Wow, that last
video about HDMI got quite a response.
Some people glad it was pointed out,
but some very angry people who didn't quite get
what was being said or see the pinned comment.
Just to clarify, though,
it's not the cable, it's the HDMI settings, as Dr.
Chris Bai mentioned,
which could be set to limited range,
which it appears is the default instead of full range,
which quite a few folks in the comments actually noticed.
Some systems allow you
to change those settings by going into the graphics card,
and quite a few people have, judging by the comments
following the video. And that's great.
But if you don't know how to, you're not able to,
or you have a Mac ... Then don't use it.
But it's not the law. and relax.
Right, getting back to this week's video ...
Lightroom CC, what is the point of it?
Okay, so
back in February 2007, Adobe released
what has since become known as Lightroom
Classic; their software solution for photographers
for importing, organizing, editing, printing, creating
slideshows, web galleries, maps and even a module
to create photo books.
Over time, as you'd expect, this software has gotten better
and better with some pretty hefty updates in masking,
AI and more recently, noise reduction.
As someone who started out
mainly use Photoshop to edit their images
I've started to use Lightroom more and more over recent years,
but even more recently
I'm finding that there are updates in Lightroom,
which means
I don't have to send files to Photoshop and back again
quite so often.
I also use Lightroom Mobile a lot.
I'm having so much fun doing more and more photography
with my iPhone
and using Lightroom
Mobile for taking photographs and for editing, which works
especially good on the bigger screen on my iPad.
But then there's Lightroom, Lightroom
CC or is it Lightroom Cloud?
Where does this fit in and why, even though it's
part of the Lightroom family,
are so many of the keyboard shortcuts so different?
The crop tool, for example, In good old Lightroom Classic,
for years we've pressed R for the crop and rotate tool,
but in Lightroom, Lightroom CC, cloud thingy we press C,
which I guess still makes sense because it's C for crop,
but C in Lightroom classic activates compare mode.
In Lightroom Classic, we've always press the letter P
to choose an image as a pic, but if we press P in Lightroom
CC that shows or hides the left hand side where we see
the photograph albums listed.
So quite a few of the keyboard
shortcuts that we use in Lightroom Classic
and have done for years and have gotten
really used to a difference.
But the biggest issue of all is this in Lightroom CC
Cloud thing, in the local storage preferences
you have the option of changing how much of your available
disk space Lightroom is allowed to use.
Originals, though, are always backed up to the cloud.
Obviously, the more images you have,
the more storage you need and the more that costs.
But all this said, I do use Lightroom CC Cloud thing
for one unique and specific reason Presets.
Now I love presets not because they're a one click
fix to edit a photograph,
but because they're a great way to give you
a little bit of inspiration when you don't quite know
which way you want to go with your editing.
Many times I've hovered over presets in Lightroom Classic,
liked the look of one, but then applied it and dived
into the settings to make my own additional adjustments.
And that too is what's great about presets
in that
we get to
see and adjust all of the settings
that were used for a certain look.
This makes it a great way to learn
how to edit in Lightroom too,
when you can dive
into all of the develop module tabs and see exactly
what was done. Now in Lightroom CC Cloud
there are infinitely more presets.
We have the premium section which are all of the presets
you'll find in Lightroom Classic.
Then there's the yours section,
which are ones you've made yourself and saved.
These don't sync with Lightroom Classic though,
which is a bit of a pain, so if you want them in there
too, you have to either export them
or you could create a folder in Lightroom Classic
Sync with Lightroom.
This folder and image then appear in Lightroom CC.
You can then apply a preset to the image.
This syncs back again with Lightroom Classic,
and then you could save the settings for the preset
by clicking on the plus icon and choosing create preset.
Use the check all
and make sure the amount slider is also ticked
so you can reduce the overall look or increase it way
beyond the look of the original settings.
Now back in Lightroom CC,
we also have the recommended presets and these are unique
to Lightroom CC Cloud and also mobile.
We can view all or dive into the individual categories
like subtle, strong, black and white,
cool, cinematic and so on.
When we hover over a presets thumbnail,
we see the words more like this,
and if we click on that, we are presented
with even more presets that are similar
but with subtle differences.
And this continues every time you click or tap
on more like this.
There's
also the three dots, the ellipsis in the top right,
and when you click or tap on that,
you can view the profile of who it was that made the preset,
follow them,
save the preset into the yours section, or save it
as a version, which is kind of like a history state.
You can add as many versions as you like
and then view them all
when you click on the versions tab at the bottom of the screen,
then just hover over to make your final decision
and just tap to apply it.
And if that wasn't enough, there's
even more presets available.
If we press P on the keyboard or tap on this icon in the top
left, we can then access the Discover section.
Here we see pictures edited by Lightroom users around the world
that have made the edits
they did on them, available as presets.
If you hover over the images,
you can see the before and after.
You can then click to save those settings as a preset.
You can even click on remix to make further edits
to that picture and then that too will be saved and available
for everyone to use or remix even further themselves.
Lastly, all of the presets in Lightroom
CC Cloud are also in Lightroom Mobile,
meaning that any you make or save in the ‘Yours’
will also appear in Lightroom Mobile as they do
here in my iPhone and my iPad with my dark and Moody Preset.
If you want
any presets from Lightroom Classic to be in Lightroom CC
and ultimately Lightroom Mobile, then in Lightroom Classic,
just right click on your presets and export it.
Then in Lightroom CC, go to the Presets section,
click on the three dots and choose Import Presets.
So just to clarify, if I want to look at using the Presets in
Lightroom CC, when I'm editing an image in Lightroom Classic,
I create a folder,
add that image into it, sync it with Lightroom.
That folder appears in Lightroom CC.
I choose a preset,
apply it, and that syncs back to Lightroom Classic.
So although I don't use Lightroom CC Cloud
for editing my images, I do find extremely useful
for presets, but it does seem a bit of a waste.
Now it would be
really interesting to hear if you do use Lightroom
CC Cloud thing
or just Lightroom Classic, or do you use a combination of both?
Either way, just if you get a moment,
just leave a comment in the comments section below.
But for now, that's all I've got for you.
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