some people have had to, i didn't. I tried selecting it and not selecting it, both worked. and others have had to just delete all their current watermarks. its a weird bug.
@@willsimpsonphoto you were the fix, I knew someone would work it out, but imagine how many pros are wanting to deliver images and are right now going WTF is happening. I roll with Capture 1 as well, but lighroom/photoshop workflow is great for certain work. Unbelievable incompetence on Adobes part.
I literally was frustrated. I made a new watermark and set the opacity to 0%, i didnt restart LR but! I did after watching this. THANK GOD you made this video or I would of been in trouble! THANK YOU
Awesome! And that’s exactly why I made the video as soon as I figured out the handling cause if it was as frustrating for me I knew it would drive someone else just as crazy! 😄
Thank you so much for this video. I noticed that you put this 8 months ago but I just ran into this issue today... hmmm... was working fine till 3 days ago.
its not working for me either. what do you mean by applying a blank water mark ... I deleted the water mark that was on their and save it and its not working. im beside myself I have a gallery going out by Monday and I can't get it to download
@@katherinejackson7292 I tried as described in the video doing the export by creating the new watermark etc. The video says export without a watermark. That didn’t work for me….what did work was doing the export with the watermark created as part of the instructions. Hope this helps.
DIDN'T WORK? Below are 2 additional methods: TRY: 1) After creating the "Test1" watermark, select it and use in export. This has done it for many people 2) Try deleting all current watermarks. If you can't, restart LR and then try. Sometimes the delete option reappears. Once all of them are deleted, restart LR and try exporting. If still nothing, check the comments below to see work arounds. Also, Please share this video because a lot of people seem to be having this issue! If still not working, get in touch with Adobe: helpx.adobe.com/support.html Click the Chat Icon in bottom right, say "Lightroom Bug" until you see "Chat with Customer Service" or something similar. They should be able to walk you through a handling.
I've been struggling with this same issue but found a solution that fixed it for me (can't promise that it will work for others). Adobe support took control of my computer and after moving my watermark files into an alternate folder from the Lightroom Classic watermarks folder, it was working. So he said that my watermark files were corrupted and that I needed to create each one from scratch (I have my logo in black and also in white, with 7 different photo locations for each so it's not just one file). So I'm using a transparent .png file for my logo and not text and I discovered that during the last update that the watermark settings had lost the path to my source file for each of my watermark files (the black and the white logos). Under Edit Watermarks I would select each watermark setting in the dropdown above the preview image, click on Choose next to Choose a PNG or JPG image, select the appropriate logo from my hard drive, and since the Size, Anchor, and Inset settings were all intact I would just have to go back to the dropdown box above the preview image and go to the bottom of the list and select Update Preset "Your preset name" (whatever you have named this preset that was originally selected), hit Done and no more error and that preset would work for me once again. The lack of a source file in the settings seemed to be what was causing that error to come up and keep the export from happening.
Thanks for that. As a 'workaround', I assume this needs to be done with each Catalogue? On Mac, I have found that removal of the Lightroom .plist file does the trick permanently.
I was still getting the error and unable to export..... I had to do an extra step. I had made a test, did the steps and it failed. Then tried, a test 1 and followed your instructions & restarted my computer and tried & failed. Then test 2- all the things before and before exporting again I went to watermarks and changed it again to test 2 with no watermark and then tried to export & still the warning came up. I am a wedding photographer and my freakout level was beyond high. Then I realized... I needed to use the test watermark at export. So when I was exporting I had to check the watermark box and add the "test" watermark and then it exported correctly. Adding this comment incase anyone else struggled with that lol.👍
Nice! Glad you figured it out! That’s been one of the additional steps some people have had to do. The other was to delete all watermarks. Glad you figured it out!
yeah i've heard that has been needed with a few people. You can also try deleting all current watermarks then rebooting. That should work as well. Glad you got it working :)
Thanks Will, I had 179 photos to get to a client, tried resetting LR preferences (as recommended by others in an Adobe support thread) that did not work (just caused more work). So tried your method, failed at first, I had to go back and make sure the 'test' watermark I created was selected *and checked* in the export dialog, that then worked.
Hmmm so I've been using V12 for over a week with no issues. Used it yesterday, exporting worked just fine. Today I get the error message. I tried your fix and it didn't work for me. Any other ideas??
thats super weird.... couple other methods to try: 1) using the blank watermark during export. If that doesn't work try 2) deleting all current watermarks and rebooting LR.
@@willsimpsonphoto Tried all that and then ended up getting weird pop up messages from really old plugins like Luminar Flex and Luminar 3, as well as Photomatix - none of which are even installed on my laptop anymore. I had to spend almost an hour with Adobe support and he did a remote session to look around and I had even the tech guy stumped. We did finally get it working but man what a pain. Why would they release something like this with such a major issue?! and people get mad at Skylum for Luminar speed issues - this is by far the worst update I've ever installed of any photo editing software
couple other methods: 1) try creating a blank watermark and then using it when you export. 2) delete all your watermarks and restart lightroom. then try exporting.
Try these additional steps: 1) try using the blank watermark on export. If that doesn’t work 2) try deleting all current watermarks and restarting Lightroom. One of those methods should do it for you
That’s okay, couple other things to try. Try using the blank watermark during export. If that doesn’t work, try deleting all current watermarks. If you can’t delete them, restart LR, see if you can now delete them, if so, do then restart. One of those methods should work.
@@pyzik200 I was just about to ask if you tried the other methods. Some worked for some and not others so I posted the work arounds. Glad you got it handled.
Hi Will, I've tried your suggestion but I'm having no luck it is still preventing exporting .. any other suggestions ?? Thanks look forward to hearing from you
Couple things to try: 1) use the blank watermark in exporting. 2) delete all current watermarks. If you can’t or see no option to, restart LR, the option should appear then delete them all. Restart LR and try to export then.
Hi all. I'm using a PC and have tried all the suggestions but still no luck. I'm using a 'graphic' png file, I've deleted all my previous watermark presets (which were all based on my png graphic file) have created new watermark 'presets;' but every time I get the error saying 'Some export functions were not performed' and 'Watermarking failed'. I've even tried saving my png file in a different location on my PC in case it didn't like finding it on my external drive - but still no joy. Any other suggestions anybody?
@@willsimpsonphoto - yes I can export without a watermark - just wondering if there's now a fix for using my logo watermark? (I've had no success exporting except for the blank one I created).
Ok couple things to try: Use the blank watermark when you export if that doesn’t work, try deleting all the current watermarks you have an rebooting. If you can’t delete, reboot LR, sometimes the delete feature reappears then delete and reboot 😅
This video was how to handle an error Lightroom had. Had nothing to do with exporting with watermarks, that just happened to be the fix. I did two videos on exporting with water mark. Here’s the one for Lightroom classic: ua-cam.com/video/pgVUAwUPffM/v-deo.html
Couple things, try using the blank watermark you created when exporting. Second close Lightroom and reopen it. Someone did that and the option to delete reappeared. Then delete all of them and reboot
@@willsimpsonphoto I spoke with Adobe and had them checked my system. They told me to use the older version instead of this new one because it’s causing all errors and bugs. Until they fix it with new updates
@@willsimpsonphoto At first this happened to me as well. After re-starting LR just don't use the newly made watermark.Leave it turned of! Even the blank one will create the error as long as you don't turn it of when exporting. Thanks so much Will, this saved me a customer!
Couple things to try: 1) use the blank watermark you created when exporting. If that doesn’t work 2) delete all current watermarks and reboot Lightroom.
Didn't work for me too, then i selected the new watermark preset named as "test" in the video and checked the watermark in the export panel. After that works fine.
Couple things, if it didn’t work, try using that blank watermark when exporting, you can also uncheck the watermark. If it still doesn’t work, I’d recommend contacting Adobe and walking through what you’re doing. I’m using Monterey OS on Mac. You’re set up might be slightly different.
Thank you everyone. What I ended up doing was deleting every watermark that I had and then shutting off light room restarting it and now it is working. I hope the fix from Adobe comes soon.
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You have to select the new "Test1" watermark in the export window, that is after you restart LR.
some people have had to, i didn't. I tried selecting it and not selecting it, both worked. and others have had to just delete all their current watermarks. its a weird bug.
THANK YOU! I was going crazy because it would work for me!
I'm so glad I found your comment. Thank you!
thanks for your comment! for me still didn't work until I selected the new watermark!
Thank you! It only worked when I selected the Test watermark! 😊
Literally can’t thank you enough for this! I was in tears and thought my Lightroom was forever broken
Hahha no problem! Always here for you! :)
Thank you, this bug was doing my head in and Adobe really should have a fix already. Bloody stupid for pros wanting to deliver work.
so true! Blows my mind that they didnt test "exporting" before releasing the update. It's not like it's crucial or anything to LR. lol
@@willsimpsonphoto you were the fix, I knew someone would work it out, but imagine how many pros are wanting to deliver images and are right now going WTF is happening. I roll with Capture 1 as well, but lighroom/photoshop workflow is great for certain work. Unbelievable incompetence on Adobes part.
@@trevhill952 well im glad i could help! Hopefully everyone else finds my video :) feel free to share it!
I literally was frustrated. I made a new watermark and set the opacity to 0%, i didnt restart LR but! I did after watching this. THANK GOD you made this video or I would of been in trouble! THANK YOU
Awesome! And that’s exactly why I made the video as soon as I figured out the handling cause if it was as frustrating for me I knew it would drive someone else just as crazy! 😄
I had to select the new "blank" watermark, but that fixed it. Thank you so much!
Nice work!
Thanks a lot man!! This bug drive me crazy all noon!
haha you and me both! lol
Finally, something worked!!! Thank you!
Woot Woot! Glad you found me :)
@@willsimpsonphoto Not as glad as Me! ☺
Thank you so much for this video. I noticed that you put this 8 months ago but I just ran into this issue today... hmmm... was working fine till 3 days ago.
Crazy that the error is still happening. I’d figured they resolved that by now. Glad it helped you :)
Thank you so much for this!! Under a deadline and was at a loss....
Awesome!
So helpful! Thank yo!
Awesome!
best work around i ever seen
Hahaha simple but effective 😂
This didn't work for me initially. I still got the same error but then I applied the new blank watermark and it worked! Phew! Thanks so much.
Ok good! Seems to be a hit or miss on the “apply or not apply that blank watermark”. Hopefully they just fix the damn bug quickly 😂
its not working for me either. what do you mean by applying a blank water mark ... I deleted the water mark that was on their and save it and its not working. im beside myself I have a gallery going out by Monday and I can't get it to download
@@katherinejackson7292 I tried as described in the video doing the export by creating the new watermark etc. The video says export without a watermark. That didn’t work for me….what did work was doing the export with the watermark created as part of the instructions. Hope this helps.
Thank you so much!!!
no problem :)
Got me out of a bind... thanks.
Awesome!
Thank you!!
No problem :)
Thank you a million times
you're welcome a million more :)
Thank you!
yep! :)
DIDN'T WORK? Below are 2 additional methods:
TRY:
1) After creating the "Test1" watermark, select it and use in export. This has done it for many people
2) Try deleting all current watermarks. If you can't, restart LR and then try. Sometimes the delete option reappears. Once all of them are deleted, restart LR and try exporting.
If still nothing, check the comments below to see work arounds. Also, Please share this video because a lot of people seem to be having this issue!
If still not working, get in touch with Adobe: helpx.adobe.com/support.html
Click the Chat Icon in bottom right, say "Lightroom Bug" until you see "Chat with Customer Service" or something similar. They should be able to walk you through a handling.
thank you so much for this
no problem :)
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! My frustration level was sky high!!!
hahah you and me both! Glad i could help :)
No lie panicked when this popped up, much love🙏🏽
Anytime :)
thank you very much!!
you're very welcome :)
cheers for the tip!!
anytime :)
Thank You, good sir! Also, You are just great! : )
awww shucks! :)
Thank you!!!!
You're very welcome!
Worked a treat - once I exported with my test blank watermark. Thank you.
Awesome!
Thank you for sharing! Really helpful..
no problem :)
thank you very much
Anytime :)
thank you!
Yep :)
I've been struggling with this same issue but found a solution that fixed it for me (can't promise that it will work for others). Adobe support took control of my computer and after moving my watermark files into an alternate folder from the Lightroom Classic watermarks folder, it was working. So he said that my watermark files were corrupted and that I needed to create each one from scratch (I have my logo in black and also in white, with 7 different photo locations for each so it's not just one file). So I'm using a transparent .png file for my logo and not text and I discovered that during the last update that the watermark settings had lost the path to my source file for each of my watermark files (the black and the white logos). Under Edit Watermarks I would select each watermark setting in the dropdown above the preview image, click on Choose next to Choose a PNG or JPG image, select the appropriate logo from my hard drive, and since the Size, Anchor, and Inset settings were all intact I would just have to go back to the dropdown box above the preview image and go to the bottom of the list and select Update Preset "Your preset name" (whatever you have named this preset that was originally selected), hit Done and no more error and that preset would work for me once again. The lack of a source file in the settings seemed to be what was causing that error to come up and keep the export from happening.
awesome! This is great info! Glad you got it all worked out and thanks for writing this all here!
Thank you for sharing. Just happened to me this morning lol.
hahah i feel ya! glad it worked out!
Thanks so much !! :D
No problem :)
thank u so much for this vid - I had 800 mission critical images to export and didn't know what the ! was going on.
Yep! Totally understood! 😅 glad you’re good to go 😄
Thanks for that. As a 'workaround', I assume this needs to be done with each Catalogue? On Mac, I have found that removal of the Lightroom .plist file does the trick permanently.
Oh that’s cool! I haven’t needed to do anything else other but glad you found a good handle!
Thanks! save a lot of frustration!
also the done button is gone when you crop or use tools
yeah i didn't like that either!
No problem :) glad it got worked out!
Thanks man mad love from 🇰🇪 ❤
🙌
videos like this..incredibly helpful, thank you! I was so frustrated a minute ago!
yep! I was right where you were yesterday 😂
WORKS THANKS!
Nice!
Thanks for this, I also had to export with
the watermark
Good to know! Some people had to do that, or delete all current watermarks was also an option. Glad you got it worked out
Hey Will, I did save a new blank watermark but i have to select the watermark in the export pop-up window. thanks for the help.
yeah some people had to do that. Another method was deleting all the watermarks and rebooting, that did it as well. Glad you got it worked out!
I was still getting the error and unable to export..... I had to do an extra step. I had made a test, did the steps and it failed. Then tried, a test 1 and followed your instructions & restarted my computer and tried & failed. Then test 2- all the things before and before exporting again I went to watermarks and changed it again to test 2 with no watermark and then tried to export & still the warning came up. I am a wedding photographer and my freakout level was beyond high. Then I realized... I needed to use the test watermark at export. So when I was exporting I had to check the watermark box and add the "test" watermark and then it exported correctly. Adding this comment incase anyone else struggled with that lol.👍
Nice! Glad you figured it out! That’s been one of the additional steps some people have had to do. The other was to delete all watermarks. Glad you figured it out!
Unbelievable those things happen, but thanks so much for the solution! It worked perfectly! (and yeah, I feel you reaction explaining this...
yeah its pretty crazy that it was caught when they tested the update... seems like an export test would be required lol.
Worked with a minor addition. I had to use the newly created (blank) watermark on the export.
yeah i've heard that has been needed with a few people. You can also try deleting all current watermarks then rebooting. That should work as well. Glad you got it working :)
Thanks Will, I had 179 photos to get to a client, tried resetting LR preferences (as recommended by others in an Adobe support thread) that did not work (just caused more work). So tried your method, failed at first, I had to go back and make sure the 'test' watermark I created was selected *and checked* in the export dialog, that then worked.
awesome! glad it worked out! I made note of that in the pinned comment a while ago because it became a very common handling! Glad you worked it out!
tnx!!!
No problem :)
Thank you
no problem!
Thank you!! You saved me!!!!
That’s awesome! :)
Amazing! Thank you so much!
No problem! :)
Thank you🎉
No problem :)
Thanks i was abot to die as i done editing pictures and cannot expport until i found this video
Woooot! Thats awesome! Glad you found me! :)
Hi do you know about An internal error has occurred: ?:0: attempt to index field 'tag' (a nil value)
No clue on that one, check my pinned comment for how to contact adobes chat. They should be able to help
THANK YOU!!!!!
No problem :) glad it helped
TY so much TT__TT
No problem :)
Hmmm so I've been using V12 for over a week with no issues. Used it yesterday, exporting worked just fine. Today I get the error message. I tried your fix and it didn't work for me. Any other ideas??
thats super weird.... couple other methods to try:
1) using the blank watermark during export. If that doesn't work try
2) deleting all current watermarks and rebooting LR.
@@willsimpsonphoto Tried all that and then ended up getting weird pop up messages from really old plugins like Luminar Flex and Luminar 3, as well as Photomatix - none of which are even installed on my laptop anymore. I had to spend almost an hour with Adobe support and he did a remote session to look around and I had even the tech guy stumped. We did finally get it working but man what a pain. Why would they release something like this with such a major issue?! and people get mad at Skylum for Luminar speed issues - this is by far the worst update I've ever installed of any photo editing software
Today exports with watermarks take forever, before and after today's update. Have you experienced this; and if so, have you found a fix?
I rarely export with a watermark but will look into it.
Thank you very much! It works well!
awesome!
i have try this but it doesn't work :( the same message.. another variant?
Try using the blank watermark in export and if that doesn’t work try deleting all watermarks then rebooting LR.
This didn't work for me. I'm already working from 12.1. Any other ideas?
couple other methods:
1) try creating a blank watermark and then using it when you export.
2) delete all your watermarks and restart lightroom. then try exporting.
nice one man! problem solved. how do u feel about premiere pro new version? the start up screen bit weird duh ~ hahaah
🤷♂️ little different but nothing too crazy. Just another thing to get used to 😂
Thank you thank you thank you thank.
No problem :)
THANK YOU! I'm on a deadline
whew! thats good! glad i could help :)
oh no it didn't work. im so devastated I have a gallery to go out Monday and I can't download it.
Try these additional steps:
1) try using the blank watermark on export. If that doesn’t work
2) try deleting all current watermarks and restarting Lightroom.
One of those methods should do it for you
So, this didn't work on my computer? Ugh!!!
That’s okay, couple other things to try. Try using the blank watermark during export. If that doesn’t work, try deleting all current watermarks. If you can’t delete them, restart LR, see if you can now delete them, if so, do then restart. One of those methods should work.
Lightroom 2023 opening later load error sir can you made UA-cam how to fixed problem sir thanks
Unsure on that one since I haven’t run into it. Contact Adobe, they might be able to help :)
Not working for me. This is so weird. I've been using LRC with no issues until today. I don't get it.
I just deleted all my watermarks, closed, re-opened and recreated them. Working now. Weird
@@pyzik200 I was just about to ask if you tried the other methods. Some worked for some and not others so I posted the work arounds. Glad you got it handled.
How do you find these fixes?
I got in touch with Adobe and they walked me through the handling.
Hi Will, I've tried your suggestion but I'm having no luck it is still preventing exporting .. any other suggestions ?? Thanks look forward to hearing from you
Couple things to try:
1) use the blank watermark in exporting.
2) delete all current watermarks. If you can’t or see no option to, restart LR, the option should appear then delete them all. Restart LR and try to export then.
@Will Simpson - Exploring Photography Thanks Man you fixed it .. greatly appreciated from Australia Mate Downunder😀
@@kimborgozwidephotography6856 awesome! Cheers!
Will this same thing work for Lightroom? I don't have Lightroom Classic. I'm not seeing an edit watermark option.
not sure for Lightroom CC. You should get in touch with Adobe and see what they say.
I did, they walked me through it and it was basically exactly the same thing. Thank you for your video, and your channel. @@willsimpsonphoto
Hi all. I'm using a PC and have tried all the suggestions but still no luck. I'm using a 'graphic' png file, I've deleted all my previous watermark presets (which were all based on my png graphic file) have created new watermark 'presets;' but every time I get the error saying 'Some export functions were not performed' and 'Watermarking failed'. I've even tried saving my png file in a different location on my PC in case it didn't like finding it on my external drive - but still no joy. Any other suggestions anybody?
Have you tried creating a blank watermark and using it during export? Basically a watermark that has nothing but you select it when exporting.
@@willsimpsonphoto - yes I can export without a watermark - just wondering if there's now a fix for using my logo watermark? (I've had no success exporting except for the blank one I created).
@@NannaJen2009 oh i see, not sure, havent run into that issue yet. Have you tried contacting Adobe?
legend
💪😃 Woot!
still not working for me!
Ok couple things to try:
Use the blank watermark when you export if that doesn’t work, try deleting all the current watermarks you have an rebooting. If you can’t delete, reboot LR, sometimes the delete feature reappears then delete and reboot 😅
How to export with a real watermark ? not blank..
This video was how to handle an error Lightroom had. Had nothing to do with exporting with watermarks, that just happened to be the fix.
I did two videos on exporting with water mark. Here’s the one for Lightroom classic: ua-cam.com/video/pgVUAwUPffM/v-deo.html
Quick solution - add watermark to your pano photos from the export menu -> opacity 0% so its invisible and you can export. Adobe is the worst.
Haha nice!
man, it still says the same thing after I followed your steps..
Couple things, try using the blank watermark you created when exporting.
Second close Lightroom and reopen it. Someone did that and the option to delete reappeared. Then delete all of them and reboot
@@willsimpsonphoto I’ll try it again ahahahhah. This is painful
@@AnthonyTadle literally the most annoying bug 🤦♂️
@@willsimpsonphoto I spoke with Adobe and had them checked my system. They told me to use the older version instead of this new one because it’s causing all errors and bugs. Until they fix it with new updates
@@willsimpsonphoto At first this happened to me as well. After re-starting LR just don't use the newly made watermark.Leave it turned of! Even the blank one will create the error as long as you don't turn it of when exporting. Thanks so much Will, this saved me a customer!
THANK YOU !!! YOU ARE AMAZING AND SAVED MY FUCKING ASS TODAY
Wooooot! Great to hear! 😄
It didn't work1! 😭 help!
Selecting test watermark worked, thank you!!!
@@XimenaMartinPh ok perfect! i was gonna suggest that as well as deleting all current watermarks then restarting lightroom. That has also done it
Didnt work
Check my pinned comment for additional methods.
dosen't work
Couple things to try:
1) use the blank watermark you created when exporting. If that doesn’t work
2) delete all current watermarks and reboot Lightroom.
it didnt work for me
did you try deleting all current watermarks you have made and then restarting Lightroom Classic?
@@willsimpsonphoto no Im trying to do that now
@@willsimpsonphoto thank you it worked
@@emanrandom121 Awesome!
Did not work for me =(
Did you try deleting all your watermarks then restarting Lightroom?
@@willsimpsonphoto it worked!! Thank you!
@@jesusheras2509 nice!
@@willsimpsonphoto how to delete watermarks?
It didn'tw work for me 😭
try:
1) using the blank watermark during export. If that doesnt work try
2) deleting all current watermarks and rebooting LR.
@@willsimpsonphoto That was my problem... I wasn't adding that "test" watermark! Thank you!
I FOLLOWED YOUR VIDEO AND STILL GET THE ERROR
Didn't work for me at first either. But then I unchecked the watermark box when exporting and the files exported. Maybe this will also work for you.
Didn't work for me too, then i selected the new watermark preset named as "test" in the video and checked the watermark in the export panel. After that works fine.
Couple things, if it didn’t work, try using that blank watermark when exporting, you can also uncheck the watermark. If it still doesn’t work, I’d recommend contacting Adobe and walking through what you’re doing. I’m using Monterey OS on Mac. You’re set up might be slightly different.
Thank you everyone. What I ended up doing was deleting every watermark that I had and then shutting off light room restarting it and now it is working. I hope the fix from Adobe comes soon.
@@66formall Nice! Good work around!
PATHETIC ADOBE!!! The clone/heal tools are a joke too!!!
Yeah, but at least they’re trying 😂
THANK YOU!
i got you! 😃
thank you so much!!
Anytime :)
Thank you 👍
Yep :)