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Phoenixlibra
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September 11, 2026
Question

even in a set of headshots lightroom cannot detect people

  • September 11, 2026
  • 3 replies
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people detection does not work in lightroom classic

    3 replies

    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    September 17, 2026

    ​@Phoenixlibra, if restarting your computer doesn’t help, are you on an Intel Mac? People detection has long been broken on Intel Macs.

    KR Seals
    Community Expert
    KR SealsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 15, 2026

    I had that happen a couple of days ago. In fact, no masks could be created. I restarted LrC and masking, including people, is working fine now.

    Ken Seals - Nikon Z 9, Z 8, 14mm-800mm. Computer Win 11 Pro, I7-14700K, 64GB, RTX3070TI. Travel machine: 2021 MacBook Pro M1 MAX 64GB. All Adobe apps.
    Claire H.
    Community Manager
    Claire H.Community Manager
    Community Manager
    September 15, 2026

    Hi ​@Phoenixlibra, moving this thread to the correct board. Welcome to the Lightroom Classic Community forum! To better help you with this issue, we would like a few more details. Can you send your system info, a screen recording of the issue, and a numbered list of the exact steps needed to replicate it? You can find your system info by going to Help > System Info, copying and pasting it into a text file, and attaching it here. Thanks! ^CH

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