How to assign custom DNG profile as an action for use in batched processing?

Question

I am trying to figure out a way to assign a custom DNG profile by way of an action in photoshop so that I can save it as a Droplet. The issue I am running into is that the only way to use custom DNG profiles is by opening a new raw file, using the Camera Raw editor to assign the profile, and then opening the image in photoshop. I can record this through use of an action, but it records it as an "open" command and locks it into opening that one specific file, so when I try to create a droplet with this action, regardless of what image I drag onto the droplet it just opens the original source file that I created the action with. I also looked into creating an action with the Camera Raw Filter, but the Camera Raw Filter does not allow you to assign custom DNG profiles to your image since they are already rendered and inside photoshop.

Is there a way to acheive this?

Conrad_C · Answer

Any time it’s about a feature in Camera Raw/Lightroom, like applying a DNG profile, syncing across multiple files in Camera Raw or Lightoom/Lightroom Classic is probably the fastest, simplest way to do it. And much faster than any Photoshop action.

You could probably set this up in just a few seconds. Start in Adobe Bridge, select the images, and choose File > Open in Camera Raw. Select all of the images, and change the Profile. That’s it, and it shouldn’t take long to process.

I prefer to use Lightroom Classic most of the time, but it’s only more convenient if you also need the images cataloged. If you just want to work directly off a folder and move on, you can save time by using Camera Raw in Adobe Bridge instead.

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