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vichamp
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May 11, 2020
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P: Lightroom Classic: Please support H.265 videos with DLog-M or HLG color for DJI videos

  • May 11, 2020
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I've uploaded 3 videos taken by DJI Mavic 2 Pro to Dropbox: 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zqm8walmuahk7bc/AADAg5Amt8dV2eQbsNXf7w2xa?dl=0

  • DLog-M.MOV -- HEVC -- DLog-M -- can't imported by Lightroom Classic
  • HLG.MOV -- HEVC -- HLG -- can't imported by Lightroom Classic
  • Rec.709.MOV -- HEVC -- maybe Rec.709 -- imported to Lightroom Classic sucessful

When importing DLog-M.MOV and HLG.MOV, Lightroom Clssic failed and reports "The video file appears to be corrupted or unrecognizable. It has no audio or video streams"

Please support DJI Mavic 2 videos, because it's becoming a significant tool for professional photographers. After a long wait, photographers are difficult to deal with large amount of video files.

Test environment: Lightroom 9.2.1 on macOS 10.15.4
Tested on June 7th, 2020, EVERYTING is updated to date.Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: Lightroom Classic and CC: Please support HEVC (H.265) video support for Windows.

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    djc007
    djc007
    Participant
    February 14, 2024

    Lightroom is used by many as a digital asset management system. A one-stop repository for all files captured by camera. The point (being missed here) is not to edit video in Lightroom, but for Lightroom to at least organise and manage video assets alongside stills.  Both often captured by the same camera at the same event. It is impractical to run two separate systems to do this. 

      john beardsworth
      Community Expert
      john beardsworthCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 22, 2020
      Of course Lightroom should support video which, as you were informed earlier, is for managing files and not for editing.

      To remind some and maybe surprise you, this support was added once the typical LR users' camera, the DSLR, began to shoot video as well as still. It made and continues to make perfect sense that LR should transfer and safeguard whatever may be on the photographer's camera.

      Do start your own thread if you want to suggest undermining its DAM capabilities.
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        vichampAuthor
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        June 22, 2020
        I think Lightroom still a good choice as a DAM (Digital Assert Management), which should treat photos and videos as the same.

        Meanwhile, Lightroom provided limited edit function for both photos and videos, without leaving the DAM system. I think that's reasonable.

        But please keep the quality controlled, never lost a user.

        Keep going, Lightroom team!
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        COBill
        Known Participant
        June 22, 2020
        Please remove all video file support from Lightroom. People complain about bugs yet want to increase the complexity so that we can have even more problems. There are plenty of video editing tools out there, the last thing we need is to further pollute Lightroom.

        When Lightroom is eventually ruined, like full Photoshop, then we'll be forced to switch to some other brand.

        Adobe realized that with Photoshop and built Lightroom. So now we want to ruin Lightroom?
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        vichampAuthor
        Known Participant
        June 22, 2020
        Yes, Lightroom Classic 9.1.3 work fine for DJI DLog-M, DJI HLG video files. Well done!
        johnrellis
        johnrellis
        Legend
        June 16, 2020
        The sample videos in the first post now import and play correctly in my LR 9.3 / Mac OS 10.15.5. (Though the video playback flickers.)  Thanks.
        Rikk Flohr_Photography
        Community Manager
        Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        June 16, 2020
        Version 9.3, an update to Lightroom Classic, went live on June 15, 2020 and contains this feature. Please install the update and respond back if it does not cure the issue for you. Thank you for your patience!
        Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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        vichampAuthor
        Known Participant
        May 12, 2020
        Thank you for your quick response, I hope LR becomes better and better.
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        vichampAuthor
        Known Participant
        May 12, 2020
        I think some issue reporter may mixed 2 different issues. So that Adobe may missed the second issue.

        Issue 1: Windows doesn't support HEVC format videos -- which is already resolved by installing a windows component.
        Issue 2: As I mentioned in this thread, until now, on both macOS and Windows, the most currently version of Lightroom Classic still can't resolve DJI videos with DLog-M/HEVC and HLG/HEVC format.
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        vichampAuthor
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        May 12, 2020
        Though some NLE tool supports video managing, but I need to find a platform independent, NLE independent tool, which supports keywords, starts, etc..

        Lightroom is ideal for all these requirements, and it's my favorite photo managing tool. I think photo managing and video managing workflow should be the same.
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