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Anshul_Saini
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Lightroom Classic 16.0 Is Here: AI Blemish Removal, Depth Maps, Mask Color Grading, Glow Effects & More ✨
Lightroom Classic 16.0 Is Here: AI Blemish Removal, Depth Maps, Mask Color Grading, Glow Effects & More ✨

Lightroom Classic 16.0 is here! The November 2026 release gives you new ways to retouch portraits, shape light and color, make precise local adjustments, and streamline your everyday workflow.The Highlights Vectorscope makes it to LrC: Check color accuracy in the Histogram panel by choosing a preview color space and evaluating hue, saturation, color casts, and skin tones. New Glow effects and styles: Go soft, dreamy, or cinematic with Bloom, Halation, and Diffusion, plus five new selected styles. Color Grading in masks: Adjust shadows, midtones, and highlights independently inside selected masked areas. Auto Focus Overlay: See supported camera focus points right on your original Canon, Nikon, or Sony raw images in the Library and Develop modules. Right-click in Loupe view and select Show Autofocus Points to see exactly where your lens locked focus. AI-powered blemish removal tool: Automatically detects and removes skin blemishes, moles, and freckles. Fine-tune with the Remove a

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🎉 You Asked, We Answered: Import Filters, Vectorscope, Glow, Depth Maps, AF Points & More in Lightroom Classic!
🎉 You Asked, We Answered: Import Filters, Vectorscope, Glow, Depth Maps, AF Points & More in Lightroom Classic!

Lightroom Classic is built around the workflows you use every day, from bringing hundreds of shots into a catalog to making precise edits and finding the perfect image. Many of the improvements that make those workflows better start with you.You've shared ideas, requests, and pain points around importing, culling, color, masking, and reviewing your photos. We listen, we prioritize your feedback, and we turn your requests into improvements that give you more control. This latest round brings several of your ideas to Lightroom Classic. Here's what's new.🔽 Filter photos before you importStart narrowing down before photos ever hit your catalog.Filter by in-camera file type, ratings, color labels, or protected status, so you import the shots you actually want. The same filters carry over to Assisted Culling for more targeted results.Learn more: How to apply filters before importing photos🎨 ✅ Check color accuracy with VectorscopeVectorscope shows hue and saturation on a circular graph.It's

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P: Do I post in Discussions or Bugs?

When presented with a New Post screen in the Adobe Community, you are given three options for Conversation Type: Discussion, Bug, and Idea.   If you were searching in Discussions, the New Post window will default to Discussions. If you are searching in Bugs, the New Post window will default to Bugs and likewise for Ideas.   Many customers instinctually report problems they are experiencing as “Bugs”. It is natural to think that a problem you are having might be a bug. A bug is defined, for our purposes, as “something in the software that is not functioning as it was designed to function”. Interpreting whether a behavior is a bug or not is not always easy, however. Here are some reasons why you might want to consider posting first to Discussions rather than jumping straight to reporting in Bugs: Most items reported as Bugs are not actual bugs. In a typical group of reported bugs, only about 3 out of 25* bugs reported turn out to be actual bugs.  Of those, typically 2 ou

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P: How do I write a bug report?Open for Voting

Bugs should only be reported for the latest or current version of Lightroom Classic. If you believe you have a bug, it must be verified on the latest version of Classic. New bug reports will not be accepted for older versions of the software.  If you believe you have encountered a bug, it is important to first search the existing bugs to see if your issue and a possible solution or workaround have already been reported. If so, please add to that thread. If not, it may be prudent to start a new thread.Greater than 90% of the bugs reported are not actually bugs. Before starting a new thread, please read:P: Do I post in Discussions or Bugs?   When logging a new bug report, it's required by the Lightroom Classic team for the information in the report to include steps to reproduce the bug experience. Once we can reproduce an issue, then we can start to investigate a fix. Bug reports without reproduction steps will be moved to discussions.If, after some troubleshooti

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P: How do I write a feature request?Open for Voting

Adobe is excited to receive requests for additional features you need to enhance your workflow.   What can you do to increase the chances of being heard?  Don't use the words "Feature Request" in your post's title. Search for and add to existing feature requests rather than creating duplicates. There is no advantage to creating a second request for any existing feature request.  One request per thread!When creating an Idea or Feature Request thread, please keep requests for features to ONE request per thread. Doing this will allow others to vote on a single, specific feature and not confuse Upvotes amongst a list of feature requests. If an Idea thread has multiple requests in it, a moderator may ask you to split the multiple requests up into multiple threads so others can vote. In the event there remain multiple requests on a thread, the first item requested will be the arbiter of where the thread will be cross-referenced or merged. Describe how the featu

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LR 16 failing to do large sync and exportsOpen for Voting

When trying to apply one of my presets (which includes some masking) to about 50 images, LR stalled after about 10 images. It didn’t show an error, but did not advance to next image for over 5 minutes. I had to quit the program, then force quit the program from running in the background. After reopening LR, the 10 images were correctly done, but not the rests. I did them in batches of about 10 moving forward without incident. Prior versions, I would do this same thing often to batches in the 100’s without issue. I then exported the images and LR made the directory, but just sat there and did nothing. No exports, the progress bar didn’t move, nothing else happened. I had to restart LR again (again killing the Running in Background process) this time it exported the images, in literal seconds. Mac Version, latest OS. Mac Studio with 64gigs of RAM.

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"Distraction Removal> People" fails locally ("on device") on Intel Arc 140T in LrC 16.0 /ACR 19.0/ PS Beta (Works via Cloud & Nvidia GTX 1650)Open for Voting

Subject: Bug: "Distraction Removal > People" fails locally ("On Device") on Intel Core Ultra 9 285H / Arc 140T in LrC 16.0, ACR 19.0 & PS Beta (Works via Cloud & on NVIDIA GTX 1650)Summary:On a Windows 11 mini PC powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H with integrated Intel Arc 140T GPU (Vendor: 8086, Device: 7d51), Distraction Removal > People consistently fails locally with "No distractions found" across Lightroom Classic 16.0, Adobe Camera Raw 19.0, and Photoshop Beta (set to "On Device"). However, switching Photoshop Beta's Remove Tool processing mode from On Device to Cloud detects and removes the exact same people properly. Additionally, local Masking > People works properly on the Intel Arc 140T, and local ("On Device") Distraction Removal > People works properly on the exact same software builds and .dng files on a secondary laptop (Dell XPS 15 7590) equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650.Notably, Lightroom Classic's System Info reports GPUDeviceEnabled: fal

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P: Generative Remove Feedback (Lr Classic & Lr Eco)

This post applies to Lightroom Classic and the Lightroom Ecosystem products. Camera Raw feedback can be found here.   Generative Remove makes it easier to remove unwanted objects and distractions with a simple gesture, even on complex backgrounds. For more accurate results, be sure to include the object's shadow in your selection and/or expand its size.    Detect Objects uses AI to find the objects underneath a brushed area. The masked areas will now appear larger than the Early Access version of this feature. You can also circle objects for quicker selection now.    We have also updated the spot selection experience to make it easier to manage variations, switch the fill type, refine the selection area, or re-generate as needed.    Batch updating is also now supported for Generative Remove spots.    Try out the latest updates and share your feedback with us here. Please also include the following details in your post:  App versi

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LrC 15.6 (macOS 27.2): H.264 video import and playback hang, dynamiclinkmediaserver stuck at 100% CPU in mc_dec_avcOpen for Voting

Description of issue:On macOS, every H.264 .MOV file fails to import ("There is a problem with the video file") or the import stalls, and H.264 videos already in the catalog will not play. The dynamiclinkmediaserver helper process spins at 100% CPU indefinitely, and a new stuck instance is left behind after each Lightroom launch. Simply opening the Import dialog on a folder containing an H.264 clip is enough to trigger it (thumbnail generation). HEVC versions of the same clips import normally. Disabling "Use Graphics Processor" does not help. Lightroom Classic version: 15.6OS version: macOS 27.2 (26B123), Apple siliconCamera model: iPhone 16 Pro (iOS 26.6.1). Also reproduces with a plain H.264 file re-encoded by Apple's avconvert, so it is not specific to the camera. Steps to reproduce:1. Put any H.264 .MOV (e.g. iPhone footage exported from Photos: 1920x1080 30 fps H.264 + AAC) in a local folder.2. Open File > Import and select that folder (just loading the thumbnail grid is enough

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Allow flexible Vectorscope layout: resize, place beside Histogram, or detach into a floating windowOpen for Voting

Title: Lightroom Classic 16 – More Flexible Vectorscope Layout and Resizing OptionsThe introduction of the Vectorscope in Lightroom Classic 16 is an excellent addition, especially for professional photographers working with precise color adjustments.However, its current placement directly below the Histogram takes up a considerable amount of vertical space in the right-hand panel, making it less convenient to work with the Develop and Masking controls.I would like to suggest several layout improvements: Resizable Vectorscope: Allow users to reduce or increase its size according to their workspace needs. Side-by-side layout: Provide an option to display the Histogram and Vectorscope next to each other, rather than stacked vertically, within the same right-hand panel. Floating window: Allow the Vectorscope to be detached from the panel and positioned freely, including on a secondary monitor. Independent visibility: Allow users to show or hide the Histogram and Vectorscope independe

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H.264 video import consistently fails with Dynamic Link server error on Apple Silicon Mac

No sure why I was unable to report a bug, and so I have to create this post. I have beent trying to import H.264 video and it consistently fails - tried with latest 15.6 and also 15.4.1 and 15.3.1 (just in case). The details are as follows… H.264 video import consistently fails with Dynamic Link server error on Apple Silicon MacSummaryLightroom Classic 15.6 on an Apple Silicon Mac cannot import H.264/AVC video.The import causes dynamiclinkmediaserver to consume approximately 100% CPU. After approximately one minute, Lightroom reports:An unknown error has occurred while reading the video file. Connecting to Dynamic Link server failed. (1)The same H.264 file can be successfully processed by Apple's avconvert, demonstrating that the file itself is readable by the macOS media framework.A Dynamic Link process sample captured during the failure shows the server spending its time in Adobe's mc_dec_avc AVC/H.264 decoder path.System informationLightroom Classic: 15.6 [202609251514-f839cde9]Lice

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LrC 16.0 (Windows 11): crashes, freezes, system hangs and broken Remove brush with GPU enabled — all gone with GPU off; regression from 15.6 on two machines (NVIDIA and Intel Arc)Open for Voting

Lightroom Classic Version Number16.0 [202611041403-7ac14c66], Camera Raw 19.0 [2790] — both machinesOS Version NumberMachine A: Windows 11 Pro 26H2, 10.0.26300Machine B: Windows 11 Pro 25H2, 10.0.26200Both with all updates installed. The issue occurs on two different Windows builds.GPU / DriverMachine A: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB, NVIDIA Studio Driver 621.14 (latest)Machine B: Intel Arc A770 16 GB, driver 32.0.101.8735The two machines use GPUs from different vendors, each with its own current driver, so the issue is not specific to one vendor or driver.Camera ModelPanasonic, Canon and Sony raw files — independent of camera brandDescriptionSince updating from 15.6 to 16.0, Lightroom Classic is unstable on two machines with completely different hardware:1. Lightroom Classic closes on its own (crash to desktop).2. Lightroom Classic freezes and must be terminated from Task Manager.3. The whole system hangs.4. The Remove tool (Generative AI enabled) is extremely slow while brushing, and

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Transparent areas in Lightroom Classic are filled with a colored stripe pattern when transferred ("Edit in...") to PhotoshopOpen for Voting

Product: Adobe Lightroom ClassicVersion: 16.0Operating system: Windows 11 26H2Processor: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM -RAM: 64 GBGraphics: NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - 12GB Description of the issueAfter updating to Lightroom Classic 16 there’s a issue with sending images from Lightroom to Photoshop for further editing. On sending an image with transparent areas (for example after perspektive correction or scaling ) via Edit in Photoshop 2027 the transparent areas are filled with striped patterns. Steps to reproduceDo a perspective correction or a scaling in Lightroom' Transform section without "Contrain Crop" option.  Image with transparent areas in LrC  Send the image via "Edit in Photoshop 2027" to Photoshop. Expected resultThe image should be send with transparent areas in Photoshop.Actual resultThe transparent areas of the image were filled with colored stripe pattern derived from the actual image content.Image with colored strip pattern in PS Additional informationThe issue is reproduc

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Title: Need Advice: Upgrading from 1050 Ti 4GB for Lightroom AI (45MP NEF files post processing)

Need Advice: Upgrading from 1050 Ti 4GB for Lightroom AI (45MP RAWs) on a budgetHi everyone,I’m looking for some real-world feedback from Lightroom Classic users regarding a much-needed GPU upgrade.My Current Setup & Workflow:System: Windows 11, X370 chipset motherboard, 4K display. Current GPU: 1050 Ti 4GB (Experiencing severe slowdowns on modern AI tasks, creating a massive editing backlog). Files: 45-megapixel High Efficiency RAW files. Workflow: Heavy batch processing, lots of AI Denoise, and frequent local AI masking. I also do some lightweight video editing for travel vlogs using mobile footage, but photography is the priority.The Dilemma: I am on a budget, so price-to-performance is critical. I've been looking at the latest generation of GPUs to take advantage of faster AI processing, but I am torn between VRAM capacity and cost. I want to keep my options open, but I am generally weighing two paths:Option A: A modern 8GB GPU (e.g., 4060 8GB class) - This fits my budget perfe

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Lightroom Classic 16.0 – Cloud Sync Changes DNG Metadata Status from Up to Date to Changed

 This behavior is systematic and reproducible. I have been experiencing it for at least two Lightroom Classic versions, including the current version 16.0.Lightroom Classic VersionLightroom Classic 16.0Build: 202611041403-7ac14c66Operating SystemmacOS Golden Gate 27.2.1Camera ModelNikon Z6IIFile FormatDNG converted from Nikon Z6II NEF files using Lightroom Classic's "Copy as DNG" import option.Steps to Reproduce Select at least one DNG file (a single file is sufficient to reproduce the issue) whose metadata status is "Up to Date". The DNG file has no develop adjustments applied (if any, the behavior is the same anyway) Create a new, empty collection. Add the DNG file to the collection. Enable synchronization for the collection. Wait until Lightroom Classic indicates that cloud synchronization is complete (green checkmark). Check the DNG file's metadata status. Notice that the status has changed to "Changed", with a downward-pointing arrow indicating that the metadata is out

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