Photoshop 2021, Camera Raw and Lightroom have new features. We take a look at the highlights for photographers and check them for practicality.

Adobe Photoshop 2021 and Lightroom: New functions in practice Focus on neural filters Color Grading instead of partial toning Better choice for motifs like hair and sky Neural Filters Color Grading The magnifying glass Conclusion Article in c’t digital photography 1 / 2021 read A look at the feature list of the current Photoshop 2000 – Updates shows that artificial intelligence is becoming more and more important in image processing occupies. The developers are working flat out to refine the existing functions and make them more powerful. These measures are particularly aimed at making the selection process “more intelligent”. Because these are the things that cost the image editor a lot of time in everyday life.

So it still means a lot of effort to cleanly cut out a person in front of a homogeneous or also restless background or the same to replace the entire sky of an architectural photograph. Here Photoshop has made a big step forward with the selection of motifs and with the function replace sky.

Emphasis on neural filters Adobe places another focus on neural filters. Three areas can be identified here: portrait image processing, the transfer of image styles, patterns and color impressions and typical photographic “repairs” such as the preservation of details with extreme scaling, the reduction of noise, dust and scratches and the removal of JPEG artifacts.

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Sign in and read Register now and read the article immediately More information about heise + Adobe Photoshop 2021 and Lightroom: New functions in practice Focus on neural filters Color Grading instead of partial toning Better choice for motifs like hair and sky Neural Filters Color Grading The magnifying glass Conclusion Article in c’t digital photography 1 / 2021 read