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Lightroom Mobile - A list of desirable updates

  • December 1, 2023
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I've found using a tablet or even a phone a far more convenient and enjoyable way of post-processing RAW files. 

 

Not requiring a laptop or desktop PC has reduced costs and vastly improved mobility.

 

I use Lightroom Mobile for Android on a Doogee T30 Pro which cost £150. This is a far cry from the workstation I used which cost £7,000 or the 3kg laptop I used to haul around the World with an additional 25kg of equipment on top.

 

I can pack the tablet with the camera gear with minimal weight or space penalty meaning I'm now very close to my maximum target weight for the entire photographic kit.

 

Needless to say, Lightroom Mobile has some limitations and missing features that I'm sure can be resolved over time.

 

Provided below is a list of changes and additional options I think would complete Lightroom Mobile for professional and amateur applications alike.

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I'll not bother again. That took me a day to prepare after months of use.

Rikk Flohr_Photography
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December 1, 2023

Moving to Discussions as it does not meet Feature Request requirements:

Feature requests are limited to one per thread.
Please see: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-ideas/how-do-i-write-a-feature-request/idi-p/12386395 


Thank you!

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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December 1, 2023

10. Hardware test and calibration 

 

10.1 Device colour accuracy. Test and automatic screen calibration for chosen colour space accuracy.

 

10.2 Automatic screen brightness optimisation for image exposure.

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9. Export

 

9.1 Needs the following export options:

Full size, lossless .dng;

.png files.

 

9.2 Needs the option to overwrite previous export from the same RAW file;

 

9.3 Photo border options;

 

9.4 Sizeable text box option with selectable box transparency, colour as well as text, size, font, colour, bold etc.

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8. Selection tool

 

8.1 Difficult to apply at the edge of a photo. Needs to be detected outside the active area;

 

8.2 Needs an AI selection tool, particularly for object removal/replacement.

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7. Blur module

 

7.1 AI is detecting multiple focus points, keeping people out of the focal range in focus, creating an odd effect.

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6. Presets

 

6.1 Option to delete all presets from the preset library and start from scratch, not just hide them;

 

6.2 Option to bulk download all of Your Presets to your device in separate .zip folder by file name;

 

6.3 Option to bulk apply presets to multiple photos selected by date, type, favourite or manually selected by multiple tick boxes including drag selection;

 

6.4 Option to install a verified purchased of RNI (Really Nice Images) presets.

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5. Optics module

 

5.1 Most Adobe lens profiles are missing. 

The entire Adobe Lens Profile library should be available and updated for new lenses. Chinese lenses for Leica rangefinder and multiple mirrorless mounts such TTArtisan, 7Artisans, Light Lens Lab and Mr. Ding need lens profiles, some having complex distortion;

 

5.2 Option to import Adobe lens profiles;

 

5.3 Option to create a new lens profile;

 

5.4 Option to customise your own lens profile library to suit your own set of lenses, all in one dropdown menu, ordered alphabetically;

 

5.5 Presently can't manually adjust distortion or vignette without first selecting a lens profile. Needs a manual only option with option to name and save the new lens profile;

 

5.6 Slider options to create lens profiles for complex distortion, moustache distortion etc.

 

5.7 Chromatic aberration removal, defringe and moiré removal needs a dedicated module outside of both Optics and Masking. An eye dropper tool to separately select both purple and green fringing to remove spherochromatism.

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4. Sharpening

 

4.1 High Pass sharpening option;

 

4.2 Frequency Separation option.

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3. Colour

 

3.1 Colour space options for:

Adobe sRGB

Adobe 1998

ProPhoto

CMYK

 

3.2 Colour space selection needs to be within the RAW processing workflow, not in the export module. Ideally, the colour space needs to be set globally from the menu in the top right corner;

 

3.3 Automatic device screen calibration to achieve colour accuracy insofar as practicable within the limitations of the hardware.