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Inspiring
Nov 16, 2018 1:24 AM UTC
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P: Support for Live Photos

I’ve been testing out Lightroom CC for a bit. I am considering a switch from Apple Photos. Is there a reason you cannot support Live Photo’s? Google Photos does on apple device, so I know its not a totally closed down format. Even if you could only view them on apple devices it would still be nice. Sometimes the Live Photo feature captures really special moments. I’m not sure I could give them up.

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Participant
Aug 8, 2022 1:36 AM UTC

Yep.  I just cannot believe it.  I'm dealing with this now and I'm dumbfounded to find that support for live pictures isn't there.  I need to export just the jpg, but it won't do it, even though I can clearly see the jpg.  

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Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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Community Expert
Jun 13, 2022 6:34 AM UTC

@andrman This is a Lightroom ecosystem thread, go here for Lightroom Classic: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/ct-p/ct-lightroom-classic

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Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
andrman
Participating Frequently
Jun 12, 2022 3:00 PM UTC

I noticed that I had some photos and Live Photos in Google Photos that I never imported to Lightroom. I exported them from Google Photos and imported to Lightroom CC today. They show up as a single "MP4+JPEG" in the library. 

 

But when I use the Develop module, it says video cannot be edited. How can I access the JPEG component of the Live Photo in Lightroom CC?

 

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Participating Frequently
Jun 5, 2022 9:01 AM UTC

This really is a massive issue for me and it's the one reason why I can't commit to lightroom, the lack of live photo stacking really is a kick in the teeth, I either have to download all my photos from icloud to my pc and then upload both jpeg and .mov files to lightroom, creating 2 files for every image, or I upload them to lightroom straight from the ios app and lose the video part of the live photo, very very frustrating.

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Participant
May 31, 2022 9:44 PM UTC

To clarify, 3+ years since this thread started.  And 7 years since Live Photos launched.

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Participant
May 31, 2022 9:41 PM UTC

I've been running an LR Classic Library and trying to keep it "synced" with an iCloud Photos library.

 

It's not fun, and I'm flabbergasted it's been 3+ years without solid Live Photo support from any Adobe software, (Bridge, LR, or LRC).

 

I know a few people who moved away from LR subscriptions based on a combination of the Live Photos issue and not being able to select certain photos or albums (or better still) all smart previews to remain on device in the LR mobile app.

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Participating Frequently
May 29, 2022 7:24 PM UTC

It is crazy Live Photo support hasn't been added still. I am starting to look for alternatives before my subscription renews this year. What a gap... and this gap has been recognized for years.

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Participating Frequently
Mar 22, 2022 8:57 PM UTC

Has this still not been solved? What have all mobile users been doing in the meantime? Lightroom Mobile simply doesn't solve basic needs...

 

Live Photo support along with Lightroom CC - Premiere Rush integration for video editing and video backup to CC on iOS would make a compelling alternative to Apple and Google photos.

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Inspiring
Mar 17, 2021 7:05 AM UTC

Please add support for Live Photos to Lightroom Mobile on iOS.

Expected behavior:
- LP should be automatically added (both photo and video)

- LP should be visible as a one item - photo with an option to play the video (eg. button or force touch)

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Participating Frequently
Jun 30, 2020 6:33 PM UTC
Any update from Adobe? If released along with a Lightroom-Rush mobile Integration for video backup and editing, Adobe could take the fight with Google and Apple cloud services. As it is you still need Google or Apple for mobile Live photos and videos, severely limiting the day to day usefulness of Adobe cloud storage.
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