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August 16, 2023
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Why are presets showing on Camera Raw, but only some on Camera Raw Filter on PS?

  • August 16, 2023
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Hey all, 

Like the title, i have presets on adobe camera raw, but when I open up Camera Raw Filter on photoshop then only 3 appear. How do I get them all showing on camera raw filter?

Thanks!

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Conrad_C
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Community Expert
August 16, 2023

If a preset uses features that are available only in the full Camera Raw import converter, that preset might not show up in the Camera Raw filter in Photoshop.

 

For example, if a preset uses a raw profile such as Adobe Landscape, those are available only when converting a raw file on import through the Camera Raw import filter, not when applying Filter > Camera Raw to a layer in a Photoshop document. But a creative profile (e.g. LUT based) is available for both raw and non-raw files, in the Camera Raw import converter and in the Camera Raw filter.

Known Participant
August 17, 2023

Thanks! I did ask the other user but just incase, what sort of thing would separate those 3 out from the crowd? As far as I'm aware I used the same things i.e, exposure, colour grading etc.

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 16, 2023

The Camera Raw processor is very different from the Camera Raw filter.

 

A raw file from a camera cannot be opened directly into Photoshop. It has to be demosaiced and processed into an RGB file first, and this is what the ACR processor, the plugin, does.

 

Once the RGB file opens into Photoshop, a lot of processing has already been done, and many processing steps have already been performed. Most of those presets apply only to raw processing in ACR.

 

The ACR filter in Photoshop is a small subset of the ACR processing engine. The RGB file in Photoshop jumps in at a much later stage in the ACR pipeline.

Known Participant
August 17, 2023

Thanks! What sort of thing would separate those 3 out from the crowd? As far as I'm aware I used the same things i.e, exposure, colour grading etc.