{"id":46677,"date":"2026-08-10T05:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=46677"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:34:57","slug":"7-new-lightroom-camera-raw-features-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/46677\/7-new-lightroom-camera-raw-features-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"7 New Lightroom + Camera RAW features &#8211; August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LRACRnew202608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LRACRnew202608.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LRACRnew202608-425x212.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LRACRnew202608-700x349.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0XmX6LYumsA?si=8DMMiXVHrvi9_zOE\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera RAW 2026 update, new features in August 2026 release of ACR and Lightroom. 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