Unlike earlier versions, LR5 introduced a healing brush with full spot removal controls (size, feather, opacity) and a visible pin system to edit or delete individual repairs—very useful for portrait retouching or dust spot removal.
A key feature added in LR5 is the Radial Filter , allowing you to create off-center, elliptical adjustments (exposure, clarity, temperature) for vignettes or spotlight effects. You can invert the mask to affect the inside or outside of the circle. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.1 for Windows
Work on images without the original RAW files being present. Smart Previews are smaller, lossy DNG copies that let you edit full-resolution images when your external drive is disconnected—a lifesaver for laptop users. Unlike earlier versions, LR5 introduced a healing brush