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mjbwale
mjbwale
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December 7, 2021
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Copy paste changes color LR 11

  • December 7, 2021
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Ever since the new Lightroom version 11 just released last month, the strangest thing is happening when I copy/paste settings between one photo to the next. The settings do paste to the next photo - like when I look at all the levels of the slider bars and everything, it matches. But visually, the colors in the photo are so different. Like the blues and yellows look so off from the one I'm copying, so I have to then go in and manually compensate for whatever happened. It's like it's copying all the right numbers but then it doesn't actually look anything like it. And this is between two photos that were from the same exact camera, same lens, everything. I've attached two photos. You can see the color bars are literally matching, but the clothing and skin are so different. Has this happened to anyone? Help!

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    Correct answer johnrellis

    I also added two screenshots to the dropbox folder, one showing the images side by side with the original copy settings I used, and now side by side with selecting ALL the copy settings. Which is much better! But my question is, which of the copy settings was responsible for this color change? Between the few that I had left unchecked. Because what if I had a spot removal or crop that I didn't want to copy over? Is it calibration? To be honest I don't know much about what calibration is. Let me know so I can keep it checked when need be, without having to check all. thanks!


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    The Calibration section does indeed contain non-default settings that weren't getting copied:

     

     

     

    Both photos also reference a custom camera profile, which my LR doesn't have access to, so it marks it as "Profile missing":

     

     

    Is that also marked missing in your LR?

     

     

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    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    December 7, 2021

    Posr a screen-clip of the 'Copy' window that indicates the adjustments you are 'copying' before you paste.

     

     

    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 .
    johnrellis
    johnrellis
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    December 7, 2021

    To build on Rob's reply, there may be differences in the Develop settings between the two photos that aren't shown in the screenshot, e.g. a difference in color profile. To eliminate that possibility, click Check All in the copy settings window and re-copy the settings.

     

    If that doesn't help, the most effective way of diagnosing the problem, rather than play twenty questions, is to share two such photos with color differences along with their Develop settings. To do that, select the two photos, do Metadata > Save Metadata To File, then upload the photos along with their .xmp sidecars to Dropbox, Google Drive, or similar service, and post the sharing link here.

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