P: One-Click Colour Cast Removal Tool

[Charles271797063nfh]

As a professional photographer working regularly in live music and indoor sports environments, I rely heavily on Lightroom Classic to manage and process high volumes of low-light, high-ISO images under challenging lighting conditions — often featuring strong blue or red colour casts and fast motion.  I’d like to suggest the following enhancements that would significantly improve efficiency and accuracy in my workflow

1. One-Click Colour Cast Removal Tool

A dedicated “Remove Colour Cast” button (similar in spirit to “Auto Tone” or “Dehaze”) would be extremely helpful — particularly for removing dominant red or blue casts that arise from tungsten or stage lighting. While manual white balance tools are effective, a one-click starting point using AI analysis would save valuable time in batch edits

2. Denoise: Default Setting Control

Currently, the Denoise feature defaults to 50%, but I consistently apply 30% to most images. It would be helpful to:

• Allow users to set a custom default Denoise strength

• Save this preference as part of a Develop Preset or under Preferences

This would streamline workflows for photographers dealing with high ISO and indoor lighting, particularly those shooting fast-moving subjects

3. Denoise Processing Improvements

The current Denoise process requires the user to wait until the DNG has been rendered before proceeding. This introduces delays when working with large batches.

Suggested improvements:

• Add a progress indicator or estimated time remaining during Denoise processing

• Allow users to continue editing other photos while Denoise is being processed in the background

• Introduce a visual flag or badge (e.g. a small icon) in Grid or Filmstrip view to indicate that a photo has already been denoised — useful when processing hundreds of images across sessions

These changes would make a real difference to working photographers, especially in fast-turnaround environments like live events and sports.

Thank you for your continued improvements to Lightroom — it remains the core of my post-production process.

[johnrellis]

"the Denoise feature defaults to 50%, but I consistently apply 30% to most images."

Create a preset with Denoise set to 30. To apply it to multiple photos, go to Library, select the photos, and do Quick Develop > Saved Preset > <your preset>.

[KR Seals]

Color Cast Removal Tool... Have you tried Auto White Balance?