Several problems after the new update

[Pypphotography]

Anybody else having issues with Lightroom after the update my masking gets shown while I'm doing the editing and then it kind of reverts back to the original image not allowing me to export it with the masking done. I am on MacBook M3 Pro shooting with Sony  raw files it gives me a message to update. I'm asking and I do that and then it shows the image as I want it to be after I've edited the masking but then after a few seconds or sometimes a couple minutes it basically takes the mask away I go back into the masking  and it gives me the AI update to rent to the file I do it. It goes back to the way I want it, but when I export it does not, and it keeps reverting back to the normal photo. I'm trying to do some product photography where I make the background a lot darker. and then also even if the mask seems to be working and then export the file, it exports it how it was previously with the lighter background. These are several different photos, but they've all done the same thing where I turned them dark and then when I  export there bright making the mask void ..  when I go back into the Lightroom, it says I have to like I said update the mask. I do it a darkens it again but anytime I export it doesn't.. And after a few minutes, it'll brighten back up again and then I click on the masks and they say that they're still in effect but they're not working! 

the other issue I'm having is with the new Denoise when I click it. I keep getting these error messages. And it doesn't work

[Pypphotography]

my apologies that came out a little bit of a mess. I was typing in a hurry, but it'll say, I need to update the file to render it or update the mask to render it. I click update it renders it back to the way I wanted it too, and then it reverts back after a couple seconds or sometimes a couple minutes, but even if I export it right away, it doesn't show in the export. I believe it's a bug

[Aleke]

Hi @Pypphotography, welcome to the community! Sorry to hear you’ve been running into issues with Lightroom Classic.

Let’s take it one issue at a time so we can get to the bottom of this. You mentioned you're seeing an error about needing to constantly update your AI masks, right? Lightroom Classic stores AI masks and Generative Remove patches in a file called Catalogname.lrcat-data. Sometimes that file can get a little glitchy, which might be causing the issue you're seeing.

To test this, try moving that file out of your catalog folder and then launch Lightroom Classic. You’ll get a message saying the data file is missing—just click “Continue.” Lightroom Classic will create a fresh version of the file. Then try updating one of your masks and see if it sticks. If it works, you’ll need to update all your masks again, but hopefully just this once.

Let me know how it goes!
Alek

[Pypphotography]

Thank you very much. I will try right now. The biggest error I'm having is the Denoise I can't use it at all. But I'm going to try this right now and then I will reply

[Pypphotography]

@Aleke  for some reason it's not showing them at all in my catalog. It's not showing anything in that catalog do I delete the catalogue completely and then do it again? And I have several like this? I've looked at all of them. I can't seem to find it in the data section.

[Pypphotography]

@Aleke hey I completely removed it and deleted it from my Mac Lightroom classic I mean, and then reinstalled it, and it said that I needed to upgrade my catalog the old catalog would be stored at  ...

then started importing everything again and everything seems to be working, including the denoise . I'll have to see if I mask several items though and see if I have to do it every time. Once I play around with this bit, I will let you know! thank you again

[Pypphotography]

If anybody else is having this problem, let me know. I figure to work around around the masking, but it's really a pain in the ass because I literally have to do one mask at a time and then export that photo. I can't work on several photos and then export them all it's literally a single photo by photo

[annemarieh19966233]

Same issue and it happens with AI removals too. Have to export each image one by one after editing. Major PITA. 

[shaylatiare]

I have been having the same problem for maybe about 2 months now. SUPER PITA

Someone please help us! @Aleke 

[shaylatiare]

Wondering if it could have anything to do with me also using Imagine AI editing (with masks) and then adding my own on top of that. 

[Aleke]

Hi @Pypphotography! So glad to hear things are looking better after the reinstall. Keep us posted once you’ve had more time to test it out. Hopefully the issue stays away for good!

Hi @annemarieh19966233 and @shaylatiare, sorry you’re running into similar trouble. Could you share a bit more about what version of Lightroom Classic and OS you’re using? And have you had a chance to try the steps I mentioned earlier in the thread or anything else that might’ve helped?

Thanks so much!
Alek