Lightroom Classic Denoise Spins but never Completes (worked earlier)

[lbeefus]

The new denoise feature worked for a while today, but now it spins and never completes. It seems specific to images with AI-based masks. I let it run for half an hour and never saw an error. Is there a log anywhere that can help diagnose the issue? I'm have a 24gb VRAM NVidia 3090 ti, so I doubt the GPU is an issue.

[DdeGannes]

Can you advise what edit features you are applying in LrC to the raw image prior to invoking the Enhance DeNoise feature?

[alexskunz]

You could check first if your GPU drivers are up to date.

Adobe advises to use AI-Denoise early on in the process, but I've run it on older photos with AI-based masks and it worked, but does take longer. (I'm on a Mac and it sounds like your on Windows, so our experiences probably won't match.)

[Jao vdL]

Just tried it on an image with AI masks and it worked fine. Maybe somebody with a similar machine needs to test. Alex's advice of making sure the GPU drivers are up to date is definitely a good thing to check.

[johnrellis]

To build on @alexskunz's reply, most problems with AI masking are caused by older, buggy graphics drivers. Try updating your graphics driver by going directly to the manufacturer's web site:
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/troubleshoot-gpu.html#solution-4

If that doesn't help, please copy/paste here the entire contents of the LR menu command Help > System Info -- that will let us see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running.

[Paula15C3]

I have a shiny new driver for my NVIDIA Geforce Max with 8 gb dedicated memory.  It absolutely does not ever finish denoising.  My computer is an HP-Omen I7 with 16 gb memory.

What the heck?

[GoldingD]

I have a shiny new driver for my NVIDIA Geforce Max with 8 gb dedicated memory.  It absolutely does not ever finish denoising.  My computer is an HP-Omen I7 with 16 gb memory.

What the heck?

By @Paula15C3

In LrC, in Help, in System Information, what do you see for the GPU info, example follows:

Graphics Processor Info: 
DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (31.0.15.3758)
Init State: GPU for Export supported by default
User Preference: GPU for Export enabled

[Keith Reeder]

Your "shiny new" driver - who says so? Windows?

Windows driver checker is seriously unreliable: confirm using your driver software, or a visit to the driver maker's website.