A bug in LR 1.4 update ?

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Gronlund I

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Today I downloaded the new LR 1.4 update, took some pics to test and downloaded the pics to my PC (with card reader using Windows explorer).
Everything fine this far, but after converting the photos to DNG, everytime I
open a photo in Develope mode I get this message on the top of the screen:
"AN UNKNOWN ERROR OCCURRED". This message stays on the screen, but it
seem not prevent me to use LR. No explanations what kind of error, but seems to me there is something odd in DNG conversion. Anybody else noticed
this ? And does anybody know what it is all about ?

I did the whole prosess two times to make sure I'm not making some mistakes
myself.

P.S. I'm shooting RAW with Canon EOS 4'D and after downloading convert the CR2 files to compressed DNG files.
 
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I just added the 1.4 update and am now having the same issue. The "An Unknown Error Occurred" message also appears when I am in Library Module and click within the image to magnify.
 
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So far, I don't see this. I am on a Mac, though, so is this possibly as issue with the Windows based Lightroom, and maybe more specifically Windows XP? Anyone else see this, or for that matter, not see this?
 
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labdad;1'4'1 said:
It might be relevant, so I should add that I am shooting with a Canon 2'D and converting to DNG when importing.
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Are all of your images displaying this issue, or only ones that you have imported (and converted to DNG) after the 1.4 update?
 
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It does appear to have been verified by a number of people. Seems to be DNG on XP only.

Someone's mentioned switching between collections gets rid of the error message, but I'm Mac based so I can't verify.
 
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Ah, I see. Odd that it might affect DNG and XP only.
 
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Same problem for me on my comp with XP (I also convert to DNG). There is also an error message when I try to export from new photos.

Photos before the update are ok.
 
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Ok, so a trip via the DNG converter might be a good workaround until this is fixed then. It sounds like an issue in the DNG conversion itself.
 
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I've got the exact same issue here ; upgraded this afternoon from 1.3.1 to 1.4, and now my newly imported DNG's (made with Pentax K2'D) aren't converted correctly.

When I select 'Copy' instead of 'Copy as DNG' no problem occurs, but then the DNG's remain 23 MB each, instead of 12-15 MB.

In my case it's Vista x64 Ultimate and LR 1.4.
Perhaps this gives some more info as well.
 
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I'm seeing the same message popup - "An unknown error occurred." in the Develop module. Where I have seen it is in a folder of previously converted files (cr2 to dng). The message is not consistent, though - it appears in one folder of dng's but not another.

After some further testing, the error seems to happen after selecting a folder of dng's, making some adjustments on them, then moving back to the Library module, selecting the same group of photos and doing a "Metadata - Update DNG Preview and Metadata" operation on the files.

I'm running Window's Vista.
 
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I got the same error when I try to "Convert photo to DNG". Tried the DNG converter and got the same message here!
 
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Bug in 1.4

Same here. Loaded shots from Canon 4'D and Canon xti from a card reader. Been on board since 1.'. Using PC, XT, SP2. The photos I downloaded today after installing 1.4, all have the mentioned unknown error as they are rendering a 1:1 preview. Going back to look at past photos, there is no problem with the 1:1, only with ones downloaded after the new software.
 
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1.4 bug

Same problem here. Nikon D3'', Windows XP Media Center.

I didn't even need the upgrade, what was I thinking?!

Apparently, I can change exposure, WB, etc, but CANNOT use Sharpening, Noise Reduction,, etc. Big deal since I did a shoot last night at 1''' ISO!

HELP!
 
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Seems there are issues on this release. Look at the adobe forums and they seem to be very similar.

Think i might sit this one out for a week or 2!!
 
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I'm a Mac user, plus I'm rushing to get out the door, so this is a quick (double) shot in the dark...

Has everyone upgraded to ACR 4.4, including the new DNG converter, which is a separate update from the LR 1.4 update?

Additionally, the excerpt below from the Read Me file included in the LR 1.4 update may shed a little light.

I may be missing something obvious here, and again I'm on a Mac, but thot it was worth posting.

Lightroom and Photoshop Camera Raw share the same image processing technology to ensure consistent and compatible results across applications that support raw processing. These applications include Photoshop CS3, Photoshop Elements 4.'1 for Mac, Photoshop Elements 6.' and Premiere Elements 4.' for Windows.

Photoshop Camera Raw 4.4
Adobe applications must be updated with the Camera Raw 4.4 plug-in in order to ensure compatibility with Lightroom 1.4 develop module settings. Photoshop CS3 users can update the Camera Raw plug-in automatically using the Update tool listed under the Help menu. The Camera Raw 4.4 plug-in can also be downloaded and installed manually by visiting the Adobe web site: www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html. Please follow the installation instruction carefully.

Sharing Lightroom Settings with Camera Raw 4.4
By default, Lightroom’s develop module settings are stored in Lightroom’s database. In order to ensure that Lightroom develop settings can be viewed by Camera Raw 4.4 the settings must be written to the XMP metadata block for that file. This metadata is stored in an XMP sidecar file (Imagename.xmp) in the current image directory of proprietary raw files or stored directly within DNG files. To update images with the latest develop settings, choose the library module and select the group of target images. Choose the shortcut Command(Ctrl) + S to save the settings to the XMP metadata block.

Viewing Lightroom settings in Camera Raw 4.4
Before working in conjunction with Lightroom and Camera Raw please set the Camera Raw preference to: Save image settings in: Sidecar ".xmp" files. By default Camera Raw will display the image adjustments exactly as performed in Lightroom’s develop module.

Viewing Camera Raw settings in Lightroom
Raw files edited by previous versions of Camera Raw will maintain their previous appearance when imported into Lightroom. Note: Those files must have been edited with the preference set to Save image settings in: Sidecar “.xmp” files in order for Lightroom to respect the previous edit. Files edited in Camera Raw after importation into Lightroom can be updated in Lightroom by choosing the “Read Metadata from Files ” from the Metadata file menu. Note: This menu option is only available in the Lightroom Library.

Additional Notes on Camera Raw and Lightroom

Camera Raw will only read the current settings for the primary image in the Lightroom Library. Virtual Copy adjustments and Snapshot adjustments will not be displayed or available in Camera Raw 4.4
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Finally, see the following link compliments of Richard Earney for direct links to the downloads plus other useful info.

http://inside-lightroom.com/index.php

Cheers, Sean
 
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I get the DNG conversion error on XP in LR 1.4 with ACR 4.4 installed and the standalone DNG converter downloaded.

The standalone DNG converter seems to work OK so far.
 
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While I understand the frustration expressed here, it appears, at first glance anyway, that using the stand-alone DNG converter and then importing those DNGs into Lightroom is a workable solution until Adobe sends out a fix, which I expect we'll see in short order.

To be sure, though, can anyone running Windows confirm that the stand-alone DNG converter works and allows Lightroom to import and use the resulting files properly? I would like to post a message to that effect, but would appreciate confirmation before doing so.

Thanks.
 
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Hm... interesting. Need to do a little more reading. Thanks for the link.
 
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