If you apply XMP presets to an image in Lightroom Classic 7.3 that uses an older B&W profile (such as “Camera Default BW” or “Adobe Standard BW”), Lightroom will change the photo’s profile to Adobe Color.
This bug only affects Lightroom Classic 7.3, and Adobe is working on a fix.
To begin, make sure to download the latest version of the Prolost Presets you wish to install. Verify that the version of Lightroom you have is supported by the presets.
This installation process involves copying folders of presets into a specific folder on your system drive. We’ll start by locating the folder we're copying to.
When you upgrade Lightroom Classic to version 7.3, your presets get converted to a new format, and these new copies are moved to a new location.
Your original presets (with the .lrtemplate extension) are left in place for compatibility with previous version of Lightroom. They get prepended with a ~ so Lightroom knows not to convert them again. The ~ does not show up in Lightroom.
The new presets are converted to the .xmp format that’s compatible with Camera Raw in Photoshop, and Lightroom and Photoshop share a common location for these presets, meaning that your preset collection will be the same in both apps.
On Mac, this folder is:
~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw/Settings
On Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\CameraRaw\Settings
Your Prolost Presets will be available in Photoshop, and any presets you create will be available in both Photoshop and Lightroom Classic.
This conversion process happens automatically, and only once, so there should be no need to re-install Prolost Presets after upgrading to Lightroom Classic 7.3 or greater.
Installing Prolost Presets for Lightroom Classic 7.3 or Later
Prolost Profiles appear in the Profiles browser introduced in Lightroom Classic 7.3.
Remember, profiles are different from presets. Looking to install some presets? Go here.
The Profiles will appear in the broswer after a moment. Profiles installed in Lightroom Classic will also be available in Photoshop Camera Raw, and vice-versa, on the same local computer.
Before following these instructions, make sure you’re using the most up-to-date version of Lightroom. Using Lightroom Classic? Go here.
... button. Click on that and choose Import Profiles....Profiles installed in Lightroom will sync to your Creative Cloud account and be available in all versions of Lightroom, including mobile, when logged in to that account.
Lightroom CC 1.3 and Lightroom Classic 7.3 were released in April 2018, and changed how presets and profiles are saved and stored. Lightroom CC 1.4 was released in June 2018, and enabled syncing of Presets and Profiles with Lightroom CC for iOS and Android.
Lightroom Develop/Edit presets are now saved in the .xmp format that's compatible with Camera Raw in Photoshop, and Lightroom Classic and Photoshop share a common location for these presets, meaning that your preset collection will be the same in both apps.
On Mac, this folder is:
~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw/Settings
On Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\CameraRaw\Settings
Your Prolost Presets will be available in Photoshop, and any presets you create will be available in both Photoshop and Lightroom Classic.
Presets and profiles in Lightroom CC 1.4 and later are synced with your Creative Cloud account, and should not be administered from outside the Lightroom CC app.
The Prolost Presets and Profiles you install in Lightroom will be available in Lightroom for iOS/iPadOS and Android.
This issue affects people who have the Prolost Graduated Presets installed in Lightroom 7.2 or earlier, and then update to Lightroom 7.3.
The first time you launch Lightroom Classic 7.3 after updating, all of your presets are converted from .lrpreset format to .xmp (more info here).
Unfortunately, there is a bug in this process that breaks the Tone Curve adjustments in the following Prolost Graduated presets:
The solution is to manually uninstall the converted presets, and re-install the updated versions from the Prolost Store.
This installation process involves copying folders of presets into a specific folder on your system drive. We'll start by locating the folder we're copying to.
On Mac, this folder is:
~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw/Settings
On Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\CameraRaw\Settings
Within this folder, locate the following folders full of preset files:
Move these folders to a safe location, such as your Desktop.
Launch Lightroom. The replaced presets should appear in the Develop module. To confirm that they work, verify that Blockbuster Cyan Max gives your image a blue/cyan tint.
When you’ve confirmed that the new presets work, you can delete the five preset folders from your Desktop.
Lightroom Develop Presets are one-click shortcuts to applying Develop/Edit settings. A preset might be as simple as setting exposure, or as complicated as adding a complete look to a photo, or even local adjustments, which can create cool effects like the Prolost Light Leaks.
After you apply a Preset, you can see and adjust the changes in the Develop/Edit controls.
The Prolost Graduated Presets are special presets arranged in graduated groupings, allowing you a nice visual way to perform common image editing tasks.
Most Prolost presets support Lightroom 4 and up, although some require more recent versions.
Hundreds of realistic light leaks inspired by actual vintage cameras.
Lightroom Profiles typically apply an overall look to the photo. They leave all the Develop/Edit controls unchanged, so you are free to adjust them to taste. Unlike Presets, Profiles can create looks that are not possible with the Lightroom controls on their own. One way to think of Lightroom Profiles is as “virtual film stocks.”
Lightroom has long supported “Camera Profiles,” but they were not very visible, and used mostly to match camera JPEG output. With Lightroom Classic version 7.3, and Lightroom CC version 1.3, Profiles got a nice visual browsing system, and a differentiation between Camera Profiles and “Creative Profiles,” such as the Prolost Profiles, which make your photos look great regardless of originating camera.
Many Creative Profiles support an Amount slider, allowing you to choose how much of the Profile’s visual adjustment to apply to your photo.
The installation process varies from version to version, and depending on whether you're installing Presets or Profiles.
Remember, Presets are different from Profiles. Looking to install some presets? Go here.
The Presets will appear in the broswer after a moment. Presets installed in Lightroom Classic will also be available in Photoshop Camera Raw, and vice-versa.
Lightroom CC 1.3 and Lightroom Classic 7.3 were released on April 3, 2018, and introduced a change in file format for Lightroom Presets.
Prior to this release, Lightroom Develop Presets had the .lrtemplate file extension, and were stored in a Lightroom-specific location.
As of Lightroom CC 1.3 and Lightroom Classic 7.3, Lightroom Develop Presets have the .xmp extension, and are compatible with the Adobe Camera Raw importer in Adobe Photoshop.
Presets in Lightroom Classic 7.3 and later are stored in the same location as Adobe Camera Raw, so installing the Prolost Presets for Lightroom Classic now means that they’re installed for Photoshop as well.
If you have .lrtemplate presets installed and then update to Lightroom Classic, your presets will automatically be converted to .xmp and relocated to the new folder. The .lrtemplate presets are left in place for compatibility with older versions.
Presets in Lightroom CC 1.3 and later are stored within the Library (.lrlibrary) file, and should not be administered from outside the Lightroom CC app.
To check which version of Lightroom you're running, choose Help → System Info.
To see if you have any updates available, choose Help → Updates.
For a more information, including which versions of Lightroom are current, check out Adobe's help page on Lightroom versions and updates.
