{"id":3789,"date":"2022-10-19T17:04:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T15:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2023-05-11T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:24:21","slug":"lightroom-classic-2022-october-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/en\/lightroom-classic-2022-october-new-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightroom Classic 12.0 New Features (October 2022): Content-Aware Remove &#038; Automatic Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lightroom 2022 new features from the v12 October release should make your workflow easier and more efficient. Most of these features are inherited from Photoshop, improvements to the <a href=\"\/blog\/en?p=3496\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3496\">2021 changes<\/a>, using the artificial intelligence to make your work much faster and easier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this short article, I will quickly summarize these new features in Lightroom as I try them on my photos and provide you with my honest opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to update your Lightroom and Photoshop to the latest version using your Creative Cloud App to see all these new features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have of course updated the curriculum of both <a href=\"https:\/\/zurich.swissphotoclub.com\/en\/courses\/lightroom-course-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lightroom Classic course<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/zurich.swissphotoclub.com\/en\/courses\/photoshop-course-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photoshop course<\/a> with these new features. You can also check our practice sessions if you only want to go through these newest features. Learn from our experienced instructors and get immediate feedback from them as you work on your photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have Lightroom yet, you can purchase it together with Photoshop (select Photography package) from the <a href=\"https:\/\/adobe.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1101lrdZP\/creativeref:1101l89511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Swiss Adobe store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content-aware remove<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With this new tool, you can remove unwanted objects or people from your photo by using the artificial intelligence to replace the gap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-at-15.23.29.jpg\" alt=\"Lightroom 12 content-aware remove\" class=\"wp-image-3799\" width=\"538\" height=\"318\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-at-15.23.29.jpg 538w, https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-at-15.23.29-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the Lightroom version of Content aware fill in Photoshop, that should do the job in easier cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0;\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.loom.com\/embed\/c5cec6d89afa40d986b37edb4c40e3ce?hide_owner=true?hide_title=true?hideEmbedTopBar=true\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see in the recording, it does a very decent job when the object is isolated with room to copy. However it starts to struggle when there is less sample area, in which case you can try to manually change the sampled area (Press&nbsp;<strong>Cmd<\/strong> or <strong>Ctrl<\/strong>&nbsp;+ drag an area on the image while a Content-Aware Remove spot is selected). In more difficult cases, you will still need Photoshop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automatically select people &amp; backgrounds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With this new feature, Lightroom can automatically detect people and objects in your photo, select them or the background and allow you to make changes. The new&nbsp;<strong>Select People<\/strong>&nbsp;mask lets you edit specific parts of the body like skin, eyes, lips, teeth, and more. Here&#8217;s how I edited a portrait I took some time ago:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0;\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.loom.com\/embed\/96d554e4e000400aa76d5a3ed797c9e7\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m very impressed with this feature, it will definitely reduce the need to use Photoshop for many of my photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images\"><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__comparison-wrapper wp-block-nelio-compare-images__comparison-wrapper--horizontally\" data-position=\"45\" data-direction=\"horizontal\"><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__before-image wp-block-nelio-compare-images__before-image--horizontal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" class=\"wp-image-3803 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-before.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-before.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-before-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-before-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-before-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-before-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__after-image wp-block-nelio-compare-images__after-image--horizontal\" style=\"width:55%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" class=\"wp-image-3806 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-after.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-after.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-after-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-after-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-after-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.swissphotoclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OA62757-after-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__divider wp-block-nelio-compare-images__divider--vertical\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__handler wp-block-nelio-compare-images__handler--vertical\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automatically select objects:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This lets you make precise local adjustments to one or more objects in a photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do one of the following to make a selection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brush Select<\/strong>: Roughly brush over the object you want to select.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rectangle Select<\/strong>: Make a box over the object you want to select.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I found that using the rectangle to select an object works better than the brush:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0;\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.loom.com\/embed\/a1702f4c635b4f92bb053382b389af6e?hide_owner=true?hide_title=true?hideEmbedTopBar=true\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you enjoy these new features as much as I do. If you would like to learn more about Lightroom, join one of our upcoming classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lightroom Course by Swiss Photo Club:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Format &amp; Price:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn this incredible software in a single 7-hour class, usually Saturday or Sunday. Price: CHF 390.- <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the upcoming dates in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genevaphotoclub.com\/courses\/lightroom-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Western<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/zurich.swissphotoclub.com\/en\/courses\/lightroom-course-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eastern<\/a> Switzerland. I have also added a 2h practice workshop (in person in Geneva or on zoom) for those who simply want to practice these new features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Content:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recommended file \/ folder structure to save your photos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using external drives: When to use, which models we recommend<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommended backup strategy to never lose your files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How the Catalogue system works in Lightroom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lightroom Classic vs Lightroom vs Photoshop: When to use which software<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to Import your photos and save to correct folders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to select your favorites using flags and ratings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applying keywords, using filters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to best use collections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop Module: How to improve your photos with Global and Local adjustments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using Lightroom together with Photoshop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final effects (color grading, vignette, etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exporting photos with the correct settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.genevaphotoclub.com\/courses\/lightroom-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Romandie<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/zurich.swissphotoclub.com\/en\/courses\/lightroom-course-for-beginners\/\">Swiss German<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lightroom 2022 new features from the v12 October release should make your workflow easier and more efficient. 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