Is it safe to upgrade to the latest Classic version? I am at 14.4 and CR 17.4. I've learned to deal with that process. I'm scared to upgrade for various performance and logistical reasons.

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July 28, 2026
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I am currently on LRC 14.4 and CR 17.4. I have learned to work with the changes in the Denoise that got rid of the middleman DAT file and keeps the file naming of the original file. I have learned to batch edit with pasting dev settings including denoise. It has been ok. But now Adobe doesn't like that I'm running so far behind. After having this version stable for several months, I am hesitant to upgrade. Can anyone who has upgraded to the latest version give me any advice? I only have a 1T harddrive, that I try to clean out by moving files to external SSDs as much as possible. I am honestly scared to upgrade after seeing so many performance issues, etc from other posts. I have 13th gen Intel(R), 32 DB RAM, and 8G Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU - ASUS TUF Gaming laptop

Thoughts? I can’t really afford a new laptop, so I am hoping to not have to do that again. Right now, with 14.4, a single denoise takes about 4-8 seconds.

dj_paige

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dj_paige

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No upgrade is ever perfect. You just have to take your chances. You can (until LrC 16 comes out) downgrade to 14.4.

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While I can appreciate the factual nature of this response, it didn’t really help me decide. I am already happy at 14.4 with the process I have created, so unless I am forced, or someone convinces me I am missing out on something great, I will stay at this version. There were many complaints and much discussion about these latest updates after the Denoise process changed. And I read a lot about performance issues and trouble with the early 15 versions. So I’m just looking for some feedback from those who have upgraded to see if there are any pitfalls I need to watch out for if I upgrade. I will start a very busy hockey season in a month and a few days, and I will need to trust my machine for a good 8 months starting in Sept.

dj_paige

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I am using 15.4.1, the only problem I see is a bug in the Map Module. Other than that, I have no speed problems, no system stability problems. But one person’s experience may not be the same as another person’s experience. I am happy with the new features added after 14.4. However, only you can determine if they are must-have or not.

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