Camera Raw 9.4 Now Available

Camera Raw 9.4 is now available through the update mechanism in Photoshop CC and the Creative Cloud application.

As mentioned in an update to our camera support policy here, Camera Raw 9.4 is only available in Photoshop CC or later. Customers using older versions of Photoshop can utilize the DNG Converter for continued camera support.

Introducing Boundary Warp

Stitched panoramas are often created with areas of white or have no image data on the outer edges (as shown below) (Images were created from Lightroom CC 2015.4 / 6.4)

Screen Shot 2016-01-27 at 10.34.56

There are several ways to handle these results. A crop could be applied to the image either inside Lightroom or Photoshop. However, this can potentially result in loosing some important image details near the edges of the image. Another approach is to use Content Aware Fill in Photoshop and create new pixel data from surrounding areas of the image. However, this process may require several attempts to obtain a satisfying, smooth, artefact free image.

Lightroom CC 2015.4, introduces the Boundary Warp feature. Boundary wary has been designed to analyze the  edges of the working stitch, and allows warping of the image so that removes the areas where no data exists. In the following image, Boundary Warp has been applied to make a great panoramic result.

Screen Shot 2016-01-27 at 10.41.54

Final result after anther 2 minutes of effort

Screen Shot 2016-01-27 at 10.45.47

New Camera Support in Lightroom CC 2015 and Lightroom 6.4

  • Fujifilm X70
  • Fujifilm X-E2S
  • Fujifilm X-Pro2
  • Leica M (Typ 262)
  • Leica X-U (Typ 113)
  • Panasonic DMC-ZS60 (DMC-TZ80,DMC-TZ81,DMC-TZ85)
  • Phase One IQ150
  • Sony ILCA-68 (A68)

Additional Updates in Lightroom CC 2015 and Lightroom 6.4

  • Nikon 1 J4 Camera Matching Profile added
  • The panorama merging process should complete roughly twice as fast as Lightroom 6.3
  • Improved quality when applying Auto Straighten and Upright “Level” mode
  • A preference was added to the Mac to prevent accidental “speed swiping”
  • Metadata is added to merged panoramas to support Photoshop’s Adaptive Wide Angle filter
  • Customers can now set the location of where photos are stored when downloaded from Lightroom mobile or Lightroom web in the preference panel or contextually in the folder panel
  • Thumbnails update much quicker when copying and pasting settings in the grid view
  • Images load faster in the Library module when you are zoomed in and navigating images
  • Tethered support added for the Nikon D5500 and Nikon D7200

New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom CC 2015 and Lightroom 6.4

Canon EF Mount

  • Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Bower 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Bower 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Bower 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
  • Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC

Canon EFM Mount

  • Canon EFM 55200mm f/4.56.3 IS STM
  • Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
  • Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
  • Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC

Fujifilm X 

  • Bower 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
  • Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
  • Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC

Leica M 

  • MS Optical Perar 28mm f/4 Super Triplet
  • MS Optical Sonnetar 50mm f/1.1 MC
  • Nikon F Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC

Nikon F

  • Bower 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Bower 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Bower 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200mm f/2G ED VR II
  • Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
  • Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC

Olympus

  • Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC

Panasonic 

  • Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 35mm f1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC

Pentax K 

  • Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Bower 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Bower 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Bower 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
  • Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • smh PENTAX-DA 18-270mm F3.5- 6.3 ED SM

Pentax 645 

  • HD PENTAXDFA645 35mm F3.5 AL [IF]

Samsung NX 

  • Bower 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
  • Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
  • Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC

Sony A 

  • Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Bower 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Bower 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Bower 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Bower 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
  • Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC

Sony E

  • Bower 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
  • Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II
  • Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS

Sony FE 

  • Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
  • Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
  • Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
  • Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC

Parrot 

  • Bebop Drone 2.0

Fixed Bugs and Other Changes

  • Fixed issue where vertical panoramas created using Merge could appear with the wrong orientation.
  • Addressed a bug that would ignore modelspecific
  • custom default settings for some cameras, including some Leica and Sony models.
  • Corrected occasional crash using Crop tool after a Merge operation completed.
  • Fixed an issue where state of HSL controls would be rendered incorrectly in GPU mode when applying Contrast or Saturation local control adjustments.
  • Addressed the issue of the SIGMA 50mm f1.4 ART lens incorrectly identified as Zeiss Milvus 50mm f1.4.

Download Links

Camera Raw 9.4 – Please select Help>Updates to use the update mechanism in the Creative Cloud app.

Please note – If you have trouble updating to the latest ACR update via the Creative Cloud application, please refer to the following plugin installation:

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html (Updated)

DNG Converter 9.4: Mac | Win

 

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