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Sep 15, 2026 1:36 AM UTC
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Ai Denoise introducing artifacts (blank pixels/patches) in preview files of raw (.nef) files and they carry over to converted jpg files

Simply running Ai Denoise introduces artifacts into the files periodically - doesn’t happen all the time and not in all files.  The artifacts go away when Ai Denoise unselected.  Sometimes if I shut down LRc and restart (and sometimes reboot laptop) the artifacts do not appear in the same file when Ai Denoise selected.  See artifacts in upper middle and right of frame.

 

    davidb58Correct answer
    Participant
    Sep 21, 2026 12:31 PM UTC

    Updated video drivers for my Geforce 5080 notebook video card and set up notifications for new drivers in the Nvidia app so I will be notified when new drivers are available.  Am using the Studio drivers.  We’ll see if this fixes the intermittent issue I’ve been experiencing.  Thank you.

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    davidb58Author
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    Oct 21, 2026 4:21 AM UTC

    In addition to updating the video card drivers, I made some tweaks to various windows controls to make sure max performance profile was used in conjunction with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.  I haven’t encountered the artifacts upon using Ai Denoise function in LRc since making these changes.

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    davidb58AuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    Sep 21, 2026 12:31 PM UTC

    Updated video drivers for my Geforce 5080 notebook video card and set up notifications for new drivers in the Nvidia app so I will be notified when new drivers are available.  Am using the Studio drivers.  We’ll see if this fixes the intermittent issue I’ve been experiencing.  Thank you.

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    Claire H.
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    Sep 24, 2026 8:50 PM UTC

    Hi @davidb58, thanks for the update! Let us know if this fixes the Denoise issue you're experiencing. Otherwise, let's continue troubleshooting. I hope this helped! ^CH

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    Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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    Sep 19, 2026 4:38 PM UTC

    Is that Mac or Windows? 

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    Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
    davidb58Author
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    Sep 19, 2026 9:26 PM UTC

    Windows 11

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    Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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    Sep 21, 2026 10:23 AM UTC

    That makes me think it’s probably a graphics driver issue. There are some troubleshooting steps you could try here, but I would particularly look at solution 4 to manually update the drivers. 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/in/lightroom-classic/desktop/technical-support/technical-issues/gpu-issues/troubleshoot-gpu.html 

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