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kevinw108105
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May 31, 2024
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Lightroom Classic Process Version

  • May 31, 2024
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Following the release of Lr Classic 13.3 I have a potential bug that i cannot understand.  If i import a Nikon NEF raw file Lightroom applies Process Version 6 to it.  If i send the same file through DXO PureRaw 4 and then import the resulting DNG file into Lr Classic it applies Process Version 5.

 

Not sure if this is a LrC or DXO issue but i cant remember it happening before the 13.3 update.

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default1795jq1am021
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July 7, 2024

I am using Lightroom Classic Version 6.14.  I have been having a problem with the Basic Panel in the Develop Module.  When I import and then attempt to edit a Canon (.cr2) file within the basic panel, I see the following options for editing:  Exposure - Contrast - Highlights - Shadows - Whites - Blacks

Everything works normally.

 

However, if I first use DxO PureRaw 3 on the .cr2 files and then import those files (.dng) into LightRoom I see different options for editing:  Exposure - Recovery - Fill Light - Blacks - Brightness - Contrast

 

Why are the basic panels different?  Any help or suggestiions would be appreciated.

 

 

 

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
July 7, 2024

Those .dng files are being edited using an old Process Version. In the develop module, under the histogram, click on the lightning bolt icon to change to the current Process Version.

    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    June 2, 2024

    Select a sample file processed by DXO and upload it to Dropbox, Google Drive, or similar and post the sharing link here. We can put it under the microscope and confirm it's DXO specifying process version 5.

     

    Note that as soon as you start editing a PV 5 photo, LR will automatically convert it to PV 6. The differences between PV 5 and PV 6 are minor:

    https://www.lightroomqueen.com/whats-new-in-lightroom-classic-12-4/

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    kevinw108105Author
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    June 2, 2024

    Manny thanks for looking into this.  

    Here's a DXO PureRaw generated dng file: https://1drv.ms/i/c/3585b20cc59ee0f5/EcCWYvJdp_BDu27GI3xKYxYBSofVfTTitmQCpF-JK0hAdw?e=w1agCz

    This one and a number of others are now openning with Process Version 1 showing the original Exposure, Recovery, Fill Light and Blacks sliders rather than the later Highlights, Shadows, Whites and Blacks.  The following link shows a screenshot of Lightroom Classic after importing the file

    https://1drv.ms/i/c/3585b20cc59ee0f5/EZpsV-tYdn9ClHCYUKK_ly4B1lkmFmWGJJuGEhMjeFqjZA?e=zEcmoH

     

    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    June 2, 2024

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    When I import that DNG into my LR 13.3, it gets Process Version 6. Though it contains some LR develop settings, they don't specify a process version, so it defaults to 6.

     

    Your screenshot shows you're editing a smart preview rather than the original (upper arrow), and it shows that the photo has been edited (bottom arrow):

     

    If you import a fresh copy of the original DXO DNG into LR, which Process Version is it?

     

    If it's not 6, perhaps there's a preset getting applied on Import? Look in the History panel.

     

    Or do you have Raw Defaults set that are changing the process version?  Look in Preferences > Presets.

     

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