Using Lightroom CC tutorial: I have been trying to use Lightroom CC for the past couple of months and have found that the home screen I see and the one shown in the Adobe tutorials are...

cowboyrandy

I have been trying to use Lightroom CC for the past couple of months and have found that the home screen I see and the one shown in the Adobe tutorials are different. I have not been able to ascertain a reason from Adobe as yet. I found this to be true with some presets I purchased as well. Has anyone run into this or have any ideas what may be going on? Thanks.

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

cowboyrandy wrote:

I have been trying to use Lightroom CC for the past couple of months and have found that the home screen I see and the one shown in the Adobe tutorials are different. I have not been able to ascertain a reason from Adobe as yet. I found this to be true with some presets I purchased as well. Has anyone run into this or have any ideas what may be going on? Thanks.

That is my main issue with the tutorials. The screens are different as are the control choices.

vonzip Loc: cape cod

Sinewsworn wrote:

That is my main issue with the tutorials. The screens are different as are the control choices.

I agree totally. I'm like, what? vz

CStrak

Many of the tutorials were written in past updated renditions of the applications.

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

CStrak wrote:

Many of the tutorials were written in past updated renditions of the applications.

Great! How does that help us poor slobs trying to the app?

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Your other option is trial and error as you look for another tutorial that is more accurate for today’s software.

Linary Loc: UK

First ensure the tutorial you are watching is for the correct version of Lightroom - i.e. Lightroom CC or Lightroom Classic. These are two different programmes.
Version 6.x and before would be similar to Lightroom Classic, but Lightroom CC is relatively new.

Gspeed Loc: Rhinebeck, NY

Sinewsworn wrote:

Great! How does that help us poor slobs trying to the app?

Use their phone support. it is very good.

Mark7S

Suggest Anthony Morganti tutorials on Lightroom. Very complete and easy to follow. Search YouTube

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

Laura Shoe sells fairly priced video tutorials for Lightroom and Photoshop which I have found very easy to learn from and refer back to if needed.

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

cowboyrandy wrote:

I have been trying to use Lightroom CC for the past couple of months and have found that the home screen I see and the one shown in the Adobe tutorials are different. I have not been able to ascertain a reason from Adobe as yet. I found this to be true with some presets I purchased as well. Has anyone run into this or have any ideas what may be going on? Thanks.

How about a screen shot. I watch many. many LR videos and my screen looks like videos with minor differences.

maryo Loc: Santa fe

i found the difference was between lightroom classic cc and Lightroom cc.

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

Gspeed wrote:

Use their phone support. it is very good.

The Adobe phone support folks do not speak an understandable version of English.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

cowboyrandy wrote:

I have been trying to use Lightroom CC for the past couple of months and have found that the home screen I see and the one shown in the Adobe tutorials are different. I have not been able to ascertain a reason from Adobe as yet. I found this to be true with some presets I purchased as well. Has anyone run into this or have any ideas what may be going on? Thanks.

Adobe changes the home screen from time to time. Tutorials made before (or after), the home screen was changed will show a different home screen. So if you get a different home screen on the tutorial that is a clue the tutorial was made with a different version.

Since you are using CC you will always have the latest version. The significance here is twofold: (1) earlier versions may not have all the features of latter versions and (2) Adobe does not delete functions but they move them to different menus sometimes. So you might have to poke around to find the function you are looking for.

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

cowboyrandy wrote:

I have been trying to use Lightroom CC for the past couple of months and have found that the home screen I see and the one shown in the Adobe tutorials are different. I have not been able to ascertain a reason from Adobe as yet. I found this to be true with some presets I purchased as well. Has anyone run into this or have any ideas what may be going on? Thanks.

If the tutorials are for Lightroom CC and don't match what you have, it appears you have Lightroom Classic. For most, that's a good thing - it's by far the more powerful product. Look for tutorials for classic - there's a ton of them. Julianne Kost with Adobe is a good starting place, but bear in mind she does tutorials for both products.