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Processing and developing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
Video tutorial: Lens correction in Lightroom
Learn about the Lens Correction feature in Lightroom 5. This feature can make a photo taken with an inexpensive lens
look fantastic.
The Profile options in the Lens Corrections panel of the Develop module correct distortions in common camera lenses.
The profiles are based on Exif metadata that identifies the camera and lens that captured the photo, and the profiles
compensate accordingly.
Lens profiles are saved in the following locations:
Mac OS /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw/LensProfiles/1.0/
Windows Vista or Windows 7 C:\ProgramData\Adobe\CameraRaw\LensProfiles\1.0\
Note: The lens profiles that are available in the Lens Corrections panel depend on whether you’re adjusting a raw or a non-
raw file. For more information and a list of supported lenses, see the Adobe Support article
Lens profile support.
1 In the Lens Corrections panel of the Develop module, click Profile and select Enable Profile Corrections.
2 To change the profile, select a different Make, Model, or Profile.
Note: Some cameras have only one lens, and some lenses have only one profile.
3 Customize the correction by adjusting the Amount sliders:
Distortion The default value 100 applies 100% of the distortion correction in the profile. Values over 100 apply
greater correction to the distortion; values under 100 apply less correction to the distortion.
Vignetting The default value 100 applies 100% of the vignetting correction in the profile. Values over 100 apply
greater correction to vignetting; values under 100 apply less correction to vignetting.
4 (Optional) To apply your changes to the default profile, click Setup and choose Save New Lens Profile Defaults.
Correct chromatic aberration
In the Develop module Lens Correction panel, click Color to display the chromatic aberration and defringe controls.
Note: To get a better view of the result, zoom in on the image area that shows the aberration.
For more details about color aberration and how to remove it, see New Color Fringe Correction Controlsin the
Lightroom Journal.
Remove red-green and blue-yellow color shifts
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Select the Remove Chromatic Aberration checkbox.
Remove global purple and green fringes with the eyedropper
1 Click the eyedropper tool in the Color Corrections Color panel.
2 Press the spacebar to pan and zoom into the fringe area. (Setting your default zoom to 2:1 or 4:1 helps you view the
fringe colors.)
3 Click purple and green fringe colors.
The sliders are automatically adjusted for that color. If you click a color outside of the purple or green hue ranges,
you’ll see an error message.
The end of the eyedropper will change to purple or green if the color under the eyedropper is within the purple or
green hue ranges.