Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera RAW 2026 update, new features in August 2026 release of ACR and Lightroom. Colin Smith shows you all the new features
00:00 Intro
07:11 New Mask Adjustment in Lightroom
03:29 Render as DNG
05:08 Auto Blemish removal
06:22 Edge expand, Generative ai or non ai.
08:29 Bi Directional Gradient
12:26 Skin tones with Vectorscope
“Join Julieanne Kost for an in-depth look at the latest innovations in Adobe Camera Raw 18.4. Discover how the next-generation Select Subject technology delivers dramatically improved mask accuracy for challenging subjects, explore the new bidirectional Linear Gradient for more flexible local adjustments, learn how the powerful new Vectorscope provides an objective way to evaluate and refine color, and more! Along the way, Julieanne demonstrates advanced masking refinements, improved background selections, enhanced Lens Blur accuracy, natural skin-tone correction workflows, Generative AI-powered removal of transparent areas, HDR workflow improvements, and significant performance gains for Denoise on Apple Silicon systems. Whether you’re a photographer, retoucher, or creative professional, this comprehensive overview will help you take full advantage of Camera Raw 18.4’s latest tools and AI-powered enhancements to achieve faster, more precise, and more creative results.”
Colin Smith shows you all the new features in the April 2026 release of Photoshop.
00:00 How to FULLY update Photoshop
00:44 Firefly 5 Edit
01:04 Prompt box improvements and new modes
05:00 Generative Credits usage
05:20 Layer Cleanup
06:13 Rotate Object
09:10 New Actions Panel
10:15 General Distraction Removal Tool
13:28 Reflection Removal in Photoshop
14:51 Dynamic Text Arch and Circle
15:38 Color Swatches in Filter Gallery
“In this video, Julieanne walks through the new features in Camera Raw v18, including automatic dust removal, improved reflection removal, better object detection, new landscape masking options, and an update for editing images to be displayed on HDR displays.”
