Lightroom Classic

Sometimes, when I’m making a new mask (object selection or brush), the selection will go to the far right in a straight line. I am using an iMac M3 26.5.2 and Lightroom Classic 15.41 at the moment, but this problem has persisted through many LR and OS updates. You can see it in the attached screenshot. I was trying to dodge certain areas on the bronze plaque, and the selection went feral! I have contacted Adobe Help, but they didn’t solve the problem. 

I was editing wedding photos without issue, when suddenly I get this black overlay show up when I did a mask instead of red.   I thought maybe I pressed something that caused the default red to change so I went ahead and did my edits, but then the photo remained with a black muted color on top of it.  I tried choosing a different color overlay color, but with the same result.  HELP PLEASE!! I need to deliver these photos to my client.  Thank you!  

When importing photos, Lightroom Classic sees to card, but only pictures on one of them. Then copy the pictures ad try to sync the catalog. Same problem. LR read raw cr3 from canon R5, but not dng files from DJI Mavic2 pro!What to do?

:I can't open Lightroom CC on my MacBook Pro M1 Max 64gb ram 4tb hard drive

When importing images (I shoot Nikon D800 and D850 with Nikon lenses), lightroom will not identify the lens correctly.  The import shows up as a generic lens:import will be 24.0-120.0 mm f/40 Correct is:Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VRThere are a small amount of images that have the correct information in the catalog.  If I look at the EXIF data from a sample of two files, one that is correct and one with the generic name, both have the correct information.  HOWEVER, comparing the xmp files is not.  The DSC_9863.xmp file is the one that works and the DSC_9729.xmp is the one that is the generic name. This has been a pain in my backside for a LONG time and I hope someone has some suggestions. 

Hey there, currently I'm trying to improve my understanding of the RAW development pipeline in lightroom and Camera raw. I am interested in the order of adjustments that are made to an image if I adjust the sliders. Not in the recommended order that people suggest for their workflow to be efficient, but in the order they are implemented in lightroom by adobes software engineers. In Adobes dng format documentation for developers I found that white balance is applied first to an image before it comes to exposure, contrast and so on. For all other adjustments the order is not given. Contrast can be adjusted using the contrast slider and also using the luminosity tab in the tone curve. Since these adjustments are not linear it makes a difference in which order they are applied. I can emulate this process in photoshop if I apply two adjustment layers to a photo, 'Brightness/Contrast' and 'Curves'. If I switch their position the outcome will differ in general. So also in light

When an image is leveled, the crop tool's boundaries are restricted to the rotated canvas to avoid empty corners. However, if I try to expand the crop rectangle toward an area where there is still room, it gets blocked by the opposite edge that has hit the canvas limit. It would be a great improvement if the crop rectangle could automatically shift or slide along the boundary so it can be expanded into the available space, utilizing all available pixels without needing to manually reposition the corner or center handles.

hola, el LR en el dia de hoy no funciona? no puedo editar ninguna foto. cuando se solucionara el problema? la actualizacion se hizo hace 16 dias

Hello Dears, I have a problem with synch. Last night I tried to synch with 493 photos. Most of development setting was Ok but some of ones missing and/or not correct. For example; linear mask starting point, color adjustment and crop position are different some photos.I tried remove all 492 photos in lightroom and called again. I kept original one which is modified than I tried synch but no change. Issue still there. Is there anybody to face same situation and know solution. I’m using creative cloud desktop version. Thanks in advance for your help.

This starting a couple of weeks ago after working fine for probably the past 6? months. After opening LrC I plug in my card reader, go up to “FILE” > “IMPORT FILES AND MOVIES”.  I am not seeing my card reader in the list.  ??LrC ver 15.4.1Windows 11 

I am using an Apple studio computer.  In both the Library Module and in the film strip, when selecting a file, the next file is also selected.  When trying to scroll through the other pictures in the folder, it only scrolls between the selected two files.  This problem started after updating to the latest version of Lightroom Classic.  I can only advance by using my mouse to click the next file.  Then it will also select the file next to it.Does anyone else have this problem.  If so how did you fix it?

How do I get Lightroom to write the metadata directly into the original jpgs?In my Lightroom catalogue are two folders with images from my smartphone (Pixel 9 Pro). One contains the original jpgs plus dng raw files of some of those images. The second folder holds images edited on my phone with Snapseed. I use Lightroom to edit the keywords and filenames.If I add keywords to a Snapseed edited photo those keywords are immediately written into the jpg image but if I do the same for an original photo the keywords are stored in a xmp file. Even if I manually ask Lightroom via right click Metadata > Write Metadata to file all I get is a xmp sidecar.  

Hello everyoneMac OS and latest LRCI messed up some file names and had to delete all the photo folders and restore them from a backup. Now I have constant issues starting LRC. It gets stuck at Reading Preferences and will not load. I uninstalled it (except preferences) and reinstalled it, and still have an issue. It looks like it did not install a new default catalog in my pictures folder, so I don’t know what the installation situation is. I did get in tonight once before un- and reinstalling, but when I exited, I could not get in again. I keep my Lightroom settings with the catalog.I really want to keep all the edits to all my photos, but do not care about other preferences as I assume I can reset them as needed. Any idea what I need to do?Uber frustrated…John

On MacOS the Lightroom Classic Rendering Area appears to show a non-Retina rendering on a Retina screen. The pictures looks pixelated and so does the brush. Every other UI Element has its normal retina sharpness.Please pay attention to the guitar strings. You can clearly differentiate the pixels. Also the brush shows jagged pixels on the lines.The issue appeared with an update in 2025 and has never been fixed since. 

Hello there,I am syncing certain Albums in Lightroom Classic to the cloud and some of them have become too big and since I do not need all the smart previews stored locally all the time I deleted them to save space on my computer. But now these pictures are simply shown as not available when my server (where they are stored) is not connected even though these albums are in the cloud – so with Lightroom CC on my Mac, Lightroom on my iPad or even any browser I can still edit these pictures – obviously because they’re stored as smart previews within the Adobe Cloud. But only Lightroom Classic acts like it does not have access to it and needs the originals or at least needs locally stored smart previews to edit or even view these pictures without the original files… is that some kind of bug or am I not getting it? 

I feel I have followed all steps on importing.

Whenever I want to launch/ open Lightroom on my mac OS the icon pops up briefly in the toolbar before disappearing. I updated the computer software, uninstalled and reinstalled the app from Adobe Creative Cloud, did the shift + option combination, gave full disk access, but the problem remains. As a photographer, this is VERY problematic in this high season.. HELP!  Screenshot here

Ich habe einige Wochen nicht mit LR Classic (15.1.1 auf einem Win-11-PC) gearbeitet und musste heute erst einmal ein Katalog-Update durchführen.Seitdem dauert das Verschieben eines einzigen Fotos innerhalb meiner zu zwei Dritteln leeren SSD über 1,5 Minuten!Bei mehreren Fotos dauert es entsprechend länger.Was läuft hier falsch?

Let's say I want to make an 800-pixel jpeg from a DNG file. I have created an export User Preset that sends this file to a subfolder titled 800. However, the export process creates two files: one that sits in the original folder, and one that properly goes to the 800 folder. Is there a way to prevent this duplication? I don't remember this being the case, a few months ago. (I was away from Lightoom CC for a while). I'd rather not have JPEGS (for instance) in my folder of DNG files. Mac Mini M4 Sequoia 15.5. Thanks for any help.

I am working on a photo in Lightroom Classic, then I want to edit it further in Photoshop26 but even though I have done external editing in preferences “Adobe Photoshop 2026” It is not working , it is greyed out 

I have a colour cast when printing I have correct profiles and not letting printer option 

I don't know if this is a bug or a mistake. I frequently run into issues up-syncing my LR Classic pictures to the cloud. Right now LR Classic reports that is is syncing 10 files. It has reported that for weeks. I have followed the advice of Anshul_Saini, who wrote:• Sign out of Lightroom Classic, quit the app, relaunch it, and sign back in. After signing back in, let sync run for a few minutes and see if the same photos remain stuck.I did that.• Check Lightroom Web. Sign in at https://adobe.ly/49uUY7n– Look for the same photos that are stuck in Classic– Clear the Deleted folder, remove any photos inside it from the web interfaceI did that.• Inspect problematic photosIn Lightroom Classic, go to All Synced Photographs and identify the images that won’t sync.Try selecting one affected photo and changing Metadata > Edit Capture Time and set it to anything, eg, 12:00:00 PM.This often forces Lightroom to re-evaluate metadata and can unblock stuck sync items.I did that.I would like to send

After importing three large files of raw images, I noticed that the files were not visible in the Folders section. This was a considerable surprise ,as I've been using Lr for 15 years plus and never experienced this before.I thought that I had done something wrong and tried to import the files again.This was not possible as the Lr import window showed the file images (stored on my Mac) , but these swiftly greyed out prior to hitting the import tab.Under normal circumstances, this would suggest to me that the files have already been imported and in the catalogue.There is however a folder called Volumes at the bottom of the folder window (see screenshot) with an exclamation mark in it, which holds 30,237 images .Could this possibly be the three large files I am looking for?As you can see, the right facing triangle is greyed out , hence making it impossible to open to see the subfolders .Does anyone know how to open this file please or is there another cause of this issue ?If so, any guid

iMac Pro (2017) Sequoia 15.7.7, SSD 2 TB with 778 GB available.  Catalog on SSD.  Upgrade from LR 13.3.  Images on external drives.