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Eli27721117r0vq
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December 27, 2022
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Photo corupted in LR

  • December 27, 2022
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Hi,

I import new photos today. and some of them looks good when I access a file but corrupted in Lightroom CC (attached 2 examples)

Version 12.1 camera raw 15.1

Windows 10 

Please help.

Best regards

Eli

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Correct answer Sean McCormack

Most viewers look at the embedded jpeg in the raw file, rather than the actual raw data. Lightroom generates the preview you see. Usually when you see this in a file, it can be one of a few things:

The card is starting to go. 

There's an issue with the card reader, or the cable in the card reader. 

The drive you imported to is starting to go. 

It may also be a GPU issue, so trying turning off the GPU to test in Performance under Preferences. 

 

Check these. You can also open the file into Photoshop, which will also be reading the raw data via Camera Raw. 

 

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Sean McCormack
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Sean McCormackCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
December 27, 2022

Most viewers look at the embedded jpeg in the raw file, rather than the actual raw data. Lightroom generates the preview you see. Usually when you see this in a file, it can be one of a few things:

The card is starting to go. 

There's an issue with the card reader, or the cable in the card reader. 

The drive you imported to is starting to go. 

It may also be a GPU issue, so trying turning off the GPU to test in Performance under Preferences. 

 

Check these. You can also open the file into Photoshop, which will also be reading the raw data via Camera Raw. 

 

Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
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Eli27721117r0vqAuthor
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December 27, 2022

Thanks, it was a card reader problem

    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
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    December 27, 2022

    Looks like corruption of the raw data. An embedded JPEG preview may not show this. Check card and reader, beware. 

     

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