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DidierRopers
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June 7, 2019
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Lightroom classic - DynamicLinkMediaServer

  • June 7, 2019
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Hello,

I'm using LR Classic running Windows 7 and I get the following message : Couldn't start Dynamic Link Media Server.

This occurs each time I try to use the Slide Show tool and this stool remains unusable.

Any idea to solve this ?

Thank you.

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    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    June 18, 2019

    One possibility, from: Lightroom Classic: Connecting to Dynamic Link server failed while importing videos | Photoshop Family Customer Community

    1. Close Lightroom.

    2. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete > Start Task Manager > Process.

    3. Select Dynamic Link Manager > End Process.

    4. Start Lightroom.

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    DidierRopersAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    June 19, 2019

    This process doenot appear in the list. It looks like Dynamic Ling Manager does not exist on my computer

    De : davidg36166309

    Envoyé : mardi 18 juin 2019 19:05

    À : Didier ROPERS

    Objet : Lightroom classic - DynamicLinkMediaServer

    Lightroom classic - DynamicLinkMediaServer

    created by davidg36166309 <https://forums.adobe.com/people/davidg36166309> in Lightroom Classic — The desktop-focused app - View the full <https://forums.adobe.com/message/11128098#11128098> discussion

    GoldingD
    GoldingD
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    June 19, 2019

    DidierRopers  wrote

    This process doenot appear in the list. It looks like Dynamic Ling Manager does not exist on my computer

    De : davidg36166309

    Envoyé : mardi 18 juin 2019 19:05

    À : Didier ROPERS

    Objet :  Lightroom classic - DynamicLinkMediaServer

    Lightroom classic - DynamicLinkMediaServer

    created by davidg36166309 <davidg36166309 >  in Lightroom Classic — The desktop-focused app - View the full <Re: Lightroom classic - DynamicLinkMediaServer >  discussion

    Hmm, looking at my Windows 10 PC, it is installed in many places, would be a big miss to clean up,

    Found it via search at:

    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge CC 2019\Required

    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Required

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\ACC\Adobe Lightroom Classic\Helpers\DynamicLinkMediaServer

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\ACC\Adobe Lightroom Classic\Helpers

    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Elements 14 Organizer

    C:\Users\goldi\AppData\Roaming\Adobe

    C:\Users\goldi\Documents\Adobe

    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Required\DynamicLinkMediaServer

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\ACC\Adobe Lightroom Classic\Helpers\DynamicLinkMediaServer\dynamiclinkmediaserver\1.0

    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge CC 2019\Required\dynamiclinkmediaserver

    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Elements 14 Organizer\dynamiclinkmediaserver

    hmm, a shortcut

    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Elements 14 Organizer\dynamiclinkmediaserver

    Yep, a mess, would not know if deleting any of these would break other things, do not know if it would be any help at all.

    Akash Sharma
    Akash Sharma
    Legend
    June 7, 2019

    Hi DidierRopers,

    That isn't a great user experience as Lightroom Classic is giving an error message "Couldn't start Dynamic Link Media Server." while using the Slideshow module, we're sorry to hear about this. Let us help make it right.

    Could you please take a look at the this similar discussion Import Error: Connecting to Dynamic Link Server Failed  and let us know if that helps?

    Thanks,

    Akash

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    DidierRopersAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    June 7, 2019

    Thanks for your answer. unfortunately, I have already been trying this method and it doesn't solve the issue.

    I just point that I don't use a Mac but a windows machine, running Windows 7

    De : Akash Sharma

    Envoyé : vendredi 7 juin 2019 15:43

    À : Didier ROPERS

    Objet : Lightroom classic - DynamicLinkMediaServer

    Lightroom classic - DynamicLinkMediaServer

    created by Akash Sharma <https://forums.adobe.com/people/Akash+Sharma> in Lightroom Classic — The desktop-focused app - View the full <https://forums.adobe.com/message/11112102#11112102> discussion

    Akash Sharma
    Akash Sharma
    Legend
    June 11, 2019

    Sorry that the suggestion didn't help. Could you please restore Lightroom Classic app preferences to default and let us know if the issue still persists? Please refer this article for step by step instructions: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html#restore_preferences_to_default_settings

    How to set Lightroom Classic preferences

    https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html#restore_preferences_to_default_settings

    ~Akash

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