Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Adobe added some genuinely useful changes into Camera Raw 18.3.1 — a lower temperature floor for tricky artificial light situations, mask edge refinement, and masked color grading. This video covers all three with real-world examples and notes on what Lightroom users should know before diving in.
Chapters:
00:00 - ACR did it again
00:25 - Don’t forget to update first
00:55 - New lower limit for White Balance Temperature
02:46 - Masking refinement is here
07:25 - Color grading in the Masking panel
10:26 - We’re just getting started
Adobe added some genuinely useful changes into Camera Raw 18.3.1 — a lower temperature floor for tricky artificial light situations, mask edge refinement, and masked color grading. This video covers all three with real-world examples and notes on what Lightroom users should know before diving in.
Chapters:
00:00 - ACR did it again
00:25 - Don’t forget to update first
00:55 - New lower limit for White Balance Temperature
02:46 - Masking refinement is here
07:25 - Color grading in the Masking panel
10:26 - We’re just getting started
![Im Re-Editing All My Photos Because of This One Camera Raw Feature [Whats New in ACR 18.6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RZ8pOEi1u4I/mqdefault.jpg "Im Re-Editing All My Photos Because of This One Camera Raw Feature [Whats New in ACR 18.6]
Adobe Camera Raw 18.6 added a new effects tool called Glow, and its good enough that I went back through my own catalog and re-edited photos Id already published. In this video I break down all three Glow styles, Diffusion, Bloom, and Halation, how the sliders work, and how to control glow globally and locally with masking. I also cover the other two additions in this release: Trim and the new metadata panel.
Chapters:
00:00 - This is a BIG Camera Raw update!
00:51 - Trim your photos in 1 click
04:02 - New metadata panel
04:41 - Glow is here!
05:40 - A closer look at Glow: Diffusion
08:53 - Using Glow with Masking
11:48 - A closer look at Glow: Bloom
15:03 - A closer look at Glow: Halation
18:32 - Let us know what you think of Glow")
