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Lightroom Classic 16.0 · Known bug

iPhone HEVC videos fail to import on Windows

Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0. The bug was reported for Lightroom Classic 16.0. Adobe doesn’t track it yet; 4 people report it. It happens on Windows only. There is a workaround.

Status
Not tracked by Adobe yet
Severity
Major
Affects
Common workflow
System
Windows only

Workaround

Install Media Encoder 26.5.2, open Export Settings source preview on a clip to let Adobe install the HEVC 4.3 decoder, then restart Lightroom.

Timeline

  1. Nov 11, 2026Reported on Lightroom Classic 16.0
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0not tracked by Adobe yet

The report

4 votes · 2 replies

Reported on Windows by 3 people (from the report and 2 replies).

“LR Classic 16.0 - Still can't import my iPhone Video files”

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