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mcdouglas09
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June 14, 2018
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Slow performance with Lightroom Classic CC when using spot removal tool

  • June 14, 2018
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Hey Everyone,

I just bought a new MacBook Pro, late 2017 15" with Touch Bar. When using Lightroom classic CC it is very slow when using the spot removal tool. The cursor really lags as I move the cursor across the image to edit a new spot. I am already using smart previews and have cleared my cache. Any other ways to speed up the performance? I did not expect to have this issue with CC and new MacBook Pro.

Thanks!!

MD

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    Correct answer dj_paige

    Yes, that's what happens with doing spot removal on a 4K or 5K screen and anything other than the top of the line CPU. Lightroom has this known deficiency.

    You can try turning off the GPU acceleration (Preferences->Performance tab->uncheck "Use Graphics processor") but that will probably cause other things to slow down. Best choice is to do the spot healing in Photoshop.

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    dj_paige
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    Legend
    June 15, 2018

    Yes, that's what happens with doing spot removal on a 4K or 5K screen and anything other than the top of the line CPU. Lightroom has this known deficiency.

    You can try turning off the GPU acceleration (Preferences->Performance tab->uncheck "Use Graphics processor") but that will probably cause other things to slow down. Best choice is to do the spot healing in Photoshop.

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      mcdouglas09Author
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      June 16, 2018

      Thanks very much for the rely Dj Paige. Good to know. I will likely just do it in PS instead going forward. An unfortunate flaw in Lightroom I suppose, but at least there is a workaround.

      Cheers

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