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Inspiring
July 6, 2011
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P: Provide a large preset preview when you hover over a preset

  • July 6, 2011
  • 60 replies
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I have numerous presets. It is a hassle to not be able to see the image options in the main viewing window but just the minature navigator window which is not realistic to use to see possible outcomes. If we could hoover our mouse over the preset and see them as we go on, it would increase productivity (ctrl z, preset, cnrll z), and be easy on our capacity for production.

60 replies

Inspiring
December 13, 2017
Adobe has had a habit of testing features in the consumer software before incorporating it in the pro software — PS Elements appears to have been a testing ground for features later brought into PS, often improved for the pro crowd. So if they have it now in LR CC, maybe there's hope they will soon have it in LR Classic once they've worked out any kinks.
Participating Frequently
December 13, 2017
Wow, didn't know the feature is implemented in the basic editor!
Would be nice if there's a bit more feedback from Adobe about this. All over forums people are requesting this feature for six years. Capture One has this feature already I just saw on Youtube.  Hovering over the preset (styles as they call it), and voila, large preview.
Participating Frequently
December 13, 2017
Not only is this request now six years old, it appears that this feature exists in the new Lightroom CC. Unfortunately, CC is at the moment too basic for use as a full editor (no brushes, for example).  If you can roll over a preset in CC and preview the impact, surely it could be easy to implemented in what is now known as Lightroom Classic (for desktop). And clearly Adobe has seen the value in doing this, or it would not be in CC.
Participating Frequently
October 17, 2017
Me too!!! Thank you very much Ganesh! I wish it comes true!
Participating Frequently
October 12, 2017
Thanks so much Ganesh, I appreciate your efforts in this.
Best,
Dennis
Adobe Employee
October 12, 2017
Thanks for reporting this. We will consider.

Thanks,
Ganesh.
Participating Frequently
October 12, 2017
This request is now six years old. It's unfortunate a functionality for viewing larger previews of presets isn't implemented by now.
Inspiring
August 26, 2016
It's impossible to tell anything about subtle differences with the little preview, and I agree that being able to select and preview more than one in a grid would also be helpful. Previewing and making decisions about looks is such an important part of image editing, I'm a little surprised LR hasn't come up with something to make it easier. Topaz and On One, after all, have done quite a bit in that direction. It's one of the main reasons I usually apply presets in the plugins, not LR.
Inspiring
August 25, 2016
I think it would be great if, while scrolling down the presets and seeing their result in the Navigator window, that you could Ctrl-click to select the previews you like, then view the the selected previews in a grid with sizable thumbnails.  Then maybe be able to X (remove) preview images from the grid so that you can choose the one's you'd like to apply by process of elimination.
Inspiring
March 21, 2016
Wow, lots of comments on preview for presets.   I guess Adobe isnt listening to us!!!!!   Adobe LISTEN to your customers!!!!!!