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dan_6972
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October 23, 2024
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Resetting an Image via Reset Button does not restore original image

  • October 23, 2024
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In some cases, when I reset an image, it appears that the original is not retrieved. The before and after versions remain differently. I cannot think of any reason, why this should happen. Please help me! Admittedly, I am a relative rookie, so please be gentle if the solution to my problem is an easy one. 

 

Thanks so much.

Dan

 

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JohanElzenga
JohanElzenga
Community Expert
October 23, 2024

That is a common misunderstanding. If you press the Reset button, then the image will be reset to the Camera Defaults you have chosen in Preferences - Presets. It will not necessarily be reset to how it appeared when it was imported. For example when you import with 'Embedded & Sidecar' previews it will look different.

 

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    dan_6972Author
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    October 23, 2024

    Thank Johan for your answer. I am not sure if I get it. What is the point then of the before and after if the before does not show me the image I started from respectively if I cannot get back to where I started? So, what exactly do I need to change in the preference and preset settings to get rid of the problem, is it the "adobe default" that needs to be changed to "camera settings", as indicated in the attached screenshot?

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    dan_6972Author
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    October 24, 2024

    I believe you misunderstand what I said. The right images in your screenshots are what Lightroom shows as its develop preview. That must be a Lightroom-generated preview. Lightroom simply cannot show the camera embedded preview in the develop module, because the develop module uses its own, different previews. The left images could still be the camera-generated preview however, if you imported with 'Embedded & sidecar'.   I never tested that, but it's feasible. In the History I see 'Reset Settings' in the top image, and this is followed by 'Revert Settings' in the bottom image. This should make both images the same in the bottom screenshot. The only explanation I can find why this is not the case for you is that by clicking 'copy before to after', you effectively try to set the right image to the embedded camera preview. Which, like I explained,  is impossible in the develop module.

    So that's. Believe me or don't believe me, it's the only explanation I have. And the only advise I have is not to use 'Embedded & Sidecar' during import, unless you fully understand what that means and know why you want to use it.

     

     


    I might be misunderstanding things, you could be right, but I am trying hard to get a grasp of it. So, if LrC cannot show the camera preview in the develop module why is the after version when reset the exact same image as when I open the image through a simple image viewer from my hard drive? Is it not the camera preview that is on my hard drive?

    I guess I'll just give up at this point and follow your advice to not use "embedded and sidecar" ever again until I understand what it does. Thanks again and my best wishes!

    F. McLion
    F. McLion
    Community Expert
    October 23, 2024

    In the develop module, what does the history panel show?

    What do you feel is the difference to the original?

    What is the source of the image and the file format?

     

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    dan_6972Author
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    October 23, 2024

    The history panel shows a couple of adjustments, which in the final step I reset (zurücksetzen) the reset button. The problem appears with and without a preset applied in the adjustment process (see attached screenshots). In any case, the before version seems to have a cooler temperature, so I could imagine it has something to do with the white balance. The source of the images is my internal ssd, the format is Nikons raw format nef. 

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    dan_6972Author
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    October 23, 2024

    ...btw my version of LrC is the latest one (14.0.1)

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