P: (Sonoma) DNG Profile Editor Not Working

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December 17, 2023
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Hi everyone. So I need to do a little bit of digital infrared processing. With great enthusiasm, I jumped straight into the subject and began by downloading Adobe DNG Profile Editor... Only to discover that it doesn't seem to work at all. After reading comments online, I've come to realize that it might be an issue with my Mac being too new, and Adobe hasn't released a newer version of the software compatible with M1 Pro onwards.

Do you have any alternatives to suggest for this software, or perhaps know of a solution to fix this issue?

Thanks!

macOS

Correct answer Rikk Flohr_Photography

6/11/2025 Update: A new version of the DNG Profile Editor (Compatible with later model macOS) has been released and is available from the DNG page: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/digital-negative.html

Note: that the page still references September 2012, but the Mac build is now designated as "(New)."

The direct download link for Mac is
https://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/dng/mac/DNG_Profile_Editor_mac_1_0_4_49.dmg

Rikk Flohr_Photography

Correct answer

Community Manager

6/11/2025 Update: A new version of the DNG Profile Editor (Compatible with later model macOS) has been released and is available from the DNG page: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/digital-negative.html

Note: that the page still references September 2012, but the Mac build is now designated as "(New)."

The direct download link for Mac is
https://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/dng/mac/DNG_Profile_Editor_mac_1_0_4_49.dmg

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org

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Rain Hayes

Participant

Fantastic news! Thank you to the team for prioritizing and performing this update. Infrared photographers will be very appreciative. Kudos and many thanks!

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artistic_Star0197

Participant

I have the same Problem, is there any solution?

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Norman359727959y38

Participating Frequently

This list of supported apps suggests that Adobe no longer supports the DNG Profile Editor app, unfortunately: https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/contact/what-contact-options.html

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artistic_Star0197

Participant

I've read the SDK PDF, but it does seam, there is no easy way with the SDK to produce a linear Profile. With the DNG Profile Editor, it was just one click away. That's kinda frustrating.

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nevadawiersantafe

Participant

Yes, Adobe please update the DNG Profile Editor. With every OS update the small, yet mighty, program becomes gliticher and the menus more blank. Now in Sequoia I can not pull up the Matrices menu; it is grayed out. I can still use an old recipe but... the next upgrade could wipe that out. It can't be THAT difficult to upgrade the program!!! Infrared photographers will be eternally grateful. How to reach someone in Adobe that can help with this?

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Rain Hayes

Participant

Confirming the same issue. The DNG Profile Editor is critical for infrared photographers. RAW infrared images have a strong red cast that cannot be corrected with Adobe editing tools unless a custom camera profile, generated by the DNG Profile Editor, is first applied to shift the RAW image temperature toward blue.

I am not aware of any workarounds to this issue except to use a Windows machine or roll back the macOS to Ventura. Neither of these is practical for most users.

Infrared photography is exploding in popularity, and a lot of folks are getting stuck on this issue. Instructors of the medium (myself included) teach the use of DNG Profile Editor as a fundamental step in post-processing. I hope Adobe will provide an update for us soon.

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Norman359727959y38

Participating Frequently

I fully agree with Rain's comments above. We need to be able to create a custom camera profile for ACR using the DNG Profile Editor to enable infrared photographs to be taken. In my case, it is for the iPhone 15 Pro Max. We shouldn't have to use workarounds which are beyond the technical skills or equipment of many users.