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I’m using Lightroom classic since I want all of my files locally.I am scanning using a Nikon Coolscan 9000 every negative and slide I ever took from the time I started photographing in the early 70s until I finally went digital in mid 2000.   I estimate there are 50,000 frames all scanned at 4000dpi.  The Silverfast work flow works great for color, especially the infrared based scratch and dust removal. That all changes for B&W. The Silverfast software based scratch and dust removaal really doesn’t work.  So I’m back to Adobe for pretty much the rest of the project.  I’d been using the standalone version of Photoshop Elements up until V10, but I’m scanning even the B&W into 16 bit format.  Elements down samples to 8 bit so I lose headroom.  I briefly used the full version of Photoshop (which included lightroom)  in 2014 but tabled the project. Now I want to explore lightroom.My usage is “project” based. Essentially each roll of film scanned is a unique “project” and the files a

I have updated the GPU drivers, but still the issue seems to persist. Other edits seem to work fine; only the denoise function is converting the image to B&W. Below is the system info copied from the Lightroom—  Lightroom Classic version: 15.5.1 [ 202608131348-cab7eed5 ]License: Creative CloudLanguage setting: enOperating system: Windows 11 - Home Premium EditionVersion: 11.0.26200Application architecture: x64System architecture: x64Logical processor count: 16Processor speed: 3.6GHzSqLite Version: 3.36.0Adobe GSDK Version: 1.4.0.213CPU Utilisation: 4.0%Power Source: BatteryBuilt-in memory: 32153.8 MBDedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 12.6MB / 128.0MB (9%)Real memory available to Lightroom: 32153.8 MBReal memory used by Lightroom: 1840.6 MB (5.7%)Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 2096.9 MBGDI objects count: 693USER objects count: 2619Process handles count: 2137Memory cache size: 213.6MBInternal Camera Raw version: 18.5.1 [ 2687 ]Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5Camera

I experience sync issues in Lightroom Classic for some photos when I add them to a Collection that is synched to the cloud. Only photos that contain Generative AI remove operations are affected. The photos were edited before attempting to add them to a synched collection.I am running Lightroom Classic 15.5.1 on an M4 Pro Mac mini that runs MacOS 26.7.I have found a partial workaround, but it is slow and time consuming. The affected photos appear in the Sync Errors group in the Catalog area at the top of the LH panel. For each of the affected photos, I have to regenerate all of the Removal objects to completely regenerate the data; I have to select each removal object individually to regenerate because there is no bulk operation for a photo. On some photos this may additionally have consequences for masks and I often have to also refresh the masks.Regenerating the AI removal objects does not by itself immediately fix the sync - Lightroom remains stuck. For the sync to complete, I need t

Since upgrading to Lightroom Classic 15.6, I have been experiencing a persistent problem with metadata display. The Metadata and Keywording panels in the Library module become blank, the metadata loading indicator keeps spinning, and the Loupe Info overlay in the Develop module no longer displays the expected information.Closing Lightroom Classic and deleting the catalog's `Helper.lrdata`, `Previews.lrdata`, and `Sync.lrdata` folders temporarily resolves the issue. Lightroom recreates these folders when it starts again, and metadata initially displays correctly. However, after approximately 10 minutes of normal use, the problem returns.I have reinstalled Lightroom Classic on Windows 11 and reset the application preferences, but neither action has resolved the issue. I have also tested with GPU acceleration disabled and with new catalogs, but the problem persists.The issue makes it difficult to work with and organize my photo library, as essential metadata and keywords become unavailabl

Since I updated to MacOS 14.6, printing from Lr Classic to my Epson SCP800 has beeen a nightmare. The printer driver seems to have become completely unreliable.    1. When I select a profile in Lr, the printer driver has color matching set to Epson Color Controls, and not (as it should) to Color Sync. Sometimes the driver opens with Color Sync correctly set, but then changing any other setting (eg, paper type) causes it to revert to Epson Color Controls.   2. When I make changes to the print settings (eg, changing paper type) and save a preset, the change is not present in the preset. This problem does NOT seem to occur when using the print driver from Apple Preview.   I have -- reinstalled the Epson drivers -- deleted and readded my printer -- deleted my Lr preferences (but I'm confused about this because moving the com.adobe.LightroomClassicCC7.plist file out of ~/Library/Preferences doesn't seem to change anything in my Lr setup, even if I restart my machine

This post applies to Lightroom Classic and the Lightroom Ecosystem products. Camera Raw feedback can be found here.   Generative Remove makes it easier to remove unwanted objects and distractions with a simple gesture, even on complex backgrounds. For more accurate results, be sure to include the object's shadow in your selection and/or expand its size.    Detect Objects uses AI to find the objects underneath a brushed area. The masked areas will now appear larger than the Early Access version of this feature. You can also circle objects for quicker selection now.    We have also updated the spot selection experience to make it easier to manage variations, switch the fill type, refine the selection area, or re-generate as needed.    Batch updating is also now supported for Generative Remove spots.    Try out the latest updates and share your feedback with us here. Please also include the following details in your post:  App versi

You have issues with your latest LrC update.  Also with this webpage as it just trashed my last attempt to report these bugs. Please fix this webpage! These issues, which never occurred before your last update now occur EVERY TIME I use my normal workflow.That workflow:  Import my raw NEF file Enter “Develop” Use the <File><Plug-in Extras><Process with Topaz Photo (Studio) Let Topaz run its automatic noise reduction and, optionally do some other stuff such as sharpen (but not required to reproduce the bugs described below) Return the denoised DNG file from Topaz back to LrC and enter Develop module Attempt to enter masking.  DOES NOT WORK. Change Profile from the default “Camera AUTO” to “Adaptive Color”.  Now I can enter masking.  But… Subject masking DOES NOT WORK.  When I attempt it, the masking subwindow pops up and immediately disappears.  Object masking works and I am forced to use it to get my work done. Once I’m done, I go to export my photo.  I get the normal po

I have used Lightroom Classic for nearly 20 years and have a large catalog (about 70,000 images).  As you would expect, I’ve also spent countless hours organizing the photos, editing and assigning keywords.A few months ago, I suddenly began to experience a new problem.  Suddenly, the “Exif and IPTC” fields on the right side of my screen were all blank (no keywords visible, no location info, no copyright info, etc.).  The small “spinning wheel” could be seen but it never stopped spinning.I searched these forums extensively and also many other sites.  There were recommendations that included resetting preferences, deleting the metadata helper file, and more.  Ultimately, nothing has fixed the problem.I note that deleting the metadata helper.db file does help for a short period.  In order words, if I delete it and then start Lightroom Classic, the IPTC and EXIF data reappears, however, after anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes, it disappears again and the spinning wheel returns.In addition, eve

This post applies to Camera Raw and Lightroom Classic. Dust Removal is no longer in Early Access status and can be found in the Remove edit panel for Camera Raw & Lightroom Classic. Dust Removal helps remove distracting spots in an image that may be caused by dust on a camera's sensor and is also effective on dust on the rear lens element. Once enabled, your image will be scanned, and any detected dust spots will be automatically removed using Content-Aware Remove. For refinement, you can select one or multiple spots to delete or refresh. Batch removal is also supported; simply select the "Dust" checkbox under "Remove" in the copy settings dialog.Please note that scanned negatives are not in the scope of this feature at this time.  Dust spots on scans tend to be located in the focal plane, with the negative and very sharp, while sensor dust is typically positioned out of the focal plane and therefore not in focus. Scanned negative dust typically appears as white spots on a darker b

I was doing some experimenting with my Canon R6 Mk ll on landscape photos today. Some shots were just RAW, some were HDR, and some were HDR PQ. While looking at the files in Lightroom Library, the ones that are HDR stand out (and they are .JPG files)… but the HDR PQ and regular RAW files look almost identical… (and they are both CR3 files).Is there anything I can click in the Customize Metadata Panel that will show this type of file information?

Since a few weeks, my Lightroom Classic (15.3.1 release on macOS Tahoe 26.5.1) gets stuck or stops responding on simple tasks like:Building standard or 1:1 previews (it gets stuck on ‘Building previews: 3 of …’ but never actually creates one preview) Photo Merge (HDR, Panorama or HDR-Panorama, here the cursor immediately starts spinning and the merge preview does not even pop up) Importing (I can select a source (for example an SD card) but it gets stuck on Checking for duplicates, even when I turn off 'Don't import suspected duplicates’) Exporting (in export I can select all the settings and hit Export but the progress bar remains stuck at zero.I have to use Force Quit to quit Lightroom when it’s not responding.This happens 9 out of 10 times I open up Lightroom, the occasional 1 time everything works fine and I can go on for hours merging huge panoramas or building previews of 100s of photos without problems. But whenever I close and reopen Lightroom the next time it doesn’t work anym

I have read about this on several sites and Im still confused.I have a lightroom classic catslog and all associated photos on my Macbookpro (4tb drive). The main folder is all my photos from 2023. I want to back these up to an external drive and free the space on my computer for this years (2024) photos. 1. I used the EXPORT AS CATALOG from the File menu. This appears to have backed up the photos on my external drive.  However they are still on my macbook.  Im just very confused about what seems like it should be a simple procedure.  Im reticant to delete anything without understanding how this works. in iphoto its so easy (Move your photolibrary to an external disk-1 step!). Can I please get some solid, step by step direction to backing up my ohotos and catalog so I can remove 2023 from my laptop to make space? I intuit that I keep the same catalog (am I correct) on the laptop but point it to 2023 files on the back up disk. Then save the 2023 files o

Hi Adobe support, I signed up for the free trial of Adobe Lightroom but forgot to cancel before it ended. I was charged 80 dollars and wasn’t intending to continue with a paid subscription. Could you please provide a one-time courtesy refund?