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Can Adobe Lightroom reproduce vibrant Canon colors?
DPP automatically applies the in camera jpeg settings (picture style) to a raw file, so it looks the same as a jpeg produced by the camera. Only the OEM software may be able to interpret everything ...
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Lightroom having problems importing old PSD files
It's probably a layered psd file without the composite (flattened version) embedded, which LR cannot use.
If you open the file in Photoshop and resave it with "maximize compatibility" ...
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Why is softproofing before print necessary - can't an optimal adaptation be computed automatically (at least a proposal)?
Because getting close to your original original edit is likely to require compromises, but there is probably any number of choices/compromises that can meet the technical requirement.
For instance, if ...
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Where are Adobe Lightroom (not Classic) edits stored?
In Lightroom edits can be stored on two different places:
In specific LR database, named Catalog. Here you will find all the changes, history of edits, created duplicated, etc. on images.
Another ...
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Why is softproofing before print necessary - can't an optimal adaptation be computed automatically (at least a proposal)?
If you reduce dynamic range and colour gamut there is no straightforward way to adjust the image to look "correct".
When dynamic range is reduced there are three simple solutions:
scale the ...
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Before/After shortcut in Library|Loupe view
It is not possible. Your best bet for before/after views in the library module is probably to create a virtual copy before you start the editing.
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Exporting from LR is suddenly saving much smaller files
The size of the output file is very dependent on content. Blurry images or images with somewhat uniform areas produce significantly smaller files.
Also, check the chroma sub-sampling setting if it is ...
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Brightness in viewing photos in Lightroom
There are a lot of variables...
Monitor calibration for gamma response/brightness
Consistent ambient light levels- so monitor brightness remains consistent
Actual scene luminance- not all histograms ...
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guided transform causes lightroom to expand the image beyond the frame
It can be done in PS, but not in LR. In PS make the canvas much larger before performing the transform using the lens correction filter.
If you really want guided transform PSCC has it.
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How do I restore a previous catalog after upgrading Lightroom Classic to v13.2?'
You do not need to revert the version of Lightroom. When LR updates the catalogue it creates a new copy and leaves the old one in place. You simply need to tell it to open the old catalogue (File>...
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Lightroom: Change default date format
The format of data/time usually is get from the setting of the operating system. So you can change the locales and time/date format in your operating system and test.
Do not forget some info is ...
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How do I restore a previous catalog after upgrading Lightroom Classic to v13.2?'
Thanks to Romeo Ninov for pointing me in the right direction. Guidelines for reverting to a previous version of Lightroom are in the Adobe Creative Cloud app for Desktop. The option to install an ...
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Adding same description to many files in Lightroom
If you want to add/change meta information to more than one photo (when more than one is selected) you should select "Selected Photos" in Library module, specific meta window:
Unfortunately ...
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Is there still a place for skin smoothing programs like portraiture 4.0 with AI
"Similar efforts" is relative. A skilled retoucher can do an excellent job with Ps only.
The thing is if you want to learn to do it by hand if you have the time or you need some fast ...
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Where are Adobe Lightroom (not Classic) edits stored?
I am using the latest version of Lightroom classic; it has not changed. Wherever your catalogue is stored there are three files created by LR. One is .lrcat-data which are the AI masks. The other is ....
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Where are Adobe Lightroom (not Classic) edits stored?
It appears that edits are stored in a file called Managed Catalog.mcat. On my Windows 11 device, the file is stored at ...
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How to do the same crop on a batch of photos?
If you don't happen to have a paid subscription to Adobe, I just found a website that you can upload a large number of images to, and then you set the crop for the first image, and then it will repeat ...
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