Import Preset issue

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August 17, 2025
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Lightroom CC gets stuck while trying to import a user preset created on Spyder Checkr, and the Create Preset option is disabled.

Importing presets from the Preset panel - Import Preset or from File - Import profiles & presets results in the same scenario, Lightroom stuck in the stage of Importing/Loading presets.

The option of Reset Hidden Presets in the Presets panel is also disabled, and cannot be clicked.

Version of Lightroom CC: Lightroom version: 8.5 x64 [ 20250805-2023-ec91a85 ] (Aug 5 2025)

Platform and OS version: macOS / OS Version: macOS 15.5 (24F74)

macOS

gpanciera

Participant

I’m having the same problem. Lightroom v9.2, SpyderCheckr v1.6. SpyderCheckr outputs an lrtemplate file, but when I try to import that into presets, Lightroom shows a “Loading Presets...” progress bar that never finishes, and the preset never shows up. I have restarted Lightroom multiple times, and also tried copying the file to the path mentioned later in this thread C:\users\YOUR USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Develop Presets\User Presets\

Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

More information please. What is the Spyder Checkr being use for? Spyder devices do not create Presets TBMK.

If you are using it to create a Monitor Profile there is nothing to import- it is the computer operating system that uses the profile.

Are you creating a Camera Profile from a photo of a color chart?

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 .

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Heron Photography

Participant

Spyder has many products, one of them being the DataColor card. The Spyder software compares your picture of the card to what it thinks are the correct color values and creates a preset for you to apply to your images. It creates a .lrtemplate file that needs to be imported.

I too am having issues. The .lrtemplate file cannot be directly imported to user presets for LrC and the process also does not work when the file is put into a .zip file.

Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

Still have not heard from @eimiailen as to what purpose the Spyder Checkr is being used.

For Camera Profiles:

@Heron Photography I believe your explanation to be not correct! The xrite colorchecker app creates a (DNG) .dcp Profile (Not a Preset). (.LRTEMPLATE files are NOT used or involved)

Then the user can Import this profile to Lightroom v8.5 (or Lr-Classic) and set this profile for a camera in the Lightroom Edit/Develop module and apply the profile for images specific to the camera.

Lightroom is not required to create a camera profile- only the ColorChecker Camera Calibration app is required and a DNG image of the color chart (This may require exporting the color chart photo as a DNG file from Lightroom, or using the DNG converter app to change a proprietary raw file to DNG)