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May 31, 2022
03:25 PM
Mac OS 12.4 (updated today, 5/31/22), Apple M1 chip, 64GB memory. Trying to load a .MOV file into photoshop. Tried File > Open, but all file are grayed out. Tried from the Timeline > Add Media: files are not grayed out, but nothing happens when I select one and click OPEN. By the way, these files do load without a probem into Lightroom.
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Mar 15, 2022
08:31 AM
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Jane, Thanks for the info and speedy reply. That solved the problem. Who knew?
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Mar 15, 2022
06:23 AM
Windows 10 PRO, Photoshop V23.21 (latest). I have a TIF file, IMAGE MODE RGB, 8 Bits/Channel, 6222 x 4104 pixels, 73.1MB file size. I can save this TIFF as a JPG, no problem. But if I first crop it and then try to SAVE AS a JPG, the only choices I get are PSD, PSB, PDF, PNG, TIFF and WEBP, but NO option for JPG. I have tried this with other TIFF files and same problem. I"v never had this problem in the past.
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Nov 08, 2020
06:25 AM
CALL OFF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I uninstalled Lightroom, then reinstalled it. Everything now works correctly (except the minor bug fix). Go figure! Thanks for your input.
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Nov 08, 2020
05:56 AM
I’m afraid my results are not the same as yours. The images Do come into LR from the Watch Folder, but they do NOT go into a Collection. I thought the problem might be because the selected Collection was part of a Collection Set, but that doesn’t seem to matter. In the Auto Import Settings dialogue box, the “Add To Collection” box is checked, and the desired Collection is highlighted, but the Auto Imported photo does NOT get there. And as initially reported, the “Add To Collection “ check box becomes unchecked the next time I access the “Auto Import Settings” dialogue box. I have tried making a new TARGETED collection; still doesn’t work. No matter what I try, I cannot get an auto imported photo to go into a collection. But now the plot thickens. This problem occurs on my desktop computer (a new Dell six months old). I have the same catalog on a PC laptop. Auto Import into a Collection WORKS FINE on the laptop. So, what the heck is going on with the desktop version???? Is it cursed? Does it have a bad Zodiac sign? The issue with the “Add to a Collection” box becoming unchecked also occurs with the laptop, but as you suggest, it’s a bug that does not affect the function. I will report the bug to Adobe.
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Nov 07, 2020
07:33 AM
Latest version of LR Classic, Windows 10 Pro: EDIT > AUTO IMPORT > AUTO IMPORT SETTINGS. Check box “Enable Auto Import.” Provided a “Destination.” Check box “Add to Collection” Highlight name of existing collection. Click OK. If I then immediately go back to the “Auto Import Settings” dialogue box, the “Add to Collection” has become UNchecked. The files DO automatically import from the watch folder, but they do NOT go into the designated collection. The “Add to Collection” box will not stay checked.
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Oct 17, 2020
07:31 PM
Running version 9.4, Windows 10 Professional. LR keeps trying -forever - to Sync 1 photo, but never succeeds. I have turned off all the sync arrows. In the Catalog Palette “All Synced Photographs” = 0. Using Edit > Preferences > Lightroom Sync > Alt – Rebuild Sync Data; no success. It continues – forever – to try to sync 1 photo, but never succeeds. And I cannot determine which is that one photos trying to be synced. I’ve exited Lightroom Classic numerous times, rerunning the items above, but no luck.
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Oct 16, 2020
06:19 PM
Windows 10 Pro. LR 9.4 (latest) Cloud Storage icon continuously says “Local Activity Syncing 157 photos” 442 MB of 20GB used. No matter how long I leave LR on, it continues to attempt to sync 157 photos. My internet connection is fine. Checking every Collection for the sync icon, I see only 3 images From Lightroom Mobile. NONE of the other collections are synced. In the FOLDER on my C drive, Lightroom Mobile Images = 21. In LR Preferences > Lightroom Sync, this is where I have specified the location for LR Synced Images In LR, under the CATALOG heading “All synced Photographs = 25” Yet it continues to attempt to sync 157 photos. Looking on my Android phone at the LR app, it shows ALL PHOTOS = 20. How do I clear LR’s insistence on trying to sync 157 photos that I don’t know exist?
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Sep 29, 2020
08:04 PM
You are brilliant! That is the answer. Many thanks. Lester
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Sep 29, 2020
04:26 PM
A LR photo "Edit a Copy in Photoshop with LR Adujustments". In Photoshop add layers, then SAVE AS PSD. Photo goes back into LR with suffix -EDITED. But when that EDITED photo is again "Edit A Copy with LR Adjustments, the PSD layers have collapsed. Is there any way of having the layers saved back in LR so they can be opened later in Photoshop?
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Sep 13, 2020
09:44 AM
THAT is the solution!! Many thanks.
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Sep 13, 2020
09:04 AM
Have latest releases of LR and PS, Windows 10 Pro. A JPG file in LR, Edit In Photoshop as a Copy. In PS add layers. Save As PSD. Back in LR, file shows up as "-Edited" but it is still a JPG, and none of the layers adjustment has been applied.
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Apr 01, 2020
04:22 PM
From Lightroom a group of photos were "Open as layers in Photoshop." The layers were all highlighted and I used Edit > Auto Align Layers. Now each layer has been adjusted. I would like to save individually each of the layers that has been adjusted as a separate image. Right now, I can, starting at the top, flatten the layers, Save As, then in history unflatten, then delete the top layer. Now do it all over again: flatten, Save As, unflatten, delete top layer., etc., etc. Since there can be dozens of layers, is there any efficient way to separate each layer into an individual image? If you're curious, these many images come from a focus stack. I know that Photoshop can do Auto Align and make a composite image, but for that type of work Zerene of Helicon is definitely superior. However, Photoshop is stronger in aligning severely misaligned frames. Once Photoshop does the alignment (better than Zerene and Helicon), I'd like to be able to save the individual aligned images, then send them to Zerene or Helicon for the final composite Thanks for your help. Lester.
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May 21, 2019
09:04 AM
You are correct in that there is an issue when trying to use the same hard drive on a MAC and a PC. Certainly that was always true with spinning drives. But I have been using solid state drives (1TB Samsung and 1TB Western Digital), and they can happily bounce back and forth between Mac/PC with absolutely no problems, and no special formatting for the solid state drive. (That seems to be true, also, of all thumb drives). My initial problem concerned using Lightroom Classic, which is on an external solid state drive, and moving between the two PC platforms. Lightroom could never find the originals when I move from one computer to the next. Per Bernsten via this thread solved my problem by telling me to change the USB drive letter so it reads the same on both PCs. That worked beautifully. But up in the air, still, is what if the two machines are not both PCs, but one PC and one MAC. I do not, at the moment, have access to a MAC, but it seems there is no way in the MAC OS to define a drive letter.
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May 21, 2019
05:06 AM
Per, This has solved the problem. You are a genius! For me this was a pretty esoteric issue; I thought I knew Lightroom well (evidently not). Extensive Google searches never provided a solution. I am extremely grateful, thankful and appreciative. For the person who wisely commented that the backups should not be on the same drive as the catalog, you are absolutely correct. However, I do have multiple copies of the frequently-updated catalog and corresponding originals, on other drives. By the way, is it possible to use a drive containing LR and the originals and bounce back and forth between a PC/Windows and a MAC, as I now can do between two Windows machines (thanks to your instructions)?
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May 20, 2019
01:12 PM
Window 10 Pro; latest LR classic updates. I have an external SS drive containing the LR catalog, and all other necessary LR files: Previews, Backups, and Camera Originals. All works well when plugged into my laptop. When the same external drive is plugged into my desktop, I get the ! “Original File Cannot be Found” on all thumbnails. I know how to tell LR to locate one file and then all other in the same location. However, with 34,000+ images that takes close to one hour. So the first question is, since the entire LR catalog, all its components and the original camera files are all on the same hard drive, why must one go through this when moving from one computer to another? Also, rather than FIND MISSING PHOTOS, I tried to tell, through LR, where the folder is that contains the Originals. If I look in LR at the folder that contains all the Originals, it does NOT show the question mark ?, but rather indicates that there are 0 images in that folder. So using the context menu for that folder, I select “Update Folder Location”, navigate to that location, click “Select Folder”, wait for an hour and NOTHING happens; folder still shows 0 images, and individual images still indicate the exclamation symbol ! I also tried “Synchronize Folder.” I Unchecked “Import New Photos (35,892) but SHOW MISSING PHOTOS is grayed out, and clicking on SYNCHRONIZE does nothing. Any idea as to why this happens, and how I can work between my laptop and desktop without waiting over an hour to eliminate 34,000+ exclamation marks. Many thanks for any insight you can provide. Lester.
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May 06, 2019
06:09 AM
Thanks guys and gals, that's the answer I needed. Lester
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May 06, 2019
04:12 AM
While a few people have replied to my initial question, no one has answered the question: What happens to Photoshop when you stop paying. Per my original question, I KNOW the original picture files are mine and do not disappear. But does Photoshop retain any functionality at all (a la Lightroom), or does it refuse to open? Someone speculated that "you MIGHT be able to open the files (PSD)."But does anyone know for sure? And what happens to Bridge? Maybe we can find a guinea pig who will stop paying, making the ultimate sacrifice, and then report back to us in 99 days.
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May 05, 2019
07:48 PM
I understand that with LIGHTROOM, when you stop paying, it is still reasonably functional (you can import photos, browse your catalog, etc.), but I cannot find out what happens to Photoshop when you pull the plug. Does the software just not open at all? Can you work on a photo but not save it? Does Bridge work at all? I am well aware that the image files are MINE, and will not disappear, and I lose the cloud storage.. Adobe is very clear about explaining what happens to Lightroom, but for the life of me, I cannot find similar information on the Adobe website, or anywhere via a Google search. I will probably pay Adobe for the rest of my life, but I teach classes, and students always ask, "What happens when you stop paying."
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Nov 29, 2018
01:51 PM
Current Lightroom Classic, Windows 10 Pro. I select an image in Library, then click File > Email Photo. The email screen comes up, but the thumbnail image does NOT show up the "attached file" box. When I send the email, I get a message in Lightroom "Your message has been sent." The email recipient DOES get the email and the photo IS attached. Anyone know why I don't see the selected thumbnails in the "attached file" box in the email window? THANKS! Lester L.
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Jun 22, 2018
07:06 AM
Seems to me a solid state thumb drive is a more reliable storage medium than a spinning hard drive. A file is a file. Adobe says I can store my catalog and originals on an external hard drive,and on an external thumb drive. I can print from that thumb drive, export, make slide shows, etc., but not ADD. Makes absolutely no sense! A thumb drive is a great compact, secure way to carry around my entire catalog, which I use for frequent overseas lectures. I think Adobe should immediately stop everything they're doing and fix this problem TODAY, if not sooner.
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Jun 22, 2018
06:52 AM
I think you're onto something. Originally the catalog and ORIGINALS were on a hard drive. I copied that from the hard drive to the thumb drive for portability (and yes, had to tell LR that the originals had been moved.) So are you saying that by using a thumb drive, instead of a hard drive, I cannot ADD new images? If that is the case, I think this is a serious design flaw! Why should Adobe tell me on which device I should store my catalog?
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Jun 22, 2018
06:39 AM
I have a LR Classic catalog with 20,000 images. The original camera files are in a folder called "ORIGINALS" The catalog and ORIGINALS are on a thumb drive, and everything works properly. External to Lightroom, I have just added 750 more images into that ORIGINALS folder, and now want to import those into LR. In the IMPORT screen, I select the folder ORIGINALS, and LR does see the NEW images. I want to ADD these to the catalog, leaving the camera files in that ORIGINALS folder, along with all the previous images which are now in LR, but the import screen only allows COPY. Why can I not use ADD? Thanks for your assistance. Lester
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Jun 08, 2018
05:51 PM
Phone ringer is definitely ON. And as I mentioned in my original query, I DO hear the camera click" sound when using the Android camera app, but NOT when using the Lightroom camera.
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Jun 08, 2018
03:11 PM
Galaxy S6 model G928V running Android 7.0. I DO get the shutter sound with the Android generic camera app, but do NOT get the shutter sound when using the camera in Lightroom Mobile. How do I turn on the camera shutter sound for Lightroom Mobile? Thanks for your assistance.
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Dec 13, 2017
11:26 AM
I have Lightroom Classic on a thumb drive, along with all the original photos on that thumb drive. Everything works properly. When I move that thumb drive to a different computer, the program opens properly, displaying all the thumbnails, but I get the dreaded exclamation point "Photo Is Missing." I do know how to tell LR where the "missing" photos are (on the thumb drive), but this takes very long with a 25,000-image library. Problem is, when I move the thumb drive back to the original computer, the same problems occurs all over again. Since the originals are stored on the thumb drive along with the catalog, why is this happening, and can I do anything to prevent the problem? Many thanks for any assistance. Lester
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