P: Bring back the ability of Enhance to run in the background. (LrC)

[adventure_photo]

I just updated to Lightroom Classic 14.4 and although I do like the fact that I can Denoise without creating a DNG file, I still would like the option to select a series of images and menu: Photo>Enhance... to let it create dngs in the background which enables me to work on other images while it;s doing those. Currently, in 14.4 it takes a long time, especially if I have multiple images that I am denoising and I cannot do anything elese while it's doing that process. Is there still a way possible to do it the old previous way of creating a DNG Denoised file? Seems like an oversight when implementing this new way and slows down my whole workflow.

[Sydney354435598k7e]

While I appreciate that Lightroom has updated the "Enhance" feature to avoid creating duplicates, I absolutely hate that I now have to apply Denoise or Super Resolution enhancements to each photo individually.

I used to be able to select a batch of images, run the Enhance feature, and walk away to focus on other tasks while the process ran in the background. Now, I’m forced to sit through each individual enhancement, manually confirming details for every single image. With processing times averaging 20–30 seconds per photo, editing an album of 300 photos now requires at least 1.5 to 2.5 hours of just sitting and clicking through—completely killing my productivity.

Please consider reintroducing the option for batch processing or a “run settings on all” feature so photographers can work more efficiently again.

[Generous_view0D45]

Can you tell me why my requests keep getting moved to the Lightroom Classic section? I’m using LR (not Lightroom Classic). And then I keep seeing tips like 'use Auto Sync', which doesn’t even exist in Lightroom.

By @suutsch

That is commonplace on this forum. It is likely the entire pile will be moved to Camera Raw instead, as the CR Engine underlies all of the Denoise work. Right now, we accumulate posts under LrC because it has 10x the views of CR and 3x the views of LrE. It is a visibility thing to ensure the most numbers of persons see it.

By @Rikk Flohr: Photography

[Sydney354435598k7e]

I am sitting on several projects, so unmotivated to work on them, because of how the new adjustments to this feature has messed up my work flow. Each day I am checking for an update hoping Adobe has addressed it. Clearly, many of us are upset by the new change. 

[linusw55846277]

I'm editing a wedding at the moment and denoising 135 images takes 58 minutes! It's insane, yes?

On my old 10 year old mac and the last version of Lightroom, it took, I dunno, 15 minutes?

[defaultypxzsilnj05r]

Help.  I use denoise on hundreds of images (sports photographer) and until yesterday I was able to continue editing other images while denoise was running on previous image.  I can no longer do that.  This is adding hours to my editing time.  Surely there is a solution to this.

[Jagger_Williams9227]

I don't know why the sudden change to including the enhance feautre in the edit panel, but it is the worst change to come out to date. Previously, you could enhance all photos at once and just have to wait a (long) while. Now, you have to individually enhance each photo and it takes 4x longer than the already long process. Change it back to the way it was.

[Guilherme_Yuri3337]

Boa noite a todos, até um tempo atrás tinha a opção de remover ruído de muitas fotos de uma vez só, porém agora só estou conseguindo remover ruído de uma em uma foto, alguém sabe como voltar nessa opçao, era opção de APRIMORAR FOTO.

[Lukáš33618853kv1y]

It´s really pain, on my computer I have to denoise before I can choose eg. 60 %, so I have to denoise on pre-selected value, then I can move to 60, 20,... Then I have to copy and paste to all images. AND... then there´s after x minutes againg this AI SYNC pain procedure, image by image 😞 

[defaultypxzsilnj05r]

Help. After new update I can no longer work on editing images while denoise is working. I am a sports photographer and denoise all images (100's). This was no problem before but now while one image is applying denoise it locks you from doing anything else. This is adding hours to my editing time. I like that I can bulk denoise through syncing now and love that it doesnt change the name of the file to enhanced (hate that clients see that) but now I can no longer see from the quickview thumbnails whether an image has already had denoise applied or not.  Am I missing something?

[alekzanderz]

In the new update the AI denoise feature no longer works as a background task when applying it to multiple images as a batch process in version 14.4

The whole process is a lot clunkier now and blocks lightroom from doing anything else in the meantime for a long time.

In previous version, you could select the images, press enhance and then it will apply it to all in the background.

Now I have to do it manually for one image, wait for it to apply and then sync the settings across all images after which it will block me form using lightroom until it's complete.

This change makes the process unbearable and makes it only possible for me to do it at night when I don't need to use lightroom. This needs to be fixed asap.

[Peter_Weimann7679]

Is there a way to keep the former Denoise Version with the dmg file or use the former LrC and when needed the newer version on a Mac? The former Denoise worked by far better for me. The image was much more crispy and not mushy. Any ideas?

[Peter_Weimann7679]

Wow, two typos in one title. It should have been: LrC Denoise not as good as former with dmg file?

[Jose_Rodriguez7945]

Can we please revert the updated AI noise reduction update? Lightroom has become almost un usable now. Instead of it being a simple process , it's not turned into a 5-6 part (piece by piece) endeavor. Please revert this newest update. 

[adrian_0473]

while i love that i can now denoise in the details tab i would also like to suggest that you add back the bulk enhance and also leaving it in the deatils tab so we can still easily change the amount that was enhanced just a suggestion it would be a great addition when working in harsh lighting and having to fix a ton in post production 

[Califdan2]

Performing enhance features without having to generate a DNG is a wonderful improvement and since it's introduction I find I'm using those features more and more.  Please do not go back to the old cumbsersome method.  If someone truly desires a scad of DNG/'s cluttering up their disk drive they can export the result as a DNG.

However, I do agree with other sentiments that there is a need to be able to batch process enhance features in the background.  I haven't tried "auto sync" or "copy settings" which would satisfy the batch requirement but I don't believe will satisfy the background issue.

[Igor_alexandrovv]

Hello everyone! Why does the "AI Settings Update" tool now perform its work in a separate open window? This does not allow other photos to be processed at the same time. In previous versions, when this process was performed hidden - this was better.

[Jose_Rodriguez7945]

I agree with this , completely

[Generous_view0D45]

Not sure why @Peter_Weimann7679's thread was merged here when it's about the quality of the current denoise process, and not the execution.

I haven't actually done any comparisons myself, so I can't confirm Peter's claim, but assuming there were any back-end changes to denoising, those could remain the same while reverting the front-end process to the former method (of running in the background). And vice versa, the back-end changes could be reverted while the front-end process remains the same.

[Peter_Weimann7679]

In my experience it is not only about the cumbersome use now but mor relevant for me the quality of the output. I was not able to get the same quality of the resulting file as I got with the dng Version. The clarity, sharpness and amount of detail I could not achieve with the new process. So I reinstalled LrC 14.3.1 and keep it just for that reason. Such a shame. That was the "One click" solution I was waiting for years and that was completely destroyed by this upadate.

[DHW Photography]

Just wanted to add my frustration to this discussion, for all the reasons already mentioned. The latest update absolutely smashed my workflow to pieces. Whilst I appreciate the reasoning behind the change, the execution of it should have not been allowed to the wider community in it's current state. This is an application used by professionals and to impact them in this way is unacceptable. I've rolled back to 14.3.1 so that I can get on with editing photos! 

[Jose_Rodriguez7945]

How can I reinstall that version??

[ronb2]

To install 14.3.1 you can follow this Adobe help article here: https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/download-install-apps/creative-cloud-apps/install-prev...

I had to do this myself since the new process breaks my workflow horribly. I recommend everyone do the same as I'm sure this is a tracked metric.

[ondrejb47127146]

Creative Cloud app - Apps on the left side - Lightroom Classic - three dots - Other versions - 14.3.1

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

The team is evaluating how best to remedy the workflow encumbrance this update has created for high-volume, high-ISO customers. I've been asked to find out what types of specific tasks you execute while Denoise runs in the background under the previous workflow.

It would be extremely helpful if you could respond with the types of Camera Raw and Lightroom tasks you performed while creating the background Denoise DNG. 

Thank you for your patience. 

[Generous_view0D45]

I've been asked to find out what types of specific tasks you execute while Denoise runs in the background under the previous workflow.

It would be extremely helpful if you could respond with the types of Camera Raw and Lightroom tasks you performed while creating the background Denoise DNG.

By @Rikk Flohr: Photography 

This is a really odd question to be asked in response to this issue by anyone who has bothered to actually use the software themselves (speaking about whoever directed you to ask this question, not you). All of them? It used to run in the background so pretty much all editing features were fully available. You could work on anything else. That's the point everyone has been making.

I don't think the solution anyone here wants would change if more people were making lighting adjustments, making color adjustments, adding photos to albums, or culling.

Any solution that catered to just some subset of specific tasks being possible again would be worse than all tasks being available as before. This question just reeks heavily of "What's the least we could give back to you to make you stop complaining?"

While we're on the topic though, here's a suggestion. Go one step further and remove pop-up "processing" dialogs that block you from working on other things across the board. Why should we not be able to work on other things while AI masks are being recalculated or while settings are being bulk pasted? As many things as possible should be done in the background without interrupting the ability to work on other things.