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JPdeJ
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July 8, 2026
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ICC Profile remains invisible even after restarting W10pro/W11 computers and restarting LrC

Need ICC Profile in LrC. For creating JPEG to be sent pro print house for large print. That failed the previous time because of the missing ICC profile. Now I have the profile, know how it works, have installed the profile, but LrC refuses to display it in the Other… dialogue for selectable profiles.

 

How could I solve this?

 

Because of the Pro edition of Windows, I reviewed profile-file authorizations too. There should not be a problem there. All application packages have execute and read.

Running LrC with Admin rights does not solve it either.

Is the profile file corrupted? Print house created the file in 2013 and it comes in zip form (with error protection). I presume the ICC file is fine.

    解決に役立った回答 Per Berntsen

    So, to verify I understand you:
    1- in LrC export to RGB TIFF 16 BPC
    2- Open in Photoshop
    3- Edit > Convert to Profile
    4- Choose print house profile
    5- convert to CMYK
    6- save as JPEG

     

    That’s the correct procedure, except you will probably have to use Save a Copy instead of Save As. (just tried it) If you have any problems getting jpg to appear as a file type option, convert the tiff to 8-bit first. (Image > Mode > 8 bits/Channel)
    Exporting as 16-bit from LrC may be overkill, but I prefer to be on the safe side …
    The tiff will be large, but you can delete it if you like once you have saved the jpg.

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    Per Berntsen
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    July 8, 2026

    So, to verify I understand you:
    1- in LrC export to RGB TIFF 16 BPC
    2- Open in Photoshop
    3- Edit > Convert to Profile
    4- Choose print house profile
    5- convert to CMYK
    6- save as JPEG

     

    That’s the correct procedure, except you will probably have to use Save a Copy instead of Save As. (just tried it) If you have any problems getting jpg to appear as a file type option, convert the tiff to 8-bit first. (Image > Mode > 8 bits/Channel)
    Exporting as 16-bit from LrC may be overkill, but I prefer to be on the safe side …
    The tiff will be large, but you can delete it if you like once you have saved the jpg.

    JPdeJ
    JPdeJ作成者
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    July 9, 2026

    By now the print house confirms it's CMYK and point to their online guide that starts with LrC again. Ps is somewhere in there too.

    Your feedback has helped completely. Thank you. Best to you.

    Per Berntsen
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    July 8, 2026

    That’s definitely a CMYK profile.
    You can export in RGB from LrC, then open the file in Photoshop and do the conversion there.
    To avoid quality loss (re-saving a jpg in PS), export a 16-bit Tiff, convert it to CMYK, then save as jpg.

    If you use Image > Mode > CMYK Color to convert to CMYK, whatever profile you have set for CMYK working space in Color settings will be used.
    Instead, use Edit > Convert to Profile, and choose the profile from the print house.

    JPdeJ
    JPdeJ作成者
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    July 8, 2026

    I think that's great and helpful advice, Per.
    So, to verify I understand you:
    1- in LrC export to RGB TIFF 16 BPC
    2- Open in Photoshop
    3- Edit > Convert to Profile
    4- Choose print house profile
    5- convert to CMYK
    6- save as JPEG

    Brilliant, Per.

    Per Berntsen
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    Community Expert
    July 8, 2026

    Is this a CMYK profile?
    LrC is RGB only, and will not recognize CMYK profiles.

    If it is an RGB profile, it should be recognized and displayed, provided it has been unzipped, and then installed (or copied) to C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color.

    JPdeJ
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    July 8, 2026

    Thank you for your illumination. I opened the profile file in Notepad and it starts with " –xAPPL   prtrCMYKLab”

     

    Seems to me it is CMYK. I contacted the print house about this. Will see.

     

    Will wait for their answer before closing the thread, but presume it's done.