![]() ![]() This leaves you with a less flowing process of selecting and using the tools BUT they are all there. Each of these icons leads to a key set of tools, in an intuitive process that makes it pretty easy to find what you need and it almost guides you through a flowing process of colour correcting, dust/blemish removal, and selective tonal alterations etc.Ĭamera RAW, on the other hand, has splattered the same range of tools over two areas of the interface (also indicated with red rectangles on the image above) over a myriad of random icons. You'll notice in the Lightroom interface there is a small palette of 6 simple icons that I've highlighted with a red rectangle in the image above. ![]() Within the image development tools, the big difference is really in the positioning and layout of the key functions. Comparatively Lightroom and Camera RAW have relatively similar interfaces at first glance. (Yes, I am one of those begrudgers that refuse to be tied into a monthly ransom by Adobe, and I'll happily stick with my old desktop versions until they become seriously obsolete!)ĭownload a FREE chapter of my ebook 'The Ultimate Guide to Natural Light for Food Photography' by adding your details here:Īnyway, I digress. Having said that if you are keen to buy a copy of Lightroom, unless you're already a Cloud convert, buy it now! Adobe is very close to phasing out the last remaining bastion of desktop-based software, in the form of Lightroom Version 6 and if you beg their online support enough they will still give you a link to buy it. however if you're just looking for an image editing system, and you've already got Adobe Camera RAW I would feel stretched to convince you to part with the extra cash. So in fairness, there is more depth to Lightroom in terms of its ability to compile books, websites, slideshows etc. ![]() Visually it's not as pretty as Lightroom, and a lot of the core functions are not in the most intuitive positions, but once you become accustomed to the interface, you'll find it is extremely similar in functionality to Lightroom. It also works seamlessly with Adobe Bridge (for file management). Adobe Camera RAW is actually technically a plug-in for Photoshop as opposed to a standalone software package but that doesn't mean that it's lacking in functionality - far from it.
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