Adobe Lightroom (Cloud-Based) Versus Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic

Adobe Lightroom (Cloud-Based) Versus Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic

Adobe Inc. first introduced a professional-grade program specifically for photographers called Adobe Lightroom way back in the winter of 2007. A decade later, in the fall of 2017, Adobe chose to break this product up into two very different animals to reflect the growing divide in image storage technology.

Now, after a couple of rebranding efforts, there are two very different products on the market for serious photographers: *Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic* and *Adobe Lightroom (Cloud-Based).*

These two products share a common name and a similar purpose. Both types of Lightroom excel at organizing a large volume of digital photographs and both programs utilize Adobe’s cutting-edge raw image processing technologies.

Beneath the surface though there is an enormous difference in the way that these two programs operate and that difference comes down to file storage. Those who choose to use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic are choosing to store their digital photographs on their own hardware.

Their own hardware in this context means computers, external hard drives, or Network Attached Storage devices that each individual Lightroom Classic user must purchase and maintain. Those who choose Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic are intentionally choosing to design and implement their own file storage and backup systems.

Those who choose Adobe Lightroom (cloud-based), on the other hand, are comfortable letting Adobe Inc. store their photographs for them on Adobe’s servers. Adobe Lightroom users do not need to purchase any additional hardware as their image library grows because all of their photos are automatically uploaded to Adobe’s servers for safekeeping.

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[jimwlouavl]

Very helpful. I watched similar videos and this is light years ahead in its directness and lack of judgment.

[easyon]

Outstanding, direct and to the point without unnecessary fluff talk or cutesy background music. I've subscribed.

[deemat]

Brill! Clear and concise—just what was needed, and what Adobe ought to have provided.

[celkat]

Thank you for this clear and concise explanation. I wasted a good ten minutes on some other bumbling, jumpcut-infested videos before I came across this one

[muehunter]

Thank for this video, I currently use Lighroom CC but considering going back (I've not used classic in about 6 years, I had a period of time when photography wasn't a priority). there's a cumber of reasons and functions CC doesn't offer namely: can't straighten by drawing a line, there is no in built crop ratio for 3:2 (what all my photos are printed in) and while I have worked it out setting up a local backup to my NAS was a pain. But at the same time having cloud access on all devices is great as well as some others... basically I want to have my cake and eat it!

[isadoraplourde]

Hi ! Thanks ! Good vidéo for beginners here.


Only thing I will add (even if you dont want elaborate on that here cause more advance?) is the possibility to use both together ! And that can be very useful. For pro or amateur. You can have the biggest library on classic and sync any collections to the CC cloud (it's smart preview, so doesn't take a lots of space).

[feliciaswart]

Thanks, I'm due for an upgrade and I was afraid I was gonna be forced to use an app, I prefer classic for workflow

[duncanwallace]

Very helpful. Last time I checked there were also some fairly big functionality gaps with the cloud option (like gradient filters and so on), but that was a few years back. Also I wonder if its as easy to switch between photoshop & lightroom on the cloud version & whether it still costs a fortune to store images?

[pattysmith]

This goes a long way toward clearing up the confusion. Thank you for that. I'm a hobby photographer that started out with Lightroom CC and was very happy with it until I started seeing things that could be done in the develop and collection module of Classic. My question to further clarify when you say migrating to Lightroom classic you mean LR Classic CC . And you can't do both right. So I should just stick with what's been working?

[hmjpogi]

hello David, how are you? thank you for your video.i understand better now the difference between the two software. may i ask while using the cloud base software, what will happened to the picture i am editing half way in case the connection of my device or laptop gets severed from Adobe bec of but not limited to a disconnection from the internet or the power from my latptop is fully drained? thanks

[robertyanal]

I began with LrC and later began using Lr. Now I use both. LrC is easier for round-tripping to Photoshop and printing. Adding photos to Lr syncs full size photos to the "cloud". Not so with LrC. And Lr has all of LrC's editing tools.

[TheRealAfroRick]

You pretty much answered the question that so many other videos have failed to answer. Lightroom appears to be a simplified prosumer image management solution that is designed for the cloud and for prosumers that need to access and manage their images on a variety of devices. Lightroom Classic appears to be designed for traditional photographers who would benefit from keeping all of their image assets local to their device and who don't mind or care about having access to their images on other devices like phones and iPads.

[pauloalvares]

Hi! Although I wouldn't call myself a photographer (I'm purely an amateur) I already have a lot of photos on my hard drive. So I was wondering if using Lightroom Classic and just sync the photos I want to CC for use on a mobile phone is a good workflow (I wouldn't use the desktop version of CC). I ask this because the current available subscriptions include both versions. Sorry if it's a very basic question and thanks!

[vancollins]

Hello and thank you for the video. I have been using LR5 up to now. Just bought a new camera and now will have to go to a LR subscription plan so I can continue to edit RAW files. My question is, does the current LR cloud based, (what I call LR "light") support RAW files from this new camera, just as "clastic" does?
Thank you in advance for any answer on that.

[STACYBURK]

How do you use Plug Ins like DXO Photolab, On1 Photo Raw or the Nik Collection with Lightroom Cloud?

[sujitbanala]

Which one is the best? The old Lightroom version or the new light version ??

[PrimalVarietyYTC]

I am a little late to the game on commenting on this however I was wondering how easy is it if I decide to go with light room and then 10 months down the road or longer decide that the paid subscription isn’t for me and I wanna cancel. How easy it is it for me to remove my photos from the server onto my hard drive? Can I choose all of them at once and do one mess download or do I have to sit there and drag each one separately to my desktop or wherever I’m going to save it locally on my computer?

[DaevaB]

I took the CC version, before this i uu.. was a bad boy.

Decided to take the CC because of the cloud, my hard drives where getting full. Now for almost 3 days straight i am uploading my 9000+ pictures to the cloud..
It's slow.. but it's doing it. At the moment super happy, it runs fast and smooth compared to my older version of LR.

ps.. i am a hobbyist.

[capturethephotons]

Adobe Bridge has the same features as far as storing it where you want to

[adamw]

I just watched your video. While it is informative and concise, i disagree with the viability of using BOTH in conjunction to one another. LR maintains a copy of your images in the Adobe cloud, any and all adjustments are synced between all devices logged into your adobe acct. LR Classic maintains a copy (of the same images that are in the Adobe cloud) in a location designated by the user. Within Classic, ONCE the catalog is synced...you'll get the same image (with any adjustments made in LR or Classic) I am careful to import images via LR to maintain folder and album integrity within LR. Once they go over to LR Classic, they're referred to as Collections and folders. Ratings and flags all sync as they should. I'm curious if there has been reports of users having issues utilizing both.