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Ralf27795785to2d
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June 5, 2023
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Library module: Metadata entry not visible anymore

  • June 5, 2023
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When I enter metadata in the library module of LR Classic (Win 11), e.g. the location, copyright, inscription, title or something else, the entry either immediately disappears after pressing enter when I'm in the "view and edit" mode. Or when I'm in the "edit only" mode, the entry stays visible after pressing enter, but is not shown again when I view another picture and return to the previous one.

But it is still there: When I hit the "customize" button I can see my metadata entry. Or when I use a metadata entry for automatically renaming a file, it works.

For me, this is a serious issue, because I cannot see at a glance if I already entered the metadata or not.

To be precise: the metadata fields that I need and the data from the camera are visible, but not the entries that I make, no matter in which mode I am.

Hope someone has a solution.

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johnrellis
johnrellis
Brainiac
June 8, 2023

"When I enter metadata in the library module of LR Classic (Win 11), e.g. the location, copyright, inscription, title or something else, the entry either immediately disappears after pressing enter when I'm in the "view and edit" mode."

 

Please make a short, full-resolution screen recording (not a phone video) of the entire LR window showing this behavior -- it might give clues as to what's going on.  If you make the LR window smaller and keep the video short (e.g. under 15 seconds), it should be small enough to attach to your reply here.

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Ralf27795785to2dAuthor
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June 15, 2023

Hi John, I hope you can see that my metadata entry disappears after pressing enter in both modes. If not, please reply and I will try again.

johnrellis
johnrellis
Brainiac
June 8, 2023

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"Or when I'm in the "edit only" mode, the entry stays visible after pressing enter, but is not shown again when I view another picture and return to the previous one."

 

That's how Edit Only mode is designed:

 

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Ralf27795785to2dAuthor
Participating Frequently
June 15, 2023

What is the motivation behind this design? In my view, this is a malfunction.

johnrellis
johnrellis
Brainiac
June 16, 2023

Yes -- in View And Edit mode, the metadata fields should not disappear after you hit enter (as they are in your screen recording).  As a next troubleshooting step, please do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here so we can see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running.

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