Strange bug with profile and white balance
- January 7, 2021
- 11 replies
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I have a weird problem with presets in Lightroom. First of all: my default wb is always set to "As Shot". So I am importing a picture and the white balance is set to "As Shot", Temp 4.650 and Tint +4. Then I apply a preset on it called "Kodak Portra" wich includes the profile "Kodak Portra 400 C" - that's just an example, the problem hits with all presets that include profiles. The wb still says "As Shot" but is suddenly set to Temp 5.000 and Tint -24. But the wb in the picture doesn't actually change, it looks like before and so has the perfect white balance - as shot. Then I make a few adjustments and after that I want to apply the whole settings on a different picture. So I copy all settings and paste it on the next picture wich was taken in the exact same situation, basically it's the same picture, but this one now has a white balance like its on drugs - completely off. Even though it still says Temp 4.650 and Tint +4 like - as shot. To solve it there are two solutions:
1. I have to go to wb, set it to something different like "auto", then set it back to "As Shot" and suddenly it also has the white balance of the first picture after I applied the preset on it - Temp 5.000 and Tint -24 - and it looks perfect as it should, like the white balance has never changed.
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2. I change the profile to something different like "Adobe Standard" and then back to "Kodak Portra 400 C". Then also the wb settings are Temp 5.000 and Tint -24 and the picture looks fine.
Can somebody please explain this to me? I am doing this procedure for years now with the same presets and the same camera (the problem appears also with other cameras). But since December I guess I am facing this problem. First with my MacBook Pro 13" late 2013 and now with my MacBook Pro M1. It is really annoying because when I want to develop a whole batch of pictures I have to select every picture afterwards and change the white balance. Thanks for your help!
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