The final result isn’t the same [exporting HDR images]

Forum|Forum|8 months ago
July 31, 2025
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When I edit an image in the Lightroom app and save it to my camera roll, the result NEVER looks the same. Does anyone know why this happens?

iOS: iPhone

Correct answer Charlie.D

I see you are editing in HDR mode. Try saving as AVIF or JXL. iOS should be able to display these well. In my experience, if you export a HDR image as a JPG, the HDR info is recorded as gainmap metadata, and support for this varies more. If you export as a DNG, iOS doesn't always render those the same as Lightroom/Adobe Camera Raw.

More info here: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/using/hdr-ios.html

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Charlie.DCorrect answer

Inspiring

I see you are editing in HDR mode. Try saving as AVIF or JXL. iOS should be able to display these well. In my experience, if you export a HDR image as a JPG, the HDR info is recorded as gainmap metadata, and support for this varies more. If you export as a DNG, iOS doesn't always render those the same as Lightroom/Adobe Camera Raw.

More info here: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/using/hdr-ios.html