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P: Allow filters to stay selected after enhancing

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May 7, 2023
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When using the denoise or enhance features, it would be great if the filters selected in the Develop module would continue to stay selected.

Currently, if I have a set of filters - like hiding rejected images, or specific color tags - and then decide to enahnce or denoise an image, whenever Lightroom finishes processing, it resets all of my filters back to showing everything.

If I've already rejected an image - or 100 - I clearly don't want to see them, and don't want to have to keep clicking the desired filter after every single enhancing/denoising process, just to get rid of the clutter. Sometimes, I can batch enhance or denoise, but other times I need to do it one at a time , and repeating this process for 100-200 images, for example, wastes a lot of time and is incredibly annoying.

Correct answer johnrellis

When using AI denoise, the filter is forgotten.
Hop to reproduce:
Mark a few images as "picked". Set filter "flagged" so only these images is shown. Use AI desnoise on one of those images.

Expected result:
The filter should still be in place after the AI denoise is done.

Actual result:
The filter is forgotten and all images in the collection are shown.

@Holten: "When using AI denoise, the filter is forgotten."

See the correct answer above for how to stop that:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-enhancing/m-p/13779605#M321876

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Hans Dieter30944992w766

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When using the AI Denoise a copy of the orignal image is created and inserted as a stack.
Afterwards the previous selecton of images to work on (in via library, attributes) is disabled and all images are shown in the bottom row. This is bad because my workflow relies on doing a preselection of images and then edit only those. If I use AI Denoise regularly it will break the selection each time. Editing steps should not change which images are selected.

Lightroom Classic-Version: 12.4 [ 202306052221-b70c0975 ]
Windows 10 - Business Edition Version: 10.0.19045

Steps to reproduce:

-go to Library and filter images (e.g. filter for all images with Attribute "flaged")

-go to Develop (only flagged images are shown in the selection below)

-for one image use AI Denoise (wait for completion)

Expected result:

-the result is added as a copy (because attributes are copied it should be shown) but the selection should not change

Actual result:

-all images (even non flaged) are shown. filter attribute has to be manually reselected

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

This is not a bug, but as designed. Any action that creates a new image (Denoise, Edit in Photoshop, Merge to HDR or Panorama) will reset the filter, to make sure that the new image is not filtered out and causes confusion because of it. If you do not want that, then lock your filter. Click the padlock in the right corner of the filter bar.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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Hans Dieter30944992w766

Participant

Thanks, clicking the lock worked.

I never encountered the problem before because the other options that create new images are not really tools that I would use for a lot of images in a row. Since AI Denoise is now part of the "regular" development process it's good to know that you have to check the filter lock.

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bardi3

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Hi, i have a problem. When creating an ai denoise file, it disables the red label filter for me. Is there any way to fix this? I work on files filtered with a red label ... after denoising im going to the next photo, unfortunately, during work, lightroom turn off the filters when generating a dng file is complete .... help me, please

windows11, rtx3060, the latest version of lightroom classic

dj_paige

Legend

It is my observation that whatever filter you have created and applied via the Filter Bar, creating new AI Denoised photos turns off the filter. I'm not sure if this is a bug, but I really can't think of a reason why this would be desired behavior. You could, after de-noising, press Ctl-L to return to the filter.

You could select all of the desired photos and denoise them in one batch.

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

It's designed behavior, and for a good reason. Any action that creates a new file (edit in photoshop, denoise, hdr, panorama) resets the filter, because too often people did not realise that their filter would hide this new file (because they filtered on raw, for example) and so they complained that the new file was not created or not added to the catalog. Simply lock the filter before you denoise and it will work as desired.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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Victoria30648229efen

Participant

Issue: When I have my photos filtered on Flagged, then use denoise, LRC ( most up to date version) removes all filters so I then have to go back, refilter to flagged, and go to the next image.

What it shoud do - denoise shouldn't impact the filter settings of the images

What it does do - resets all filters so all images come back

johnrellis

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See the answer to this FAQ:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-enhancing/m-p/13775823

johnrellis

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Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-enhancing/m-p/13775823

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David24168878ezb8

Participant

Lightroom Classic 12.4 on Windows 11 -- When in Library mode, I use the metadata filter to select photos by date, camera, filetype, keyword, etc. Normally, I can flip back and forth between Develop and Library, and each in return to Library mode, Lightroom remembers to show the metadata view and rembers the filters that I have seelcted. However, after any use of the Denoise AI feature in Develop mode, the Library turn off the metadata filters (reverts to filter = none) which rcauses all photos in the folrder to be shown. I can click to turn on the metadata filter back on, and when doing so, it remebers my previous filter selections, but should I have to do that every time?

Thanks.

kglad

Community Expert

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post if it helps you get responses.

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mister_eb

Participant

If you are working through a filtered selection of images (i.e. "4* Picks") and then using Denoise, it will switch that filter off once it has finished processing your image. I think this is something to do with the way Lr 'stacks' the original CR3 with the new DNG by default. Either way, it's annoying as you then have to re-filter and work your way through to where you were - and if you have multiple images that need Denoise then this gets tired *real* quick.

By the way - I do appreciate the new Denoise - a great improvement.

DdeGannes

Community Expert

Have a look at the article at the link below for the recommended workflow for using the DeNoise AI feature. It provides related info and plans for further development of the feature.

https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2023/04/18/denoise-demystified

Regards, Denis: Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.4 PS 27.8;

steamstash7385248

Participant

When viewing my images in the Develop module with a star filter rating, I have been commonly running the new Ai Denoise feature. It is really great!

My one gripe is that everytime I choose to run Ai Denoise on an image it removes my star rating filter and I have to apply it again.

This is truly a minor incovinence and my hopes are that in writing this is that someday there will be a patch and it will save me more time in the future than it took to write this.

Ian Lyons

Community Expert

You can already do as you ask by using the lock at right hand side of the filter bar. I've attatched a screenshot shwoing where the lock is located.

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Kevin29912596jnha

Participant

When I edit pics, LRC, I often flag the photos within a folder to edit. In the Develp tab, I filter to just flagged photos and do my edits. Been doing it this way since LF had flags many years ago. I find that when I use the DeNoise feature recently intorducted, on top of taking a long time to process like others report, it then changes the view by removing the flag only filter and showing all images. Hoping this is resolved in the next patch/update.

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

This is not a bug and does not need to be fixed. What you need to do is lock your filter. Click on the little padlock icon in the right corner of the filter bar.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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fotolandowski

Participating Frequently

Lightroom Classic, v12.3, WIN11.

Hi All,

when i'm culling photos, i use star system. Now, i choose 2* images in library filter to show only ones to be edited ... i'm going one by one.... And here is the thing...

When i use AI DENOISE and new dng is created, my custom filter is being removed... So again i can see hundreds of pics instead of choosen 2*.

As new dng inherits star mark i can see no reason to reset the filter (especially if i'm stacking new one with original).

I know i can lock custom filter - but it's not a solution.

Hope that can be fixed in next update(s).

Cheers,

Michal

johnrellis

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See the post marked as a correct answer in this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-enhancing/m-p/13775823

Jeff HackbarthAuthor

Participating Frequently

Thanks, John! This seems to fix the issue I was having.

johnrellis

Legend

If you lock the filters via File > Library Filters > Lock Filters or click the lock icon on the right end of the Library Filter bar, then the LR commands that generate DNGs (Photo Merge, Enhance) won't reset the current filter.