Import icc files into Lightroom

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October 4, 2021
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I just subscribed to the Creative suites and am trying to import an icc file into Lightroom. I downloaded it from the lab and it shows up on my (Mac) computer in the ColorSync folder but it (and all of the other icc files) are Greyed out. When I open lightroom and try importing, it doesn't let me select any icc files. Epic fail! Any words of wisdom out there?

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JohanElzenga

Community Expert

You do not have to import icc-profiles in Lightroom. They will show automatically after you have installed them on your system. There is one caveat however. Lightroom only supports RGB-based icc-profiles, not CMYK-based profiles. I assume that is the problem.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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Rossi5E7CAuthor

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How can I determine if an icc is RGB or CMYK?

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

Check its properties in ColorSync Utility, that comes with MacOS. It's in your utilities folder inside your applications folder.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

Rikk Flohr_Photography

Please go to Help>System Info… and get us the exact installed version number of your software.

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org

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Rossi5E7CAuthor

Participant

here's a screen shot

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Rossi5E7CAuthor

Participant

That's Lightroom desktop. Where in Lightroom desktop would you expect to use icc-profiles? I think you confuse icc-profiles with Lightroom's camera profiles. These are not the same at all.

I planned on using the profiles to soft proof photographs that will be
printed by a photo lab. --
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