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Lightroom mobile and movies

  • April 3, 2025
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I can't get Lightroom mobile desktop to accept my MP4 or MOV movies. Lightroom classic excepts movie formats, why doesn't Lightroom mobile?

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    Rafeelmayol
    Participant
    July 28, 2026

    Lightroom Mobile and the cloud-based Lightroom desktop support video playback and basic edits, but they don't offer the same level of video file handling as Lightroom Classic. If your MP4 or MOV files aren't importing, it's usually due to an unsupported codec (such as certain HEVC/H.265 variants), rather than the file extension itself. Lightroom Classic supports a wider range of video formats because it relies more heavily on your operating system's media capabilities...

    frank32323
    Participant
    February 12, 2026

    Lightroom (cloud/mobile version) has limited video format support compared to Lightroom Classic. If your MP4 or MOV files aren’t importing, they may use unsupported codecs. Lightroom Classic supports a wider range of video formats, which is why they work there. Try converting the files to a more compatible format (such as standard H.264 MP4) before importing into Lightroom mobile...

    frank32323
    Participant
    February 11, 2026

    Lightroom (cloud/mobile version) has limited video format support compared to Lightroom Classic. If your MP4 or MOV files aren’t importing, they may use unsupported codecs. Lightroom Classic supports a wider range of video formats, which is why they work there. Try converting the files to a more compatible format (such as standard H.264 MP4) before importing into Lightroom mobile.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 3, 2025

    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 (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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