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Bob Somrak
Legend
April 16, 2018

P: Preset works all the time with raw files but only some of the time with a JPG file

  • April 16, 2018
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Lightroom 7.3 and osx 10.13.4

First, I would like to note that this is not the same as RAW and non-RAW specific presets.  In this case the preset does work with both RAW and JPG files, just not consistently.   

A preset in certain scenarios will work ALL the time with a RAW but only works SOME of the time with a JPG

Create a preset using the following method

Select photo and do a RESET so no settings are applied
Create a Preset called ZeroSaturation   (I think this can be any slider)
Save the preset with ONLY Saturation selected 






DO THE FOLLOWING WITH BOTH  RAW AND JPG FILES

Select photo
Do a RESET
Apply a Saturation that is not Zero
Apply the ZeroSaturation Preset.   (The Preset works with BOTH JPG and RAW)
Apply Dehaze
Apply Clarity
Select Dehaze
Apply the ZeroSaturation preset. (The Preset did NOT work the JPG)


History on RAW
As you can see the preset works all the time on the RAW.  When you execute the preset on the Dehaze step the history is cleared above Dehaze and the preset is executed and registered as a history step


History on JPG.    
As you can see the preset works on the JPG when the saturation is not zero but it does not not execute when the saturation is zero.  When you select Dehaze and execute the preset the history above Dehaze is Not cleared and the preset is not registered in history.  APPARENTLY NOTHING HAPPENS.  



I realize Saturation is already ZERO and the preset is not needed but the the behavior should be the same for both JPG and RAW and the preset should execute and be registered in history when pressed..   The JPG behavior is very disconcerting to the user because NOTHING happens.

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29 replies

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
October 15, 2018
The thread is still marked "In Progress". When a fix is issued, we generally announce it in a post and set the thread to solved.
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Bob Somrak
Legend
October 15, 2018
Rikk
This is still an issue in Lr 8.0
M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
Bob Somrak
Legend
August 23, 2018
Thanks Rikk.
M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
August 23, 2018
Thanks for the report, Bob. Engineering has verified what you are seeing and reopened the issue. 
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Bob Somrak
Legend
August 22, 2018
Thanks Rikk,  Its 100% reproducible and is easy to test so should be a easy fix.
M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
August 22, 2018
Thanks for the report, Robert. I am going to bring in one of the Lightroom Classic CC team to have a look. 
Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Bob Somrak
Legend
August 22, 2018
Hi Rikk,

I just tried this on 7.5 and scenario now works ALL the time on JPG files but is NOW broken on RAW files.  It is just the opposite of the original problem.  This is probably a bigger issue now as most people use Lightroom for RAW files and it is very disconcerting to not have a preset execute all the time.  To duplicate just change the original problem from RAW to JPG in all the examples.  It is 100% repeatable.  OSX 10.13.6 and Lightroom 7.5.  
M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
August 22, 2018
Lightroom Classic CC 7.5 was released today and should address this issue.  If you don’t see the update in your Creative Cloud App, hit the [Ctrl/Cmd]+ [Alt/Opt]+[R] to force a refresh. 

Give the new version a try and let us know if it solves the issue. 
Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Bob Somrak
Legend
June 21, 2018
Thanks for the update Rikk
M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
June 21, 2018
Robert, 

This behavior - while changed perhaps was not fixed. The bug for this issue is still open. I have added notes that there is additional information in this thread. 
Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org