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Ken Nielsen
Ken Nielsen
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April 23, 2025
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Little 'eye' is new to me, applies a 'preset' I do not want when I make a copy of the image

All updated versions of everything. This 'eye' when clicked on changes the image to some sort of preset. I don't know how to neautralize the preset as I only want to make a copy of the image to work on and keep the original as it is when viewed in the filmstirp. How do I make 'no change' when I want to make an image copy to work on? TIA, Ken

Rob_Cullen
Rob_CullenCorrect answer
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April 23, 2025

The (eye) icon is an indicator that there have been edits made in the panel where you see a bright-white 'eye'

A grey 'eye' indicates nothing in that panel has been adjusted.

If you click on the white 'eye' then it temporarily disables the adjustments in that one panel (and not other panels).

Clicking on a white 'eye' does not hide or cancel adjustments made in any other panels- so you will still see the effects of other panels, including adjustments that might have been made by a develop preset.

If you want to 'keep an original' version of your image visible in the filmstrip (or Grid view)  then you should be using Virtual copies. You can work on a virtual copy and leave the 'original' untouched. And you can always [Reset] an image to delete all edits made.

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.4.1, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.4, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 23, 2025

The (eye) icon is an indicator that there have been edits made in the panel where you see a bright-white 'eye'

A grey 'eye' indicates nothing in that panel has been adjusted.

If you click on the white 'eye' then it temporarily disables the adjustments in that one panel (and not other panels).

Clicking on a white 'eye' does not hide or cancel adjustments made in any other panels- so you will still see the effects of other panels, including adjustments that might have been made by a develop preset.

If you want to 'keep an original' version of your image visible in the filmstrip (or Grid view)  then you should be using Virtual copies. You can work on a virtual copy and leave the 'original' untouched. And you can always [Reset] an image to delete all edits made.

 

 

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Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.4.1, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.4, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
    Ken Nielsen
    Ken NielsenAuthor
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    April 23, 2025

    Good, thank you and I will study as it sounds straightforward. I think I am making a virtual copy using comman ' (single quote) on a mac. Had not touched the virtual copy but the white eye appeared. I will be more careful now that I see that what you say is working and I may have missed a 'touch' that I did on the image, I'm sure it would have noticed anything that reflected a change. Thanks Rob. Souds like I just need to settle in and pay attention a bit more carefully.

     

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    JohanElzenga
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    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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    April 23, 2025

    If you create a virtual copy, then that copy inherits all settings that are applied to the original. I'm not 100% sure, but I think the Basic panel eye is always active, because the Basic panel includes the profile and no image in Lightroom has no profile. That would mean this will apply to that virtual copy too.

     

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      Ken Nielsen
      Ken NielsenAuthor
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      April 23, 2025

      I found this online but there is not choice for photo then 'develop settings' Maybe this is left over from an older version of Lightroom... I have no idea. When I set copy info to 'none' it still copes with strange settings like a preset is active. When I click on the 'eye' icon it shows the applied preset or wahtever it is that is changing the image.

      In Lightroom Classic, to find the copy settings for an image, go to the Develop module or the Library module. From there, select "Photo - Develop Settings - Copy Settings" to choose which settings to copy. Once you've selected the desired settings, click "Copy". 
       
       

       

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