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October 28, 2021
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Lightroom CC from export DNG instead RAW file

  • October 28, 2021
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Hello. I cant export original raw files from Adobe Lightroom CC cloud. Instead thad Lightroom export DNG file not Raw. Export settings is corect.

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

What kind of raw file do you try to export? Could it be a raw file that was synced from Lightroom Classic? Lightroom Classic does not sync original files, but smart previews. And a smart preview is a DNG...

 

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JohanElzenga
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Community Expert
October 28, 2021

What kind of raw file do you try to export? Could it be a raw file that was synced from Lightroom Classic? Lightroom Classic does not sync original files, but smart previews. And a smart preview is a DNG...

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
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October 29, 2021

Thanks. Yes, I sync originals RAW (CR3) files from Lr Classic.

JohanElzenga
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Community Expert
October 29, 2021

In that case, do realise that 'Export as original' will not only export a DNG, but that this DNG will be only 2560 pixels wide. You can only export the real original from Lightroom Classic.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga