Lightroom Classic 2020 For Digital Photographers
Learn Lightroom Classic inside out!
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIGHTROOM CLASSIC TRAINING
This training is updated to include all the features of the latest version of Lightroom Classic 9.3 (released June 2020)
Do you need to Learn Lightroom Classic? I mean, really learn it. Are you frustrated because your Lightroom catalog is a mess? Maybe you just want to make your photos look better (how about a LOT better, like the ones you see “rockstar photographers” doing). Imagine having all of your photographs perfectly organized and being able to find what you want instantly. Imagine being able to quickly make your photographs look pristine or even push it a little bit beyond the normal, with confidence.
Maybe you have tried other training and it was incomplete, scattered and confusing. You just wished someone would tell you HOW to do it but also explain WHY something works, so you can reproduce it on your own library of photographs. I’m going to guess you are also tired of heady, overly technical instructions and just want a knowledagable friend to sit down and explain Lightroom Classic to you.
This is the A-Z Lightroom training. LIBRARY // DEVELOP // OUTPUT. Three complete courses in one, with zero overlap.
This is what makes this training so unique. You have an award winning (3X Guru award, Time Magazine, PPA awarded) expert, who is known for his calm, conversational style, that is friendly and easy to understand and follow. This training is now in its 8th version and has been completely (every single lesson) recoded from the ground up for Lightroom Classic. We didn’t assume we know everything about your needs. We asked our very large community (you were possibly one of them) specifically what they struggle with the most and need to learn. We received hundreds of responses and acted on it. As a result, we beefed up the areas that people struggle with the most and produced this, what we believe to be the most complete, finest Lightroom Classic training anywhere.
In 140 digestible lessons, we will go though Lightroom Classic together in depth. This 15+ hour course will train you as well as serve as a valuable reference library for the future. We go beyond just the tools (they are all explained of course and all the latest features are covered in depth. ). You will learn workflows and strategies. How to build catalogs and organize your photos. How to find anything. How to migrate to different computers or hard drives. How to find missing images. How to clean up your Catalog and how to structure it in the first place. Workflows and steps to fix and polish your photos and videos (yes, videos). How to add the finishing touches to make your images stand out from the rest and quickly retouch and finesse details. How to automate many things to shave hours off your workflow. The steps for printing and outputting books, slideshows and much more.
If you are a complete beginner, you won’t be left behind, if you are more experienced, you will love learning the new tools and workflows of Lightroom Classic as well as lots of hidden and undocumented tips and tricks.
No matter your level, you can quickly master Lightroom Classic with effortless ease.
This is the most comprehensive video on the market for Lightroom. This 8th edition is recorded in beautiful HD from the ground-up for Lightroom Classic. Learn how to import, organize, develop and output all your captures with effortless ease. Enjoy in-depth coverage, pro techniques, secret tips and Colin’s way of breaking down even the most complex tasks into quick and easy to understand techniques. You’ll spend less time in front of the computer and more time behind the camera!
If you are new to Digital Photography, an old-hand or someone looking to learn the “correct” way of doing things, look no further. Watch over Colin’s shoulder as he demystifies Lightroom Classic. You’ll learn all the shortcuts, tips and tricks from a true expert. Do you ever get frustrated with tutorials that don’t work in the real world? In many cases Colin shows you multiple methods so that you can choose the one that’s best for your photo.
This is not like other training videos. The techniques aren’t from a classroom bubble. This is what works today in the real-world. There are no monotone presentations with boring uninspiring images. You’ll learn tons, you’ll have fun and most of all you’ll be inspired. See why millions of people are passionate about PhotoshopCAFE training. (30,000,000+ to date).
This complete training course contains 15+ hours and 140 lessons of Full HD Video. It’s actually 3 courses in one.
If you make photographs: Beginner to professional, this is the training you have been waiting for. You’ll not only learn the HOWS, you’ll understand the WHYS!
INCLUDED:
Sample Catalog with Exercise files so you can follow along.
Special Bonus: 30 Lightroom Classic Presets and 8 Custom Color Profiles included!
PDF Table of contents so you can easily find what you need.
3 courses in 1 – LIBRARY – DEVELOP and OUTPUT
Download right now and begin your journey in Lightroom Classic today!
You aren’t alone, join the millions of photographers who are part of the PhotoshopCAFE community!
THE COMPLETE TRAINING FOR LIGHTROOM CLASSIC (NEW 2020 VERSION)
3 courses in one!
COURSE #1: LIBRARY
GETTING STARTED
- Welcome
Set up exercise files, import sample catalog - Newest Features
Up to speed with what’s new - Overview
Lightroom in a nutshell - Lifecycle workflow
Birds eye view of the entire Lightroom workflow - Preferences
Essential Lightroom preferences - RAW
Raw files explained - XMP sidecars
Understand XMP, your key to sharing raw files outside Lightroom - DNG
What is DNG and how Lightroom can help - Importing from a card
How to import images from your camera card - Importing Locally
Import images from your internal/external drive - Auto Import
Set up a watch folder to automatically import images - Tethered Shooting
Connect your camera to shoot directly into Lightroom - Create custom Identity Plates
Customizing Lightroom to display your name, logo and end markers - Panel Management
Tips and tricks for working with panels
VIEWING
- Volume Browser
Viewing disks and space remaining - View Options
The best ways to view your photos - Library Filmstrip
That filmstrip at the bottom is really useful - Grid View
Working with Grid view, thumbnails and view options - Stacking
Making molehills out of mountains - Auto Stacking
Automatically stack photos by capture time - Lights Out Mode
Viewing your photos on a virtual light box - Loupe
Get a closer look at your images - Compare
Comparing 2 images to choose the best one - Survey View
Viewing multiple images at once - Understanding Previews
How previews work, make them efficient - Smart Previews
Work on your images without them being physically present - Dual Monitors
Working on Multiple monitors
LIBRARY/CATALOG
- Catalogs
Setting up your Catalogs - Upgrading Catalogs
Upgrading Older Catalogs - Export catalogs
Export Catalogs from Lightroom - Merging Catalogs
Managing your images on 2 computers - Catalog change disk
How to add or rename a drive without breaking things - Catalog move to other computer
How to move to a new computer without breaking things - Find Missing images
How to locate and relink missing images - Integrating with Lightroom CC/Mobile
How to sync Lightroom Classic with Lightroom CC/Mobile - Folders
How to manage and use folders - Collections
How collections become your main organization tool - Quick and Target Collections
A neat way of speeding up organization - Smart Collection
Automatically create live collections - Backup
Backup catalogs and your images
METADATA
- Metadata
Understand metadata and apply it to your photos - Metadata Templates
Save metadata templates and presets, then re-use them - Rating, Flag, Label options
Ratings, flags and labels options - Ratings
Rate your photos - Flags
Use flags to mark photos - Labels
Identify photos with colored labels - Filter Bar
Find anything with the Filter Bar - Keyword basics
How to use keywords to organize images - Suggested Keywords
Use the new Suggested Keyword feature - Keyword sets
Save time with custom keyword sets - Painter tool
Using the painter tool to turbocharge your multiple image workflow - Facial recognition
Setup and training Lightroom to find and sort faces - Time Change
Sync the time-zone of your photos
COURSE #2 – DEVELOP
ADJUSTMENTS
- Straighten
Level crooked horizons - Cropping
Crop to specific sizes and for creativity - Lens Corrections
Fix keystoning and barreling - Camera Calibration
Choose the process version and compensate for your camera color - Color readout
See the color values of images - Histogram
Histograms explained and used - White Balance
Remove color casts from photos - Quick Develop
Making adjustments in the Library panel - Auto Corrections
1-Click fixes, how to fine tune auto corrections - Basic Adjustments
Basic Adjustments panel explained - Curves
Understanding and using curves for targeted adjustments - Color control
Use HSL and color control - Dehaze
cut through haze and fog, or add some for effect - Texture
Add or reduce surface texture - Noise reduction
Remove the grainy noise from a photo - Chromatic Aberration
Removing color fringes - Sharpening
Make your photos nice and sharp - Open up shadows
Fix a backlit subject - Fix Dark Photos
How to rescue a dark, underexposed image - Fix Overexposure
How to rescue a bright, overexposed image - Fix bright images
2nd example of fixing overly bright images - Punch flat color
Add color to dull images - Virtual copies
Working on duplicate versions without filling up your hard drive - Batch processing
Save time by editing multiple images at once - History
Use history as an advanced undo - Snaphots
Experiment with different edits and easily revert back - Black and White
The best way to enhance black & white photos and convert color to black and white - Split tone
Color tint black and white images - Cross Processing
Using Split-tone on color images for a cross-processed effect - Presets
1-click effects with Presets, how to make your own - ISO Adaptive Presets
Presets that change based on ISO - Loading Presets.
How to install Presets into Lightroom - Color Profiles
Use powerful profiles to process color - Loading Color Profiles
How to install custom color profiles in Lightroom - RAW Defaults
Automatically use different settings on cameras
RETOUCHING
- Redeye
Get rid of the dreaded redeye with ease - Retouch faces
Reduce blemishes, wrinkles, whiten eyes and teeth - Cloning and Healing
Remove anything from a photo
SELECTIVE ADJUSTMENTS
- Adjustment Brush
in-depth look at the adjustment brush to paint on your adjustments - Dodge and Burn
Add 3D depth and make your photo pop with a fresh approach to dodge and burn - Gradient Adjustment
Seamlessly adjust skies and more with the gradient tool - Radial Filter
Change the lighting to your landscape photos - Advanced Radial
Add a spotlight to your studio photography with range masking to isolate the light - Range Masking
Selectively hide or show adjustments to specific regions automatically - Range Masking Depth Map
Use the Depth Map from a smartphone (HEIC image) to mask objects - Luminosity Masks
Adjust portions of an image based on Lightness - Lens Vignette
Compensating for lens vignette. Add a vignette for a creative feel - Special FX High Impact
Adding special effects for a high impact special effect - Special FX Vintage effects
Create a vintage effect, including light leaks - Day to Night
Turn Daytime into nighttime
ADVANCED ADJUSTMENTS
- Lightroom and Photoshop
How to use Photoshop and Lightroom together - Photoshop Smart Objects
Maintaining Lightroom edits in Photoshop with Smart Objects - Batch Processing
Save time by Editing Multiple photos at once - HDR
Create High Dynamic Range Photos in Lightroom - History
Use history as an advanced undo - Panorama
Stitching a Panorama Image in Lightroom - Advanced Panorama
Multi-layered panoramas and fix keystone - HDR Panorama
Auto Make an HDR Panorama automatically - HDR Panorama
Manual Manually create an HDR Panorama
VIDEO
- Video Intro
An intro to working with video in Lightroom - Video Color Grading
How to apply creative adjustments to videos to create stunning looks - Combine Video
Trimming and combining video shots
COURSE #3: OUTPUT
- Video Export
Getting your video out to the world - Watermarks
Create Watermarks that can be used all over Lightroom - Exporting images
How to produce photos for social, web, multimedia, print etc. - Exporting Presets
Automate the process of exporting your photos - Multi Batch Exports
Run multiple exports at once - Email Photo
email photos from Lightroom
Maps Geotagging your photos using built in google maps
PRINTING
- Soft Proof
Prepare your images for printing - Printing
How to print correctly from Lightroom - Picture Package/Contact Sheets
Making multiple picture packages and contact sheets - Custom Layouts
Layout pages for books or printing/Exporting
SLIDESHOWS
- Impromptu Slideshow
A Quick Slideshow from anywhere - Slideshows
Setting up a slideshow - Customize Slideshow
Customize your Slideshows - Slideshow Custom Text
Adding custom text to slideshows - Pan and zoom
Slideshows Add an animated Ken Burns effect to photos - Slideshow Video
Use Videos in Slideshows - Music to Slideshows
Add music to your slideshow presentations - Export Slideshows
Exporting Slideshows for use online or presentations
BOOKS
- Book Overview
Getting Started with books, use Auto Layout - Custom Layouts
Customize photo and page layouts - Text and finishing Book
Work with text and finishing techniques for books
WEB
- Web Galleries
Make a webpage, overview of web galleries - Build a Web Gallery
Creating and publishing a web gallery - Thanks and Goodbye
Your Instructor

Colin Smith is a best-selling author, and award-winning digital artist who has caused a stir in the community with his stunning Photoshop work. Colin is known as a pioneer of HDR photography and aerial drone photography. Colin is founder of one of the world's most popular Photoshop resource sites, PhotoshopCAFE.com, which boasts over 30 million visitors. He has been nominated 2x for the Photoshop Hall of Fame.
With over 20 years of experience in the creative industry, Colin was formerly Senior Editor and Creative Director for VOICE magazine. As a commercial artist, his clients include Satcchi & Satcchi, Proctor & Gamble, Toyo Tires, Microsoft and several Hollywood entertainment companies.
He is a regular columnist for Photoshop User magazine. He has been featured in most major imaging magazines including, Computer Arts, Macworld, Advanced Photoshop, Photoshop User, After Capture, PSD Photoshop, Photoshop Creative, Digital Photographer, Web Designer magazine and a host of others.
Colin's digital imaging work has been recognized with numerous awards, including, MacWorld Digital Design and 3 Guru awards at Photoshop World 2001 and 2002. He's authored more than nineteen books on Photoshop, including the best-selling How to Do Everything with Photoshop (McGraw-Hill/Osborne) and award-winning Photoshop Most Wanted, as well as being pominentely featured in the Hall Of Fame book, New Masters Of Photoshop and New Masters of Photoshop 2 (The only artist featured in both editions).
Colin is also creator of the PhotoshopCAFE series of videos (PhotoshopCAFE.com/video). He is in high demand across the United States as a lecturer, presenting his Photoshop techniques to Photographers and graphics professionals across the nation. He has been a speaker at such conferences as Adobe MAX, Photoshop World, WPPI, Imaging USA, PPE, creativeLIVE Photoshop week, Flash Forward, NVision, , PIDE, DL Expo, Creative Suite Conference, Cre8, Create Chaos, Deviant Art Summit and many more. In 2012 and 2013 Colin was the featured speaker and producer of 2 Multi-City Tours (Route CS6 and Destination CC) Sponsored by Adobe. Colin has consulted such companies as Adobe Systems, Edison International, Apple and Disney Studios.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewLrC_001__welcome Start here (5:39)
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StartLrC_002_newest features_ (7:22)
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StartLrC_003_overview of lightroom_ (8:18)
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StartLrC_004_lifecycle-workflow_ (21:34)
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StartLrC_005_lightroom prefs_ (12:18)
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StartLrC_006_RAW_ (5:52)
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StartLrC_007_XMP sidecar_ (5:37)
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StartLrC_008_DNG_ (7:34)
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StartLrC_009_importing from card_ (12:10)
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StartLrC_010_import locally_ (3:48)
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StartLrC_011_Auto Import_ (4:20)
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PreviewLrC_012_tethered_ (9:28)
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StartLrC_013_identity plate_ (3:47)
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StartLrC_014_panel management_ (8:46)
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StartLrC_015_volume browser_ (4:11)
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StartLrC_016_view options_ (5:56)
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StartLrC_017_filmstrip_ (6:22)
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StartLrC_018_grid view_ (6:00)
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StartLrC_019_stacks_ (8:16)
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StartLrC_020_auto stack_ (5:44)
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StartLrC_021_lights out_ (1:44)
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StartLrC_022_loupe view_ (3:32)
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StartLrC_023_compare_ (3:14)
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StartLrC_024_survey_ (2:31)
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StartLrC_025_previews_ (5:33)
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StartLrC_026_Smart Previews_ (5:43)
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StartLrC_027_dual monitor_ (5:52)
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StartLrC_028_catalogs_ (15:12)
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StartLrC_029_upgrade catalog_ (4:40)
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StartLrC_030_catalog export_ (8:18)
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StartLrC_031_catalog merge_ (10:20)
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StartLrC_032_catalog change disk_ (3:22)
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StartLrC_033_catalog move to other computer_ (9:04)
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StartLrC_034_find missing photos_ (4:16)
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StartLrC_035_integrating with CC mobile_ (6:04)
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StartLrC_036_folders_ (4:10)
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StartLrC_037_collections_ (9:24)
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StartLrC_038_Quick and target collection_ (5:51)
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StartLrC_039_Smart Collections_ (3:25)
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StartLrC_040_backup_ (6:56)
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StartLrC_041_metadata_ (6:21)
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StartLrC_042_metadata template_ (3:19)
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StartLrC_043_rating flag labels_ (4:35)
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StartLrC_044_ratings_ (7:24)
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StartLrC_045_flags_ (4:11)
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StartLrC_046_labels_ (5:02)
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StartLrC_047_filterbar_ (9:21)
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StartLrC_048_keywords_ (7:24)
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StartLrC_049_suggested keywords_ (1:41)
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StartLrC_050_keyword sets_ (5:00)
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StartLrC_051_painter_ (5:13)
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StartLrC_052_Facial recognition_ (6:53)
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PreviewLrC_053_update time_ (3:31)
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StartNew Lecture
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_001_Straighten_ (3:54)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_002_cropping_ (4:38)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_003_upright fix distortion_ (5:50)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_004_calibration_ (2:52)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_005_color readout LAB amd RGB_ (3:07)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_006_histogram_ (5:35)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_007_White Balance_ (3:11)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_008_quickdevelop_ (2:20)
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PreviewLrC_DEVELOP_009_auto settings_ (1:36)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_010_basic panel_ (12:18)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_011_curves_ (16:55)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_012_HSL color_ (8:07)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_013_dehaze_ (3:53)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_014_texture_ (2:48)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_015_noise reduction_ (6:02)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_016_chromatic abberation_ (5:15)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_017_sharpening_ (5:02)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_018_recovershadows_ (3:02)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_019_fix dark image_ (3:52)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_020_fixing overexposed images_ (3:37)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_021_fix over exposure_ (4:57)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_022_add color to dull images__001 (4:46)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_023_virtual copy_ (3:07)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_024_snapshots_ (6:02)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_025_Black and White_ (7:18)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_026_splittone BW_ (3:19)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_027_cross process_ (6:50)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_028_presets_ (8:15)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_029_ISO Adaptive presets_ (8:12)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_030_loading presets_ (3:00)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_031_profiles (7:04)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_032_import color profiles_ (1:56)
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PreviewLrC_DEVELOP_033_raw defaults_ (8:35)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_034_redeye_ (3:19)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_035_retouch faces_ (14:06)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_036_cloning and healing_ (6:22)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_037_Adjustment Brush_ (17:07)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_038_change color of objects_ (1:50)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_039_dodge and burn_ (19:53)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_040_gradient_ (5:20)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_041_graduated filter_ (7:26)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_042_Radial_ (6:26)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_043_range masking_ (8:37)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_044_rangemask depth_ (5:36)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_045_luminosity masks_ (13:09)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_046_vignette_ (3:48)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_047_special effects high impact_ (5:34)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_048_spacial effect vintage_ (5:43)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_049_day to night_ (18:42)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_050_Photoshop and LR_ (7:34)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_051_PS LR Raw_ (7:00)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_052_batch process_ (3:19)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_053_HDR_ (6:55)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_054_history_ (2:46)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_055_panorama_ (5:34)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_056_Advanced pano_ (6:37)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_057_HDR Panorama Auto (4:37)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_058_HDR Panorama Manual_ (7:55)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_059_Video Intro_ (6:28)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_060_video color grade_ (5:28)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_061_Video edit combine videos_ (4:33)
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StartLrC_DEVELOP_062_video export_ (3:09)