Imported HEIC images are BLACK (Lr Classic 12.1 on macOS Ventura 13.1)

[sylvainm59708426]

Hi, I have Lightroom Classic 12.1 installed on macOS Ventura 13.1.

macOS can preview or open HEIC files (from iPhone 7+, if that matters), but once imported into Lr the HEIC files are... all BLACK. Their metadata are correctly imported though.

[Jerrylein]

Hello,

System:

Macos Ventura 13.1 clean Installation

Lightroom CC, Bridge 2023 new versions

I uploaded photos to Lightroom using my iphone.
In mobile Lightroom I can work with this Phots. On iMac they are displayed normally.
But, if I edit the photos on the iMac, the photo turns completely black.

Exported photos are also black.
The HEIC images are displayed normally under MacOs with a preview.

In Bridge are all Photos black.

Anyone have an idea?

[Ranjisha Sengupta]

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. 

Since when are you seeing this issue? Are the photos getting displayed on your iPhone correctly?  

Have you tried re-installing Bridge?

Please check this article on file support: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/kb/heic-files-support.html.

We're here to help, just need more info.

Regards,

Ranjisha

[Jerrylein]

yes, the photos are displayed correctly in Lightroom on the iphone and I can edit them too.
The images are only black on iMac in Lightroom and in Bridge.

All programs have been reinstalled.

[Ranjisha Sengupta]

Thanks for the info. Please check and try the steps mentioned in the shared article. Let us know if it helps.

[sylvainm59708426]

Hi, having the same setup and issue here. Did you make any progress on this issue?

[Jerrylein]

no.

The steps in arcile are => take photos or import to Lightroom in jpeg. Its not a solution for problem with Heic files.

[sylvainm59708426]

OK thanks for the quick answer.

Trying to log a bug, we'll see... 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/imported-heic-images-are-black-lr-classic-12-1... 

[GoldingD]

Do you have Lr on your iPhone?

If so, try opening the photo in that, importing from the photoroll, then later syncing into LrC on your computer.

This from:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lightroom-classic-and-heic/m-p/11945527

Not a fix, just a workaround.

[celsmk]

Same problem here.

iPhone XR running IOS 16.6.

Updating to Lightroom Classic 12.5 / Camera Raw 15.5 did not solve the problem.

Metadata Ok, newly imported files can be viewed using Preview with no problem.

[celsmk]

BTW, running Ventura 13.5.1