Lightroom Classic

Hi everyone,I recently upgraded my system with an NVIDIA RTX 5080 (Desktop GPU). While Photoshop detects and uses the GPU without issues, Lightroom Classic (v14.3.1) shows the “Use Graphics Processor” option as permanently grayed out.I went through all standard troubleshooting steps, including:– Studio driver 576.52 (clean install)– BIOS set to PCIe, iGPU disabled– Preferences reset, admin launch, full Creative Cloud reinstall– GPU correctly assigned in Windows and in NVIDIA settingsI also spent over 2 hours in Adobe Remote Support (case ADB-40345402-L1L2) with no solution. The agent could not confirm whether the RTX 5080 is officially supported in Lightroom Classic. The case was closed without follow-up.So my question is simple:👉 Is the RTX 5080 currently supported by Lightroom Classic?👉 If not, when can support be expected?Thanks in advance for any clarity!

I would like to have up to 4 color swatches on folders in library. I could use one for reminding to cull the folder and another to remind to come back later and add keywords, etc.   [Mod: Reformatting the text]  

Hi guys,I just suffered a major catalog corruption and I would not have been able to fix it (I'm well on my way to do so) without the patient, step-by-step support from ChatGPT - not to take anything away from all the great and dedicated support I received from you guys in this forum over many years.In fact, it is in the spirit of giving something back that I asked ChatGPT to share the following with everyone in this community.🔌Preventing External Drive Disconnections & Lightroom Catalog Corruption on Macs (2025)By someone who’s lived through it — and fixed it.🧠 The Problem (That Nobody Warns You About)On modern Macs (M1, M2, M3), the two USB-C ports on each side share a single internal Thunderbolt/USB bus. If you connect two fast external SSDs to the same side, especially:Samsung T7s or similar portable SSDsWhile running heavy tasks (Lightroom, SuperDuper, Time Machine, etc.)💥You risk:Drives randomly unmounting (“Disk Not Ejected Properly”)File system corruptionLi

LR Classic is frequently crashing in the metadata caption box. I can't reliably reproduce the issue, it just works for a while then LR disappears and then crash report window appears.   I do notice the text drawing in the caption box gets a bit flaky. Odd or just deleted text appearing then disappearing. MacOS's new caps-lock indicator gets a bit flaky too, before a crash.  I also have dynamic spell checking on, but that appears to be stable.   LR Classic version: 13.0.01 MacBook Info  Model Name: MacBook Pro   Model Identifier: MacBookPro18,4   Model Number: Z15H000UBX/A   Chip: Apple M1 Max   Total Number of Cores: 10 (8 performance and 2 efficiency)   Memory: 64 GB   System Firmware Version: 10151.1.1   OS Loader Version: 10151.1.1  

Hallo, nachdem ich meine RAW´s in LRc bearbeitet habe, exportiere ich sie als .jpg mit 100 % Qualität (Screenshot siehe Anhang).Die RAW-Datei hat ca. 32 Mb, das unbeschnittene .jpg nur meist weniger als die Hälfe (ca. 16 Mb).Wenn ich die Bearbeitung nur in Luminar Neo durchführe ist das .jpg deutlich größer (ca. 25 Mb).Wenn ich die LRc Bearbeitung an Luminar Neo übergebe, bekomme ich ja eine .tif-Datei zurück.Exportiere ich die, so ist das .jpg noch kleiner (ca. 8 Mb).Wie kann das?GrußPeter Schumacher

Hi, how much money do I have to spend on a Windows laptop to get a decent and lag-free Lightroom experience? I bought new 2500 $ Lenovo Legion 7 16IRX9 (Intel Core i9-14900HX, 32GB RAM, RTX 4060 8GB), which I would call a decent spec, but I still have to generate 6 MPx proxies to be able to semi-fluently work in Develop mode. Even then Lightroom (Classic) takes about a second to switch from one image to another and load the UI in Develop mode and around 2 seconds to just open the masking tools. Any suggestions? Lukáš

J’ai 75000 photos sur un disque dur externe, les mêmes photos sont aussi en sauvegarde sur onedrive pour l’équivalant de 820 go, comment dois-je travailler avec Lightroom pour le catalogue et la reconnaissance faciales ?

When any new mask is selected, LRC is making an initial adjustment.  I have already checked for updates to LRC and MAC.  Also I have tried preferences/performance GPU in LRC.  The mask is making initial adjustments regardless of selection (i.e. subject, brush, landscape, etc). 

HiI'm using a new MacBook M4 Max running Sequoia 15.5 and Lightroom 14.3.1.SInce my computer upgrade I no longer have the ratings numbers under the thumbails in Loupe view. Very frustrating! Any suggestions how to get my stars back?Many thanksTherese@Aleke 

Help. I "did something", I honestly don't remember what, and instantly all 6500 of my photographs became gray squares. I watched a course video in which the instructor said, don't worry, they're still there but he didn't say where!

Denoise does not seem to be working on monochrome DNG files and it was working a few weeks ago. I tried it on files that it had worked in the past and it does not work. When I try to use it, the enhanced preview is blank and then it tells me it not applied due to an unknown error (1).  Has anyone else seen this error? (It works on color DNG files)

I have a new Mac book air and have just downloaded LR and LRC. Neither program can see my photos file. I have checked that LR has all permissions required. Please help.

Hi, for some time now I’ve been editing my photos only in the Lightroom app on macOS, and I took a break from using Lightroom Classic. Yesterday I decided to go back to Classic, but the photos I edited in the Lightroom app won’t work in the Classic version. When I try to import them, the preview is unavailable, and if I try to drag the photos into the program or import them, I get an error. Just to add, I have all the latest updates installed, the photos are stored on an external drive, and they’re saved as local files, not in the cloud. Has anyone else encountered this issue and knows how to fix it?

Hallo,   mir ist leider ein blöder Fehler passiert. Ich habe Bilder innerhalb von Lightroom von Festplatte A zu Bestplatte B verschoben. Allerdings habe ich alle Bilder markiert und nicht die Ordnerstruktur. Daher hat Lightroom die Bilder (38k) in einen einzelnen Ordner verschoben. Das hat nicht ganz geklappt, da durch doppelte Dateinamen einzelne Dateien nicht kopiert wurden. Ich hatte dann versucht die Bilder wieder zurück zu kopieren, dann wurde mitgeteilt, dass einzelne Ordner schon vorhanden sind und jetzt ist noch mehr durcheinander. Ich habe noch einen Lightroom Catalog als Backup gesichert, bevor ich das ganze Verschieben gestartet hatte. Jetzt meine Frage, kann ich diesen ursprünglichen Zustand wieder herstellen oder bin ich gezwungen die 38k Bilder von Hand neu zu sortieren?   Viele Grüße und vielen Dank Marcel   {Moved from Lightroom Cloud to Lightroom Classic Forum by Moderator} 

There is an issue with the following 4 settings  in LRC 13.2: Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks The issue is that they are applied erratically and the same setting values yield very different results in photos taken at the same time with the same camera, lens, iso, aperture and shutter speed.In my case it was a timelapse, so the photos are identical in terms of properties and I could reproduce this easily with adjacent images in the timelapse.To make sure my files aren't damaged somehow, I did the same edits in CaptureOne and everything works fine there.Furthermore I downgraded to LRC 13.0 and all is good again, the issue cannot be reproduced. Steps to reproduce:1. Setup the camera for a timelapse, in my case I used:shutter speed: 6 secondsiso: 100aperture: f1.41 frame every 10 secondsquality: raw2. Get the raw files into LRC3. Go to Develop and enable "Auto Sync", then click on the first image in the set.4. Edit this image, move the shadows slider about 3/4 to th

Finally upgraded to Lightroom Classic (desktop, annual plan). Stuggling with importing my existing catalogs from Lightroom 5 into Lightroom Classic. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'm trying to export small JPG files of raw images on my Mac. A window opens that says unable to export, and the .text file that does export says "XMP develop error." Full disk access has been granted in my Mac system preferences and  I've done it 10 times on a PC no issue. Thank you. 

I keep getting a number of emails from this community every day.  I thought I unsubscribed but they are still being sent. How do I unsubscribe from the list except for replies to topics I post?

Hello, Is it possible to change the shortcuts in Lightroom Classic Dutch version?I use the Dutch version of LRC on a desktop with a Windows 11 Dutch version and an AZERTY  keybord.Several shortcuts are not working and I would like to move them to another key combination.Does anyone have a solution for this? Thanks!

Ich wollte Lightroom Classic einsetzen, musste aber feststellen, dass ich es zwar installieren konnte aber nicht die Sprache ändern kann (von Spanisch auf Deutsch). Vor einiger Zeit hatte ich auch Ligthroom installiert und auch dort mit viel Mühe die Sprache geändert. Leider funktioniert das hier nicht. Kann mir jemand weiterhelfen?  

Issue: "Add folder" always opens import if folder is not empty and folder cannot be added without importing anythingLightroom Version Number: Classic 11.5 (but the issue is present at least from LR6)OS Version Number: Win 10, Win 11Steps to reproduce:Open library, navigate to "Folders" panelClick "+" and select "Add folder..."Try to add folder, that is not empty Expected result: Folder is added to the libraryActual result: Import dialog is opened and unless I import anything, I cannot add the folder to the library.The problem gets worse if the folder contains empty subfolder. The import dialog is still opened (because the folder is not empty), yet there is nothing to import. So it is impossible to add such folder into the library.