Even the experienced family may not have noticed that the full name of Lightroom is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Most users think that Adobe Lightroom is its full name. Everyone can use Lightroom's full name to bluff senior users. Because the full name is too cumbersome, most users simply call it Lightroom.

    We have been seeing a lot of people using Lightroom recently, so what kind of software is it?


1- Adobe Lightroom - what is it?

    With Adobe Lightroom you can manage, optimize and present your personal photo and video collection. The program specializes in the processing of RAW files. Users can optimize and change the raw camera data as they wish. The software is mainly aimed at professional photographers - but amateur snipers with the necessary change are also part of the target group.




2- Platforms, Pricing

    Lightroom is available for Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android (although the mobile version is not very powerful) as a standalone application for 149$ or as part of the Adobe Creative cloud photography plan that comes with Photoshop for 9.99$.


3- System Requirements


     Windows



     macOS



4- Lightroom Features

    First, Lightroom is a catalog of every image you take. Think of it not like Photoshop, more like Picasa or Apple Photos-but designed for serious amateur photographers. It is designed to help you import, process, review and store thousands of photos.

  Whenever you take a new image, you can import it from the camera or SD card into the Lightroom catalog. They are normally stored on the hard drive, so you can access them from any program. When importing, you can add keywords, titles, subtitles, model names and other specific image metadata.

    Once you have imported images, Lightroom makes it easy to pass and pull out the best images. You can mark them as selected or rejected, or rate them between 1 and 5 stars. Then you can filter the photos by rating or any other metadata.

    Lightroom separates the depth and functionality of its cataloging tools. Although other applications such as Picasa or Apple Photos can store your photos, these applications do not have enough options for sorting, categorizing, and finding photos. For example, in Apple Photos, you can only bookmark photos. There is no way to give them a star rating or mark them as rejected.

Lightroom library


    Second, Lightroom is a very powerful RAW image editor. RAW images are a lossless file format for the photos taken. It doesn't just save enough information so that acceptable JPEG, SLR cameras and other high-quality cameras can write all the information, they can record to a RAW file. All the extra data gives you more space to process your photos. If your photo is underexposed, JPEG will be useless, but the RAW file may still have the information you need to make it work.

    If you get the perfect thing in the camera, you may be able to use JPEGs, but professionals and any serious photography use RAW files because they are more flexible and give you a better chance of nailing.

    Of course, Lightroom can also perform the usual simple editing, such as fixing color, contrast and cleaning up dust spots. Unless you want to do really complex editing, Lightroom is usually the better application to use. It is simpler and more intuitive than Photoshop, and more powerful than applications such as Picassa or Photos. If you are shooting RAW files (and you should), Lightroom is the best application to edit them. It is easy to use and makes it possible to get the most out of the photos you take.

Raw Image

    Finally, Lightroom is a great export tool. It can convert your massive RAW files into JPEGs and upload them to your favorite social network, save them to your hard drive, print images correctly, and even collect their collections to web galleries or books.

    Lightroom is basically a complete digital darkroom. What any photographer did before, and the stairs locked under a cabinet surrounded by interesting spelling chemicals, they can now do Lightroom. If you take digital photography seriously, this is a project worth having.

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