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June 20, 2021

P: (Win/Mac) Lightroom Classic 12.0 Unable to export: Watermarking Failed

  • June 20, 2021
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Hello, I have a problem with export my pictures after update Adobe Lightroom classic catalog. I´m not using watermark. So, I can´t understand this failer error. Can anybody help me please? 

 

 

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    codyturk
    Participating Frequently
    October 28, 2022

    I just ran into this issue. Lucky for me I only had one "Watermark preset".

    I'm assuming it's because I restructured my entire project directory.

     

    What I did to resolve the issue:

    1. ctrl + shift & e to export my photos

    2. Under "watermarking" clicked the check box

    3. Opened up the drop down menu

    4. Selected "Edit Watermarks"

    5. Drop down menu in the top left hand corner, selected delete watermark.

     

    After that I was able to export.

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    Graham Miller csbsju
    Participant
    October 28, 2022

    Any time I try to export images, this pops up. I don't even have the watermarking selected in my export settings, and this occurs no matter what I try to do. I read that this was fixed in 12.0.1, but it is still happening even though I updated... This is valuable to me because editing photos is key, and I need to be able to export them. Also, paying the high amount for the Adobe subscription and having this issue go on for days is simly unnacceptable. I value my money, and issues like this are making me seriously consider unsubscribing from their services.

     

    1. Lightroom Classic 12.0.1

    2. Mac OS Monterey 12.5.1 on a 2021 MacBook Pro, Apple M1 Max, 32 GB Memory

    3. Literally export anything with any settings to reproduce this problem

    4. Expected Result: Export my photos without issue. Actual Result: "Unable to export: Watermarking Failed"

    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Jill_CCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 28, 2022

    There is a very long thread on this subject which I believe addresses the issue you're having:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-win-mac-lightroom-classic-12-0-unable-to-export-watermarking-failed/idi-p/13275722/page/2#comments

    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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    JC CHARRON
    Participant
    October 28, 2022

    Is their a possibilty that to be fonctionnal you need photoshop 2023, because I dowload at the same time. But now for me evereting is ok

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    Graham Miller csbsju
    Participant
    October 28, 2022

    This is still an issue for me even though 12.0.1 was released

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    Graham Miller csbsju
    Participant
    October 28, 2022

    This is still an issue for me, even though 12.0.1 was released

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    JC CHARRON
    Participant
    October 28, 2022

    I just put the last lightroom updat 12.0.1, the problem is fix

      Rikk Flohr_Photography
      Community Manager
      Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      October 28, 2022

      Lightroom 12.0.1 was released today and contains a fix for this issue. Please refresh your Adobe Creative Cloud App ([Ctrl/Cmd]+[Alt/Opt]+[ R ]) and download the updated version.

       

      Thank you for your patience. 

      Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
        johnrellis
        johnrellis
        Legend
        October 28, 2022

        "as you won’t be able to fix this yourself ... I think they went into the Adobe file on my pc and found the watermark folder and all they did was re- name it to watermark.123 and it was fixed!"

         

        That's essentially the same as the second workaround posted in the "correct answer" at the top of this thread -- delete all the existing watermarks. Unfortunately, there are at least a few who have reported that this isn't sufficient and they have to reset LR's preferences (the first workaround at the top of this thread).  Both workarounds are easy for anyone to do by carefully following the instructions.

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        JC CHARRON
        Participant
        October 27, 2022

        since I put photoshop 2023, I'm not able to export photos in JPEG on my disc

        Message is  IMPOSSIBLE D'EXPORTER: 

        Écher du filigrane?? 

         

        Katherinejackson
        Katherinejackson
        Participant
        October 27, 2022
        It ended up failing me in the end. It is a quick fix but try contacting
        live chat they were super helpful and they fixed the problem for good. I
        think they went into the Adobe file on my pc and found the watermark folder
        and all they did was re- name it to watermark.123 and it was fixed!
        All it was, was changing the name to the watermark file on your pc if you
        can’t do this yourself chat with them.
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