Missing Navigator when in Develop module

When I change from Library to develop module, the left side of the screen is blank. The right side of the screen is fine; Histogram etc. I am new to lightroom. I had no problems yesterday, but today I want to pull my hair out.

The panels can be set to be open or closed or Auto Open and Close in each Module.
So, you have the Library Module set to have your left panel open, but your Develop Module set to have it closed.
Click on the small arrow in the middle on the left side, and the panel will appear. Right Click on it to set options on how your want it to appear. Use F7 to show the left panel, F8 to show the right, F6, the film strip, F5. the Module picker. Use Tab to hide the left and right panels, and Shift-Tab to hide all panels.
In each Module you can use Shift-? to show many, but not all, shortcuts for the Module.

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LR3 Fix for Crash when using Develop Module

Adobe tech provided the following fix for my system which crashed when switching to the Develop module.
This is the response I received from Adobe Tech.
Recreating the preferences file corrected the problem.
Their help was right-on and appreciated.
Ed
* to Customer**
06/11/201018:11:12
Hi Ed,
Thank you for getting back to us. I appreciate your promptness in
responding to our email.
The information provided was really helpful in understanding the issue.
In order to resolve this issue I would request you to perform the below
mentioned steps in order to resolve this issue:
* Remove Lightroom beta from your system as you have the the full
purchase version Adobe Lightroom 3.0 (Because there may be conflicts
between the Beta Version and original product)
* Try to create new Catalog with some new images and check if you are
facing the same issue with Develop module.
* Check if other functions are working fine like Slideshow, Print, Web.
If the problem still exist after removing the Lightroom beta version
from your PC, then perform the below mentioned troubleshooting steps:
* Re-create the Photoshop Lightroom preferences file.
Re-create the Photoshop Lightroom 3.0 and 1.x preferences files to
eliminate problems that a damaged preferences file might cause. If you
do not delete your 1.x preferences as well as your 3.0 preferences,
other issues may occur.
To re-create the Photoshop Lightroom preferences file:
1. Quit Photoshop Lightroom.
1. Rename the Lightroom 3 Preferences.agprefs file (for example, to
Lightroom 3 Preferencesagprefs.old) and the Lightroom Prefere
nces.agprefs file (for example, to Lightroom Preferences.old) in the
Documents and Settings/[Username ]/Application
Data/Adobe/Lightroom/Preferences folder.
1. Start Photoshop Lightroom. Photoshop Lightroom creates a new
preferences file.
If the problem continues, the preferences file isn't the cause. To
restore custom settings, delete the new preferences file and restore the
original name of the previous preferences file.
* Also Send us the Image size and format on which your are working in
Lightroom hence resulting in this issue.
This should resolve your issue. If it does, please let us know, however
in case it does not; please revert with any new information that you
might want to add which will help us in resolving your issue.
You can also try referring to our knowledge base and User to User forums
by clicking on the following links:
Knowledgebase: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm
U2U Forums: www.forums.adobe.com

Creating a new catalogue and importing the images does not resolve the problem.
The problem is only occuring on a few images from a particular collection.
Creating a virtual copy also will not edit in photoshop.
Creating a virtual copy and reseting the develop settings will allow the ctrl-e command to work.
However, manually re-applying the develop settings once again stops the ctrl-e command working.

Sidebar does not display when in Develop module

Issues with the sidebars in Develop module such as when hovering mouse over left or right on screen does not make sidebar show. Also, when in full screen mode the sidebars seem to have been completely disabled. Have just upgraded from LR 3 to 5.

Thanks ssprengel. There seems now to be two different 'full screen' modes. Pressing the Shift and F keys changes what you see. I'm used to only pressing the F key. Now I am able to view the side bars, as well as the top and bottom bars, when I wish. However, maybe a bug, maybe not, the right bar does not come into view when the curser hovers over the left hand side. The three other side bars, top, left and bottom, do become visible when curser hovers over the respective areas. Thanks to your help this is no longer as important an issue (for me at least). In the Window menue you have the Screen Mode which gives you all the options. Thanks again.

When opening develop module get message "Develop Module is deactivated. Please renew your membership to reactivate the Develop Module." I am a Creative Cloud account holder and payments are up to date. What other action can I take?

Any others suffered the samr problem or know what action to take?

Hello,
here some links as an approach to solve your problem:
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-deactivation-products.html
even if about Lightroom Help/Doesn't launch after 5.5 update | "Develop module is disabled" error these the instructions could althoug be helpful
http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/unable-launch-lightroom-55.html
hans-Günter

Third party plug-ins for develop module

It's been a while since this has been brought up, so I thought I'd restate this request in the current context.
One of the major things that's missing from the Lightroom ecosystem is a way for third parties to produce plug-ins/extensions for the develop module. The advantages would be numerous:
1) Ability to add exotic features that may not appeal to a large audience (although in combination all these features would), such as negative inversion, alternate tone curves, color correction and replacement tools.
2) Third-party versions of features that users have been clamoring for: color space clipping, lens/perspective correction, multi-parameter noise reduction.
3) Community buzz (if approached more openly than the Photoshop SDK)
As for the implementation, maybe it's a good idea to let developers use a combination of Lua and PixelBender (2.0)? The combination would allow for platform-independent code that is still fast. Also, the plug-ins should get to choose from (at least) two entry points: (1) after demosaicing but before color mixing (B&W) & tone curve, and (2) at the end of the pipeline.
Here's hoping for the SDK appearance in LR3!
Simon

There have been numerous requests for third party plugin (or some way to extend the Develop module) over the years. I agree it is a critical item that needs to be addressed ASAP. Hopefully in LR3.
What I find most interesting about this particular request is that Simon has pointed out that Adobe already have the technology (Pixel Bender) and just need to apply it. Its already in Photoshop CS4 and Flash 10, and is used for non-destructive editing in those apps. So I'd be extremely disappointed if it doesn't make it into the next major release of their workflow/non-destructive editing tool. You'd have to be an optimist to expect it anytime before LR3.
The only real question remaining is will Pixel Bender, as it currently stands, meet the full needs of the LR plugin developer community? e.g. Could Noise Ninja or Nik plugins be ported to Pixel Bender? My guess is "not yet". Then Adobe need to figure out how much to change LR, how much to change Pixel Bender, and indeed how big a first step they take when adding Develop module extensibility to LR3. Lets hope it is enough for developers of the most popular plugins to invest the time and effort to develop LR specific versions of their products.
My 2c worth.
Matt

Lightroom shows no image in develop module

I just downloaded the new Lightroom and when in Develop module, I just get a blue screen. When I select before and after in develop, I get picture on L and blue screen on R.

Hi All,
This is a GPU related issue. Please update your GPU drivers from the manufacturers website.
In the mean while, disabling "Use Graphics Processor" (Preferences > Performance), should help load the Develop module.
For more details, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Help | Lightroom GPU FAQ
Similar post, Lightroom CC - blue box in develop module
~ Arpit

Mouse Wheel & Develop Module ¿?

Stupid question.
When in library module & loupe view, I can scroll through images using the scroll wheel.
When in develop module, I can't.
Is this how it's supposed to be ? Is there a solution ?

On win XP I use AutoHotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/)
With script below.
Use Ctrl+Wheel to scroll through images in Lightroom. BTW it works much better than Wheel in Library.
; Lightroom Develop Shortcuts
#IfWinActive, Lightroom ahk_class AgWinMainFrame
^WheelDown:: SendInput ^{Right}
^WheelUp:: SendInput ^{Left}
XButton1:: SendInput ^{Right}
XButton2:: SendInput ^{Left}
#IfWinActive
; End

Why is Lightroom 5.7.1 so slow in develop module?

Lightroom CC slows right down and becomes unbearably slow when in develop module and working with brushes, or zooming/panning.
My computer is not the problem...running 32GB RAM and dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M graphics cards...

Lots of adjustment brushes and lots of spot removal can bog things down. Your best bet is to move those takes to the end of your develop cycle.

I have lightroom 5.7 and a macbook pro 10.9.5. Occasionally when I am editing a photo in the develop module, I suddenly get a "file not found" message and the editing ceases to work. There is no "exclamation" icon below the histogram box in the Library

I have lightroom 5.7 and a macbook pro 10.9.5. Occasionally when I am editing a photo in the develop module, I suddenly get a "file not found" message and the editing ceases to work. There is no "exclamation" icon below the histogram box in the Library module or on the photo in grid view, and the histogram is gone. What is going on? Trying to find it using the "find missing photos" in the library menu does nothing.

Photos in Develop module look different when switching to library module

Hello everyone this is my first post on adobe. I ran into a problem today for the first time using lightroom 5. I recently purchased lightroom 5 about 2 weeks ago and have been in love using it. I have ran into 0 problems until today. I uploaded some new photos and was going through them under the develop module editing the photos and what not. When I am done editing I usually go to the library module and export them.
Today I tried to do that exact thing and ran into this issue: the colors in the photo are changing ever so slightly when I switch to the library module and are not exporting exactly as I edited them in the develop module.
I have tried changing the contrast/clarity to see if it would remain when switching and it does. But for some reason the yellow on the flower in the picture becomes less vibrant when seen/exported from library module. It is very frustrating because I spend alot of time editing the photo in a develop module and every transfers but the colors it seems. It becomes more dull and less vibrant.
It is not the photo itself. I think it is something wrong with my lightroom? I uninstalled and reinstalled and the same issue keeps happening.

Just to clarify. When you compare the exported image to the original inside LR do they look the same when viewed together in the Library module, and how about when both are viewed in the Develop module? Are you using a wide gamut monitor and do you also use a hardware monitor calibrator? All of these things affect how images looks in LR and some are fixable, but others are not as Web Weaver posted.
There is also another issue that can cause the Library module view and exported images to look different than they do in the Develop module:
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/afm8rbh6tnc31
The solution is to view the image at 1:1 (100%) view size. You can also use more conservative Sharpening settings (i.e. lower) and more aggressive Luminance Noise Reduction settings (i.e. higher), which will significantly decrease the view difference.

Why do I get an error message when I tried to switch from Library module to the Develop module?

I've been using my LR3 for a few months but this is the first time that I got an error message when I was switching from the Library module to the the Develop module. I have a macbook pro with 500 GB HD. I am currently using 450 GB already. Anyone have an idea how I can fix this. Thank you.

Should we use our telepathy to figure out error message?

Basic settings tab missing from Develop module

I recently bought lightroom 4 after using the free 30 day trial, and i have no basic settings on my mac, can't find them anywhere? My tabs go from histogram to colour curve. Where are they?
Very confused..
Message title was edited by: Brett N

No need to be confused, you've probably inadvertently hidden it. The thing is that in every Module, all the individual panels in each of the left and right-hand columns can be optionally shown or hidden under user control (there are few minor exceptions such as the Navigator, but by and large this control is available throughtout Lightroom).
So to bring up the options for each column (in your case the right-hand column of the Develop Module), simply right-click (ctrl-click on Mac) on ANY of the headers that are showing in that column and you'll see a pop-up context menu like the attached screenshot. Here you can see that I've previously hidden the Basic panel, so all I need to do is click on the Basic line and it's restored. Conversely, I can use this method to hide a panel.

How do I show the Develop Module settings when I open up an image I've exported from LR 4.4?

Say I have a preset that I use upon import. I import some raw files using that preset but decide to tweak the settings a bit per each image. IOW, now they are different than my preset.
I now export from a tweaked raw file a jpeg. If I later import that jpeg back into LR 4.4 but don't apply any presets upon import (just leave it blank, I don't even check None), when the image is in the Library the "Saved Preset" line over on the upper right says "Custom" so I figure my settings were "embedded" into that jpeg when I exported it.
However, when I then go into the Develop module, all the Develop settings are zeroed out. Is there any way to have the setting sliders represent what I actually did to the raw before I exported as a jpeg? I can't just hit the preset I used upon import because, in fact, the current settings have been tweaked.
Along that same line, is there a choice I can select upon import (of an exported jpeg or tiff or whatever) that says "show current Develop settings" or some such instruction that would take care of this during import. Thanks.

No it’s not possible but you have a record in the history panel for your master (raw file) It will show the date you exported the jpeg etc. If you click on that line it will show all the develop settings to the right e.g. the slider values etc.
You can in fact save them as a snapshot; so if you make further tweaks to your raw file, the settings you used for your jpeg will always be saved.
Most users don’t re-import jpegs because they can export a fresh one at any time. It’s also possible to create a virtual copy from the menu (Photo >> Create Virtual Copy) which can have different settings to your master (original raw file). You can create as many VC’s as you like and they take up no extra space on your hard drive. Because they are virtual they are simply stored in the catalog as metadata.

Hi When going from Develop module to print module a white boarder appears on screen which also prints via my epson r3000 printer. I can get round this by exporting photo to Elements and printing from there but can i get rid of the boarder and print from l

Hi When going from Develop module to print module a white boarder appears on screen which also prints via my epson r3000 printer. I can get round this by exporting photo to Elements and printing from there but can i get rid of the boarder and print from lightroom?

In the printer driver (accessed through the Page Setup button) set the Advanced tab to borderless. Then in the right hand panel under Layout set all the margins to zero.

Why can't I see the changes in my image when I move the sliders in LR's Develop Module

When I use the quick develop tools in the LR 5.3 Library module, I see the changes in the selected image. When I switch to the Develop Module, when I move the sliders for the different tools, nothing happens to my image. When I go back to the Library module, I see the changes, but not in the Develop Module. Why is this happening? I have a PC running Windows 7. I have 30 gigs of space on my C drive. I recently updated my LR to 5.3 and subscribed to CC. I uninstalled the LR program and reinstalled it from the cloud. Same problem.

Hello lakota85usa, the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox#Mac profile folder is hidden Mac OS X 10.7 and above], not in your version(10.6.8), see if the "Showing hidden files and folders on Mac OS X" in the next link is helpful: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders#Mac_OS_X
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