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Almurzan
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June 2, 2022
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HDR merge of virtual copies on Classic

  • June 2, 2022
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For the last two weeks, I've been unable to HDR merge virtual copies of RAW files on LR Classic version 11.3.1.  Reinstalling 11.3.1 didn't solve the problem.  Neither did going back to version 11.3.

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GoldingD
GoldingD
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June 22, 2022

An experiment that might show an issue:

 

Select the original photos (not the virtual copys for this experiment). Attempt a merge with them. Any problems?

 

 

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AlmurzanAuthor
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June 22, 2022

I did a few HDR merges with original RAW files yesterday D.  No problems.  The issue is only with virtual copies.

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spymit
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March 16, 2023

I know I am super late to the party but I was having the same issue also. For years I have used virtual copies set to different exposure levels to make HDR images, when it didn't work I was baffled. After searching I came across this thread but never found an answer, I did stumble upon the answer on my own though. If you set the deghost amount to none it works again! 😎

DdeGannes
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DdeGannesCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 2, 2022

To do the HDR the original image files have to be used, virtual images are not actual images they are data files that contain editing info. Where are the original image files located, if they are on an external drive then the drive needs to be connected to the computer.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
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AlmurzanAuthor
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June 2, 2022

I've been creating virtual copies and doing HDR merges of them since I started using Lightroom, about four years ago.  I've always imported the files before merging them.  As I said, it's only in the last two weeks that I haven't been able to do it.

Bob Somrak
Bob Somrak
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June 2, 2022

I just tried and HDR from Virtual Copies and it works fine.

M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
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    AlmurzanAuthor
    Known Participant
    June 2, 2022

    Denis

    Thank you for the advice.  I have now given Lightroom Classic full disk access.  Unfortunately, it didn't solve the problem.  I'd like to explore the other issue you raised, about whether the system has access to the original RAW files, but I'm not sure what you mean...

     

    Alan

    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Genius
    June 2, 2022

    "I'd like to explore the other issue you raised, about whether the system has access to the original RAW files, but I'm not sure what you mean..."

     

    Do the menu command Library > Find All Missing Photos -- do any show up?  If so, see this help article:

    https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-photos-missing-fix/ 

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    AlmurzanAuthor
    Known Participant
    June 21, 2022

    I'm not missing any photos John.  My problem is that I can't get virtual copied to merge.  I've tried again just now and I still can't do it.

    DdeGannes
    Community Expert
    DdeGannesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 2, 2022

    Does the system have access to the original raw image files?

    Also have a look at the article at the link below.

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/quick-tips-how-to-give-full-disk-access-to-lightroom-classic-on-macos/td-p/12913413

     

    Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
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