New features and slightly higher speed for a proven program

More fun I've unearthed some old files and tried the new HDR and Panaromafunktionen of LR6. And was amazed. The really fun. The Raws are offset and automatically converted to DNG, can the new HDR or Pano'Rawfile thus generated 'then edit as usual.
The automatics do a very good job, orientation at Pano or tracing of the light and dark areas in HDR are excellent. What a pity that it has not already given this function earlier. A big compliment for it. Until the output images are sometimes added together, patience is already necessary: ​​HDR Pano and features go there very comfortable to work.

What I like most of the filter brush. Reared radial or graduated filter can now be removed from parts by brush or selectively expanded. Where you had earlier to respond with a superimposed brush or other filters in certain regions of the photos and try until the correct fine adjustments were found, one simply erases now from parts of the filter surface or caused her added something. This saves a lot of time in irregular shapes, some mixed lighting situations such as are to be processed just so clean for me. The filter brush is an ingenious feature that almost justifies the upgrade for me, but I also work a lot with graduated filters. Sure, I can make much similar example with Viveza, but find a few brushstrokes in LR often faster, also the filter mask is subsequently adapted, if I want to change but sometimes at a later revision.

Automatic keystone correction is handy, if only as a basis for (softer) further work on the perspective. It is supposed to be cases in which a slight under-correction look more natural ;-)

The facial recognition I do not use. Slide show and web gallery dito.

For Speed: On my i5 / GeForce 710 / Intel HD Graphics 4000 with WIN 8.1 some operations run at the same speed during machining quite smoothly and faster, while others are as under LR5.7. However, the growth rate is low, anyway - a welcome advance.
* Update *: you read in case studies and reviews of different experiences regarding the speed gain, in some cases it is even slower than LR5.. the influence of the (graphic!) - including hardware drivers seem to be substantial. Hopefully Adobe can as yet make improvements.

Has on the process version (at least according to Menu) nothing changed, it's still the 2012er. How far under the hood improvements have been made in detail - who knows.

Otherwise offers the usual image of LR: is stable, is easy to operate and, you get used to the ways you can really get out of the Great photos.

Overall, I find that LR6 is a worthwhile update. Who else is on LR4 or less, had better access of the functions equal to LR6 ago. However, more sophisticated functions also require more processing power, which should be kept in mind. One downer is the announcement by Adobe to provide for the purchase of version LR6 no further function more updates (for the Creative Cloud subscription version already). In LR5 That was different because there were a number of updates. How much or as wiewenig happened exactly is or if it's more of a marketing statement which should attract the customers to the CC version remains to be seen.

The program will be expanded to the current facelift to useful features that make work easier and save some detour via other programs. The operating speed has been slightly increased. A new version of the process version Adobe has, however, not donated, the costs together with the new sales policy a * in the evaluation. For me, the climb was worth it, especially with the cheaper upgrade version of Adobe.