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Shawn_LI
Shawn_LI
Participating Frequently
August 10, 2021
Question

Can't find imported profile in Lightroom Classic on Mac

  • August 10, 2021
  • 5 replies
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I can't import/find the profile I just imported. 

They are .xmp files, I tried to import by clicking + button, and also tried to copy files to the CameraRaw/Settings/Adobe/Profiles folder. 

Either way, they don't show up in the app.

But when I import the same file for the second time, it says can't import because items already exist. 

 

Yes, I had restarted the app already.

 

Is there anything else I need to select? I tried the same thing on my intel chip MacBook Pro and apple chip iMac, neither works.

5 replies

GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
August 18, 2021

One item that may have been overlooked, browse.

 

I see you managed, but did you browse?

 

see (ref 1) for a short article on Profiles, browse is the first item.

 

(ref 1): Lightroom Killer Tips | Tips For Managing Profiles

 

Shawn_LI
Shawn_LIAuthor
Participating Frequently
August 18, 2021

thanks for the reference.

Yes, I clicked browse and all. It's just not there. Maybe it's because of the source?

It's RNI's profiles, I'm need to install them because I got new computers.

I'll contact them for help, and see what's going on.

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    Varvara29513492er57
    Participant
    April 21, 2023

    Hello! Sorry, did you figure out what was the solution for this issue with missing camera profiles? I faced the same problem today and can't understand how to solve it.

      GoldingD
      GoldingD
      Legend
      August 17, 2021

      Selected a RAW file, correct?

      Shawn_LI
      Shawn_LIAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      August 17, 2021

      Yes

      JohanElzenga
      Community Expert
      JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 18, 2021

      Did you update to Lightroom Classic 10.4 yet (released yesterday)? If so, did that fix it?

       

      -- Johan W. Elzenga
      GoldingD
      GoldingD
      Legend
      August 10, 2021

      What profile did you attemt to import?

      Shawn_LI
      Shawn_LIAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      August 17, 2021

      Some film look profile, xmp files.

      GoldingD
      GoldingD
      Legend
      August 18, 2021

      Source?

      JohanElzenga
      Community Expert
      JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 10, 2021

      Where are you looking for that profile? The drop down list of profiles only shows a small favorites selection. A newly imported profile won't show up in that list. You need to use the profile browser to find it. Did you do that?

       

      -- Johan W. Elzenga
      Shawn_LI
      Shawn_LIAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      August 17, 2021

      Hi Johan, thanks for your reply, yes, I went to profile browser, and still the profiles I loaded were not under manage profiles to check.

      GoldingD
      GoldingD
      Legend
      August 10, 2021

      /EDIT/ my bad, conflated profile with preset/

       

      1. Back in the Profile  panel, click + again, select Manage. Are they simply not checked to display?

       

      2. You do have an image selected?

       

      3. Are you working with a RAW file or a JPEG image? Some Presets are RAW only. See point 5.

       

      4. Some Presets are for specific camera RAW files, see point 5.

       

      5. Have you selected the option to show partially incompatible presets? If a JPEG photo is selected, or a RAW file that the profile is not designed for, then the preset will be presented in gray and italic. See (ref 1) Set in /preferences/presets/

       

      (ref 1): https://www.lightroomqueen.com/presets-italic/

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