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regretela
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September 19, 2012
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Where are the camera profiles? Not showing up in LR 4

  • September 19, 2012
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The camera profiles are not visible in the camera calibration menu in the develop module of Lightroom 4. I installed them using the installer that came with the profiles. What folder are they supposed to be in so I can use them (Windows 7 x64)? Where is the documentation? Why isn't Adobe answering the phone?

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ratjadi77
Participant
April 24, 2013

Why are the camera profiles and develop standard settings stored in the programme folder (c:\program files\)? I switched computers and am now without them! Every other settings are in the user-profiles-folder!

What is Adobe thinking!!! I calibrated every one of my cameras, and that work is gone now!

Thanks so much!

ssprengel
ssprengel
Inspiring
April 24, 2013

Adobe-supplied things are under in the Program(s) folders. User-supplied things are under the Users folder.

My user-created camera profiles are in this folder on my Windows 7 system:

C:\Users\MyUserName\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\CameraProfiles

AppData is a hidden folder so you may need to enable viewing of hidden folders or just type in the folder name into the address bar of Windows Explorer.

AllDayDev2
Community Manager
AllDayDev2Community Manager
Community Manager
September 19, 2012

The phone support is temporarily down due to an unexpected outage. Sorry for any frustration caused by this.

Have you already installed the 4.1 update for Lightroom?
If not, you can get it here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5393

What camera model did you use to take your photos?

Profiles are stored in this folder: \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.1\Resources\CameraProfiles

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regretelaAuthor
Participating Frequently
September 19, 2012

Thanks for your quick reply! I have the 4.1 update installed. I have a Sony SLT A57. It is not inC\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.1\Resources\CameraProfiles 

The actual path there looks like: 

C\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.1\Resources\CameraProfiles\lens profiles\camera\adobe standard (empty)

However, I installed rc 4.2 after I wrote to you, and the path to the (Sony) camera profiles is now:C\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.2 RC\Resources\CameraProfiles\Adobe Standard. There is another folder named Camera, under Camera Profiles, in which are Canon, Nikon, and other camera folders - with several different profile choices within each folder. In this other "Camera" folder there are some Sony cameras with different profile choices for each camera in the folder, ie portrait, landscape, vivid, standard. Can I try one of those, or does the program automatically go to my camera model? Are they planning to add these other profile choices for my Sony SLT a57?

The one profile listed in the development menu is "embedded". What is that?

Thanks, Joanne  

Rikk Flohr: Inactive
Rikk Flohr: Inactive
Participating Frequently
September 19, 2012

Embedded means that you are not looking at a Raw file but rather a JPEG or Tiff, I am guessing.

If you have selected a Raw file and your camera has profiles available you will see them automatically.

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