It can remove the offending object, and automagically fill in the void with what should have been behind it based on the surrounding image.

The Advanced Healing Brush is intended for things like removing a spec of dust, or an errant hair or thread. Advanced Healing Brush – As a novice on the outside looking in, this is the feature that seems the most mind blowing to me.The Upright feature analyzes the image to detect skewed vertical or horizontal lines, and it can automatically shift the picture to straighten everything out. Upright – To some, having lines that are slightly askew may seem “artsy”, but for most professional photographers it just drives them crazy.

Radial Gradient – This feature gives the photographer more control over vignette effects, enabling them to highlight and emphasize the area (or areas) of the image they want to stand out.

More importantly, and adjustments you make to the image, or changes to the metadata are automatically synced back and applied to the original image. Smart Previews lets you create smaller alias versions of select photos so you can take them with you without having to work with your entire Lightroom library.

Smart Previews – A RAW image from a high-end DSLR results in a fairly massive file.Here are some of the key features that are new in Lightroom 5

Lightroom has had some pretty slick tricks up its proverbial sleeve for awhile, but Adobe still had a few new surprises for Lightroom 5.

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