Lightroom 2015 CC problems: Just uploaded a CF card with photos from a race last weekend. First, like always, I process them in DNG. In the Develop mode, I was processing several...

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

Just uploaded a CF card with photos from a race last weekend. First, like always, I process them in DNG. In the Develop mode, I was processing several photos and came to the next one and it said "File could not be found". Also, no histogram and the photo looked like it was missing pixels, like when a rain storm comes and you lose part of your picture. It seems that there are 3, 5, maybe 10 in a row and then it works okay for more photos and then I have the problem again and there is no histogram again.
Is there something going on with my CF card or is there a problem in Lightroom itself? Any help would be most appreciated.
Strange indeed!

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

juicesqueezer wrote:

Just uploaded a CF card with photos from a race la... (show quote)

Can you view the DNG file or the original raw in another viewer?

I had a similar issue with Aperture and my problem was a bad memory DIMM. Others have seen similar problems due to a bad card or card reader. If you transfer by USB cable it could be an issue with the cable or the connection.

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

Dngallagher wrote:

Can you view the DNG file or the original raw in another viewer?

I had a similar issue with Aperture and my problem was a bad memory DIMM. Others have seen similar problems due to a bad card or card reader. If you transfer by USB cable it could be an issue with the cable or the connection.

I uploaded them with a card reader and all photos showed on the lower portion of the screen where you can then click on them and bring into 1:1, etc. It seems that when I get one that does shows "File not found", in the upper left hand corner in Lightroom, that same photo looks okay, on the one that is larger looks like it has pixels missing and no histogram.
Is it possible to have a CF card that is going bad in portions of the card to produce this situation?

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

juicesqueezer wrote:

I uploaded them with a card reader and all photos showed on the lower portion of the screen where you can then click on them and bring into 1:1, etc. It seems that when I get one that does shows "File not found", in the upper left hand corner in Lightroom, that same photo looks okay, on the one that is larger looks like it has pixels missing and no histogram.
Is it possible to have a CF card that is going bad in portions of the card to produce this situation?

I believe the smaller images you see are only the embedded jpg files, so they may look fine.

Are the original images still on the card? If they are, can you try transferring thru the USB cable to camera? That would eliminate the card reader and confirm if the reader might be the failure point.

If you don't still have the images, why not take some test shots and see if the problem continues.

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

Dngallagher wrote:

I believe the smaller images you see are only the embedded jpg files, so they may look fine.

Are the original images still on the card? If they are, can you try transferring thru the USB cable to camera? That would eliminate the card reader and confirm if the reader might be the failure point.

If you don't still have the images, why not take some test shots and see if the problem continues.

Yes, they are the jpeg files on the upper left side. I had 2 CF cards in the D3 and both were full. It seems the ones on the smaller CF card had no problems. I may have a defective CF card, but thought, if that is so, none of the photos would work, not just a few. Can this happen as well? Again, thank you for your feedback.
The CF card in question is a Lexar Pro 1000X, 16GB UDMA7

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

juicesqueezer wrote:

Yes, they are the jpeg files on the upper left side. I had 2 CF cards in the D3 and both were full. It seems the ones on the smaller CF card had no problems. I may have a defective CF card, but thought, if that is so, none of the photos would work, not just a few. Can this happen as well? Again, thank you for your feedback.
The CF card in question is a Lexar Pro 1000X, 16GB UDMA7

I suppose it could be defective, only further testing will know for sure. In some instances it could affect the entire card full of photos, in some it could only affect some for sure depending on what the defect was.

As I said, my issue ended up a bad dimm in the computer, others have found a defective card reader, and others a defective card.

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

The computer doesn't seem to be the problem. I am leaning towards the CF card, as I look back, it has done this before. One reason why I mostly have 4GB cards.
Thanks again!

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

juicesqueezer wrote:

The computer doesn't seem to be the problem. I am leaning towards the CF card, as I look back, it has done this before. One reason why I mostly have 4GB cards.
Thanks again!

Kool beans, good luck with it.

Bushymonster Loc: Oklahoma City. OK.

Good luck fellow Hog. After you get the photo's off of it format it with the camera, a full format and take some shots and see what it does. Another thing I once set a point and shoot camera on top of a stereo speaker and it messed the card up because of the magnets in the speaker. Like is you put a magnet on top of a TV it will mess the TV up. It will still be watchable and luckily my TV went back after a few hours. I hope it's not your card they are not cheap. Again good luck.
-Bushy

Bear123 Loc: Wild & Wonderful West Virginia

sounds like the card. I would try to format in camera and take some test shots and see what happens. Cards are cheap nowadays so you may just need to bury that one. :cry:

blackest Loc: Ireland

juicesqueezer wrote:

Just uploaded a CF card with photos from a race la... (show quote)

I've had similar issues from time to time with SD Cards the embedded jpg looks fine but the raw file is corrupted, a different card reader has worked for me. If your card reader is USB you might try plugging it in to a powered USB hub. Or maybe try a different computer.

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

All my other CF cards have had no problems and I upload them on the computer from my card reader. It seems to be this 16GB Lexar card. I had around 1000 shots on this card from the other day and just over 200 had no file found. Just glad that these were mostly random general shots from the motocross event. All were shot in RAW and when in Lightroom, processed to DNG files and then jpeg for email, etc.

blackest Loc: Ireland

juicesqueezer wrote:

All my other CF cards have had no problems and I upload them on the computer from my card reader. It seems to be this 16GB Lexar card. I had around 1000 shots on this card from the other day and just over 200 had no file found. Just glad that these were mostly random general shots from the motocross event. All were shot in RAW and when in Lightroom, processed to DNG files and then jpeg for email, etc.

Seems it is a bad card, you could try a full format on it, and hopefully map out the bad sectors. Or maybe just batter it with a hammer and destroy it so your never tempted to use it again :)

Maybe lexar might send you a replacement card if you were to return it to them, just as good pr. However if it's failing now, then it is unreliable and next time you could lose shots that matter to you.

I tend to go for the destruction option with cd's and dvd's that won't read, saves me wasting time with them on another occasion.