Lightroom 9.1 — !!exclusive!!

| Metric | LR 9.0 | LR 9.1 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Scrolling in Library (1000 RAWs) | 12 fps | 28 fps | | Export (100 24MP RAWs to JPEG) | 2m 15s | 1m 58s | | Mask loading (Brush adjustment) | 1.2s | 0.6s | The good: It is stable. It doesn’t require a Creative Cloud subscription if you bought a perpetual license (pre-2020). Many wedding photographers froze their updates at 9.1 because later versions (10.0 and 11.0) changed the import dialog and removed the old export location picker.

Lightroom Classic 9.1: The “Smooth Operator” Update Worth Revisiting Subtitle: Looking back at the December 2019 release that fixed tethering, sped up browsing, and introduced a killer iPad sync feature. If you’ve been using Lightroom Classic for a few years, you remember the “Dark Ages” of 2018-2019. Performance was sluggish, the sync feature felt like it was held together with duct tape, and many pros refused to update past version 8. lightroom 9.1

If you are on older hardware (Intel Mac or older PC) or hate Adobe’s new subscription-only model for newer features, stick with 9.1. It represents the last era where Lightroom felt like a professional tool rather than a bloated cloud service. | Metric | LR 9