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mattp24915263
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February 18, 2023
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Raw photos not showing as raw

  • February 18, 2023
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All my photos are shot raw, they used to come up as the grainy raw like colour. But now they keep coming up as this. I've reset all preferences, uninstalled and reinstalled still doing the same thing. Any help would be appreciated! When I import they show the raw look, then 1 second later it switches to really dark.

 

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Jao vdLCommunity Expert
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February 18, 2023

Make sure you go into Lightroom Classic Menu ->Settings->Presets and change the Global default to "camera settings". This will automatically apply most in camera settings for most cameras to the raw development. For already imported images, simply apply the "camera settings" built in preset in Develop and they will pop back to looking like the jpeg preview that is embedded in the raw files.

 

 

Last tip: to make screenshots you can post here. Just type "screenshot" in the looking glass in the top right corner of your display.

    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    February 18, 2023

    I might suggest that your photos are under-exposed.

    The LrC Navigator image is the correct appearance of the file.

    The other 'previews' in your screen-clip are JPG previews (with lots of noise!) created by the camera and modified by the camera to look OK in other 'viewer' apps.

    Show us a screen-clip of the full LrC screen that shows a Histogram.

    The Histogram is a true 'indicator' of exposure.

    Why do I see my images change after they are imported into Lightroom? | Laura Shoe's Lightroom Training, Tutorials and Tips

     

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
      mattp24915263
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      February 18, 2023

      They load into Lightroom as "flat raw" images then pop into looking awful as if there is a lut applied. When I open then with the Sony editor they look as if they are supposed to. 

      DdeGannes
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      DdeGannesCommunity Expert
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      February 18, 2023

      @mattp24915263 

      The info and the link provided by Rob Cullen should explain what you are experiencing.

      Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
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