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December 26, 2022
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Lightroom cannot open cr3 or even jpg.

  • December 26, 2022
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Hi, I cannot open cr3 files, and not even jpg, files in Lightroom. Worked fine a couple of weeks ago. Hoping it would help, I just updated Lightroom, to v 12.1, and I checked my Wondows 10 version, which is 22H2. Please, can you help, what should I do? Thanks! / Mats T, Uppsala, Sweden

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GoldingD
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December 26, 2022

So, next inquiry is what GPU do you have and what driver. Best obtained from 'help/system info/

 

Interested in this part:

 

Graphics Processor Info: 
DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (31.0.15.1748)
Init State: GPU for Export supported by default
User Preference: Auto

 

 

F. McLion
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 26, 2022

We need to know the camera source of the CR3 files.

Please describe in more details what happens, or what not. Do you get an error message? What means can not open?

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December 26, 2022

Thanks for responding! I have a Canon G5X. I Imported the raw files (cr3) to Lightroom. In Library view I see all files OK, but when going to Develop view (not sure that is the correct English term, I have Swedish as language), it shows images where there are just a lot of lines all over. No error messages. Thanks! / Mats

F. McLion
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 26, 2022

... also, I tried to check some jpg files I imported earlier. They look the same way in Develop view/mode.  So, it does not have to do with the file format. / Mats


Please try if it helps to deactivate the GPU support in preferences.

If yes, please update the GPU driver.

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December 26, 2022

... additional info: Lightroom shows thumbnails OK in Library view, but the files (cr3 and jpg) do not show correctly in Develop view. / Mats T

dj_paige
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December 26, 2022

Do not show correctly? What is wrong with them? If possible, show us a screen capture. Use the "Insert Photos" icon to include your screen capture in your reply. Do not attach files.

Known Participant
December 26, 2022

Hi, here is a screen capture.