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silvioc58
silvioc58
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December 9, 2018
Question

SOFT PROOF - NEW ICC PROFILES ADDED NOT DISPLAYED

  • December 9, 2018
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System used: Mac Os Mojave

Latest version of Lightroom CC

Question:

I've added in Library/Color Sync/Profiles new ICC Profiles for printing but when I try to select (in Develop Mode/Soft Proofing/Profiles/Other) the new ICC Profiles  I don't find them (also if I choose Include Display Profiles).

Quite the opposite in Photoshop CC 2018: in the soft proof I find the new ICC Profiles.

But I need them in Lightroom... Why I don't see them?

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    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 14, 2019

    Profiles are installed in the system folder, but then somewhere along the road they are copied over to an Adobe folder, which is where the applications access them. Exactly when and how this copying over occurs I don't know. But if they don't show in the relevant Adobe folder they can usually be manually copied from the system folder.

    Per Berntsen
    Community Expert
    Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 13, 2019

    For all I know, there could be a reason that Lightroom doesn't display the profiles.

    Maybe they don't conform to certain standards, or something similar.

     

    But on Windows, you can copy color profiles to this folder: 

    C:\Users\User name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Color Profiles, and Lightroom will see them.

    I'm not sure what the Mac equivalent is, possibly /Library/Application Support.

      K
      kffstz
      Participant
      December 14, 2019

      That worked. Thanks.

       

      Anyway, I think it is a bug, because it was working with photoshop, but not lightroom.

      The workaround to copy it manually works for me.

      GoldingD
      GoldingD
      Legend
      December 9, 2018

      Is this for a printer? If so, go and download the latest software for that printer, including drivers, a new set of icc profiles and a new install of the profiles should come along with that. Several members with Canon printers have run into this and that was a solution.

      silvioc58
      silvioc58Author
      Participating Frequently
      December 9, 2018

      Unfortunately isn't for my printer. I've to customize some photos for a print service (White Wall) and I've downloaded their correct ICC profiles.

      GoldingD
      GoldingD
      Legend
      December 9, 2018

      So, go to:

      Frequently asked questions (FAQ) - WhiteWall

      Follow directions.

      Note that once installed, and you soft prof, you will need to select other and browse.

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