed Issues pages.

Thanks for calling this out.

Best,
Anshul Saini

Hi ​@scott_4838,

Thanks for reporting this. Render to DNG is intended to support rendering multiple selected photos, not just one at a time.

Could you try one specific test for us?

In the Library module, switch to Grid view, select several photos there, then right-click one of the selected photos and choose Render to DNG.

If only one DNG is still created, please share:

• A short screen recording showing the multi-selection and the Render to DNG command.
• Help > System Info > Copy, and paste the information here.

That should give us what we need to investigate why the batch selection isn’t being honored.

Thanks,
Anshul Saini

Its under the remove tool menu, hit Q to open it and there are then a series of options including remove reflections.

Hi ​@alexskunz,

Good question. There was a conscious decision behind this.

Render to DNG currently places the newly rendered DNG alongside the original rather than automatically stacking them because the existing stacking behavior isn’t consistent across the Lightroom ecosystem.

The intention is to avoid extending the older stacking approach to newer workflows and instead to support this properly with a more consistent, ecosystem-wide stacking experience.

So your expectation that the original and rendered DNGs logically belong together makes sense, and the team has considered this as part of the workflow.

Thanks for the feedback!

Best,
Anshul Saini

Both Luminance and Color range masks already have controls to feather the ranges.