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Inspiring
April 10, 2014
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P: Develop Preset syncing between desktop and mobile

  • April 10, 2014
  • 82 replies
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I would love to see my develop presets syncing through to Lightroom Mobile. So I can work faster with my known Lightroom presets.

82 replies

Inspiring
March 23, 2018


I really think the Lightroom CC iPhone App should be able to have purchased presets show up on it! I just got the Lightroom CC app because I usually am used to editing photos on my phone with other software but was just informed that all my favorite presets  won't show up on the app at all! So many people use their phones to edit photos and I think if purchased presets showed up on phones more easily, more people who are new to photo editing would want to get the app, buy a plan and buy more presets too.
Participating Frequently
March 23, 2018
Would also love seeing this as I have specially configured presets I love. Just having them available everywhere else would be so much simpler than any workaround.
Inspiring
March 5, 2018


I use VSCO presets as a base for editing but am finding it really hard to use the lightroom app on my iPad pro because those presets aren't available. Is this something in the works? 
Inspiring
March 5, 2018


As title, it should be fine to have the ability of creating subfolders in the user presets folter, and let sync them all between devices. It could be a great function, i tried but it seems not possible at the moment
Participating Frequently
February 27, 2018
I agree with Brad. Some of these oversights have continued for over 4 years. Core LR functions like custom Develop presets are overdue and probably should have been implemented before things like AI Auto.
Participating Frequently
February 27, 2018
I agree with Brad. Some of these oversights have continued for over 4 years. Core LR functions like custom Develop presets are overdue and probably should have been implemented before things like AI Auto.
bradw64746135
Participating Frequently
February 13, 2018
Yea, I see your confusion Alexander. This thread was created 4 YEARS ago, and since then.. many topics have been merged into this thread. E.g. This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Sync presets with mobile devices and other computers with Lightroom CC. The lack of traction on this topic underscores my point. How this feature and batch edits are not in the desktop LR CC client are beyond me, clearly there is interest. It’s just not a top priority for Adobe.
Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 13, 2018
Just to clarify, what we used to call Lightroom mobile is now called Lightroom CC for mobile (or Lightroom CC for iOS/Android). So we're all kind of on the same page... ish!
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
DeadDecoy
Participant
February 11, 2018
Nope, this thread is about presets in LR Mobile...
bradw64746135
Participating Frequently
February 11, 2018
Hey Alexander, I think the “confusion” about this product is clear from your response. Lightroom CC is not the same as LR Mobile. We are talking about the All-new Lightroom CC.. “The complete photo service for editing, organizing, storing, and sharing — from anywhere” which adobe says is “The future of photography. Here today.” This Product has a lot of potential and is frustrating for professionals.

Think about it, this is a cross platform, cross device app that could really revolutionize the photographers workflow. If it was never intended to replace the Lightroom that working pros have come to love and depend on, that is frankly a mistake on Adobe’s part.

It has been a very confusing and difficult last few months in the adobe community. Think about it from this perspective, the main photo editing, storage and workflow tool used by working photographers everywhere is “rebranded” from Lightroom CC to “Lightroom Classic CC” and we are then told adobe has planned minimal changes to the program in the future andwill basically only update the develop module. They also are pushing all users to the cloud subscription which is fine, but splitting th user base into the “classic” and “CC” camps is a HUGE mistake IMO. The original LR Mobile path was really nice for causal users, but frustrating for pros, bc we see the potential and know Adobe does too, and yet they still are holding back on the key core features that pros need to make the switch.

The main gripe here is not that Adobe isn’t making progress, I think everyone understands the development is different for cloud based vs native desktop apps, but; we also understand that huge misses that were made in the initial rollout, no batch editing, no split toning in desktop but its there in mobile, the lack of preset syncing, no print module or even integration with a print service (come on this would be great), the list goes on.. I think most Pro Photographer are extremely excitied about the possiblities and would love to:
1. Take their photos from a session or job, upload them to the cloud
2. Grab a coffee and their iPad and use the device to crush the culling and quick BATCH edits anywhere.
3. Give their clients a gallery link to see/buy/download photos and prints and provide feedback
4. Make more detailed edits using photoshop integration that syncs everywhere (mobile or desktop)
5. Stop worrying about buying hard drives and rely on a fairly priced cloud service
6. Be able to print locally or order prints and books from the app itself
7. Be able to have access to their portfolio and post things to IG and maintain their social presence

That is the dream, we are not there YET