Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for Windows

User Reviews

• Perfect photo editing software

  Alexeen1977July 26, 2017

  Pros

  - simple - sorting options - plugins - can easily work with RAWs

  Cons

  - not so powerful as Photoshop

  Summary

  I'm addicted to photography and I spend a lot of time editing and retouching photos. I fell in love with Lightroom. Its very simple, with an intuitive interface. Usually I have hundreds of photos thats why the sorting option really helps to browse through the images and make a choice. In comparison with Photoshop, I can easily edit and work with the RAW files. I also installed several plugins to make retouching faster, for example, the one for HDR.

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• good but pricy and not support my raw files

  dieter3367January 22, 2014

  Pros

  good interface, real time editing

  Cons

  problems with processing my canon cr2

  Summary

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• Great Product!

  MagzJoelSeptember 1, 2012

  Pros

  Great for RAW files. Does a great job enhancing photos. Quick processing.

  Cons

  None. Everything about this product is beautiful.

  Summary

  I bought my Adobe Photoshop Lightroom at Tveak.com. They had it a good price. And it's worth it because I enjoy and find it very useful with all my Photoshop needs.

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• Do you really need this AND Photoshop-YES, YES , YES

  trobo75September 28, 2010

  Pros

  So i already had Photoshop CS5, so i wasnt sure if i could justify the extra expense of adding Lightroom 3 to my phototools, (i am a pro-photographer in a small market) but i shoot a LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS.

  Cons

  Like most Adobe products the learning curve is straight UP!!! But once you get into the program and try all the modules you will see the flow really works.

  Summary

  So i already had Photoshop CS5, so i wasnt sure if i could justify the extra expense of adding Lightroom 3 to my phototools, (i am a pro-photographer in a small market) but i shoot a LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS. Last week alone i shot almost 1,000 pictures at 3 different events. I downloaded the Lightroom 3 to try it out and IMMEDIATELY could see a big difference in the volume of work output, versus using Photoshop alone. I will DEFINITELY be purchasing this before the trial expires. Another good thing about Lightroom is the abundance of Presets out there for FREE. Try PresetHeaven.com. The speed with which you can import catalogs and actually do work on the whole catalog is worth the price of the product alone just to cut down on the amount of time spent at the computer. Of all the photo manipulation tools this has to be one of the best i have ever used.

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• I expected a lot; LR 3 delevered even more

  williep545June 15, 2010

  Pros

  The improvement in the Import function is overlooked by the other ways Lightroom has exceeded expectations.

  Cons

  As of today, four days after installation--none.

  Summary

  Well worth an upgrade from LR 2; an even better deal if starting out new.

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• ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PHOTO ENHANCEMENT SOFTWARE of 2010.

  B00TLEGJune 11, 2010

  Pros

  I love everything about this application. It is much easier to use than photoshop and it does a far better job enhancing photographs.

  Cons

  There really is nothing wrong with it.

  Summary

  Lightroom is design with the photographer in mind. This package has the most intuitive photo correction tools, clarity adjustment, blemish remover, and the best noise reduction filter I have ever used. Lightroom is designed with the photographer in mind.

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• $299??? For what?

  Charismatic_tunesDecember 2, 2009

  Pros

  Nothing. There are better freewares available.

  Cons

  Too much price. And heavy on computer.

  Summary

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• Does 90% of what I used Photoshop for in much less time

  KenSandbergAugust 18, 2009

  Pros

  Complete integrated image management and editing system Fast to rate and color correct images Great for RAW files

  Cons

  Image view time in develop mode is slower than I would like Long learning time if you want to use all the short cuts

  Summary

  Best for pros and advanced amateurs that take LOTS of images. Much quicker than photoshop for 90% of my needs. Allows you to tweek settings later withour generating Huge copies of image files.

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• Weak effort, wasted money

  BrennanOBAugust 4, 2009

  Pros

  I was hoping this was the answer to reviewing and cataloging my various hard drives full if photos, but after months of struggle and frustration, I have given up and thrown away all the time and effort of bending my workflow to Adobe's way.

  Cons

  with the 64 bit version you can't burn DVDs or CDs you cant review a shoot until you slowly upload them to lightroom. The RAW converter has very bad color managment especially with loaded reds and yellows.

  Summary

  The interface is much , much less flexible than any other product from Adobe (except the much reviled Bridge) having plunked down money I hate to give up, but Ill go back to ACDSee and CaptureOne and count my money well spent.

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• Must-Have Photography Tool !!!

  Gorilla300April 5, 2009

  Pros

  Killer photo editing features (like being able to paint saturation, exposure, contrast, etc.), excellent workflow and really easy archival of pics. Noise removal is pretty good, although not as good as Noise Ninja.

  Cons

  While the adjustment brush is the coolest feature, it will slow down your pc a bit. Not so much as to be annoying, just something to note.

  Summary

  This program just feels comfortable and meets all my needs as far as post processing is concerned. It makes quick work of editing and allows me to spend more time shooting and less tweaking. I have an old version of Photoshop, but because I'm not a graphic artist, I really don't use it to it's potential....no need to pay that much $ for the few features I need. And many of the features that Lightroom shares with Photoshop, it does better anyway. I had thought about updating to the latest CS4, but once I tried the Lightroom demo, I was hooked.

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