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Lightroom Classic 15.3 · Known bug

SDK overlapping PNG overlays show solid boxes on Windows

Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0. The bug was reported for Lightroom Classic 15.3. Adobe tracks it (status: Investigating). It happens on Windows only.

Status
Not fixedAdobe: Investigating
Severity
Minor
Affects
Specific feature
System
Windows only

Timeline

  1. Jun 16, 2026Reported on Lightroom Classic 15.3
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0Adobe: Investigating

The report

59 votes · 2 replies

Reported on Windows by 2 people, on macOS by 1 (from the report and 2 replies).

“P: Windows SDK: Transparent PNG overlays do not composite correctly in overlapping layouts”

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