P: Allow filters to stay selected after enhancing

[Jeff Hackbarth]

When using the denoise or enhance features, it would be great if the filters selected in the Develop module would continue to stay selected.

Currently, if I have a set of filters - like hiding rejected images, or specific color tags - and then decide to enahnce or denoise an image, whenever Lightroom finishes processing, it resets all of my filters back to showing everything.

If I've already rejected an image - or 100 - I clearly don't want to see them, and don't want to have to keep clicking the desired filter after every single enhancing/denoising process, just to get rid of the clutter. Sometimes, I can batch enhance or denoise, but other times I need to do it one at a time , and repeating this process for 100-200 images, for example, wastes a lot of time and is incredibly annoying. 

[steamstash]

THANK YOU

[mister_eb]

If you are working through a filtered selection of images (i.e. "4* Picks") and then using Denoise, it will switch that filter off once it has finished processing your image. I think this is something to do with the way Lr 'stacks' the original CR3 with the new DNG by default. Either way, it's annoying as you then have to re-filter and work your way through to where you were - and if you have multiple images that need Denoise then this gets tired *real* quick.

By the way - I do appreciate the new Denoise - a great improvement.

[DdeGannes]

Have a look at the article at the link below for the recommended workflow for using the DeNoise AI feature. It provides related info and plans for further development of the feature.

https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2023/04/18/denoise-demystified

[JohanElzenga]

This is not specific for denoise. It happens will all actions that create a new file, so also with HDR and panorama merge. There is an easy fix. All you need to do is lock your filter. Click on the small padlock icon in the upper right corner of the filter bar.

[johnrellis]

If you lock the filters via File > Library Filters > Lock Filters or click the lock icon on the right end of the Library Filter bar, then the LR commands that generate DNGs (Photo Merge, Enhance) won't reset the current filter.

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge this FAQ with this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-...

[David24168878ezb8]

Lightroom Classic 12.4 on Windows 11 -- When in Library mode, I use the metadata filter to select photos by date, camera, filetype, keyword, etc.   Normally, I can flip back and forth between Develop and Library, and each in return to Library mode, Lightroom remembers to show the metadata view and rembers the filters that I have seelcted.  However, after any use of the Denoise AI feature in Develop mode, the Library turn off the metadata filters (reverts to filter = none) which rcauses all photos in the folrder to be  shown.  I can click to turn on the metadata filter back on, and when doing so, it remebers my previous filter selections, but should I have to do that every time?

Thanks.

[kglad]

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[johnrellis]

Select the menu item File > Library Filters > Lock Filters or click the lock icon at the far right end of the Library Filter bar.

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-...

[Victoria30648229efen]

Issue: When I have my photos filtered on Flagged, then use denoise, LRC ( most up to date version) removes all filters so I then have to go back, refilter to flagged, and go to the next image. 

What it shoud do - denoise shouldn't impact the filter settings of the images

What it does do - resets all filters so all images come back

[johnrellis]

See the answer to this FAQ:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-... 

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-...

[bardi3]

Hi, i have a problem. When creating an ai denoise file, it disables the red label filter for me. Is there any way to fix this? I work on files filtered with a red label ... after denoising im going to the next photo, unfortunately, during work, lightroom turn off the filters when generating a dng file is complete .... help me, please

windows11, rtx3060, the latest version of lightroom classic

[dj_paige]

It is my observation that whatever filter you have created and applied via the Filter Bar, creating new AI Denoised photos turns off the filter. I'm not sure if this is a bug, but I really can't think of a reason why this would be desired behavior. You could, after de-noising, press Ctl-L to return to the filter.

You could select all of the desired photos and denoise them in one batch.

[JohanElzenga]

It's designed behavior, and for a good reason. Any action that creates a new file (edit in photoshop, denoise, hdr, panorama) resets the filter, because too often people did not realise that their filter would hide this new file (because they filtered on raw, for example) and so they complained that the new file was not created or not added to the catalog. Simply lock the filter before you denoise and it will work as desired.

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this FAQ:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-...

[Hans Dieter30944992w766]

When using the AI Denoise a copy of the orignal image is created and inserted as a stack.
Afterwards the previous selecton of images to work on (in via library, attributes) is disabled and all images are shown in the bottom row. This is bad because my workflow relies on doing a preselection of images and then edit only those. If I use AI Denoise regularly it will break the selection each time. Editing steps should not change which images are selected.

Lightroom Classic-Version: 12.4 [ 202306052221-b70c0975 ]
Windows 10 - Business Edition Version: 10.0.19045

Steps to reproduce:

-go to Library and filter images (e.g. filter for all images with Attribute "flaged")

-go to Develop (only flagged images are shown in the selection below)

-for one image use AI Denoise (wait for completion)

Expected result:

-the result is added as a copy (because attributes are copied it should be shown) but the selection should not change

Actual result:

-all images (even non flaged) are shown. filter attribute has to be manually reselected

[JohanElzenga]

This is not a bug, but as designed. Any action that creates a new image (Denoise, Edit in Photoshop, Merge to HDR or Panorama) will reset the filter, to make sure that the new image is not filtered out and causes confusion because of it. If you do not want that, then lock your filter. Click the padlock in the right corner of the filter bar.

[Hans Dieter30944992w766]

Thanks, clicking the lock worked.

I never encountered the problem before because the other options that create new images are not really tools that I would use for a lot of images in a row. Since AI Denoise is now part of the "regular" development process it's good to know that you have to check the filter lock.

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this FAQ:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-...

[christianb21646510]

Hi everyone, after I selected my pictures (flag, color code, stars) I filter them and start to edit. When I use the new Denoise AI function, the new file gets created and the whole filters gets cleared, although the new file has the same selection marks as the older one.

So I have to reselect the filters. Can this be prevented so that I don't always have to reselect the filters?

TIA C

[Jao vdL]

Not that I know. It always does that in the current version. The idea is to prevent the new images from being filtered out by the set filter, so it always disables it. Incredibly annoying indeed but I am guessing this is on purpose because there were lots of people complaining that the new image never made it back into Lightroom from enhance, photoshop, etc. where the only thing wrong was that a filter prevented the returning image from being shown.

[johnrellis]

If you lock the filters via File > Library Filters > Lock Filters or click the lock icon on the right end of the Library Filter bar, then the LR commands that generate DNGs (Photo Merge, Enhance) won't reset the current filter.

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this existing discussion:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-allow-filters-to-stay-selected-after-...