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Adobe adds DNG Raw to Lightroom for Mobile 2.5 on iOS 10

Bring lovely images to light with Adobe Lightroom. That includes the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, and iPhone 7 Plus.

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Increasingly, advanced amateurs are shooting in raw format to take advantage of the higher quality and greater editing possibilities it affords, such as altering white balance after the fact. The files will be saved in the open source raw.dng format created by the company.

Earlier this week, we shared with you why the integrated RAW capabilities of iOS 10 are a big deal. In addition to post-production adjustments, the RAW files will be able to capture more dynamic range and overall detail to work with.

“In a ideal world, people would be able to shoot raw without the frustrations associated with having an array of raw file formats”, said Thomas Knoll, Photoshop and DNG creator in a blog post. Now for smartphone photographers, Adobe has announced an update to its Lightroom app in which they will be adding support for RAW image capture and edit within the app itself. Adobe says the new color space offers 25 percent more color than sRGB, so that any edits you make in Lightroom more accurately reflect colors in your photos. To use Lightroom Mobile, you will need to have one of Adobe’s Creative Cloud subscriptions. Adobe noted that they will have an update soon for the new sensors on both the new iPhones as well.

Lightroom for Mobile 2.5 is free to everyone.

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JPEG compression is often good enough for photos that don’t need to be edited, but for those photos that need to be enhanced, the compression can get in the way. Powered by the magic of Adobe Photoshop technology, Lightroom for mobile enables you to craft and share professional-quality images from your smartphone or tablet.

Adobe Lightroom Updated to Add Support for iOS 10's Raw Capture Mode