Your Lightroom Queen newsletter - Black Friday deals and is it safe to update Lightroom?
Hi Lightroom!
In this edition of your Lightroom Newsletter...
Black Friday deals
Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are popping up all over the place, even here in the UK. I love a bargain! You do too? Ok, let’s join in the fun then!
40% off my eBooks* using code - BF2015E40
15% off my eBook & Paperback bundles* using code - BF2015P15
It's a fantastic opportunity to grab your copy of my Lightroom CC/6 book, which I'm proud to say has had wonderful reviews. Already own a copy? I bet your photographer friends would love a copy as a gift! The codes are live now, and you have until the end of Cyber Monday.*
If you've been tempted to join the Adobe CC Photography Plan, now's a great time as there's 20% off, courtesy of ProDesignTools. It's the best price I've ever seen for this bundle, but you'll have to be quick, as this one expires at the end of Black Friday.
* Discount code small print - the codes expire at 23:59 PST on Monday 30th November 2015, they only work on www.lightroomqueen.com/shop, and they can't be used in conjunction with any other offer.
2015.3 / 6.3 - is it safe to upgrade?
Last week, Adobe released the 2015.3 / 6.3 update, which brings back the original Import dialog, fixes various bugs introduced in the previous release, and adds a lot of new cameras and lenses. Click here for the full details.
People have been understandably hesitant to upgrade, but the good news is, it's looking pretty stable. There are always some small bugs - that's the nature of software development - but we're back to a 'normal' level of bugs.
The main issues being reported are:
- A couple of reports of problems installing, fixed by uninstalling and reinstalling from the CC app, or these links - 6.0 then 6.3 (Win/Mac).
- A few people getting "Sequencer defunct" error on Windows, solution here.
- A few people getting an ‘error changing modules’ trying to open Slideshow. Windows solution here, Mac fixed by uninstalling and reinstalling.
- A few people having issues importing videos on Windows, solution here.
- Some memory cards are showing in the Files section of the Import dialog instead of the Devices section, and are therefore missing the Eject checkbox. The photos still import correctly and the card can be ejected manually.
- Nikon tethering is still not working on El Capitan. This is waiting on an SDK update from Nikon.
Tip of the month
Smart Collections are like saved searches or smart folders, automatically updating as photos meet, or stop meeting, the criteria you choose. If you haven't used them before, you'll find the basics on page 58-59 in my free LR CC/6 Quick Start eBook.
But if you're a power user, have you tried nesting criteria? If you hold down Alt (Windows) / Opt (Mac) while clicking on the + button at the end of a row, you can fine-tune your criteria further with conditional rules, which show as indented rows. Each of these conditional rules has its own All/Any/None pop-up, so the combinations are endless.
Talk again soon!
Victoria
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