Lightroom Classic

I have encountered an instance where a wide gamut orange colour appears desaturated in HDR editing mode. I have the uploaded output PQ HDR AVIF files to https://andrewkeyanzhe.github.io/posts/Lightroom_vs_darktable/ for comparison. My website serves the uncompressed HDR AVIF files, so you should be able to see the difference on an HDR capable device and browser (e.g. Macbook Pro with XDR display with Google Chrome)   The camera used is the Panasonic Lumix S5ii   Details:  Version of the app - Lightroom 14.2 (Camera Raw 17.2), Lightroom mobile v. 10.3.1 71F6C8/202 Platform and OS version - Macbook Pro 16 M1 Pro, macOS Sequoia, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 17.5.1 Basic steps to reproduce the problem - Download the raw file https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1YIhkxHvp77HHTaanyFJ5LXX28jH74Rau , open in Lightroom, turn on HDR editing mode, increase the exposure by 3.4 stops so it matches https://youtu.be/0FYjApop7Mk?si=S-cXCX-0hyAvsT

After the updated 15.4 my images have degraded quality using the same editing workflow and editing process as before. When boosting the exposure the noise profile has changed to a more pixelated versions and artificial look. After applying Denoise AI the shadows and mid tones have a posterisation look, especially around high contrast edges, that did not appear before 15.4No matter what amount of Denoise AI level I put the image quality looks horrible, where before using 50-100 looked great now it looks very bad and I can’t use more then 5-15 and have to accept noise in the images.I have tried the same files on a Windows 11 with i7 9750H,16GB DDR4 and RTX 2060 6GB and Mac mini M1 base model with 16GB RAM with the same issue being presented. Both machines are OS and Drivers updated to Jul 2026. This problem has persisted for almost 3 weeks since the Lightroom Classic 15.4 and 15.4.1 was introduced. Both software have been installed via Adobe Creative Cloud with updated Adobe Camera RAW t

I have been working an an Imac 5K for 8 years and since the introduction of the face recognition mask in Lightroom classic, it has worked flawlessly even finding and masking people and faces which were pretty small in a picture.However, I very recently switched to a MAC Ultra M1 and did a clean install of all my adobe suite apps (No Migration but proper installation). Since installation, Lightroom classic is working lightning fast with very fluid navigation, ultra fast process of images, noise etc... BUT, unfortunately, most of the times, Lightroom does not find people, even on portrait where people are looking at the camera with a open and clean face.The only time it works i would say, it's when the faces are about a quarter of the size of the photo. If faces are smaller like in a full body group photo, Lightroom does not find faces.Why is that? Is there a fix to that? Is it. bug or is it due to the M1 ultra chip or GPU?Thanks for anyone's help.

Hallo in die Runde,ich verwende LRC und bin immer auf dem aktuellen Stand der Updates. Die Reihenfolge ist standardmäßig auf “Aufnahmezeit”, da ich mit mehreren Kameras arbeite. Ich habe meinen Workflow in der Reportagefotografie folgender Maßen:Import der RAW, Vorsortierung der Keeper, Bildlook & Retusche, Abwählen von Duplikaten. Des weiteren sortiere ich hier noch einmal Fotos in der erzählerischen Reihenfolge per Drag & Drop in der Timeline. Hierbei änder sich dann die Reihenfolge automatisch auf “benutzerdefiniert” und verbleibt so auch im Entwickeln Modul während ich LRC offen habe. Wenn ich eine Pause einlege und dabei das Programm schließe, ist diese benutzerdefinierte Reihenfolge allerdings wieder auf “Aufnahmezeit” resetted. Also muss ich jedes Mal im Bibliotheks Modul rein und die Reihenfolge ändern bevor ich weiter mache. Vergisst man das und sortiert aus Versehen neu, dann….Kann ich diese Einstellungen der Reihenfolge als Grundeinstellung ändern oder gibt es eine M

Nothing has changed on my desktop. When I got it new last summer, processing was seconds. All updates applied. However, when I use the built-in denoise in Lightroom or a DXO plug-in, it is now taking over 5 minutes per picture. Why - has enhanced built-in AI stuff slowed it down? or is it a bug? Driving me nuts as I often have high ISO wildlife shots, and this is making the experience a real chore. Any suggestions of what has gone wrong? Bags of space on the computer and memory.

Hi all.I need some basic support regarding support for Adobe Lightroom Classic. I’ve been using the software to 10+ years, have about 500K of images.During these years it has been (very seldom) necessary to contact Adobe for support. When done so, I have been supported over phone, shared sessions etc.I now have a more severe problem. Lightroom insists my cloud storage is getting full, 99%, 19GB of 20GB. I have taken away several thousands of images, but the number is still climbing. I see no effect of my deletions.That said as a background. My main question is: is it no longer possible to contact the Adobe directly, as in the old days, and raise a ticket? I cannot see that possibility.However, since I seldom have problems, I might well be missing something.Any suggestions for me to proceed to solve my issue would be very welcome. Thanks! best regards Hans Andersson 

Hi folks, bit of a long shot this. I’ve had to rebuild one of my Macs (running Ventura) which had Canon Print Studio Pro version 2.2.8 installed. We use this occasionally for large print and Print Studio Pro produces a far better result than printing directly from LR or Photoshop.Tried to download this from Canon and it’s not available any more, every link to that version results in a 404 error. Asked their support and they said the only version available is 1.4. Does anyone have the v2.2.8 install files please?Alternatively, can anyone shed any light on why I can get get a perfect, properly saturated print from Print Studio Pro but from Photoshop 2026 or LR Classic the colours are washed out? I’m using the same colour profile for the paper stock.

The Windows icons for .lrcat files have been missing for several months. See attachments containing “NOK”.I fixed this for LrC 15.2 by changing the Windows registry entry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AdobeLightroom7.lrcat\DefaultIcon from "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic\Lightroom.exe",5 to"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic\Lightroom.exe",1See attachments containing “OK”.After installing LrC 15.2.1, the registry entry reverted to '5', which caused the icons to go missing.

 I have upgraded my lightroom classic through creative cloud  when I open Lightroom classic it is showing version 13.3 and no upgrade box popped up to upgrade. I went into system info and it is showing as 15.4, will add attachment. I have regulary upgraded lightroom when creative cloud has said it needs updating , but in hindsight I think this has happened before as i am on version 13.3 . I am using window 11 and am afraid that I am not very computer savy and am terrified of messing up my catalogue.

Denoise was working fine,  but now it starts and will not complete. Switches off after a few seconds. I am using  Lightroom classic 14.5.2 and CR 17.5 Have an iMac OS Ventura 13.7.8  Updates all good. Have 559 GB available on hard drive. Have emptied LR caches. Have set “Use Graphics Processor” to custom and off and re tried - same result.    Please advise.  

On occasion my laptop will indicate classic is already open. Again nothing showing on the screen. I have uninstalled and reinstalled twice. All other creative cloud apps are working ok.

For as long as I can remember, hovering over an image on the filmstrip gave a popup that read file name, date & time, and resolution. Now it is reading file name and exposure data. This is only happening on one of my computers so it must be a setting but I can’t find it. Thanks in advance.

 After installing Lightroom Classic v 15.4.1 and updating catalogue, I can no longer open LrC.

LrC 14.4 wont opne for me on Mac OS 15.5. It tries to open and then immeidiately closes. I've spent  over 6 hours with Adobe on the screen and so farOpened LrC with Option>LrC and Option>Command>Shift>LRC t try and change catalogsInstalled earlier version of LrCClean up of all Adobe PreferencesUninstall and reinstall of Adobe Creative Cloud (x3)Used Adobe Cleaner Tool (x2)Opened from FinderOpened from catalogI have an appointment later today with a senior techcician. Wish me luck 

I have been using lightroom for 10+ years for color processing my RAW images. I've been having this issue for the past 3 months and I can't figure out a solution. I will color grade an image and then try to either sync or paste on other images in the same lighting/same settings  - No camera settings changed, nothing different, same exact settings - and the same settings will appear different on some images, but the same on others. Its EXTREMELY noticeable on studio images.   I have tried starting a new catalog which did not fix the issue. I also reset my camera and that didnt fix the issue either. I have no idea how this has started but I'm desperate for a solution. I am using MAC and my lightroom classic is updated to the current version. I've attached an example below of the issue. The settings are the exact same on each image. Same lighting, same camera settings.    [moved from bugs to discussions according to the community rules - Mod.]

I have a very strange problem. Some folders have randomly disappeared recently on my computer in Lightroom Classic (I am running Mac OS 14.6.1 on a 14 in Nov 2023 MacBook Pro with 4TB drive and Lightroom Classic 14.2) giving me the folder with the question mark on it. I had edited some of the photos in that folder after importing them and was even able to export them, but after switching between catalogs, those photos are no longer to be found even though the thumbnail image is there. All of the photos this has happened with were imported from cards where I imported some of the photos from the card into one catalog and then switched catalogs and imported other photos from that same card (not the same photos) to a different catalog. I did not remove the card in between imports. It's not often that I will have two different projects on the same card, but it's sometimes the case if I'm out shooting at two different locations back to back. Has anyone else encountered this? Any so

Need ICC Profile in LrC. For creating JPEG to be sent pro print house for large print. That failed the previous time because of the missing ICC profile. Now I have the profile, know how it works, have installed the profile, but LrC refuses to display it in the Other… dialogue for selectable profiles. How could I solve this? Because of the Pro edition of Windows, I reviewed profile-file authorizations too. There should not be a problem there. All application packages have execute and read.Running LrC with Admin rights does not solve it either.Is the profile file corrupted? Print house created the file in 2013 and it comes in zip form (with error protection). I presume the ICC file is fine.

Hey everyone,I’ve been using Lightroom Classic for years, and until recently, batch processing from the Library module worked perfectly. I could select a bunch of photos, apply a user preset, an AI update, or auto tone control, and all of them would update at once. But since a recent update, something’s broken.Now, when I select multiple photos in the Library module and try to apply any batch action (whether it’s a preset, AI enhancement, tone correction, anything) only the first photo in the selection gets updated. The rest are just ignored. It’s like Lightroom forgets I selected more than one image.I’ve tried the usual workarounds, like manual sync in the Develop module or copy-pasting settings, but those don’t solve my problem. Manual sync doesn’t support AI updates or auto tone in the same way, and copy-pasting is just too slow when I’m working with hundreds of photos. I need true batch processing, the way it used to work, directly from the Library module.This is a huge issue for m

Onscreen display in Library module (Loupe view) doesn’t update. That is, if I move highlight from one image to another, the “metadata” panel info does not change. Or, if I change the color or rating of an image, it doesn’t change onscreen. The behavior typically doesn’t begin until LR has been running for at least 10 minutes and it doesn’t end until I restart the program (occasionally it has been fixed by switching to a different module and switching back, but usually that has no effect). This issue has been bothering me since LR version 13 and now persists in 15.4.1. Details: Mac Mini M4 pro running Tahoe 26.5.1. Have tried turning off graphics processor support; no effect. Tried resetting preferences; no effect. Tried disabling all plugins; no effect. Tried removing and reinstalling LR Classic; no effect. What else might it be?

On macOS Tahoe, Lightroom Classic overshoots when navigating with arrow keys on MacBook Pro models with ProMotion enabled. Setting the display refresh rate to 60 Hz immediately eliminates the issue. Reproduced on both M1 Max and M5 Max with fresh macOS and Lightroom installations. Does not occur on an M4 MacBook Air (60 Hz display).

Subject: Exposure shortcut keys (+/-) inactive during Preset Hover PreviewDescription of Issue: In previous versions of Lightroom Classic (e.g., v14), users could adjust exposure using the keyboard shortcuts ("+" and "-") while simultaneously hovering over a preset in the Develop Module to see the dynamic preview. In the current version, these keyboard shortcuts are unresponsive while the "Hover preview of preset" is active, preventing real-time evaluation of the preset's effectiveness with exposure adjustments.Lightroom Classic Version Number: 15.4.1.OS Version Number: macOS Sonoma 14.7.5 (23H527)Step-by-step Reproduction Instructions:Open the Develop Module. Move the mouse cursor over any preset in the Presets panel to trigger the "Hover preview" on the main image. While keeping the cursor over the preset, press the "+" or "-" keys on the keyboard to adjust the exposure.The Expected Result: The exposure should increase or decrease in real-time, allowing the user to see how the preset