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christophek22525811
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September 16, 2017
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P: Ability to export 4K video

  • September 16, 2017
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Since 2015, there are no more interesting inovations. I think it's an insolence that Lightroom can not export 4k video. That can't be a challenge for a programmer to provide a corresponding function. The are a lot of users asked for the support of PSB files in Lightroom, but Adobe do nothing. Adobe must be ashamed that file formats from their own house are not supported. For me is also a big mystery why Photoshop write  a file of more that 3GB for a picture with 2 layers. There are still a lot to do but Adobe presents us again and again only small chunks. I do not know how much longer I want to pay for it.

I feel confused as a customer.

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    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    November 21, 2023

    I just released the Any Video Preset plugin, which adds presets for exporting videos and slideshows in 2K and 4K resolutions, 30 and 60 frames per second, landscape and portrait. You can also add your own presets. (Slideshow presets work on Mac only.)

      christophek22525811
      christophek22525811Author
      Participating Frequently
      April 13, 2021

      4K is not new, I can manage 4k video in Lightroom without any problems, but unfortunately I cannot export these videos as 4K. Why? Is there so little demand for it?

        JP Hess
        JP Hess
        Inspiring
        April 13, 2021

        I cannot speak for Adobe because I don't work for them, and I do very little work with video. However, Adobe has other products designed specifically for video, After Effects, Adobe Premier, just to mention a couple. If you really need serious video support then perhaps you should consider serious software. The video support in Lightroom is admittedly very basic because, as I understand it, video is not the primary concern of Lightroom. I don't know if 4K support is in the plans for the future. Asking Adobe isn't going to  be very productive because future plans are never discussed with users. I've given you my perspective, and it isn't worth much. Someone else may have a better perspective to offer.

        johnrellis
        johnrellis
        Legend
        March 23, 2023

        See here for a workaround:

        https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/workaround-for-exporting-4k-video/m-p/13672015

        Keith Reeder
        Keith Reeder
        Participating Frequently
        January 7, 2023

        See ya...

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        Chris27827290xsk2
        Participant
        January 7, 2023

        Thank you for this link. After reading through it I think I know where the problem originated. I updated to Version 12.1 then discovered my GPU needed updating, so, of course I updated it. I believe if I had done this procedure the opposite way aroung it would have been fine.

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        Chris27827290xsk2
        Participant
        January 6, 2023

        I updated Lightroom 10 days ago and it got super slow, I made sure I updated Windows 10 and I also updated my GPU. When I'm in the develop module it gets up to using over 60+ % of my RAM ( I have 32Gig) and I'm not even doing anything. My catalogue is on an SSD and my cache is set to 25Gig. It literally get's unusable and stops responding and is so laggy I can't even use an adjustment slider.. Everything else on my computer is running fine. Any Suggestions?

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        dj_paige
        Legend
        January 6, 2023

        Lightroom (Lr icon) or Lightroom Classic (LrC icon)? What version NUMBER?

         

        Specifically, what actions are slow? Please provide those details.

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        Chris27827290xsk2
        Participant
        January 6, 2023

        LrC Icon V12 Specifically (Updated 10 days ago) every action is slow, Basics tab, Tone curve, HSL Colour,Colour Grading, Detail, Transform, Effects,Calibration, Masking, Spot heal and even cropping. The whole of Lightroom and it get worse the longer I use it.

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        danf62407683
        Participant
        January 5, 2023

        One of the main features I use in Lightroom Classic after processing is the creation of slideshows. It's a great feature! You can add you own choice of music and vary slide length etc. The one feature that has been missing for years is the ability to export a slideshow in 4k. I've been waiting on this for years and it's endlessly frustrating! What's the purpose of high resolution cameras if you can only export on 1080p. Please address this issue!

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        Daniel_Peterson
        Inspiring
        January 4, 2023

        It's 2023 and I am still stuck with slideshow video exporting causing issues...

        • The user interface is super old Windows 7/8 (?)... what, why?
        • No 4K
        • The output framerate is always 29.97 which also causes glitches of photo's overlapping each other on the cuts between images.
        • It fails or freezes randomly.
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        Daniel_Peterson
        Inspiring
        January 4, 2023

        Please update the Slideshow module 'Export Video...' feature. It is seriously outdated and has not been updated since 2015 as far as I am aware, BUT it could be great and seamless with Lr photo collections if updated...

         

        Many people still utilise simple slideshows (I would go so far as to say almost every family in first world countries will at some point want to make a slideshow for a family member) and Lightroom has the potential to make this easy! But alas, at the present time my workflow involves using Lr to manage photo's and create a simple slideshow, then import to Pr to re-export at the right frame rate and fix overlapping images due to the 29.97 frame rate.

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          bakroad
          Participant
          October 27, 2021

          Seriously. Adobe really has given me yet another reason to switch my entire workflow to On1. Shameful no response after all this time.

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          defaultsp6kkyepo2x4
          Participant
          September 20, 2021

          Hi Adobe, 

           

          Wedding photographer here. Obviously I use Lightroom Classic extensively. I would love to suggest a (seemingly) simple update to the Lightroom Classic Slideshow module. I know it's not a popular module right now but I believe with the right tweaks, it can be much more utilized. But as of right now, I'm only able to export out the video in 1080p. As the world is moving to a 4K standard, I would love to see an option to encorporate this as an export setting. I'm having to recreate slideshows with other programs. I would love to keep my workflow within Lightroom Classic. 

           

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            johnrellis
            johnrellis
            Legend
            September 20, 2021

            Moderators, please merge with this idea:

            https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/lightroom-classic-ability-to-export-4k-video/idi-p/12248648 

              christophek22525811
              christophek22525811Author
              Participating Frequently
              April 14, 2021

              Lightroom is without a doubt the best image management software, a lot of users will certainly confirm that. There are programs that claim to be a Lightroom killer, but from my experience, these programs can keep up with Lightroom by far. I would like Lightroom to pay more attention to videos. After all, videos are gaining importance every day. As the first, exporting as a 4k video would be enough for me. I know that Lightroom is a very complex program, but such an export function can't be that difficult to implement.

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