Lightroom Classic

Preset Masking: Apply Presets Non-Destructively to Specific ParametersThe ProblemLightroom presets currently apply to the entire image and overwrite all settings — making it impossible to combine multiple presets selectively. This creates real friction in certain workflows.A concrete example from my own practice: when I want to apply my black-and-white preset to a color-graded image, I have to export a JPEG first, re-import it, and then apply the B&W preset — otherwise it wipes out all my color work. This roundabout workaround degrades image quality and breaks the non-destructive editing philosophy Lightroom is built on.The IdeaAllow presets to be applied as parameter masks — meaning a preset could be scoped to affect only a defined subset of parameters (e.g., tone curve, HSL, B&W mix) without touching the rest of the edit.How It Would HelpCombine presets freely: apply a color grade from one preset and a grain/vignette look from another, without either overwriting the other. B&

Hi,Problem with LrC sync. The LrC/Preferences/Lr Sync tab shows Sync Activity list of tens of rows. If sync is paused and then resumed, the process goes on all the time (several days now), but no sync photos can be found nowhere on my MacStudio, Cloud or ext.discs. Managed to sync one collection of 30 photos. After that problem arouse.  How to stop the process and empty the Sync Activity list? Can anybody help?Kerttukaarin

Hi Community,I’m experiencing severe performance issues with Lightroom. The app is extremely slow, barely usable, while all other Adobe Suite apps run smoothly on my system.I’ve tried restarting the app, change settings, edit on my SSD but the issue persists. I haven’t made any recent changes to my setup that would explain this. I use Windows 11, release 15.2.1 and Camera Raw 18.2.2Does anyone have suggestions on how to resolve this?Thanks in advance for your help!

LRC becomes very slow, unresponsive, and laggy shortly after launching. This problem was discussed on the previous forum extensively, where many users from Mac and Windows platforms reported it. Apparently, there were several different causes for the problem, as some users were able to fix it by following diverse suggestions, which did not work for other users. I am one of the unlucky users who tried all suggested fixes and could not solve the problem or find its cause. Unfortunately, a couple of the threads were marked as Resolved (or Answered) and the discussions stopped. I have been trying every new version of LRC as they become available, but in my case the problem persists and actually becomes worse with versions 15.2 or the previous one, 15.1.1. So, I am back to version 15.1, which at least lets me work for about 30 minutes before the program becomes essentially  unresponsive. My question is, will this problem ever be fixed by Adobe? 

I have updated the LR to version 15.3, and since that update I cannot sync the edits across multiple photos with auto sync on while using Smart Previews to edit. Some things, like applying a preset works but adjusting exposure, shadows etc do not propagate through the rest of the images… If I do edit while on library module it will work. This works fine with the source files connected and when LR isn’t using smart previews… also lightroom is slower to apply presets etc than the previous versionHow do you fix this?

I have also seen a slowdown in Lightroom Classic 15.3.If I leave LR open and step away from the computer, the system will go in sleep mode. Usually moving / clicking the mouse or hitting the Enter key will wake it up. I just started 2 days ago to use Lightroom (after being away for a while) I had to cycle power / reboot  the system 2 times to gain control again. The normal “wake up” steps did not work.Anybody else see this affect?Windows 11 Home, Lightroom Classic 15.3

Hello Adobe team, I am posting here because I am unable to resolve a persistent Lightroom Classic ↔ Lightroom (cloud) synchronization issue after multiple troubleshooting attempts, and I would appreciate guidance from an engineer or someone who can escalate this if needed. ## Subscription contextI have been an Adobe photography subscriber continuously since approximately 2017, originally through the standalone Lightroom mobile subscription purchased via Google Play. In June 2023, I deliberately migrated to the **Creative Cloud Photography plan with 1 TB** specifically to gain the bidirectional synchronization between Lightroom (cloud) and Lightroom Classic - that capability was the entire reason for the migration, since I wanted to keep editing on a desktop in Classic while having all assets and edits accessible on mobile and on the web. Reliable two-way sync is, for my workflow, the core value of the plan. ## Why I am only now setting up the full Classic ↔ Cloud bridgeI want to addres

Hi I purchase Light room 2022 downloaded on my old computer had to replace my PC  and upgrade to windows , can not transfer light room , can you help with taht please , i down loaded the app, i can not even sign in to it  

I exported 479 photos to a folder with “Add to This Catalog” selected.  The export proceeded as expected but the operation to add the photos to the catalog was painfully slow.  It was taking 4-10 seconds for each image.  During the time to add the photos to the catalog all other importing operations are frozen.  During the extended add photos operation LrC is consuming about 7-10% of CPU.  The rate at which photos were added to the catalog is much slower than other operations that add photos to the catalog.LrC 15.3Win11 

Non capisco, ho importato le foto come al solito ma dopo averle modificate tornando in gallerie mi compare un punto esclamativo nero. Il messaggio riporta che sono stati rilevati dei problemi da Lightroom durante la lettura di questa foto. Non sarà possibile effettuare regolazioni sulla foto. Ma la foto inizialmente era modificabile. Ho rimosso la foto dal catalogo e importata di nuovo. Funziona ma poi tornando in galleria stesso problema. Anche altre foto hanno lo stesso problema. E’ la prima volta che mi capita in tanti anni.

I applied Denoise to 115 files by selecting the files, select Autosync, the clicking the check box on Denoise.  After all files complete Denoise, I again selected the same 115 photos, select Autosync, then uncheck denoise.  The process starts and a status bar appears labeled “Removing Denoise on 115 photos”.  The status bar progresses but after a short time stops.  Checked the photos and find the first 21 have had denoise removed.  Did “Optimize Catalog...” and then restart.  Tried to denoise the remaining 94 photos. Same result as before but this time it denoised another 21 photos before hanging up.  Restart, the did the same process to remove denoise on the remaining 73.  This time it removed denoise from 18 before hanging up. LrC is unable to remove Denoise from the entire set of selected photos.   LrC 15.3, Win11 

For years we had the filter toolbar above the strip view where I can directly filter by flagged, label, whatever.Now, this toolbar is just visible for 1 sec after starting LR and then it’s gone.Even if I select “Default Columns” from the filter, it stays empty - and only the “Flagged” or “Rating” selection in the filters dropdown shows a filter (but only the selected one) 

Hello, I haven't been able to find an answer on how to change the default values of the sliders in the presets within the masks. I can only find the option to “Save current settings as new default”I don't want to create a new preset default.Also, how can I delete or rename a mask presets? Regards  

 I am having trouble accessing about five years worth of digital catalog photographs through Adobe Lightroom. My problem started I think when either my macOS system software updated or adobe Lightroom updated its software.  Originally, I couldn’t find these photos anywhere on my hard drive so I had to retrieve them through Time Machine on my Mac. Once I located these catalogues I copied them over from Time Machine. I am unable to open them through Lightroom. I keep getting this warning.  Can you help me with the ability to open my Lightroom photo catalogs again?    And what does it mean when the LrC warning says “does not allow files to be created within it.”?  

There seems to be a serious incompatibility between Mac OS Sequoia version 15.5 and Lightroom Classic v13-3. I received a message telling me to go to Systems Settings-Privacy and Security - Full Disk Access to enable Full Disk Access for Adobe Lightroom Classic, which I have done but the problem remains. This needs serious attention from Adobe and Apple. I have seen posts from professional users who are unable to work!

Hi,after the latest update to v15 of LR for Windows, the behaviour of the cropping tool changed. It's really annoying: It is very difficult to create a selection in portrait format with the mouse in this case. Simply dragging diagonally downwards is no longer sufficient – see my screen video here:https://youtu.be/NYfgYOV3IXE Any idea to get back the old behaviour – not by using the previous version of LR 😉 Thanks!mycc

Introducing Assisted Culling (Early Access) in Lightroom Classic. For providing feedback for Lightroom Desktop, click here.  TL;DR – Assisted Culling is getting faster, more powerful, and more accurate as we head to GA. If you tried in October 2025, we urge you to try the new version and give us feedback – especially for wedding & portrait photographers. We’re eager to hear your feedback!  Assisted Culling has received several updates since Early Access launched in October 2025. If you tried it then, here's what's new:  April 2026  Significantly improved handling of shallow depth-of-field for photos – a major customer ask. Images with intentional background blur are now more reliably recognized and kept rather than rejected as out-of-focus.  We’ve retrained the “Reject model” so it has more accurate identification of reject-worthy images. Additionally, an image can now be flagged under multiple reject reasons simultaneously:  Exposure Issues: includes a sensitivity slider so you