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typomaniac
typomaniac
Participant
July 24, 2020
Question

Restore a raw file to original file data

  • July 24, 2020
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Hi, I have a raw image file taken with my Nikon and it has been in both Photoshop and Lightroom and somewhere along the way the file has changed. Is there any way to bring this back to the way it was when I took the picture? I tried using Bridge Edit/Develop Settings/Clear Settings and nothing has changed. I know, I should have made a copy first and didn't, my fault. Thank you.

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JP Hess
JP Hess
Inspiring
July 25, 2020

Photoshop cannot change the raw image. Clicking reset in Lightroom will reset the image to whatever the default settings are that are applied when the images are imported into Lightroom. If the image has been into Photoshop then there is a secondary image, either a PSD or TIF file. You would probably want to delete that image because you are going to "start over" on the raw processing in Lightroom.

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IRC5
Participating Frequently
July 25, 2020

Delete the associated XMP file and you should be good to go.

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