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Release of Lightroom 7?

Forum|Forum|9 years ago
March 11, 2017
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I gather from reading the posts of a few people, that Lightroom has evolved a lot since I purchased v.4.

So I know that if I buy a stand-alone edition, I'll get version 6. But even version 6 is now a couple of years old this spring.

Do you have any idea when Adobe is releasing v.7?

Correct answer JP Hess

There has been no indication of when or if there will be a Lightroom 7. It would seem logical that if there is going to be such a release it should be soon. But Adobe never makes such announcements in advance. And anyone who might know has been bound by nondisclosure agreements. So you'll just have to wait and see like everyone else. Not the answer you want, I know. But that's the way it is.

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vang30301761

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I was trying to import a catalog into a new lightroom cc classic catalog and I got a message that I needed to try using lightroom 7 to make the conversion. So there probably is a version 7 ready to go.

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Simon G E Garrett

Inspiring

The current release of Lightroom Classic CC is release 7.0.1.

medphysiks

Known Participant

They announced today that the future of LR is cloud based and subscription only. Looks like v6 is the last product I'll own from them. Bye, Adobe.

bitm07

Inspiring

LR CC feature updates have been painfully slow. If there is a perpetual version of the next realise of LR, I'm planning to switch back to it for that reason. 90% of my post processing is done in LR anyway, and the finishing touches to my images can be just as easily applied using Photo Affinity as PS, at a considerably lower cost than i'm playing for 2.5 years of LR CC at £10 a month.

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Simon G E Garrett

Inspiring

Let's hope it's good when it comes!

It's nearly 2 and a half years since the last major release (albeit with some new features with dot releases) and over 5 and a half years since any upgrade to raw processing (with Process 2012).

bitm07

Inspiring

Adobe confirm that Lightroom 7 will be released this year tweet.

https://photorumors.com/2017/09/30/this-is-the-deleted-tweet-where-adobe-confirmed-that-lightroom-7-will-be-announced-this-year/

Abambo

Community Expert

I must have missed that tweet!

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

bitm07

Inspiring

Lightroom 7 is being beta tested ahead of a October 18th to 20th release, if this rumor is to be believed.

http://www.cameraegg.org/adobe-lightroom-7-to-be-announced-in-october/

Fingers crossed it's definitely long overdue.

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MisterManders

Participating Frequently

I have been told they are working on a new version from support a couple of time. They can't say what / when but they told me when I asked "can you tell me when the new Lightroom releases?" "No, but they are almost done working on it".. Not a clue what to take out of this, but it's something ;D

Abambo

Community Expert

You'll need then to wait for Adobe to make an announcement and see what the package is.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Simon G E Garrett

Inspiring

Lightroom development seems to have slowed down over the years. I suspect that's not where Adobe is putting its development effort, and with many users (including me) now on CC, there's less motivation for them to develop it.

Below is a list of past LR major releases. It's now 28 months since LR6 - the longest ever gap. In addition there have been no improvements in basic raw processing since "Process 2012" with LR4, more than 5 years ago.

I'd like to think there's something wonderful waiting in the wings, but I'm not holding my breath.

Version	Date	Approx interval from previous release (months)	New features	Significant global improvements in raw processing?
1	29/01/2007
2	29/07/2008	18	Localised edits, 64-bit, better organisational tools, multiple monitors, better printing, "camera" profiles, DNG profiles.	Yes
3	08/06/2010	22	Much improved noise reduction and sharpening, publish services, improved luma noise reduction, point curve, lens correction and perspective control, basic video editing.	Yes
4	05/03/2012	21	"Process 2012" with much better shadow/highlight control, book creation, location-based organisation, improved local editing, extended video support, soft-proofing.	Yes
5	09/06/2013	15	Gradient and ellipse tools, advanced healing/cloning brush, smart previews, auto perspective control.	No
6	21/04/2015	22	HDR and panorama merge, performance improvement, facial recognition, filter brush. Dot-releases include guided upgright, boundary warp on panoramas, dehaze.	No
Now	16/08/2017	28

Abambo

Community Expert

Those on LrCC have recieved additional features, like the dehaze for example. That's what Adobe said: it's now evolution in snall steps instead of a big new release every 2 to 3 years. I'm sure, that currently there is a lot of background activity going on with Adobe. Why would you maintain a subscription if nothing would evolve?

And do not forget: in between, there was a major upgrade of Photoshop (from 2015 to 2017). It would be logical if Adobe teams would be striving to progress now those tools, that haven't got a major upgrade (ie all those who are still at the 2015 or even CC level).

As an additional thought: I would think, that it is much more complicated to advance an existing, more mature software, then a new one, where you have still plenty of missing features.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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buttb70973188

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I have faith that there won't be a LR 7. They've altered to Creative Cloud, requiring a regular monthly subscription.

Then why, please let me know, are they going to release Lightroom 6? Adobe Lightroom 6.10

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humu2nuku2

Participant

I believe that there will not be a LR 7. They have changed to Creative Cloud, requiring a monthly subscription.

JP Hess

Inspiring

There has been no indication that there will not be a Lightroom 7. Adobe has not changed to the creative cloud. Both standalone Lightroom 6 and Lightroom CC are currently receiving updates. It's true, however, that Lightroom CC receives feature updates that are not included in Lightroom 6.

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steveH867

Participating Frequently

Don't get me wrong. I'm not promoting that idea. I just mentioned that that's where Adobe is looking. And I can see a lot of potential for images in the cloud. There are a lot of professionals who have voiced their opinion on this forum that they need that kind of access. Maybe from your frame of mind and from your perspective cloud storage isn't a good idea. Fortunately, you don't have to make that choice. Lightroom was originally conceived as a program for professional photographers. But who are the ones who are grabbing onto it? The people who want to post images directly to Facebook, or their website. Some of the questions that are asked on the forum are definitely from people who are perceiving Lightroom as Picasa on steroids. They expect Lightroom to handle all of their cute little scrapbook projects. Apparently, Lightroom hasn't caught the group Adobe had expected to catch. If cloud storage doesn't work for you then you won't be interested in this new concept. I am just anticipating that the focus for Lightroom might change a bit in the future.

Most certainly pros are using the cloud, but as far as I am concerned any Lightroom Update will need to be drastic. In my opinion, Lightroom is great for cataloging photos and little else. Video cards that work well with Photoshop will not work well in Lightroom. When you contact support, the answer (I got) is purchase a different card. Other products are now better than Lightroom, so personally I use Photoshop cc, camera raw, and appropriate plug-ins that have advanced beyond Lightroom. (my opinion)

The above said; logically, given that camera raw was updated and Lightroom was not; any update will be soon. There are rumors about a upcoming release reportedly from a beta tester, but I would find any details suspect since any beta tester would normally be bound by a confidentiality agreement and revealing anything would probably be breaking that agreement.

A lot of people have remarked about the lack of a recent update, but there was a survey sent out a few months ago and a question or so on the survey addressed the desired frequency of updates, I suspect a lot of people opted for fewer but more major updates, based on how little (again my opinion) Lightroom has improved the past few months.

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