P: Crashes upon clicking on a Video file

[active_coder15A8]

Lightroom crashes everytime I click on a video file (MP4), attached is the video of the crashes. I have send a crash report 

[Bill Sprague]

Your crash report is not available to users on this forum. 

I'm not having that trouble on a Windows machine.  I have a variety of container types including .MTS, .MOV and .MP4.   Each of those can have a variety of codecs that may or may not work with Lightroom.   With what little you've provided, I will guess that you may need to do a reinstallation, you may need to reset you Lightroom preferences or your MP4 has an unsupported codec in it. 

What operating system are you using?  What is the source of your MP4?  Can you use the (free) MediaInfo program to post the "tree view" contents of your MP4 file?

[active_coder15A8]

I am on MacOsCatalina, its an old video file (from a phone) that have been imported and edited in previous LR since 2019. 

[briar-rose]

I am having the same issue with MOV files from my Nikon D600.  I can't open them in the Loupe view - Lightroom Classic locks up and crashes.  It also won't include the video clips in Slideshows.  I am using a PC with Windows 10.  And I recently updated to Lightroom Classic version 11.0.  However, I have never been able to open video files in Lightroom Classic nor my original Lightroom version 6.  I would appreciate any help with this.

[randbxxx]

I have the same problem- cannot play videos.  Problem not existing prior to v11.  MacOS Catalina.  

[sumeetch]

Hi, Thanks for reporting this. We are not able to see this issue on Win or Mac. Could you please share the Video file with which you are facing this issue ? Or is it happening with all Video files ? Also do share your system information, by going to HELP -> SYSTEM INFO...

[active_coder15A8]

Yes every exisiting video file that I have imported. My video file is more than 47 mb, how do I share it to you? 

Below is the system info 

Lightroom Classic version: 11.0 [ 202110120910-0bccc70d ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en-TH
Operating system: Mac OS 10
Version: 10.15.7 [19H1519]
Application architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 4
Processor speed: 2.9GHz
SqLite Version: 3.36.0
Built-in memory: 16,384.0 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 16,384.0 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 1,757.1 MB (10.7%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 27,547.3 MB
Memory cache size: 85.7MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 14.0 [ 950 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 3
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX
Camera Raw virtual memory: 167MB / 8191MB (2%)
Camera Raw real memory: 169MB / 16384MB (1%)
Displays: 1) 2560x1440

Graphics Processor Info:
Metal: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M

Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: /Users/soohonkeong/Pictures/Lightroom/LRCAT2017/LRCAT2017-3-2-v10-v11.lrcat
Settings Folder: /Users/soohonkeong/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

Installed Plugins:
1) AdobeStock
2) Aperture/iPhoto Importer Plug-in
3) Facebook
4) Flickr
5) Nikon Tether Plugin

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[active_coder15A8]

I have uploaded a smaller video file which also has the same issue. 

[active_coder15A8]

#update# Issue still persists in V11.01

[active_coder15A8]

#Update# Issue Still remains with V11.10

[Jens22409451d3fo]

Same problem here. Older Mac from 2012, lates OS and latest Lightroom classic. LR crashes immediately when opening any video file, old from eg 2004 to latest Xmas videos.

[active_coder15A8]

Mine also a Imac from 2012 

[Axel in Sweden]

I have the same problem. Mac OS X 10.15.7 and LR 11.1

[Axel in Sweden]

Mine is also an iMac:

Model Name: iMac

Model Identifier: iMac13,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 3,1 GHz

[sim546731946825]

Same for me, iMac late 2012

[active_coder15A8]

#update# issue still persists in 11.20, its already 3 months since this has been reported. 

[Robert1679]

Same problem here, LR crashes immediately when opening any video file.  Works as expected on M1 MacBook Air/Monteray.  Bombs instantly everytime on 2012 iMac/Catalina.  

Followed suggest troubleshooting actions here, no difference

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/troubleshoot-video-issues.html

Created new "test" catalog with a few imports, no difference

Video from mutiple devices, no difference, instantlly bombs Lightroom.

Uninstalled and reinstalled Adobe Lightroom Classic 11.2, no difference.

So frusterating to invest both time and money, to no avail!

[active_coder15A8]

#update#  Crashes still persists in 11.30, its already 5 months plus since this has been reported. 

[active_coder15A8]

#Update# Updated to Version 11.3.1, Lightroom continue to crash. 

[Robert1679]

Recap of last half a year with Lightroom Classic.  

[Robert1679]

Video Crash, Video Crash, Video Crash, Video Crash, Video Crash, Video Crash

Recap of the last half year with Adobe Lightroom Clasic.  UGH!!!!

Seems Adobe is no longer going to support 10.15 Catalina

[active_coder15A8]

 #Update# Updated to Version 11.4, same as the past 8 months, Lightroom continue to crash. 

[active_coder15A8]

#Update# Updated to Version 11.4.1, Lightroom continue to crash. 

[manzim61261614]

When I use the "Slideshow" module and the "Preview or Play" function,
after the preparation phase LR crash.

I have already tried to set "off" the use of the graphics processor.
Environmental information:
LR Classic release 11.4.1
operating system MacOS Catalina 10.15.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M 512MB graphics card
Do you have any suggestions? Thank you

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[Sameer K]

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. I’ll need a little more information so that I can help you with this.

Please specify the type of photos you are working on? Are they JPEG or RAW? Are you creating the slideshow from a collection with any missing images? Does this happen with all images/collections, or do any specific images behave similarly?

Have you tried any troubleshooting steps?

Please use images with uniform dimensions (only landscapes or portraits) in the slideshow as a test.

You can also try to clear the DynamicLink Manager (it handles video playback in Lightroom) by following these steps:

For macOS, delete the following on your system: 

Go to Finder > Go (Top Menu) > Hold the Opt Key > Hidden user Library will be revealed

• Library/Application Support/Adobe/dynamiclinkmediaserver
• Library/Application Support/Adobe/dynamiclinkmanager (if exists)
  
  Delete the following to clear Video Cache:
• Library/Caches/Adobe/Lightroom/Video/Media Cache
• Library/Caches/Adobe/Lightroom/Video/Media Cache Files

Restart your computer, and then try to create a slideshow preview again, and let us know if that works!

Thanks

Sameer K

[manzim61261614]

Thanks for your attention.

These are the information requested:

• type of photos: RAW
• Are you creating the slideshow from a collection with any missing images?  NO
• Does this happen with all images / collections, or do any specific images behave similarly?
  • Preview or Play function work for a certain number of photos (about 90%) and then the crash occurs
• Have you tried any troubleshooting steps?
  • In Preferences Performance I tried: Increase Camera RAW cache setting to 10 GB.
  • Increase Video cache size to 5GB and I have Optimize Catalog.
  • In addition I have enabled Adobe Lightroom Classic to control the computer.
• As a test I tried 10 landscapes format photos.
• I deleted the dynamiclinkmediaserver library and also Media Cache and Media Cache Files.

I tried to create a slideshow preview again, but the problem is NOT solved.

In addition, I also provide this information:

• on another computer running MacOS Monterey ver.12.4 and Lightroom Classic v11.4.1, using the same photos, the slideshow module works fine.
• The preview also includes files in mp4 format.

I hope to solve the problem.

Thank you.