Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.8 Now Available, Adds EOS M5 Support

[Canon Rumors]

Reference View is a new view mode available in the Develop Module that allows you to compare 2 different images in order to make them visually consistent.  This is helpful when making a group of images from a single event look similar or setting the white balance appropriately in mixed lighting conditions.

To get started,

1. Go to the Develop Module


2. Click on Reference View.  Its on the Toolbar, and you may need to show the Toolbar if hidden


3. Drag and Drop your Reference Photo onto the left pane.  You can change your Reference Photo by either dragging a different image onto the left pane or using the “Set as Reference Photo” context menu in the Library Module.


4. Edit the active photo. Use the Reference Photo to guide your editing decisions.

Click here for more information on Reference View.

Performance Improvements

Lightroom CC (2015.8) / 6.8 includes ‘under-the-hood’ changes designed to improve the responsiveness of your Lightroom experience.  You should notice improvements in image editing responsiveness when background tasks (such as Preview Generation) are running, moving files between folders, running catalog backups.

Fit/Fill Improvements

You can now zoom to fit and zoom to fill.  Particularly when using ultra high-resolution (i.e. 4K and 5K) monitors, prior versions of Lightroom would not completely fill the Loupe window.

Additional Features

• Ability to filter or create a Smart Collection for images that have Snapshots associated with them.


• Export a Collection Set as a new catalog.

New Camera Support in Lightroom CC (2015.8) / 6.8

• Canon EOS M5


• Fujifilm X-A3


• Google Pixel


• Google Pixel XL


• Hasselblad X1D


• Leica TL


• Nikon D5600


• Olympus E-M1 Mark II (*)


• Olympus PEN E-PL8


• Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ2500 (DMC-FZ2000 and DMC-FZH1)


• Pentax K-70


• Samsung Galaxy S7


• Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge


• Sony Alpha a6500 (ILCE­-6500)


• Sony Alpha a99 II (ILCA-99M2)


• Sony DSC-RX100 Mark V

* denotes preliminary support

New Tethered Shooting Support in Lightroom CC (2015.8) / 6.8

• Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom CC (2015.8) / 6.8

Mount	Name
Apple	Moment Macro Lens for iPhone6
Apple	Moment Macro Lens for iPhone6 Plus
Apple	Moment Superfish Lens for iPhone6
Apple	Moment Superfish Lens for iPhone6 Plus
Apple	Moment Tele Lens for iPhone6
Apple	Moment Tele Lens for iPhone6 Plus
Apple	Moment Wide Lens for iPhone6
Apple	Moment Wide Lens for iPhone6 Plus
Apple	Moment Macro Lens for iPhone6s (DNG + JPEG)
Apple	Moment Macro Lens for iPhone6s Plus (DNG + JPEG)
Apple	Moment Superfish Lens for iPhone6s (DNG + JPEG)
Apple	Moment Superfish Lens for iPhone6s Plus (DNG + JPEG)
Apple	Moment Tele Lens for iPhone6s (DNG + JPEG)
Apple	Moment Tele Lens for iPhone6s Plus (DNG + JPEG)
Apple	Moment Wide Lens for iPhone6s (DNG + JPEG)
Apple	Moment Wide Lens for iPhone6s Plus (DNG + JPEG)
Canon EF	SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM A016
Canon EF	SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM A016
Canon EF	SIGMA 500mm F4 DG OS HSM S016
Canon EF	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E
Canon EF	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E x1.4
Canon EF	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022E x2.0
Canon EF	Zeiss Milvus 2.8/15 ZE
Canon EF	Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 ZE
Canon EF	Zeiss Milvus 2/135 ZE
Google	Pixel (DNG + JPEG)
Google	Pixel XL (DNG + JPEG)
Go Pro	HERO5 Black (Linear FOV)
Go Pro	HERO5 Black (Medium FOV)
Go Pro	HERO5 Black (Narrow FOV)
Go Pro	HERO5 Black (Wide FOV) (raw + JPEG)
Leica M	Leica SUMMARON-M 28mm f/5.6
Nikon F	Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED
Nikon F	SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM A016
Nikon F	SIGMA 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM A016
Nikon F	SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM A016
Nikon F	SIGMA 500mm F4 DG OS HSM S016
Nikon F	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022N
Nikon F	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022N x1.4
Nikon F	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022N x2.0
Nikon F	Zeiss Milvus 2.8/15 ZF.2
Nikon F	Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 ZF.2
Nikon F	Zeiss Milvus 2/135 ZF.2
Ricoh	Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5
Samsung	Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Rear Camera (DNG + JPEG)
Samsung	Samsung Galaxy S7 Rear Camera (DNG + JPEG)
Sigma	SIGMA 12-24mm F4 DG HSM A016
Sigma	SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM A016
Sigma	SIGMA 500mm F4 DG OS HSM S016

Customer reported issues resolved

• Released a new set of Camera Matching Profiles for Canon 5D Mark IV.


• Improved support for Canon 5D Mark IV dual pixel raw images.  Please see this note for further details.


• Lightroom would show an error dialog when attempting to open an image in Photoshop.  Please note that this only occurred on Windows and only when selecting “Open in Photoshop” as a Post-Processing item in the Export dialog.


• Fixed issues relating to the Point Curve as reported here and here


• Fixed some memory leaks.


• Library collection panel scrolled unexpectedly when you duplicate/rename/delete a collection set


• Problem with watermark opacity in export slideshow


• Will not export both portrait and landscape oriented pictures as a slideshow video in 720 or 1080


• Slideshow not working, only getting black screen


• Selected Published Folder or Collection is not deselected if a folder is selected


• Background images in Slideshow sometimes appeared pixelated.


• Allow image panning by holding down space bar and then swipe with two fingers when local correction tool (such as the Local Adjustment Brush or Radial Filter) is activated.


• Resolved inconsistent preset sorting issue.


• Resolved issues when importing from an Apple iPhone or iPad using USB.


• Video files from Sony cameras were not being imported into Lightroom.


• Opening photos in Photoshop from Lightroom using Edit In does not work correctly for some operations


• Map and Web modules do not work correctly with 4K UHD monitor


• Sort by capture time doesn’t always work on 2015.7 / 6.7

Installation Instructions

Please select Help > Updates to use the update mechanism in the Creative Cloud app.

[lw]

no update available yet.  Presumably it will come on line later

website still doesn't mention it https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop-lightroom/features.html

[niels123]

no update available yet.  Presumably it will come on line later

website still doesn't mention it https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop-lightroom/features.html

I could simply click "Check for App Updates" in the creative cloud window and then the update appeared

[lw]

no update available yet.  Presumably it will come on line later

website still doesn't mention it https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop-lightroom/features.html

I could simply click "Check for App Updates" in the creative cloud window and then the update appeared

Not for me. As an LR user that was obviously the first thing I tried.

Probably regional. The UK website still has no mention of it, and updates perhaps not available till tomorrow

[steliosk]

Reference View like dehaze doesn't work on standalone 6.8 version 

[AvTvM]

2015.8 ... really?  or 2016.8?

[Chaitanya]

Still even after update LR crashes like crazy, even while moving between modules Lr keeps crashing. Adobe has F_____ up Lightroom and thanks to CC dont seem to be too keen on keeping offline software in works for far too long. Soon it will be Adios Adobe and hello On1.

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Still even after update LR crashes like crazy, even while moving between modules Lr keeps crashing. Adobe has F_____ up Lightroom and thanks to CC dont seem to be too keen on keeping offline software in works for far too long. Soon it will be Adios Adobe and hello On1.

Its never crashed for me in the past two years.

Don't blame Adobe for your computer issue.

[Maiaibing]

Reference view seems moderately useful, however this will be nice to have fixed:

"Map and Web modules do not work correctly with 4K UHD monitor"

OK, so you get the top cpu/motherboard combo, install an insanely expensive graphics card to enjoy an equally overpriced 4K view of your 5DSR pictures - and then this...

Was driving me crazy until I found out it was a bug.

[heineg]

Still even after update LR crashes like crazy, even while moving between modules Lr keeps crashing. Adobe has F_____ up Lightroom and thanks to CC dont seem to be too keen on keeping offline software in works for far too long. Soon it will be Adios Adobe and hello On1.

Its never crashed for me in the past two years.

Don't blame Adobe for your computer issue.

I updated last night and had two crashes, when moving between modules. Running CC version and never had crashes before 

[wockawocka]

Trying to work out what this is: Released a new set of Camera Matching Profiles for Canon 5D Mark IV.

But for reference the below image is Raw to jpg with no adjustments just the Landscape profile appled.

Left is DPP, right is Lightroom CC2015.8

[Chaitanya]

Still even after update LR crashes like crazy, even while moving between modules Lr keeps crashing. Adobe has F_____ up Lightroom and thanks to CC dont seem to be too keen on keeping offline software in works for far too long. Soon it will be Adios Adobe and hello On1.

Its never crashed for me in the past two years.

Don't blame Adobe for your computer issue.

Its not just me but also many of my friends have been complaining of same issue. Also I have Intel 6 core CPU, 32Gigs of Ram, 1TB SSd and 2*4TB HDDs in RAID 1(where I keep my photos/videos) and Nvidia GTX 970. I dont think my PC should be cause of concern right now.

[wockawocka]

The problem I suffer with on Lightroom is that when running multiple exports at the same time or even on it's own it doesn't use the full capacity of the cpu.

Using lightroom 5 though it does. So I now default to that if I'm exporting different versions of the same image as it's almost twice as fast.

[YuengLinger]

I'm having persistent issues with the sliders lagging and also breaking up of the image in the Develop module...Been going on for most of this year, even with NVidia drivers updated...

But I doubt Adobe techs are reading this thread!

Best post in their forums.

[LDS]

Its never crashed for me in the past two years.
Don't blame Adobe for your computer issue.

Its not just me but also many of my friends have been complaining of same issue. Also I have Intel 6 core CPU, 32Gigs of Ram, 1TB SSd and 2*4TB HDDs in RAID 1(where I keep my photos/videos) and Nvidia GTX 970. I dont think my PC should be cause of concern right now.

Rarely crashes are due to hardware issues (unless the hardware is really faulty - it may happen more often with cheap components - or used beyond specs, i.e. extreme overclocking), most often are due to software issues.  There's a lot of bad software around (especially on Windows) that will create issue when installed, and sometimes even when removed (I recently encountered an antivirus that re-routed some system functions to inspect other applications using them, but when removed didn't restored them correctly...). Unluckily, anti-piracy software can sometimes lead to issues as well.

I have a policy of keeping the PC I use for important tasks as cleaner as possible. Only the software needed for such tasks, and little else. This way crashes on that system are very, very rare.

It is also important to keep the system up-to-date. I guess Adobe doesn't test on systems which are not (at least, I hope).