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Julian Vrieslander
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August 25, 2024
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ACR fails to export AVIF HDR files

  • August 25, 2024
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I was getting great results when editing Nikon D850 and iPhone raw files in ACR, exporting into AVIF HDR (with Display P3 profile). I used the "Convert and Save" button at the upper right corner of the ACR window.


But then I upgraded to the latest version of ACR (16.5.0.1953). Now, when I convert the same files, using the same settings, the AVIF versions only display as SDR, when viewed in Chrome, Photoshop, or GraphicConverter. Nothing else was changed - only the upgrade to ACR 16.5.

 

If I export to PNG or TIFF, the files display correctly in HDR. It is only AVIF files that are affected. When I examine their metadata, certain HDR records are missing, which were present in the AVIF files exported from ACR 16.4. All my ACR and Photoshop settings are as recommended for HDR output, in tutorials by Eric Chan, Greg Benz, and others.

 

I tried the usual remedies: rebooting, deleting ACR preference file, cache flush, etc. Is anyone else seeing this? If not, is it possible that my install of ACR 16.5 is corrupted? How should I fix this?

This testing was done on a 16" M1 Macbook Pro, running the latest version of Sonoma (14.6.1).

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Correct answer Julian Vrieslander

Problem fixed - one or more files were corrupted in

~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw

After I removed that folder and allowed ACR to rebuild it, I am again obtaining HDR AVIF files.

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Julian VrieslanderAuthor
Inspiring
August 30, 2024

Adobe Photoshop Version: 25.11.0 20240716.r.706 b326a7d arm64
Adobe Camera Raw Version: 16.5.0.1953 and 16.5.0.1954
16" M1 MacBook Pro, running macOS "Sonoma" 14.6.1

 

I was getting great results when editing Nikon D850 and iPhone raw files in ACR, exporting into AVIF HDR (with Display P3 profile). I used the "Convert and Save" button at the upper right corner of the ACR window. But, at some point in time, I noticed that the AVIF files were only displaying as SDR, when viewed in Chrome, Photoshop, or GraphicConverter.

When I exported to PNG, JXL, or TIFF, the files rendered correctly in HDR. It was only AVIF files that were affected. When I examined their metadata, certain HDR records were missing, which were present in the AVIF files exported previously. All my ACR and Photoshop settings are as recommended for HDR output, in tutorials by Eric Chan, Greg Benz, and others.

 

Eventually, I discovered that one or more files were apparently corrupted in the folder

 

~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw

 

If I removed that folder and allowed it to be rebuilt by ACR, the problem was solved: files saved as HDR AVIF rendered correctly in HDR. But then, I saved my settings in the Save Options dialog as a custom preset (see attachment). The same problem returned: HDR AVIF files rendered only as SDR. Removing and rebuilding the folder described above solved the problem again. So it appears that saving a preset may be creating corrupted file(s) in that folder.

 

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    WBreden
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    August 30, 2024

    Die Versionen RAW 16.5.0.1964 und Sonoma 14.6.1 vertragen sich nicht. Erst als ich wieder die RAWVersion 16.1. geladen haben, waren die Störungen beseitigt und RAW lief wie gewohnt.

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    Julian VrieslanderAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    August 28, 2024

    Problem fixed - one or more files were corrupted in

    ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw

    After I removed that folder and allowed ACR to rebuild it, I am again obtaining HDR AVIF files.

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