Installing a Lightroom update entails installing a complete new Lightroom program. There is no process to simply update the existing installation. The reason Lightroom was moved to the install list is because you are installing a complete new program, and the old 5.6 is no longer up to date and can no longer be listed with the up to date applications. ... View more

It seems that recently several people have made the mistake of downloading and installing the CC version of Lightroom when they were expecting the standalone version. The CC version will not accept a serial number. If you think you may have made this same mistake, you can uninstall it and get the appropriate version from this link: Product updates ... View more

It sounds like this is going to be another unresolved issue, at least for you. I have installed numerous printer profiles. The standard procedure is to download it, right-click on it, and choose to install it. It is installed in the appropriate folder. It isn't installed it in a Lightroom folder. Either you are not looking in the right place to add the profiles to the the list in Lightroom, or there is something wrong. If I go to the print module or to soft proofing and click on the list of profiles I get the short list followed by "Other...". If I click on Other I get the list of every profile I have installed using the procedure I mentioned. The ones with checkmarks are the ones that show up in my short list. ... View more

Okay, here is a "clue". The Camera Raw 8.7 release candidate that does NOT support this new camera expires the end of December. So it's reasonable to assume that the final release of Camera Raw 8.7 will be before the end of December. But that isn't going to satisfy you, is it? ... View more

Previsualists wrote: The fact that Adobe is not even communicating an official release date is unacceptable to professional photographers. I don't buy the notion that Canon [or Nikon] ignores Adobe when it comes to providing the specs for RAW. If it really was an issue then they should defend themselves and say "we just got the specs Nov 1 and are working on the update". But instead we get absolutely no information at all. And if you read through the forums this happens with many of the major big brand camera releases. It is a pattern that breeds unrest in the masses, and Adobe needs to fix this problem. Would it really do any good for Adobe to communicate an official release date? If they didn't meet that date then you would just call Adobe a liar. Adobe has users from several different companies waiting for support. And whether you believe it or not, there is no providing of specs from camera makers. They don't care whether Adobe Camera Raw supports the camera. Adobe is just another company to them. Adobe has to purchase each camera and then create the profiles for it. The real solution? Camera makers, agree on a common file format. If you won't do that, then YOU take the blame for this delay that happens about four times every year. ... View more

You guys just don't get it! How can Adobe get support ready for a camera that hasn't yet been released? Canon isn't providing them with any information. Adobe has to purchase camera after it has become available and then develop the profiles. In the camera has only been available for a couple of weeks. You're not the only ones waiting for support. There are several cameras people are waiting for. ... View more

Have you tried saving TIF files using DPP, and then opening those in Lightroom? Not the perfect solution, I know. But a workaround until Camera Raw 8.7 is finally released. ... View more

The same is true for Camera Raw. So having a subscription to the creative cloud doesn't necessarily mean you will have immediate support for new cameras. It still takes time for Adobe to acquire the camera and develop the profiles for it. And it's not the only camera they are preparing to add support for. This same dilemma shows itself two or three times every year. But don't despair. The wait will eventually be over and it will no longer be an issue for you. ... View more

What operating system are you using? How much RAM is installed in that computer? What camera took the images you are working with? What is the file size of a typical raw image? How much free disk space do you have on your hard drive? ... View more

Ian Lyons indicated the other day that the camera will be supported in the Camera Raw 8.7 final release as well as the next Lightroom update. But he wouldn't give any release dates. ... View more

Just to reinforce what dj_paige Has explained. The catalog is the controlling file within Lightroom. It keeps track of where all of your images you have imported are located on your computer, and it records every adjustment that you apply to your images. In its default state, nothing is ever applied directly to an image. As has been explained, if you choose to write changes to XMP files, then changes will be written to XMP files associated with the proprietary raw files, and will be written to the headers of non-raw files. I don't use XMP file. I rely totally on my catalog. There are some who will argue that doing so can be risky. But, so far, over four different versions of Lightroom, I have never experienced a problem with this workflow. I am going to suggest a series of videos for you to watch that I think will help you better understand how Lightroom works. They aren't long, but I believe they provide good information. Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 | Adobe TV ... View more

The NEF files can't be modified by Lightroom. Adjustments are stored either in the catalog or in XMP files. The same is true with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Neither of those programs can modify the raw file without Camera Raw. Camera Raw is the plug-in for those two programs which makes the adjustments and either stores them in XMP files or in the database. So I don't quite understand what you are getting at. ... View more

Okay, but your workflow and mine are vastly different. You talk of having a wallpaper image that you can continue to work on in Photoshop. I don't do that at all. Assuming you are shooting raw, which is what I do, I do all that I can using Lightroom. Many images aren't even sent to Photoshop. When I have one ready to use as wallpaper or as a screensaver, I will usually create a virtual copy and then crop it. This leaves the raw file intact. I export from the virtual copy, setting my long edge to 1920 pixels. That exported image is finished. No more Lightroom, no more Photoshop. But I still have the original raw image that I can do whatever I want with. I never rely on exported JPEGs to be my working files in Photoshop. ... View more

Of course they do! That's what cropping does. And if you want the image to completely fill the screen cropping is the best choice. In doing so, you can artistically position the crop to get the best effect. I really don't know what more you want. So I'll let you figure it out for yourself from here. ... View more

If it works for you, then I guess there's nothing to be concerned about. The aspect ratio is the critical setting, in my opinion. But you don't need 4928 pixels on the long edge (which is what you have specified in the export dialog), you only need 1920 pixels. ... View more

I haven't read your other thread. It's not a good idea to start two different threads on the same topic. So I have no idea what you wrote or showed in the other one, and I'm not going to look for it. The process is really simple. 1. Crop the image using the 16:9 crop ratio. 2. In the export dialog choose 1920 pixels for the long edge OR 1080 pixels for the short edge and export the image. That really is all there is to it if you have done those two things properly. So can you show us your export dialog settings so that we can help you resolve the issue? ... View more

Just to clarify, here is an image that I have cropped just as I indicated using a 16:9 crop ratio, and exported with the long image being 1920 pixels. It fits my monitor perfectly. As you can see from the following illustration, Windows Explorer reports the size of the image to be 1920 x 1080 pixels, exactly what it should be. ... View more

Forget about resolution, it's meaningless in this situation. It doesn't matter whether it's 72 PPI or 300 PPI. Just forget it. A crop ratio of 16:9 isn't that huge. It is the aspect ratio of your screen at 1920 x 1080 pixels. If you create a custom crop ratio of 16:9, and then crop the image, then export with the long edge of the exported image being 1920 pixels, it will be in the 16:9 aspect ratio and will fit your screen perfectly. I do this all the time. Again, 16:9 isn't a "huge" aspect ratio. It just means that for every 16 pixels horizontal there will be 9 pixels vertical. And the export process allows you to specify how many pixels you want on your long edge or your short edge. ... View more

Crop the images using a 16:9 crop ratio. Then export with the long edge being 1920 pixels. The resulting image should be right for your screensaver/wallpaper. But I suppose that to be more direct, if your screen size is 1920 x 1080 pixels, then you want an image that is 1920 x 1080 Pixels. There are some cameras that produce images in the 16:9 aspect ratio. If yours doesn't do that, and you want the image to fit that ratio, then you need to crop it. ... View more

Don't despair. Everyone who buys the newest camera has to go through the same waiting game. In a couple of months it will all be over, and you'll forget all about it. ... View more

16:9 and 4:3 or two completely different aspect ratios. In order to get a normal looking image from the 16:9, you will have to crop the image to that aspect ratio. Otherwise, your image will be severely distorted. ... View more

I don't think you'll accomplish anything by postponing the purchase of the camera. The Nikon NEF format for the D810 isn't going to change. You will just have to wait until Adobe gets the support right, which you can be assured they will. In the meantime, you can use the Nikon software or shoot JPEG and get accustomed to the camera. That's what I would do, anyway. ... View more

I have read the reports of the DNG converter not working as well. You might have to wait for the final release. But the DNG files should open in Lightroom 4.4. ... View more

My guess would be in the next release. But you will just have to wait and see because Adobe never announces camera support in advance. ... View more

Windows 7, very basic PC. Installed Lightroom 5.5 and have had no issues at all so far. Don't know if this is a difference, but I'm not using the mobile features. It's a basic Windows 7/Lightroom installation, and using Lightroom in a very "basic" configuration. ... View more