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Anonymous
November 28, 2025
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Lens Blur doesn't work in lightrooom 9.0

  • November 28, 2025
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Hello, i'm trying to apply "lens blur" effect but for some reason it doesn't work.

Im'm working in Lightroom 9.0 with format *.NEF, my driver are already updated and i don't know what to do because when i apply this never display any error or something similar. Have someone an idea of what could be??

Thanks in advance

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Chatragadda Teja
Chatragadda Teja
Participant
June 1, 2026

Lens blur is not working please help me i want lens blur 

Sameer K
Community Manager
Sameer KCommunity Manager
Community Manager
June 2, 2026

Hey, ​@Chatragadda Teja. Welcome to the Lightroom Community. I'll need more information to help you figure this out.

 

What troubleshooting steps have you tried already? Please share more details about your workflow and the system info from Lightroom. Go to Help > System info, copy and paste it into a text document, then upload and attach it here along with a few screenshots or a short video. Right now, the information I have is too limited to help you.

 

Thanks!
Sameer K

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AlekeCommunity Manager
Community Manager
November 28, 2025

Hi @46931482, welcome to the community!
Could you share a few more details about the issue? Does it happen with every photo? Are you on Windows or Mac? If possible, a screenshot showing what happens when you try to use Lens Blur with all Lightroom panels visible would be super helpful.
It would also help to see your System Info. You can find it in Lightroom under Help > System Info. Just copy the info into a text file and attach it to your response, or share it via Google Drive, WeTransfer, or any file-sharing platform you prefer.
Thanks so much!
Alek

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Anonymous
January 19, 2026

hi @Aleke , sadly yes it happened with all the pictures, i'm windows user, as @GoldingD sayid i was using the Lr version instead of LrC but is the same, the difference is that in Lr the checkbox is selected and nothing change but in LrC an error is display. I already try with *.neff and *.jpg pictures, i took some pics with F1.8 and F10 of persosns and objects but is the same in both softwares.

Thank you very much in advance!!

Sameer K
Community Manager
Sameer KCommunity Manager
Community Manager
January 21, 2026

Thanks for sharing this. I'll help you figure this out. In Lightroom's preferences, set the Graphics Performance to Power Saving

As a good starting point, use AMD's auto-detect program to update the GPU Drivers on your machine, follow from step 3: https://adobe.ly/4jQimkB

 

After updating the GPU drivers, try the steps below and check the results. The GPU info & Logs location on Windows is %APPDATA%\Adobe\CameraRaw. A shortcut to get to this folder on Windows is:

  • Press the Windows + R
  • Enter %APPDATA%\Adobe\CameraRaw

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  • Rename the GPU & Logs folder in this directory by adding .old at the end. (GPU.old & Logs.old)
  • Launch Lightroom again.

Let me know how it goes. Thanks!
Sameer K

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GoldingD
GoldingD
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November 28, 2025

I suspect, that you are using Lightroom Desktop (Lr), not Lightroom Classic (LrC), and that your post should have been placed at: 

 

Lightroom ecosystem (Cloud-based) Lightroom ecosystem (Cloud-based)

 

A moderator or Admin will probably notice this and move your posting.

 

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Anonymous
January 19, 2026

Hola  @GoldingD , gracias por tu tiempo. Tenías razón. Tenía Lr en lugar de LrC, pero lo instalé y el error persiste. Estaba trabajando en formato *.neff y también probé en *.jpg con imágenes de personas y objetos simples, pero sigue igual.

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