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August 10, 2026
Question

The new generative expand facility in Lightroom 9.5 does not work. Expanded areas do not match the expected pixel colouration.

  • August 10, 2026
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Following the recommended procedure of working any of my PI raw images to a finished state then rendering a DNG copy ready for expansion. Increase the areas to be generated via Firefly and they get created but are not in any way matching the desired/expected colouration. Screen grabs show the issue. Strangely a raw file from the Reeflex Pro camera app behaves as expected so this is included too for completeness.

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    YDIYAuthor
    Participant
    August 10, 2026

    Please read the report I have given you with all the pertinent details. There is something wrong with the structure of PI raw files that causes this issue. Please investigate the problem properly. A raw file from the Reeflex camera pro app works fine as I said in the bug report. Machine state and all the other ‘noise’ you have asked for are irrelevant. Project Indigo is my go to camera app on my iPhone 16 pro so please fix this problem as soon as possible.

    Thank you 

    Brian Lee

    Claire H.
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    August 10, 2026

    Hi ​@YDIYWelcome to the Lightroom Community Forum! Could you please send your image settings for your raw images? To confirm, the recommended workflow is to render the DNG copy before applying the generative expand feature, or it may affect the results.

    Can you send your system info, a screen recording of the issue, and the source file needed to reproduce it? You can find your system info by going to Help > System Info, copying and pasting it into a text file, then attaching the file here. Thanks! ^CH

    YDIYAuthor
    Participant
    August 10, 2026

    Followed the stated procedure for Expand in Lightroom 9.5 with a Project Indigo raw file but the colourisation of the expanded areas is wrong as it doesn't match the colour of the image as expected.