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

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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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August_The_Dragonfly

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Either create a watermark with 0% opacity and export with that watermark or save the metadata from LRC and import the RAWs into ARC in Photoshop and save them from Photoshop (the edits in LRC carry over via the metadata)

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iamericscott

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Reset, prefrences. Still won't export because of the watermark issue.

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Bobbie Bush

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OK. It finally worked!

This tip finally did it.

Thank you!
[Create a new dummy text watermark and set opacity to 0%. Export a photo with that watermark. Then you should be able to export without a watermark.]

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Dominika26800513mwbr

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Hi, I've just updated to Lightroom v12 and now I got an error message when exporting : "unable to export: watermark failed". I'm on macOS Monterey. Thanks for your help !

Katherinejackson

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Help, I am trying to download my edited images from LRC to my mac PC and this error message is showing.

"Unable to export, watermarking failed"

I've never seen this before and in quite a worry as this gallery is due tomorrow.

The only thing I can think of is I updated LRC right before downloading the images.

What should I do

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crystal5D46

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Try this! It worked for me hopefully it helps!

Top menu bar > Edit > Edit Watermarks...

New window appears. In the upper left corner of the window, select the drop down menu and select the top watermark.

My computer hesitated at that moment, but then started to run super smooth again.

I didn't change anything and simply canceled out of the window.

Closed the app. Did not back up.

Reopened the app. Export worked.

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Jose Luis22240016uzoe

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No puedo exportar ninguna foto editada en lightroom classic version 15. Aparece un aviso en pantalla que dice: 'No se puede exportar: la marca de agua ha fallado'. Yo no utilizo ninguna marca de agua ni está activada en la exportación. No se que hacer, no puedo trabajar.

johnrellis

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"This method of resetting preferenced did not work. I am so frustrated since I never use watermarking ever. And now I cannot export my work because of this glitch. I want to have the old version back so I can get my work done."

There are three workarounds posted here (none of which work for everyone):

- Reset preferences.

- Delete all existing watermark presets (even if you don't use watermarks).

- Create a new dummy text watermark and set opacity to 0%. Export a photo with that watermark. Then you should be able to export without a watermark.

Have you tried all three methods? The first two workarounds are described in the correct answer at the top of this thread.

You can roll back to LR 11.5, though you won't be able to easily access any changes you've made in your LR 12 catalog since you upgraded (since LR 12 copied and upgraded your LR 11 catalog, and LR 11 can't read LR 12 catalogs).

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Bobbie Bush

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This method of resetting preferenced did not work.
I am so frustrated since I never use watermarking ever. And now I cannot export my work because of this glitch.

I want to have the old version back so I can get my work done.