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May 6, 2018
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Very slow export

  • May 6, 2018
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I'm experiencing very slow export (1 1/2 hours to export 30 files  into jpg) My file size is 5000px on the long side at 300dpi (client requirements), although large have been exporting this size quite happily for the last 3 years but suddenly it has slowed right down.

I can find no reason.  Is it worth reloading Lightroom or perhaps clearing my backup? For the record, I only use Lightroom to batch process/caption, I use none of the other attributes of Lightroom.

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    Participant
    June 6, 2022

    I noticed that the combination of adding luminance noise reduction above 30 and a custom luminance mask to every photo of the working folder (i.e. 700 photos) will make the export time pretty much double or triple while using 100% CPU. Perhaps doing the noise reduction only on photos that your client wants to print will speed up your workflow.

    Participant
    January 20, 2020

    I want to export a single file and crashes. What the ·** Adobe?? We pay, doesn't¿!

    Participating Frequently
    July 3, 2019

    Same Problem here on various pcs .

    On my high end machine lr now exports 9 photos simultanius and nearly crashes.

    Cpu is on 100%

    On TR4 2950X with dual nvme ssd and 32 gig ram

    Also a 2070 card is installed wich runs on 3%

    Can you please fix your crappy source code and give us a useable program ?

    dj_paige
    Legend
    July 3, 2019

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Thomas+Steinlechner  wrote

    Can you please fix your crappy source code and give us a useable program ?

    No, I can't and I won't, because I don't (and most people here in this forum don't) work for Adobe.

    You should tell Adobe this, not us Lightroom users in this forum. Here is the way to report problems: Lightroom Classic | Photoshop Family Customer Community

    Participating Frequently
    July 4, 2019

    i mean adobe with "fix you code" .... i think every one is very pissed because performance in general in very bad

    janoskim
    Participating Frequently
    June 12, 2019

    Useless, exporting just doesn't work! Seriously!!! I cannot work, I'm highly frustrated! Thx the sit what I paid for it!

    Participant
    October 25, 2018

    I had the same issue and found a way to export to jpeg much faster.

    simple solution but it works. Just keep the folder where its being exported opened and the whole process will go much faster.

    Participating Frequently
    September 29, 2019

    edited

    Mohit Goyal
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    August 15, 2018

    Hi martinh,

    We're really sorry for all the trouble. Could you please let us know the exact version of Lightroom you are using now? Also, please refer the following article to optimize Lightroom performance: Optimize Lightroom performance

    Regards,

    Mohit

    fviero
    Participating Frequently
    August 25, 2018

    Now that´s one lazy answer from Adobe Staff. I´m having the same issue. Just exported 41 pictures and took a very long time. I postponed the latest upgrade as soon as i could and didn´t have this problem with the version i was using before (yeah..sorry..i forgot what it was). Besides being very slow to batch export, it consumed 100% CPU during all the process, rending the system unusable. Now, i really don´t have one hell of a powerfull machine. It is an AMD 6-core FX6300 OCd to 4.2Ghz, 16GB RAM and Lr is running on SSD.

    Would Adobe please have a look into it instead of taking us to the same article it has been pointing out everytime someone complains about Lr´s sluggish behaviour?

    Thanks!!