Lightroom Classic CC v7.2 has just been released. This version offers faster performance on machines with 12 GB of RAM or more, when you import and export photos, move between photos in Loupe view, or create HDR images and panoramas. 

Lightroom Classic CC v7.2 | February 2018

This release of Lightroom Classic CC rolls out new features and performance enhancements, support for new cameras and lenses, and bug fixes.

Experience faster performance with CPU and memory optimizations

Experience faster Lightroom Classic performance on machines with 12 GB of RAM or more, when you import and export photos, move between photos in Loupe view, or create HDR images and panoramas. 

Create collections from folders

In the Folders panel of the Library module, a new option has been introduced to quickly create collections from folders. If a folder contains subfolders, you can also choose to create a collection set that has the same hierarchy as that of the top folder. 

To access the new option:

Select one or more folders in the Folders panel. 
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (macOS) and choose any of the available options from the context-menu: 
Create Collection "[Folder Name]" or Create Collection Set "[Folder Name]", if you've selected a single folder.
Create Collections From Selected Folders or Create Collection Sets From Selected Folders, if you've selected multiple folders.
For detailed information, see Create collections or collection sets from folders.

Create collection from a photo pin in the Map module

In the Map module, you can now easily add a group of photos at the same location on the map to a collection. To do so, simply right-click any photo pin or group of pins on the map and choose Create Collection from the context-menu.

Filter photos based on edit status

A new filter has been added in the Library Filter bar and the Filmstrip to filter images based on their edited or unedited status. You can access this new filter option from any of the locations mentioned below.

Attribute options in the Library Filter bar

Use the new edit status icons under Attribute options in the Library Filter bar.

Metadata options in the Library Filter bar

Use the new Edit category under Metadata options in the Library Filter bar.

Filmstrip

Use the new edit status icons in the Library Filter bar.

Folder search

In the Folders panel of the Library module, you can now use the search field to find folders based on the entered text.

Mark and filter favorite folders

New in this release of Lightroom Classic CC 

In the Folders panel of Library module, you can now mark folders as favorite. You also have the option to filter favorite folders within the Folders panel.

To do so:

Select one or more folders. 
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (macOS) and choose Mark Favorite (if you've selected a single folder) or Mark Favorites (if you've selected multiple folders) from the context-menu.
A star icon appears over the folder that you've marked as favorite.

To filter the folders marked as favorite:

In the search bar of at the top of the Folders panel, click the () icon.
Choose Favorite Folders from the drop-down list.

Create smart collections based on a new rule - 'Has Edits'

In the Create Smart Collection dialog, a new rule 'Has Edits' has been added to the Develop category. A smart collection created based on the new rule 'Has Edits' 'Is True' includes images that have adjustments applied and also the images that only have a crop (and no other adjustments) applied.

Note:

The existing rule 'Has Adjustments' includes images that have adjustments applied, but excludes those images that only have a crop (and no other adjustments) applied. If you want to include cropped images in the smart collection, then choose 'Has Edits' in the rule instead.

Support for new cameras and lenses

Fixed customer issues

Issues fixed in Lightroom Classic CC 7.2 (February 2018 release)

 Info overlay disappears when moving between modules

 Watermark omitted from embedded thumbnails of exported JPEGs

 Palette Gear not working in Dutch, French, Italian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish

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