HDR Rendering Differences on macOS Between Apple Photos/Quick Look and Lightroom Classic/Camera Raw

Question

When the same HDR AVIF or HDR JPEG is viewed on macOS, Apple Photos, Quick Look and Flow Vision adapt the highlight rendering as display brightness changes, while Lightroom Classic and Camera Raw keep rendering highlights much more directly. Is Lightroom intentionally bypassing Apple's system HDR photo rendering (EDR/tone mapping), or is there a preference to use the macOS HDR rendering pipeline?

Srishti Bali · Answer

Hi ​@FotofreakApologies for the delayed response. I’m hopeful that the issue has been resolved by now.If not, we have recently released Lightroom Classic 15.5. Please update the app to the latest version and let us know how it goes.If you’re still seeing a difference between how the same HDR AVIF or HDR JPEG is displayed in Lightroom Classic/Camera Raw compared with Apple Photos and Quick Look, please share the following information with us:Lightroom Classic/Camera Raw versionmacOS versionDisplay modelScreen recording or screenshots demonstrating how the highlight rendering changes when adjusting the display brightness in the different applicationsLightroom Classic System Info — go to Help > System Info, copy the information, and paste it into your replyAdditionally, you may try manually resetting Lightroom Classic preferences after creating a backup of your preferences. Please follow the steps provided here:https://helpx.adobe.com/in/lightroom-classic/help/reset-preferences.htmlAfter resetting the preferences, restart Lightroom Classic and check if the behavior persists.If the issue continues, please share the requested information above. This will help us better understand your HDR/display configuration and investigate the behavior further.

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