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nuddybuddy123
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December 18, 2022

P: Lightroom Error: Failed To Initialize Camera RAW

  • December 18, 2022
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Lightroom Error: Failed To Initialize Camera RAW is keeping me from launching my app.

 

Please advise what to do.

 

Thanks!

 

Robert Oliver

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    Jarble
    Jarble
    New Participant
    January 13, 2024

    I am encoutering a weird bug with light room that I can not nail down. When I open the application it throws a message unable to initalize camera raw then if you close that error the application will throw the second error failed to initialize light room and gives a bug report. The bug report is exception unknown <crash exception="EXCEPTION_UNKNOWN" exceptionCode="0xe06d7363" instruction="0x00007FF87006567C"> so I dont really have much to go on. 

     

    Steps I have tried to resolve the issue. ReInstalling the application, reinstalling drivers, reinstalling windows.

     

    System details:

    Windows 11 pro for workstation

    Cpu 2X AMD 7713

    Ram 1TB

    GPU 2X AMD 7900XTX

    Storage mix of nvme and sata ssd's

     

    MR_Jarble

      Keen Screen MEDIA
      Keen Screen MEDIA
      New Participant
      January 3, 2024

      Lightroom won't open on my M2 Max Macbook Pro on Mac OS Sonoma. I have Lightroom version 7.1.2 installed and every time I try to open the app it instantly pops up with this error "failed to initialize camera Raw" and or "failed to initialize Lightroom". I have tried uninstalling Lightroom and reinstalling older versions and this issue still appears. I have ensured that all older versions are gone from my finder and then installing the app but this issue still appears when I try to open it. I have tried using Lightroom Classic but it will just sit on the loading page and never open. I also updated my camera raw plugin and this did not work either.

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        Kaelin33890246oq2a
        New Participant
        November 28, 2023

        My lightroom would say it was up to date on the cloud but everytime i opened up the lightroom app, it was still the old 4.3 version. So, I decided to uninstall the app and reinstall it. After reinstalling it, every time I try to open lighroom I get a error saying "failed to initialize camera raw". It wont even let me get into the app now. I can't seem to find any solutions anywhere. 

         

        Here is the exact error it gives me: "AgImageIOInit.init: failed to initialize Camera Raw: initializing Camera Raw: dng_error_unknown"

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          JAMES33273131m6wf
          New Participant
          October 31, 2023

          New subscriber to Adobe photography paid package. Pretty disappointed, out of the 3 programs, Photoshop, Lightroom and Lightroom Classic - Photoshop is the only 1/3 that seems to operate normally. 

           

          As soon as I go to open Lr Lightroom, it pops up with the message attached. I have read numerous attempts tp fix this, such as deleted preferences within Library files and changing all items in permissions to change every item to display Read and Write.

           

          Need help

           

           

           

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            michaelc92031732
            New Participant
            October 16, 2023

            Clean install of Creative Cloud 6.0.0.571 and Lightroom 7.0 on macos 14.0

             

            At first use of Lightroom, I am presented with an error message "Error initializing Lightroom: Failed to Initialize Camera Raw. I experience the same behavior when downgrading and running Lightroom 6.5

             

            Photoshop is working as expected

             

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              James32453154kt4h
              New Participant
              December 20, 2023

              When I try to open lightroom it says failed to initialize camera raw

                Rikk Flohr_Photography
                Community Manager
                Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
                Community Manager
                October 11, 2023

                Passing along on behalf of Ross:

                After months of being unable to use Lightroom and Lightroom Classic I have finally figured out the issue!

                 

                There were comments about changing the sharing permissons but on the new Mac M2 Max the library folder in users is hidden by default.

                 

                By Pressing Command + Shift + .     it unhides all folders and the Library folder appears. I allowed permission for everyone in the adobe folder and all applications within and now everything works!

                 

                I wish someone could have explained this before and now i see the dicussion for this is locked?

                 

                Could you pass this on to others please.

                 

                Thanks Ross

                Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
                  kglad
                  kglad
                  Community Expert
                  September 21, 2023

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                    fedelea27497805
                    New Participant
                    September 21, 2023

                    "I really don't have time" to go to the AppStore and download it. Could you hold my hand provide a link? 

                    you're the one who started with the condescending attitude for no reason. Acting like people in this forum owe you something. Next time leave out how busy your schedule is and maybe you'll get a better response. 

                      Mr Sir
                      Mr Sir
                      New Participant
                      September 21, 2023

                      Since all I was able to get is a condecending reponse, there is a version of Lightroom for Mac available in the app store that works normally.

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                        fedelea27497805
                        New Participant
                        September 21, 2023

                        Lol 😂 but you have time to scour the internet for a solution? Just call their support team (that's what they're there for) 

                         

                        unfortunatley I don't know what they did because it was all in the command prompt. 

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