You have both an integrated and a discrete GPU. Multiple GPUs don't play well with Adobe applications. Disable the integrated one (AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics) in the Windows device manager. ... View more

Before resetting the preferences, check the Sort order in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. (if you can't see it, press T) LrC has a tendency to change the sort order to Added order, in which case the file from PS will be the last one in Library. Change the sort order to File name, and it should move to the right location.   The easiest way to reset the preferences is Method 3 on this page: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/reset-preferences.html ... View more

Please post your system info. In Photoshop, go to Help > System Info, click the Copy button, and paste in a new reply. ... View more

LrC uses non-destructive parametric editing, which means that it never touches the originals. All the work you do is done on previews created by LrC.  Edits are written to the catalog as text instructions which are applied to a new image when exporting or printing. So there is no conversion of color space involved, but LrC uses a variant of ProPhoto (Melissa RGB) as its internal working space.   I don't know how many bits are used for editing, but I would assume 16. Not sure how important bit depth is, since the editing is non-destructive. Here's an article about color management in Lightroom. It's 17 years old, but I believe it is still correct. http://digitaldog.net/files/18Color%20Management%20in%20Lightroom.pdf ... View more

Put it (still starp/crisp) in InDesign? By @NM PDI   If this is about how images appear in InDesign – it doesn't display the original images, but creates previews that are lower quality than the originals. If ID were to display the originals, it would seriously affect performance, especially in image heavy documents. So the previews do not indicate the quality of printed output.   You can set preview quality in ID Preferences > Display performance. It might be set to Typical by default, try setting it to High Quality.   ... View more

The original placed in InDesign is 288 PPI, which will be absolutely fine. If you know at what size an image is going to be printed, you can use the Image size dialog (with Resample unchecked) to see what the effective PPI will be.  Photoshop does the math for you – pixel dimensions divided by printed dimensions in inches = PPI.             ... View more

When you view an image larger than Fit view (like 100%), LrC will remember what part of the image you're viewing, and use this view the next time. This happens in both Library and Develop. So this is expected behaviour. Compare view (press C with two or more images selected) will display the same part of the image in both images. Use the arrow keys (or click the arrows in the toolbar) to display a different (selected) image on the right. ... View more

The three dots in the top right corner of the thumbnails indicate that your Library previews are corrupted. Deleting the preview cache will usually fix it. With LrC closed, go to the folder  that contains the catalog (with the File explorer). If you don't know where it is, go to Edit > Catalog settings, and click the Show button in the top right corner of the dialog that appears.   Delete the file whose name ends with  Previews.lrdata. Do not delete anything else. Launch LrC, and the previews will rebuild as you browse folders in Library. ... View more

The print quality (and size) would only be the same if they had the same PPI. If we assume a 6000 x 4000 image, it would print at 6000 x 4000 inches at 1 PPI, and 6 x 4 inches at 1000 PPI. The 1 PPI version would be very low quality (each image pixel would be one square inch on paper), the 1000 PPI version would be high quality.   PPI is optional metadata, and is not required for screen viewing. If there is a PPI value, it will have no effect on image display – it will display according to its pixel dimensions. PPI is for printing only. ... View more

Windows has two settings for file extensions. One in the View tab of the File explorer (should be checked), and one in Folder options (should be unchecked).   ... View more

Try resetting the preferences. Method 3 is the simplest way to do it. https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/reset-preferences.html   ... View more

Can you post a screenshot of the Export dialog as requested earlier? In my experience, Windows does report the PPI value correctly, so I'd like to see the Export settings.   Also note that what Windows calls DPI is in reality PPI. As I have explained earlier, DPI is not an image property, its a printer/print property.   Are you saying that if I give a JPG photo to the store for them to print it for me, it is they who set/control the DPI (as they are the ones in control of the printer) and therefore DPI isn't a setting that I have control over during the editing/exporting stage? The store are telling me a good quality print will be from an image that is in 300 DPI or even 600 DPI.   Yes, the DPI is set when printing. It's all explained in my first post. https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/dpi/m-p/14972273#M386298 300 PPI is enough. If you were to print at 600, you would need four times as many pixels to print at the same physical size. A 6000 x 4000 pixel image will print at 20 x 13.33 inches at 300 PPI. To print this image (same physical size) at 600 PPI you would need 12000 x 8000 pixels. ... View more

Please post a screenshot of the Export dialog with your chosen settings. Do not attach the screenshot, use the Insert Photos button in the toolbar to embed it in your post.   And I have to ask you once again, where are you seeing the 96 PPI for the exported image? ... View more

The Adobe article you linked to unfortunately contains misleading, and even wrong information. This is how PPI and DPI works:   PPI (Pixels Per Inch) is an image property – the number of image pixels used to print one inch on paper. Pixel dimensions divided by PPI = Printed dimensions in inches. You set the PPI in the Resolution field when exporting from LrC. The PPI value tells you nothing about image size, pixel dimensions do. But it does tell you what size the printed image will be if you do the math. PPI and DPI are often confused, and many people use DPI when they should be using PPI. Even Windows gets this wrong.   DPI (Dots Per Inch) is a printer property – the number of ink dots a printer uses to print one inch one paper. The article claims that images have a DPI resolution, but they don't. The resolution for an image is always PPI. The DPI is set in the printer driver, and is typically much higher than the PPI value of the image. I routinely make 33 x 44" prints on my own printer at 180 PPI. Using a higher value does not improve image quality. (and it also requires more pixels, see the formula above) In the printer driver I set the DPI to 1440. Lower values (720 or 360) lead to reduced image quality.   I've just switched to Lightroom Classic and am learning my way round it. When I export the very same RAW image it yields a 96 DPI and the file size is only around 7 MB - both values suggest it is a less detailed image.    Where are you seeing a PPI value of 96? If you export at 300, the value should stick.   The file size of a jpg is determined by three factors: Pixel dimensions Quality setting used when exporting Image content Assuming that the first two are identical, the file size can still vary a great deal, depending on image content. An image with predominantly smooth, flat or out of focus areas will compress well, leading to a relatively small file size. An image with lots of sharp, busy detail (or noise) will be much harder to compress, leading to a relatively large file size.   40 kb, exported at Quality 80   146 kb, exported at Quality 80   So the file size of a jpg is not an indicator of image quality. The only way to determine the quality of any image is to view it at 100%. At this magnification, one screen pixel is used to display one image pixel, giving you a true representation of the image. Any other magnification will be inaccurate and misleading because the image has been scaled.     ... View more

In Bridge or Photoshop, press and hold the CTRL + ALT key, go to Edit > Preferences > Camera Raw Preferences, and select 'Yes' when prompted to reset Camera Raw preferences. By @Sameer K   For the record, it's the Control key only. Ctrl + Alt doesn't work, it makes the menu disappear. ... View more

Adapter #2 seems to be active, it reports using 80 MB memory. Does it appear in Device manager? ... View more

We need to see your System Info as reported by LrC, but since you can't click on the menu, try this procedure: Press Ctrl + , (comma) to open the preferences. In the Performance tab, click System info, in the dialog that appears click Copy, then paste in a new reply. ... View more

I always thought the part of system info below Installed plugins didn't contain any useful information for troubleshooting, but there is a listing of adapters directly below, like this from @ph.haefelfinger  Are these GPUs or somehting else? If they are GPUs, only one should be enbabled in the OS.   Config.lua flags:  Adapter #1: Vendor : 10de Device : 2487 Subsystem : 397b1462 Revision : a1 Video Memory : 12110 Adapter #2: Vendor : 8086 Device : 3e98 Subsystem : 86941043 Revision : 0 Video Memory : 80 Adapter #3: Vendor : 1414 Device : 8c Subsystem : 0 Revision : 0 Video Memory : 0  ... View more

You cannot move collections between catalogs. (and you cannot move folders to a different catalog either) A collection is just a list of images, and for the collection to display, the images must have been imported.   Having more than one catalog has lots of disadvantages – you can only have one catalog open at a time, the open catalog doesn't know about your other catalogs, you have to remember what images are in what catalog, and so on. Using one catalog is much simpler. You can merge all catalogs into one by following this procedure:   Open the catalog you consider to be your "master" catalog. Go to File > Import from another catalog, and import the other catalogs one by one. For detailed instructions, see the links below.   https://www.lightroomqueen.com/what-is-a-lightroom-catalog/ https://www.lightroomqueen.com/one-or-multiple-catalogs/ https://www.lightroomqueen.com/merging-catalogs-overview/ https://www.lightroomqueen.com/merging-catalogs-1-identifying/ https://www.lightroomqueen.com/merging-catalogs-2-prepare-merge/ https://www.lightroomqueen.com/merging-catalogs-3-import-catalog/ https://www.lightroomqueen.com/merge-catalogs/ ... View more

Lightroom 6 is the predecessor of Lightroom Classic, which is now on version 14. It is only available by subscription at 10 US dollars or equivalent a month (20 GB Photography Plan, one year commitment). The subscription also includes Photoshop (not Elements).   You can buy a three year licence for Photoshop Elements for $99, you may qualify for an upgrade, which is $79.   Before buying, make sure that your computer meets or exceeds the system requirements. https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/system-requirements.html https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-premiere-elements/tech-specs.html ... View more

I have a mac and adobe lightroom, not lightroom classic. Do you have suggestions for this process with a mac in the adobe lightroom app? This is slowing down my editing SO much and I'm trying to get through these galleries due to clients! Any help would be so appreciated. By @individualistic_work5E75   The cloud version of Lightroom has its own forum here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based/ct-p/ct-lightroom?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all ... View more

I deleted the file and there is a new one now. My files that I deleted are red and the new one is red. Is is supposed to be? By @Aimee_Powell1983   Yes, it's supposed to be red. ... View more

Delete Previews.lrdata, not Smart Previews.lrdata. Previews should load faster after rebuilding.   I still get the rainbow wheel as I scroll through in develop mode and the pictures come up pixelated and take a very long time to normalise if at all... This was happening before then the problem got worse with crashing and previews eventually dissapeared. Is there a bigger problem?  By @Sylvana5C6B   Try purging the Camera Raw cache. It contains your Develop previews which could be corrupted as well. You do this in Preferences > Performance. I also see that you have HDR in Library enabled. If you don't have an HDR monitor, or don't work with HDR images, I suggest that you turn it off in Preferences > Performance.     If the crashing continues, and a dialog appears for sending a crash report to Adobe, do so, using the same email address as in your Adobe ID. Then reply to this thread, stating that you have sent a crash report. An Adobe employee can then take a look at it.   You should also check your hard drive for errors. A faulty hard drive can cause preview corruption as well as catalog corruption. ... View more

The three small circles on your thumbnails indicate corrupted Library previews. The previews are contained in a folder (might display as a file or a package) whose name ends with Previews.lrdata, which you will find in this folder:  /Users/sylvanalee/Documents/1. Sylv Creates/1. Editing/Lightroom Catalogue Nov With LrC closed, delete this folder. Do not delete anything else. The previews will rebuild as you browse folders in Library.        It also looks as though editing tools are greyed out in Develop. This could be due to preferences corruption caused by the crashing. Try resetting the preferences. Method 3 described on this page is the simplest way to do it. LrC will create a new preferences file on launch. https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/reset-preferences.html   ... View more

I'm glad that worked for you, but you still need to fix the underlying problem with edits disappearing. So what does the error message about the catalog say? ... View more

This shouldn't happen as I have checked the "Automatically write changes into xmp" option in the Catalog settings from thge beginning.   By @jean louisc   I overlooked that you have this option checked. Select an image in Library, then go to Metadata > Read metadata from file. This might bring back the edits, but they will not be listed in the History panel. ... View more

Windows does report the correct ppi value (although it erroneously calls it dpi). But the only ICC profile it understands is sRGB, and will report any other profile as "Uncalibrated". This image is in Adobe RGB.   ... View more

@jean louisc  Are the edits listed in the History panel? If they are, what happens if you click on the topmost history step?   @Ilona Flokstra  Please quote the exact error message that you are getting. Or post a screenshot of the error message. Do not attach the screenshot, use the Insert Photos button in the toolbar to embed it in your post.   ... View more

You cannot open LrC without a catalog, so you are using one. As for the folder issue, try resetting the preferences. The simplest way to do it is method 3 described on this page: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/reset-preferences.html ... View more