Lightroom: LR5 Second Monitor initially not rendering image clearly.

OK, everybody reports the same problem, but does anyone know of a fix/ solution?

LR 5.4 64 bit on Win7 Home Premium S1
Amd Athlon, 8GB RAM

Given the breadth of systems observed I do not think this is hardware specific.

For me the image present in Loupe when loading is very blurred, it then shows as per the develop screen on primary module (good), then blurs out after a few seconds (bad). Other posters have mentioned moving a detail (or presumably any) slider will result in the loupe view on the secondary monitor becoming consistent with the first. I've noticed just clicking and dragging on the loupe view image causes it to return to be consistent with the primary screen in the develop module. This leaves me with little doubt that this is not only undesirable behaviour, but also a BUG.

This is completely ridiculous. One of the primary benefits of having the second screen is that you is that you can observe in Loupe view what you are doing in develop view. I can't believe such an elementary bug has slipped in to LR, and has survived for so long. Do they have anyone running tests with dual screens, and functioning eyes?

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled
Lightroom: Second monitor loupe inconsistent with primary monitor develop - blurs in second monitor.

I am reposting a known issue, see here. http://feedback.photoshop.com/photosh...

LR 5.4 64 bit on Win7 Home Premium S1
Amd Athlon, 8GB RAM

Problem: Prior to making any modification to a slider the image on a second monitor when in Loupe view is slightly blurred when compared to the main monitor's image when in Develop, both at the same magnification.

Many people have reported this issue, please see referred thread.

For me the image present in Loupe when loading is momentarily very blurred, it then shows as per the develop screen on primary module (good), then blurs somewhat after a few seconds (bad). I have built 1:1 previews, and have my jpeg preview set to full size etc. Other posters have mentioned moving a detail (or presumably any) slider will result in the loupe view on the secondary monitor becoming consistent with the first. I've observed this too, I've also noticed just clicking and dragging on the loupe view image causes it to return to being consistent with the primary screen in the develop module. This leaves me with little doubt that this is not only undesirable behaviour, but also a BUG.

Given the breadth of systems observed I do not think this is hardware specific. I also do not think it is hard to reproduce based on the diverse reporting documented on this website.

This is completely ridiculous! One of the primary benefits of having the second screen is that you is that you can observe in Loupe view what you are doing in develop view. I can't believe such an elementary bug has slipped in to LR, and has survived for so long. Do you have anyone running tests with dual screens?

Please address this long standing and fairly fundamental issue either with a work around (settings), or a proper code fix.

Thanks,
Iain

FYI

http://feedback.photoshop.com/photosh...

Have anyone tried to rebuild the preview's.
It has worked for me....

Perhaps the 'older' previews are not compatible after the last software upgrade. Just an idea.

I have this problem with a 2013 macbook pro using 2 connected monitors. Until I realized that this problem existed, I deleted many photos that I thought were out of focus! Please fix!

Hi Tood, thanks for the information. I had the problem in the Library module and in the Developer module. After rebuilding the previews and with all new images I have newer get the problem again.

Update:
It is true, if I select the image in the Develop module, the image is not sharp on the second screen. If I switch to Library mode and back to Develop mode the image is sharp.
If I select the picture in Library mode (as I always use this workflow) and the switch to Develop mode the image on the second monitor is sharp.

The issue occurs when "reviewing" multiple images inside the Develop module. I suggested a work-around here: https://forums.adobe.com/message/5836...

Until this issue is fixed confine your "review" of images to the Library module and then add any images that need further Develop adjustments to the Quick Collection (hit 'B' key). After you've reviewed all images in the group you are working on, select the Quick Collection (CTRL + B key), and switch to the Develop module. The first Develop adjustment you make will cause the image to sharpen same as in the Library view.

I agree it's not the best solution, but it should help until the issue is resolved.

Hi All,

Sorry for the trouble, and thanks for all this info. I am able to reproduce this problem as well, and have reported the issue to the Lightroom engineers.

Note that there are several slightly different issues discussed in this thread, so to be specific, what I have reproduced and reported is the fact that when a photo is displayed in loupe view on the secondary monitor, it often appears blurry when advancing through photos in the Develop module.

Thanks,
Ben

Ben,

Thanks for raising the issue with the engineers. If you can please just ask them why the image on the second monitor is a rendering of the image on the primary monitor?

Why will the primary monitor display pixelation at high magnifications while the second monitor never shows pixels even at extremely high magnifications. If it is because the program is 'rendering' the image through interpolation then please STOP. It will slow things down and introduce problems.

Here's a screenshot from my Windows 7 system that displays the "softness" jpowens refers to in the secondary loupe image at 8:1 Zoom View. It can be demonstrated on my single monitor system.

Here are two screen captures for the same image displayed in Library and Develop modules. The Library module shows the pixelation and the Develop does not.





I am using an i7 intel processor, nVidia 560Ti, Windows 8.1, LR 5.4.

Thanks Ben it is indeed fixed at least on my system!

Not fixed, and that is because it is written this way. Yes, the delay for writing the image to the second monitor is faster, but it is not necessary.

Why is Lightroom rebuilding a new image to the second monitor? When it zooms in to the specified 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 etc... levels in the primary screen it doesn't have to build the preview, and it does it with the detail intact. Every pixel is there and you can see them at every zoom level.

The two monitors match in the library module!


The second monitor requires a preview? It needs to rebuild the image? Why? And that alone proves that the second monitor is a rendering and different in some ways from the primary monitor...

In the develop module the pixels disappear


Adobe,

Please just tell me that this is how it is supposed to work, and then explain why it has to be this way. There has to be a rational explanation.

I'll shut up and go away once you tell me why.