All I wanted was to share the Featured Image, converted to JPG from RAW. More than an hour after I started said process, progress was zero. The photo was pixeled in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and editing option was greyed out. No online search, even with Artificial Intelligence insight, revealed any discernable solution.
I worked on ARM-based Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge, running native Lightroom. I eventually abandoned the effort, because the night waned away; I don’t like to give up without solving something. I instead processed the NEF file on Intel-based Microsoft Laptop Studio, which is older and considerably slower—and with atrociously disappointing battery life.
Tonight’s pissing away hours coalesces something already considered: 1) Cancel Lightroom subscription. 2) Return to a powerful, fully app-compatible laptop, running either AMD or Intel microprocessor. 3) After that move, switch to Nokia’s software suite for future photo editing. I’ve had it with Adobe and also ARM, and this isn’t spontaneous but something long-time coming to culmination.
As for the photo, what Google claims is an African Iris, I used Nikon Zf and NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens on Aug. 24, 2025. Vitals: f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/400 sec, 50mm; 4:01 p.m. PDT.