I believe you're at the point where a system upgrade will be a mandatory step if you want to continue running Photoshop and Lightroom Classic.   Photoshop now requires Big Sur, and recommends Ventura. See the full system requirements here: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html   Lightroom requires Monterey. See the full system requirements here: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/system-requirements.html   Newer hardware, especially newer GPUs, are a must for the newer versions.   ... View more

This happens with "Auto" settings. You'll find it a lot with photos taken at night. It's because the auto settings algorithm is brightening that area beyond what is possible for the available light in the image. You will have to change the develop settings and back off some of the exposure, whites or highlights, especially in that area.  This will affect your overall photo, so you will have to make some compromises. Perhaps you'll need to compensate by brightening other areas with a local adjustment. Or, you can creatively crop to remove some of the trouble areas.  ... View more

same... illustrator is broken with 17.0 version.  I reset the iPad and everything and still cant get it to work... help By @JStoltzfus   What version of Illustrator? What exact version of iOS? What model of iPad?   For me, Illustrator 3.0.4 runs just fine on iOS 17.0.3, on my iPad Pro (11") 1st generation, Model A1980 (2018 model).  ... View more

Oh my gosh, this *has* to be a joke. But, it's not April 1 😞 Please upvote this thread by clicking the "Vote" button at the top of the page (not the "Upvotes" button on my post)! ... View more

As Conrad says, the color of the scale is indicative of the correction you're applying. If your image is too yellow, meaning the color temperature of the scene was low in the Kelvin scale (like a sunset, or candle light) then you can compensate for that by adding blue to the scene, which will complement the yellow tone and balance the white colors to a neutral. Likewise, if your image is too blue (has a higher color temperature) you compensate by adding yellow.  So, if your original "as shot" white balance is set to 5500k, and the actual scene you shot was 2000k, it will show up with a strong yellow cast, and as you move the WB slider to the left, to lower the temperature, you're adding blue to offset the yellow cast. Move the slider and the image will become increasingly blue. That's why the slider is colored that way - it's a cue as to what will happen to the image when you move the slider in that direction. Move left, more blue. Move right, more yellow.  All the sliders that affect color in Lightroom are cued in this way, so you can quickly know what will happen to the image when you move the slider. Youkll see this in Saturation and Vibrance, as well as all the color mixing sliders.  ... View more

Ideally you would want to prepare things on the old machine first before decommissioning. Here is a really good summary of how to move to a new computer:   https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-move-lightroom-to-new-computer/   ... View more

For me, on Lightroom Mobile with iOS on an iPhone, this seems to work as expected. Pick flags and star ratings transfer back and forth between LR Mobile and LR Classic in both directions dynamically and quickly.   Perhaps it's an issue with LR Mobile on Android, or perhaps just a glitch. Are new images taken on your phone and imported into LR Mobile being sent back to LR Classic during the sync process? Maybe signing out and back in could help. If not, then I would consider sending feedback through the Help and Support menu option within LR Mobile's Settings. ... View more

Glad I could help! If you're all set, please mark the answer as "correct" so that anyone else searching for this issue will see it has been answered. ... View more

@Hiking Mary ,   You’ve posted to an ancient thread. It is highly unlikely that the issue described in this thread, though not impossible, is the same one you are currently experiencing. Rather than resurrect an old thread that is seemingly similar, you are better off posting to a new thread with fresh, complete information, including system information, a complete description of the problem, and step-by-step instructions for reproduction.    If the issue is the same, we will merge you back into the appropriate location.    Thank you!   ... View more

I don't think this can be done from the "Edit In" function in LR, but you can easily use "Image Size" in Photoshop to adjust very quickly (much easier that exporting and reimporting a copy). If there are sizes you use regularly, you could even create actions in Photoshop to do your resizing with a single button click. Let me know if you need a pointer to how to do this in Photoshop.  ... View more

You do realsise that now we've seen Cthulhu, we'll be insane ! 🙂 Dave By @davescm   Well, to be fair, I did mention this was only one of Cthulhu's "minions." So maybe we just go a little wacky...  "ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" 🤪 ... View more

You can repeat your photo in a second LrC window.   When not set fullscreen, this secondary window can have its size and shape adjusted to suit your 3:2 - or whatever - viewing preference. [....] This is most conveniently done using a second display screen By @Admirable_fan157F   I was going to suggest this even using a single screen. You can position the secondary window right over top of the loupe area and have your 3:2 (or whatever ratio) window floating in essentially the same spot as the loupe view underneath.  ... View more

Thanks Trevor! I'm glad I was able to put something together, so often I download the image of the week thinking I'll pop something together, then two weeks later I remember that I forgot.  This week was especially good because I was able to take PS 25 for a spin and I used the generative tools to create part of my monster.  And yes, I'm definitely a sci-fi fan. This one owes to H. P. Lovecraft, but I've cut my teeth with Heineken, Vonnegut, Asimov, Tolkien, etc.  ... View more

I envision one of the minions of Cthulhu crawling up from the depths...   ... View more

I work with RAW files [...] When I move that image to PS, all of a sudden a new TIFF file is being saved on my computer. Issue #2 is that for years, once I finished working on it in PS and saved it with it's new name... By @LindaCinMaine When you are working with a raw file and send it to Photoshop using "Edit In..." a TIFF (or PSD) must be rendered as a file for Photoshop to use. Lightoom has always worked this way since version 1. There isn't anything that can be done because PS needs a file to work on, and it cannot edit a raw file. Lightroom uses its camera raw engine to create a TIFF (or PSD) from the raw file and your Develop module adjustments, then launches PS with that newly created file. Again, LR has always worked like this.  When you finish editing in PS, you must save and close without changing the name of the file, in order for the round trip functionality to work correctly (the new file that was created and passed to PS is in the Library, just as you saved it in PS). If you change the name in PS by using "Save As," you've created a new (third) file that Lightroom knows nothing about.    ... View more

With a fresh install, Lightroom might default to creating a new (empty) catalog, typically in your Pictures folder. You have two options:   Within Lightroom Classic while it's running, choose File > Open Catalog, and browse to the location of your real catalog. Outside of LrC, without it running, browse to the location of your real catalog file and double click it. This will launch LrC using that catalog. ... View more

Pressing the "Tab" key shows/hides all side panels. You can also hide or show them individually by clicking the little triangle icon at the window's edge.  ... View more

Can you give more details about the image? What kind of file, what resolution, what camera took it? This looks like a compressed JPG, and JPG compression might not create artifacts as noticeable in the smooth color area of the larger sign. ... View more

I don't think you can, but you could create a preset with saturation and vibrance set to 0, then apply it with one click after hitting Auto.   That said, on my photos, when I use auto, I generally get a small negative saturation value and a small positive vibrance. It's seldom extreme for me, especially with the negative saturation. ... View more

I had a similar problem with Lightroom when I built my most recent Windows machine last year. Lightroom would crash the system whenever I did something significant like HDR merge.  After a lot of trouble shooting, I found that it was a memory module not fully seated. It only had impact when Lightroom started using lots of memory. For normal browsing the library and simple edits, everything seemed fine.  Once I traced the problem and reseated my DIMM, everything has been rock solid ever since.  ... View more

@default7qggnphmcmwa wrote: GPU TRX 4070 Driver 31.0.15.364). Driver date 06/23/2023 But your driver is not the latest. For NVidia studio drivers, the latest is 536.67, dated 7/18/23. (31.0.15.3667) ... View more

You cannot work with Lightroom in this way. Lightroom requires you to bring specific photos into the catalog by importing them, and its fundamental role as a digital asset management tool is designed into the program.  If you just want to browse folders randomly, you might be better off using Bridge and Camera Raw (or one of the competing products that doesn't manage photos).  ... View more

I suspect the lack of E2E encryption is a design decision based on the desired functionality of the Lightroom ecosystem. Lightroom's cloud features were originally intended to facilitate sharing and to provide a backup solution for the average consumer who doesn't know how to manage backups on their own.   There have been countless beginner to intermediate users right here in the forum who have been saved by the Adobe team being able to restore seemingly lost photos. And many people (myself included) use the sharing function to collaborate and share photos with less technical people.  None of this would be possible with true E2E encryption, which puts the burden on the user to manage their data and the keys. If you're sophisticated enough to understand what E2E is, and you have a need for it, you're better off having your own backup solution and managing it in a zero-trust configuration. Lightroom is not that, doesn't try to be that, and personally I doubt it would ever be.  Note that I don't work for Adobe, don't have any inside information about future developments, and this is my own opinion.  ... View more

  If you've set up the album to allow downloads as shown above, the correct process is to short tap on the interface and use the share icon to download the image. Don't long press.  ... View more