Feature summary | Lightroom Classic (June 2023 release)

Last updated on 20 July 2023

Learn about major new features and enhancements in the June 2023 release of Lightroom Classic (version 12.4).

Easily add or remove Grain from a masked area of an image

You can add or remove grains from specific areas of an image by using the new Grain sliders in the Masking section.

Open an image in the Develop module and Mask the area you want to add or remove Grain.
Under the Effect panel, adjust the intensity of grains to the masked area using the Amount slider in the Grain section.

Adjust Grain using sliders
Use the Roughness and Size sliders to adjust the grains in an image. These settings will apply to both global and masked areas of the image.

Note:

Presence is now renamed to Effect.

Retain the color depths while making Tone Curve adjustments using the new Refine Sat. slider.

Open an image in the Develop module and select Tone Curve.
After making necessary Tone Curve adjustments, use the Refine Sat. slider to control the image's color saturation. Setting the slider to zero will retain the original colors of the image.

Adjust saturation using the Refine Sat. slider

Note:

Refine Sat. slider is also available while making Curve adjustments in Masking.

Experience smoother and faster performance in several key areas with the Develop walk performance improvements.

Faster image load time when switching from Library to Develop module.
Improved performance when navigating or selecting an image within the Develop module.
Enhanced normal and turbo walk experience by quickly loading the active image.
Faster image load time when launching or re-launching Lightroom Classic.
Improved visuals with fewer gray areas when walking or selecting images within the Develop module.

Check out the following articles to find newly added cameras and lenses in the full list of supported profiles:

A new choice of Parametric and Point Curves is now available while making a Preset and copying settings.
Holding Alt or Option key while making adjustments with HSL TAT tool or Color mixer sliders will show the active hue in color and greyscale of all other hues for better visualisation.
Use the alignment options in the Cell panel of the Book module to automatically align the image in a cell.

Enable GPU with a single click: Lightroom Classic now auto-detects if the system GPU is disabled and gives you a pop-up option to Enable with just one click.
Upgraded Process Version (PV) to Process Version 6 to reduce banding issues in adjusted images.

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