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DJRowley
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May 16, 2022
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Can I install Camera Raw 11.1 or later to Lightroom 6?

  • May 16, 2022
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Windows 10.  I have Lightroom 6.9, which is showing Camera Raw 9.9.  I know I can't upgrade Lightroom any more, but I was expecting to be able to continue to update the camera profiles.  I hadn't checked for years and it didn't matter that the raw profiles were out of date, but I now have a Pixel 6 phone which takes raw images.  Lightroom is not coping with them.
I've installed Camera Raw 14.3 on my PC and it's showing in CC Desktop, but Lightroom still shows Camera Raw 9.9.  I need at least 11.1 to get the Pixel 6 profiles.
Is this going to be possible?  I have been on to Adobe Chat but they say my application is no longer supported and tried to sell me the cloud service, which I don't want.

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Lumigraphics
Legend
May 18, 2022

Please read this:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/lightroom-6-end-of-support.html

JP Hess
JP Hess
Inspiring
May 16, 2022

I think you might have a slight misunderstanding about "cloud" storage. It isn't just about cloud storage. It's about a cloud delivery system for your Lightroom applications. Lightroom Classic is the upgraded up-to-date version of the Lightroom you have been using. It is delivered via the cloud, but it is installed locally on your computer, the catalog is local on your computer, the images are stored locally on your hard drive, and Lightroom Classic functions much the same as Lightroom 6 functions. You do have the option, if you choose to do so, to share collections of images of smart previews to the cloud. But that is entirely up to you. It's not a question of needing or using a lot more cloud storage. The cloud is simply a system of delivering your Lightroom applications and keeping your Lightroom up-to-date. If you choose to utilize the cloud to share images with others, that is an option that is entirely under your control.

    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    May 16, 2022

    The Camera Raw plug-in has no effect on Lightroom. All that technology is part of the Lightroom program. Camera Raw is part of Photoshop and is integral in the transfer of images from Lightroom to Photoshop. If you subscribe to the photography plan Lightroom Classic is delivered via cloud, but it is installed locally on your computer just like Lightroom 6 was and runs locally, in case that is your concern. However, if your concern is that you don't want to pay a subscription fee then there is no alternative.

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      DJRowleyAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      May 16, 2022

      I don't really want to pay for yet more could storage.  I've got quite enough already and photos are not special - they're backed up along with everything else.  I'd rather not have a special storage service just for photos.

       

      But I'll have to think about it.

      dj_paige
      dj_paige
      Legend
      May 16, 2022

      You describe Lightroom Classic as a "storage service", but this is a small portion of what Lightroom Classic is, and you don't even have to use it as a "storage service".

       

      Upgrading to Lightroom Classic may not provide a camera profile that makes the image appear better, I don't know about your phone. Lightroom Classic does not have special camera profiles for my cell phone's DNG photos.

       

      So, yes, please think about it, but also please be aware that I don't think it solves your problem.

      dj_paige
      dj_paige
      Legend
      May 16, 2022

      You certainly can download later versions of Camera Raw. But, it will have no effect on Lightroom 6.

       

      Maybe what you want is the Adobe DNG Converter, which allows newer file format RAWs to be converted to DNG, which can then be imported into your LR 6.

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        DJRowleyAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        May 16, 2022

        Thanks.  To confirm, Lightroom can display the images - the format of the Pixel 6's raw images is DNG.  But they look washed out in LR6 so I assume I'm missing a profile for the camera.  I had assumed this would just be a quick upgrade to the camera profiles. 

         

        dj_paige
        dj_paige
        Legend
        May 16, 2022
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        Thanks.  To confirm, Lightroom can display the images - the format of the Pixel 6's raw images is DNG.  But they look washed out in LR6 so I assume I'm missing a profile for the camera.  I had assumed this would just be a quick upgrade to the camera profiles. 

         


        By @DJRowley

         

         

        Incorrect.

         

        In fact, washed out images are probably due to you not setting the right settings for shutter speed and/or ISO in the cell phone's Camera app.

         

        Or ... if that's not it ... you will need to create your own editing — maybe even creating a preset(s) for this camera.

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