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Hello, I have a brand new Mac Studio, fully updated along with fulling updated apps. (screenshots attached)Every time I try to edit photos, I get some variation of these glitches. Video here. Sometimes it just blinks so bad it gives me a headache. I use this app for a living, and it is driving me crazy. Any help would be appreciated.  https://youtu.be/06yvGEHFqsw 

Hi all,I am having trouble with the upload of smart previews.Note: The operating system and Lightroom are running in German. The messages are translated, so the terminology may be incorrect. Lightroom Version Number: Lrc, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic, Version 13.5 Camera Raw 16.5, Build [202408062022-6258095b]OS Version Number: 14.6.1 (23G93) Steps to reproduce: Create a local collection.Right-click on the collection.Select the “Sync with Lightroom” command. Expected result: All smart previews are uploaded to the Lightroom cloud.I receive an error message if there is no change in status after more than 5-10 minutes. Actual result: File synchronization is stuck at 788 files. This situation has persisted for 5 hours.Details:There is no error message, not even in the “Preferences” dialog, under the “Lightroom Sync” tab: In the “Sync Activity” section, files to be uploaded are listed. All files have the note “Uploading” in the first column.In the set

Greetings Everyone!   I am currently using Lightroom Classic version 13.5 on a Windows CPU.   The issue that I having is that when I go to IMPORT Files into Lightroom Classic a couple of "Actions/Sub-Menus" seems to missing.   Missing "IMPORT TO" Sub-Menus/Actions: 1. *FILE RENAMING* 2. *DESTINATION*   *IMAGE ATTACHED*   Are these two options relocated or was this feature omited during the newer firmware updates?   If it is an issue, how do I resolve it?     Much appreciated!

I'm using LR Classic 13.5, but this has happened in the previous version as well.After uploading an image i'm viewing it in the preview (with or w/o preview builder, behaviour is the same) when i go to the image to edit it i notice that it's WB has changed by itself. There is no step in the history for it, but using the "before/after comparison" it is clearly visible that some WB change was done. Pressing the "Reset" button doesnt help. and this leaves me with images that i now need to correct even if the WB was spot on. I have tried removing the GPI and adding it, it didnt help. I am using a rather large catalogue but i am moving my previously edited files to an external HDD after editing is done.No preset has been applied on upload of the images. I am using Macbook Pro with latest version. Please advise and/or correct.Supporting images attached.

Since I got my new Mac Book Air last year, I cannot view my Collections in LrC saved to my portable hard drive. I can create NEW collections, but I cannot view the ones already created. My old computer was a Mac Book Pro. Could that be the problem? I keep LrC up to date. Thank you!!

I'm at my wits ends here. The problem started this January, when I upgrades to Sonoma, I believe. Upon upgrading to LR13, my main catalog became corrupted and no attempts to repair it have been successful.   So for the last 7 months, I reverted back to LR12, and worked off a backup.   However, I recently got a new laptop (M2 chip MacBook Pro), and decided to try LR13 on there. Lo and behold, it converted my LR12 catalog to version 13 without a hitch.   When I tried this same catalog on my desktop, however, it became corrupted again, and now even my laptop won't open it.   I've talked with at least four agents, two of whom have remotely controlled my computer, and they've tried repairing it and sent it back, for it only to become corrupted again within about 30 minutes of use (importing new photos).   Please help! 

My Lightroom Classic catalog won't open. lrcat-shm and lrcat-wal files appear and disappear continuously with the loading screen stuck. I've tried deleting the lrcat.lock file and reset my preferences as those were some suggestions I saw but neither works. The lrcat.lock file just reappers along with shm and wal before those two disappear.   I'm using LrC 13.5 and MacOS 13.6.9   Thanks!   [Moved from ‘Bugs’ to ‘Discussions’ by moderator, according to forum rules. A ‘bug’ is not just another word for any problem with software!]

Trying to tether a D810 to a Mac / Lightroom, but LR simply refuses to detect the camera. Nikon firmware and Lightroom Classic both up to date, the Mac is running Monterey 12.6.2. Tethering works just as it should with my D850, but I like to use the D810 for copy work. I'm also using a new TetherPro USB-C cable. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of setup? Thanks,Alex

Hi there,I'm having trouble exporting my HDR photos. I'm on Windows 11. I have two monitors, one SDR monitor, and an HDR-600 certified monitor, 10bit output from my RTX3070ti. I have HDR in windows enabled with the SDR brightness limittted to 50%. Monitor brightness itself is of course at 100%. Editing the photos is great, really makes em pop, and also makes me wish I had an HDR-1400 monitor 😛 However, the greatness unfortunately stops when I try to export the darn things.JXL is unable to be opened on any program I could find, except for Irfanview, but it seems to just discard the HDRness, and convert it to a washed out 8bit mess.JPG+gain opens like a normal jpg everywhere, not using the gain map. It's just the 'preview for SDR' image. Exception is Chrome, though it still doesn't come out looking like what I saw in the editor.AVIF doesn't have thumbnails, can't be opened by anything except Chrome, where it again looks different to what I did in Lightroom itself.T

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I'm trying to import my preset to Lightroom Classic and this message keeps popping up."Unable to import presets""A file could not be created."

Začal som používať Pentax K3 mark III v spojení s objektívom HD Pentax D FA 100 mm Macro F2,8 ED AW. Vo Photoshope ale ani v Adobe Lightroom Clasic ho nesprávne detekuje. Namiesto tohto novšieho objektívu detekuje jeho predchádzajúcu verziu WR. V spojení s Pentax K1 je všetko OK. Vie mi niekto povedať, prečo ? Myslel som si, že Adobe Photoshop je svetová jednička, ale teraz som si nie istý, či to je tak naozaj. 

I am sure that this is a common problem but have been unable to find any answers when searching the forum. I have just migrated my files and catalog from one iMAC to another and on my new iMAC have two references to each image. Screenshot shows this in detail better than I can describe. I am the user: "Alan" and "alan" , (there is only one account) and as said, the image files are not duplicated, just the catalog entry. If I delete one of the duplicates, all the photographs disappear from the other.

I am able to create Virtual Copies of photos (all in same folder).  The stack icon appears in the upper left of the thumbnail, and when I click it - it either says 1 of 2 or 2.  However I cannot unstack those photos.  Have tried multiple times on multiple photos.  Have tried multiple approaches (shortcut of "S", going to stacking menu and selecting expand all stacks) but none of them result in placing the two copies next to each other in the film strip.  The top photo remains unchanged showing 2 or 1of2I have used VCs and unstacked them in the past (maybe 2 months back), but now I am stuck.  (there are help messages on unstacking going back over 7 years - but none have this problem and usually mention the stacking menu).Any wisdom or experience with this will be greatly appreciated!(Just updated CC and see that there are two versions of LR - desk and cloud - - gotta wrap my mind around that)

Hallo Zusammen, ich arbeite seit neuestem mit LRc und habe eine simple Frage.In der Bibliothek wird in der Dateivorschau zum jeweiligen Bild auch auf dem Bild ein Icon angezeigt "Eingebettete Vorschau".Welches Farbprofil, oder Adobe Einstellung liegt diese Anzeige zu Grunde?Natürlich ändert sich die Anzeige des Bildes, wenn ich in den Bereich Entwicklung wechsle. Standardmäßig ist Adobe hinterlegt, habe aber nun Leica SL3 als zu verwendendes Profil hinterlegt. Dennoch ist die Anzeige der Vorschau unverändert.  Im Bereich Entwicklung konnte ich auch keinen Unterschied zwischen Adobe Farbe (standardmäßig hinterlegt) und meiner persönlichen Einstellung, Kamera Leica SL3 erkennen.Wenn ich dann auf das Icon klicke, passt LRc das Bild an (vermutlich auf das hinterlegte Profil, Adobe, oder Kamera - in meinem Fall Leica SL3)Was habe ich übersehen, oder ist das DNG File von Leica das Problem? 

There is a problem with the Raw Canon file CR2. It appears in DENOISE as an unsupported file.

About 3 month ago I upgraded to the Canon R6 Mark II and after I upload my images they are grainy and not as sharp as I would like. I shoot RAW and upload to Lightroom. Take this photo for example. Below are the specs. Is this grain normal or am I being nitpicky? If I use an ISO over 800 it is even worse. I want to be excited about this camera so hopefully I can get a little advise. Thank you in advance. Exposure: 1/250 @ f/5.0ISO 320  

I have been using bridge for some time to rate, label and keyword my images.Am now starting to use light room.In lightroom have set the colour label to Bridge default and have made sure the text against each label is the same as the text in my bridge preferences. ie in both the green colour is labelled 'For Sale' etc.If I update the colour label of a file in Bridge should the update flow through to light room and vice versa.I have updated a label from yellow to green in lightroom,When I open Bridge my smart collection based on the green tab does not pick up the file i have changed becasue if#t is still shown with a yellow label in bridge.I have tried the same thing going back the other way.Chnage form yellow to green in bridge, and in lightroom this is still shown as yellow.So I end up with the same file rated in the original colour in one application but shown in the updated colour in the other.Is this normal or do I need to manage my set-up for the chnages to flow through? 

I'm trying to add my subscribed LrC and PS apps to my new Apple 24 M3 2023 iMac computer, but it won't accept my Adobe password when prompted so I can continue on with the download process. Any ideas?

Hi fellow Lightroom Classic users, I finally migrated over from the cloud-based Lightroom out of frustration with UI problems, and I am slowly discovering new features that LrC has. One of them is the ability to create lossy DNGs. I tried it out and I am impressed at how well it was able to compress DNG files, especially those produced by denoising applications such as DxO PureRaw: 90MB to 9MB. It is a significant disk space saving. What I do not know is how well it preserves detail. I am not good at pixel peeping - anyone else here with more experience can tell me if they're able to see a significant loss in detail for professional work? I find it kind of paradoxical that Adobe can compress raw formats smaller than the lossy raw formats offered in camera. Am I losing dynamic range or microcontrast? I have no idea how to judge.

QUESTION: I'd like to have the "folder name" where an image is saved in LRC included as a tag/metadata in each image automatically or thru some bulk action.BACKGROUND: I have all of my images stored on a hard drive in folders that are named with Date and event.  Hundreds of folders within folders and over 100,000 images.  These folders and the images inside them are then sync'd with LRC.  Using LRC face recongnition, I tag each image with the names of the people in the image. I then write that metadata back to the file to make sure that it always stays with it.  I would love to also save the information contained in host folder name to each image because it relates to the overall event.  With hundreds of folders within folders, i'd love to do this automatically or using some type of bulk action rather than folder by folder or image by image.Screen Capture Below? 

Hi all!I'm a wedding photographer and have been using LR for years now. Recently I just updated to the latest update (13.5 I guess?) and afterwards, some of my exported photos have been exporting quite differently than I edited them. There are about 1900 photos in the catalog and it only happens to the last 400 photos or so, and only SOME of them. Some of the exported edits are drastically different; some are only subtly different in which the photos have signifiantly more grain than intended, and less contrasty. It's weird because the rest of the catalog exports perfectly the same, so there's definitely a problem with only those specific photos. Last couple times this happened (years ago), I contacted Adobe and usually spend about 2 hours only for them to screen share and press a bunch of buttons and tell me they don't know what the problem is, every single time. So I'm hoping there might be some answers here. Has anyone else had this problem after the recent update, and figured

I backup my Lr Classic Catalogue monthly.  Can I safely delete backups more than 2 years old to free external hard drive space?

Hi everyone, I'm encountering an issue in Adobe Lightroom Classic where I'm seeing gray previews even though I have the "Original + Smart Preview" setting enabled. Here are the details of my situation: Lightroom Version: Lightroom Catalog - V13-3 Operating System: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Windows 11 Education Issue Description: I have the "Original + Smart Preview" setting enabled in Lightroom Classic. Despite this, many of my photos are displaying as gray thumbnails. When I check the Library module, the histogram indicates that the "Original" is present, so the files are not missing. I've tried generating new previews by going to Library > Previews > Build Standard-Sized Previews, but the issue persists. I've also tried disabling the GPU setting under Preferences > Performance, but this didn't resolve the issue. I'm at a loss for what to try next. Has anyone else experienced this issue or can suggest further troubleshooting steps? Any help or insights would be g

Is there any way to choose a different font when printing the "Photo Info" in Lightroom Classic? I would like to choose something different but don't see a way of changing that font. Help!