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Missing Color Profile (.dcp) - workflow problem?

Participant ,
Jun 08, 2023 Jun 08, 2023

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Hi Everyone,

I do artwork photography and color is very important.  I do custom color profiles with a color card that are auto saved to LR.  Every couple of years I wipe my computer clean and reinstall a new OS.  I usually copy over some Adobe files (actions, and whatnot) to transplant into the apps when I reinstall them.  I don't really remember doing this with the color profiles but there are a bunch of them still in there.  I just found a group that have the profile missing.  I can't tweak those files and re-output because the color is off now. 

 

Is there a better way to do this?

 

I feel like there should be a way to keep this profile with the catalog that has all of the LR edits.  Or something like that.  

 

Am I missing something?  

 

Thanks for any suggestions,

 

LR 12.3

PS 24.5.0

Bridge 13.0.3.693

Mac OS Ventura 13.3.1

 

 

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Jun 09, 2023 Jun 09, 2023

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On the Mac, the camera profiles created by the User are stored in a folder shared with Camera Raw. The path is:

 

Users/user name/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw/CameraProfiles (see attached screesnhot).

 

If you still have a copy of the original colorchecker file for the camera, then it's easy to create a new profile.

 

camera profile location.png

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Jun 09, 2023 Jun 09, 2023

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Yes I know where they live but it's gone.  Is there any way to change workflow so they live in the catalog?  That way they would never be separated

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LEGEND ,
Jun 09, 2023 Jun 09, 2023

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Yes I know where they live but it's gone.  Is there any way to change workflow so they live in the catalog?  That way they would never be separated


By @SRPcashie

If you move to a DNG workflow, the profiles (and edits and more) get embedded into that container. 

Otherwise you'll have to find the DCP profiles from a backup and install them in the location Ian talks about. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"

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Thanks, Is there a way to save them on the appropriate hard drive with the files and point LR to them?

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Thanks, Is there a way to save them on the appropriate hard drive with the files and point LR to them?


By @SRPcashie

Point to; no not any differently than what you're now doing. Backup, sure.

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"

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