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adventure_photo
Known Participant
June 17, 2025
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P: Bring back the ability of Enhance to run in the background. (LrC)

  • June 17, 2025
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I just updated to Lightroom Classic 14.4 and although I do like the fact that I can Denoise without creating a DNG file, I still would like the option to select a series of images and menu: Photo>Enhance... to let it create dngs in the background which enables me to work on other images while it;s doing those. Currently, in 14.4 it takes a long time, especially if I have multiple images that I am denoising and I cannot do anything elese while it's doing that process. Is there still a way possible to do it the old previous way of creating a DNG Denoised file? Seems like an oversight when implementing this new way and slows down my whole workflow.

253 replies

Participant
June 19, 2025

Just roll back your software version for now while they work out the kinks. 

Participant
June 18, 2025

Dear Adobe, I used to edit the files in advance then having a longer break while all the pics where enhanced. 😞 Please make Adobe Lighroom Bulk Enhance working again). 

Legend
June 18, 2025

How about allowing the amount to be set BEFORE it is applied so we don't keep getting the recalculation EVERY TIME? And retain the last setting? The new feature is implemented poorly as-is, it doesn't work as well as it used to.

Participating Frequently
June 18, 2025

Yes, same issue here.
My workflow has become about 5 times slower since the new update. I'm currently considering reverting to an older version of Lightroom to maintain efficiency.

I really hope the Adobe team hears this feedback – the current (denoise) process is just not practical for high-volume workflows

suutsch
Known Participant
June 18, 2025

Hi there,

 

With the new update, we've received a new "Denoise" or "Enhance" workflow. In principle, I welcome the fact that we can now work with a single file. However, I used to frequently process large batches of images. So, I would select "image > enhance." While this took some time, the results were satisfactory.

That’s no longer possible in the same way. I've already come across the tip regarding presets, but I’m encountering a problem. As soon as I apply a preset, Lightroom runs the enhance function for that specific image. Once that's done, I have to manually update the AI settings for each individual image, which also takes time. This means the workflow has not only become more cumbersome but also significantly slower—processing, say, 10 images in a batch now takes considerably longer. My custom preset includes only the adjustments for denoising.

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
June 17, 2025

@Generous_view0D45 

That is commonplace on this forum. It is likely the entire pile will be moved to Camera Raw instead, as the CR Engine underlies all of the Denoise work. Right now, we accumulate posts under LrC because it has 10x the views of CR and 3x the views of LrE. It is a visibility thing to ensure the most numbers of persons see it. 


Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Known Participant
June 17, 2025

I understand the two programs received a similar update, but why was a post from the Lightroom CC board merged with a post from the Lightroom Classic board?

Participant
June 17, 2025

Second this. It's inconvenient, it's slower and worst of all: The Denoise breaks under specific circumstances.

 

I denoised the image on Lightroom Desktop, exported to DNG and moved the file to my LR Mobile device.

 

The File looks fine and Clean after opening, but as soon as i apply any preset to the image, the denoise is just gone.

Participating Frequently
June 17, 2025

I have to say that while I appreciate the work to improve the raw enhancement functions, the end result for batch enhancement leaves a ton to be desired. It’d be nice to have the old enhancement dialog back that then applies the new functionality so we can still select a number of files and leave it to process while we work on other things.

 

The current suggestion is to do this by syncing the changes, but this is not intuitive and I’d say a bad experience. Not only does it prevent working on other files while this process goes on (in contrast to the old method) but it also does not give any kind of estimate or feedback until after the first file is finished. 

 

I’d also like to see some prominent mark that it was enhanced so that you are aware at a glance in the grid view. If that already exists I’ve not noticed it. 

adventure_photo
Known Participant
June 17, 2025

Wow, this is very frustrating. I can't believe the previous option was eliminated. I pretty much Denoise all of my images, even those shot at low ISO's since it produces a cleaner image. I am going to have to use the previous version until this is addressed.