Adobe Lightroom 5 is an exceptionally powerful photo editing tool on desktops. I know a number of friends and associates who will live and die by it. Now the power of the Lightroom has made its way to Android for a more mobile user experience. The new addition to the mobile suite of Adobe apps lets you sync up with your account and edit current images on the go. This rings true even for your RAW images that are stored on your Creative Cloud as well as your devices own camera roll.
Primary feature list
Edit
• Edit raw files from DSLR cameras using Smart Previews.
• Edit images from your Android phone’s Gallery.
• Enhance images using familiar Lightroom tools and presets.
Organize
• Import photos from your Gallery.
• Quickly flag and reject photos.
Sync and share
• Automatically sync photo edits, metadata, and collection info with Lightroom 5 on your desktop and all your Lightroom -enabled devices.
• Easily share photos online via social networks
The addition is a nice extension of Adobe Lightroom 5 for desktops and could potentially come in handy when out and about for quick mobile edits and sharing. Adobe is offering up a free 30 day trial to get you off the ground along with a 30 day trials of Lightroom 5 for desktop. Once that expires you need to buy a Lightroom 5 subscription with the lowest price tag looking like $9.99 a month.
None of it will do you any good if you can’t install it where you want to. It would seem that comments are running wild with many devices not being compatible with the new app. The Nexus 9 apparently isn’t, which one could potentially blame on Android 5.0 lollipop, but it would appear that all tablets are excluded. I am also seeing people saying it isn’t compatible with the Note 3, HTC One or Xperia T2 Ultra. I don’t have any of those sitting here or previously attached to my account to verify though.
Adobe certainly isn’t making points right now. However, I am sure there is a dedicated tablet version somewhere on the horizon much like they did with Photoshop touch which offers a phone and tablet version. That one caused quite a stir since both are paid apps.
Any Lightroom 5 users out there give this a shot yet? Is it helpful and useful, or does Adobe have a lot of work to do still?
