Lightroom 6: Crashing in Slideshow Module

Sorry to hear that. Are you using the latest Lr 6.1.1/Lr CC 2015.1.1? Note that slideshow uses the GPU for the playback that cannot be turned off. Since you have the latest Mac OS, so the display driver should be latest. If you have an older hardware, the display driver might not be updated. But I cannot know the nature of the crash unless you give me more info. 

Can you copy and paste the config info from your Lightroom's system info dialog under Help menu?

Also did you submit the crash log to Adobe with your name and email address (so that we could identify the crash report as from you?

Thank you Simon - it is good to receive a reply. I have pasted what I think you're referring to below.

Kind Regards,
Kevin Pascoe

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Lightroom version: 6.1.1 [ 1032027 ]
License: Perpetual
Operating system: Mac OS 10
Version: 10.10 [5]
Application architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 4
Processor speed: 2.6 GHz
Built-in memory: 8,192.0 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 8,192.0 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 485.5 MB (5.9%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 1,214.7 MB
Memory cache size: 153.7 MB
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 2
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Displays: 1) 2560x1600

Graphics Processor Info:
Intel Iris OpenGL Engine

Check OpenGL support: Passed
Vendor: Intel Inc.
Version: 4.1 INTEL-10.6.33
Renderer: Intel Iris OpenGL Engine
LanguageVersion: 4.10

Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom
Library Path: /Users/tulaandkevin/Desktop/Photography/Lightroom/Lightroom 5 Catalog (original)-2.lrcat
Settings Folder: /Users/tulaandkevin/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

Installed Plugins:
1) Aperture/iPhoto Importer Plug-in
2) Behance
3) Canon Tether Plugin
4) Export to Photomatix Pro
5) HDR Efex Pro 2
6) Perfect Effects 8

Config.lua flags: None

AudioDeviceIOBlockSize: 512
AudioDeviceName: Built-in Output
AudioDeviceNumberOfChannels: 2
AudioDeviceSampleRate: 44100
Build: Uninitialized
CoreImage: true
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GL_ACCUM_BLUE_BITS: 0
GL_ACCUM_GREEN_BITS: 0
GL_ACCUM_RED_BITS: 0
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GL_DEPTH_BITS: 24
GL_GREEN_BITS: 8
GL_MAX_3D_TEXTURE_SIZE: 2048
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE: 16384
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS: 8
GL_MAX_VIEWPORT_DIMS: 16384,16384
GL_RED_BITS: 8
GL_RENDERER: Intel Iris OpenGL Engine
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GL_VENDOR: Intel Inc.
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Thanks. Did you submit the crash log to Adobe?

Also, what are the steps that you do in the slideshow module when it crashed? Did you apply an music clip to a slideshow? Can you normally play a video in the library module without Lightroom crashing?

Hello Simon,

When it crashes, I answer 'yes' to the question to automatically send the error log to Apple - but it doesn't ask to send it to Adobe. Q. How do I send it to Adobe..?

In slideshow mode, I actually do very little, the software crashes almost immediately. I do however have music clips (just a single one) appended to each slideshow.

I do not use video clips, so I haven't tried to run one in the library module.

Q. Could you discern anything from the configuration file I sent previously...?

Kind Regards,
Kevin Pascoe

Hello Chris,

I do not recall ever seeing an Adobe Crash Report in addition to the Apple one. However, in case I have indeed stopped it from showing again, I've had a look at the directory you've indicated. Unfortunately, the file you mention does not exist in my library. I've attached a grabshot of the 3 files that do exist in case the one I need is there, but under a different name.

Kind Regards,
Kevin Pascoe

Ok Chris, I've found and deleted the subject file and have now sent the Crash Report to Adobe.

Kind Regards,
Kevin Pascoe

Hello Chris,

Has any progress been made in identifying / resolving the problem..?

Kind Regards,
Kevin Pascoe

Hi Kevin,

I looked up for crash report by your email address. I can confirm that it is a known crash and a fix has been made for the next scheduled Lightroom dot release (ie. Lr 6.2). Please check it out when the release is available.

Thank you.

Q. Do you know when release 6.2 will be available..?

Kind Regards

Lightroom does regular update quarterly. Sorry I cannot be more specific than that. 

My Lightroom 6.1.1 keeps crashing in the Slideshow Module. I have just sent Adobe a crash report with my email address: tmiller225@cox.net

I have a mix of 377 pictures and videos (videos do play fine in Library Module). I have a mix of mp3 & mp4a music, but Slideshow Module crashes with or without music selected.

I am using a late 2014 Mac Mini with OS X Yosemite, 3 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB memory, Intel Iris 1536 MB graphics. My software is up to date.

Can you help me resolve this problem?

Terry Miller

Just to let you know that version 6.2.1 has solved the Slideshow / music sampling crash problem - but it has introduced other problems. LR6.2.1 now seems to 'hang' quite frequently. It is extremely slow on my new MacBook Pro, and certain tasks just don't seem to complete (like moving stuff to the trash). I often have to Force Quit the application just to get out of it. If find that 6.2.1 is virtually unusable as a result, and I have subsequently gone back to an earlier version. This of course means that it crashes again in Slideshow mode....

Hi Terry, I can see that your crash is due to the same issue which was fixed in Lr 6.2.1. There are some reported stability issues with Lr 6.2.1 for some customers. You could either give it a try or wait till Lr 6.3 is available.


You can follow http://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-roll-back-to-lightroom-2015-1-1-or-lightroom-6-1-1/ to revert back to Lr 6.1.1 if Lr 6.2.1 does not work out for you.