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June 18, 2026
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P: Please add support for CMYK ICC profiles in Lightroom Classic Soft Proofing

  • June 18, 2026
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Please add support for CMYK ICC profiles (FOGRA39, PSO Coated v3/FOGRA51, etc.) in Lightroom Classic Soft Proofing.

As a magazine publisher, our entire image workflow is already based on Adobe RGB. We do not need CMYK export from Lightroom, nor any advanced prepress functionality. We simply need the ability to preview standard print conditions, just as Photoshop does with Proof Colors.

When working with large image sets, Lightroom is the ideal environment because we can review, compare, and adjust many images at once. However, when dealing with highly saturated greens and blues, we need to check for potential clipping and out-of-gamut colors for print. Currently, this requires opening images individually in Photoshop, which significantly slows down production.

A simple CMYK soft-proof preview matching Photoshop's behavior would allow print-oriented users to evaluate images directly in Lightroom while retaining their existing RGB workflow.


Lightroom is where image selection, comparison, rating, and development happen. Photoshop is where final image editing happens. Having to open images individually in Photoshop solely to check a FOGRA39 or FOGRA51 preview breaks an otherwise efficient workflow.