Converting Lightroom Classic Preset to Profile: problem

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
October 24, 2024
1 reply
1001 views

Lightroom Version Number 13.5.1 Operating System Windows 10

When using LR 13.5.1 & PS 25.12, following instruction using Camera Raw to convert, ends up with a profile that creates a B&W image. I’ve tried various presets, always same result.

Any clues?

Windows

This topic has been closed for replies.

M

mitchellp80235692Author

Participating Frequently

different image & get a ghost of the image I used to convert the preset???
Interference lines due to screen shot from iphone

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

Like I also said in the LightroomQueen forums; post a screenshot of how you convert the profile. Without knowing what you did, we can only guess.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

Go to the Camera Raw interface
Select the Presets tab and choose the preset you want to convert
While holding down Alt (Option on a Mac), click the New Preset button in the bottom right corner of the Presets tab
The New Profile dialog will open
Name your profile and create a group for it if you want
Click OK to save your profile
If Lightroom is open, you'll need to restart it to see your new profile

What almost certainly went wrong here is this: In step 2 you apply the chosen preset to the current image in ACR. Then the new profile will be created from all the edits in that image, not just the edits in the preset. So you are not really 'converting a preset to a profile', you apply a preset to an image and then create a profile from the result. That means you must make sure that you select an image that has no existing edits when you do this. Most likely you selected an image that you had turned to B&W, and did not realise that this choice would also be included in your new profile. You may even have included some existing masks, which would explain the 'ghost image' you see.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded