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matthew_5332
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June 19, 2025

P: Lightroom Paste Settings with Denoise creates color artifacts & pink overlays

  • June 19, 2025
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Hi,

Bug 1)  I've been running into this issue for a couple weeks now.  Whenever I copy edit settings, it'll paste fine onto one image, but if I try to paste onto another image, it does nothing.

Bug 2)  I also tried pasting onto multiple images at once and it turned a bunch of them weird colors until I let them update AI settings.  I think it might have something to do with the denoise features, TBH.

The attached green image is after pasting settings, but before updating AI.  Normal looking image is after updating AI.

-Matt

Edit:  I'd like to note that Bug 1 is intermittent.  I'd say it's like 1 in every 3 times I copy settings.  Sometimes it'll paste an infinite number of times, others I get one paste and I'm done.

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    matthew_5332Author
    Known Participant
    November 20, 2025

    To echo another user, I think I have seen it happen once or twice since.  Less frequently, for sure, but still on occasion.  If I detect a pattern, I'll post back here. @Sameer K 

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    deniset18054789
    Participant
    November 20, 2025
    I have had the same issue and sometimes get a green overlay and multiple
    image overlay. Had a support session with Adobe and they told me it was my
    version of Lightroom (which was the most current version, as was my
    operating software). I continue to have the same problem. When I restore
    the image and start again, I get the same result.

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    Dee Torres
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    deniset18054789
    Participant
    October 29, 2025

    See image below. This issue continues to happen frequently on all of my devices. It is dramatically slowing down my workflow. Sometimes the image will be distorted by color, other times the image is very dark and looks to be combined with another image.

      Sameer K
      Community Manager
      Sameer KCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      October 28, 2025

      Hello everyone,

       

      An update for Adobe Photography products has been released as part of the MAX cycle. This update addresses the reported issue.

       

      If you don’t see the update in your Creative Cloud app, refresh it using [Ctrl/Cmd] + [Alt/Opt] + [R].

      Please note: It may take up to 24 hours for the update to appear.

       

      Thank you for your continued patience.

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      Wongasaur
      Participating Frequently
      October 25, 2025
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      A fix for this issue is pending in a future update. 

      It has been discovered that the root cause is batch pasting on the filmstrip while in loupe view. Batch pasting in Grid View should avoid this issue until a fix is released.

      Thank you for your patience.


      By @rikk flohr

       

      Any timeline on a release? I get Adobe is a great place to work but you guys have millions of users depending on this stuff - some for their livelihood - can we get an ETA? 

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      嵩文321831665eye
      Participant
      September 25, 2025

      After the LR update (since AI active noise reduction has become in the "detail" option, copying presets with AI denoise can lead to weird colors, requiring me to adjust them one by one)

       

      "Some AI settings need to be updated to properly translate at native resolution"

       

      Has anyone encountered this problem? Thanks

       

      Camera used: Nikon Z50

      resolution: 5568*3712
      LR version: 8.5.1

       

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      desiree_85
      Participant
      September 25, 2025

      when copying edits from one photo to a group of just 2 or 20+ photos, it distorts the photos. It almost generates a double image, where it takes part of the photo and blows it up, overlaying or fusing with the original photo, like it is multiple layers. It also will turn the photo all green or purple. It then forces you to go through and update each individual photo and it's "AI" settings. Even though there are no actual "AI" settings, and thats the whole purpose of this step is to elimante having to do each indidividual photo. It takes anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes to update each individual photo depending on how everything is running that day... If I copy to just one photo it's great, but any more it forces me to waste more time in updating each photo, so I have to go back to copying edits to just 1 photo at a time.. 

      Also, after I copy the edit settings to the photo, if I happen to do spot removal on any part of the photo, it makes me then go back and update all settings including the masks.... which it literally just did when  I pasted the settings. It almost takes 3 times longer now to edit than prior to this recent update. These are some bad bugs and I really am crammed for time as it is. Praying ya'll fix these soon! I wrote in right after I updated over 3 weeks ago so hoping you're already on it 🙂 

      Rikk Flohr_Photography
      Community Manager
      Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      September 22, 2025

      A fix for this issue is pending in a future update. 

      It has been discovered that the root cause is batch pasting on the filmstrip while in loupe view. Batch pasting in Grid View should avoid this issue until a fix is released.

      Thank you for your patience. 

      Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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        matthew_5332Author
        Known Participant
        September 22, 2025

        Thanks for the update!  That's a really good workaround for the time being!

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        riley_9991
        Participant
        September 11, 2025

        Lightroom version 8.5.1 keeps experiencing what I assume is a glitch where it messes up some of my images. Currently, the best troubleshooting I've found is just clicking Denoise and redoing it. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this, or a better way to troubleshoot?

        Specs:

        MacBook Pro M3 18 GB RAM, 512gb storage

        Canon EOS R

        Sony a7iii

         

         

        OwleyMedic
        OwleyMedic
        Known Participant
        September 17, 2025

        I have to say that I am VERY DISAPOINTED in Adobe as they have not been able to rectefy this issue. This has a major impact on my work flow. I do 98% of my editing in LR and having to go to LRc to batch process Denoise imiages is unaccesaptable. 

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          Wongasaur
          Participating Frequently
          September 5, 2025

          Environment: Lightroom CC v8.5.1

          Windows 11 Home 24H2 (Build 26100.4946)

          AMD Ryzen 5 5600, 32 GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX 3060

          Files: Sony A7iii ARW, 24 MP (~50 MB each), locally cached

           

          Issue:
          When applying AI Denoise in bulk, affected images display pink/purple artifacts/overlays until each photo is manually opened and updated one by one.

           

          Steps to Reproduce:

          1. Edit photos normally (color corrections, grading, AI masking).
          2. Apply AI Denoise at level 30 to one photo.
          3. Apply denoise to other photos by either (both reproduce the same issue) 

                 - Creating a preset, OR

                 - Copy/pasting only denoise settings in Grid View.

          4. After probably 10-15s of processing time per image, all affected photos show pink/purple artifacts - except the final image in the selection (what???).

          5. Selecting multiple photos → Toolbar > Photo > "Update AI settings in X photos" opens a brief processing popup, but nothing changes. It does not lessen or resolve the artifacts.

           

          Only opening each photo individually in edit view and clicking the popup “some AI settings need to be updated to properly render at original resolution” "update" resolves the issue.

           

          Expected:
          Bulk AI Denoise should process correctly across selected photos without requiring individual manual updates. 

           

          Actual:
          Bulk-applied AI Denoise produces corrupted previews (pink/purple overlay) until each photo is opened and updated individually.

           

          Troubleshooting attempted:

          Toggled GPU hardware acceleration (on/off) → no effect

          Closed all background apps to free CPU/RAM → no effect

          Reset Lightroom CC preferences → no effect

          Verified no third-party plugins/panels are installed

           

          Impact:
          This bug makes batch AI Denoise unusable for large sets of photos (hundreds). Manual updating photo-by-photo is impractical.

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          Wongasaur
          Participating Frequently
          September 5, 2025

          Original poster here. I found a workaround. 

           

          Edit: This workaround did not work reliably. 

           

          1. Dump all your RAW files into an Album 

          2. Make the album available offline 

          3. Bulk apply your AI Denoising 

          4. When the dialogue box "PASTING SETTINGS" appears, click "update AI settings later" 

               - Now you should see the yellow tags on each photo that requires AI processing

          5. Highlight all the photos & go to the toolbar > photo > update AI settings for x photos

          6. Processing time

          7. Vioala 

           

          I've tried various combinations of this workaround but this is the only way I can get the AI denoise to apply in bulk as intended.  

           

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          Wongasaur
          Participating Frequently
          September 6, 2025

          For clarity, this this is not the "correct answer" - it's a janky workaround, a temporary fix. 

           

          The issue is not solved - LR team needs to fix this. I see other users having the same issue and I have cross posted this thread there to notify the adobe team. 

           

          Edit: my posts have been merged into the big thread so am just editing for clarity

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          ob_default45746923
          Participant
          September 1, 2025

          When i go to paste settings to more than one photo at a time they all turn pink and then i have to click on each one, one by one and it makes the process extreamly slow and i am spending more time editing photos than i need to be. please fix this or go back to the older version. this sucks when you do large amounts of photos. kind of BS

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