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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.

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    jjj_222
    jjj_222
    Participating Frequently
    June 17, 2025

    Why isn't non-destructive enhance mentioned? Is it withdrawn?

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      SandisLV
      Participating Frequently
      June 17, 2025

      Hello,
      After the recent update, the Enhance function (denoise) has become significantly slower. Previously, I could right-click on selected photos and quickly apply Enhance. Now, new ''AI DeNoise panel'  processing around 20 images takes approximately 5 times longer than before.

      For example, if I need to denoise around 600 images from a low-light event, the estimated processing time is now 5–7 hours, compared to just 30 minutes before.

      Please consider restoring the right-click Enhance functionality or optimizing the current workflow. This change has greatly impacted efficiency.

       

      System specs:

      CPU: Apple M2 Max Studio

      RAM: 64 GG

      OS: MacOs 15.5 (24F74)

      App version: Lightroom 8.4 

      Thank you for your work and I hope this feature can be improved again.

        MassC
        MassC
        Legend
        June 17, 2025

        Hey @SandisLV, 

        Aww, your last sentence made me smile—thank you for that! I really appreciate you pointing out the break in your workflow. I'm sorry to hear it's taking so much time to get the results you're aiming for. To help bring more visibility to your suggestion, I’m going to move your reply to the Ideas section of the community.

         

        ^CM

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          SandisLV
          Participating Frequently
          June 17, 2025
          1.  After the recent update, the Enhance function (denoise) has become significantly slower. Previously, I could right-click on selected photos and quickly apply Enhance. Now, the process takes approximately 5x longer to apply Enhance to around 20 images. 

          Please consider bringing back the option to Enhance via right-click – it was much faster and more convenient.

          System specs:

          CPU: Apple M2 Max Studio

          RAM: 64 GG

          OS: MacOs 15.5 (24F74)

          App version: Lightroom 8.4 

          Thank you for your work and I hope this feature can be improved again.

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            Generous_view0D45
            Known Participant
            June 17, 2025

            Is there some reason you can't copy/paste?

            linusw55846277
            linusw55846277
            Participant
            June 17, 2025

            Hardware:
            – iMac M3, 24 GB RAM, macOS Sonoma
            – Lightroom Classic 14.4, updated June 17, 2025

            Issue:
            Syncing settings that include the new non-destructive Denoise takes up to 25 seconds per image, even on clean RAW files (Canon .CR3, ISO 1600). Syncing 29 images took over 15 minutes. This behavior did not exist prior to version 14.4.

            Clarification:
            I need Denoise on all images – it’s not optional in my workflow. But having every single image re-run a full AI noise analysis on paste is completely unreasonable. There are now no workarounds:
            – The old "Enhance…" dialog can no longer be applied to multiple images
            – Denoise must be run individually
            – There is no caching, no batching, no parallel processing

            Expected behavior:
            If Adobe is replacing the one-time “Create DNG with Denoise” model with a real-time slider, then it must support:
            – Batch application
            – Caching of AI output
            – Instant sync across images without reprocessing

            Ask to Adobe:
            Please comment if this is a known issue.
            Are improvements planned – and if so, when?

            Thank you.

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