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Last update: 2021-01-05
Installation
LIGHTROOM CLASSIC
- Open Lightroom Classic.
- Choose File > Import Develop Profiles and Presets… from the menu bar in the develop module.
- In the Import dialog box that appears, navigate to the NEGSETS.zip file you downloaded.
- Click Import*.
LIGHTROOM CC
- Open Lightroom CC
- Click on any image.
- Choose File > Import Profiles and Presets… from the menu bar.
- In the Import dialog box that appears, navigate to the NEGSETS.zip file you downloaded.
- Click Import*.
LIGHTROOM MOBILE WITH CLOUD SUBSCRIPTION
- Open Lightroom Desktop.
- Choose File > Import Profiles and Presets… from the menu bar.
- In the Import dialog box that appears, navigate to the NEGSETS.zip file you downloaded.
- Click Import*.
- The presets and profiles you have installed in Lightroom Desktop are automatically synced with Lightroom on mobile devices.
LIGHTROOM MOBILE WITHOUT CLOUD SUBSCRIPTION
- Open Lightroom mobile on your mobile device
- Open a frame for editing
- Tap on Profiles
- Tap on the three dots
- Tap on import profiles
- In the next dialog go to the location of the Negsets.zip file you downloaded from your account and tap on it
- The Negset profiles will now appear when clicking on Profiles
MANUAL INSTALLATION LIGHTROOM CLASSIC
Make sure hidden system folders are visible in Explorer (Windows) or Finder (MacOS)
- Close Lightroom Classic
- Unzip the NEGSETS.zip file you downloaded from your account
- Copy the “INVERTRUE – Camera Profiles” and “INVERTRUE – Scanner Profiles” folders to the location 1 given below
- Copy the remaining folders to location 2 given below
Location 1
MacOS: /Users/[UserName]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Camera Raw/Camera Profiles/imported
Windows: C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\CameraProfiles\imported
Location 2
MacOS: /Users/[UserName]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Camera Raw/ImportedSettings/
Windows: C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\ImportedSettings\
MANUAL INSTALLATION LIGHTROOM CC
Make sure hidden system folders are visible in Explorer (Windows) or Finder (MacOS)
- Close Lightroom CC
- Unzip the NEGSETS.zip file you downloaded from your account
- Copy the “INVERTRUE – Camera Profiles” and “INVERTRUE – Scanner Profiles” folders to location 1 given below
- Copy the remaining folders to the location 2 given below
Location 1
MacOS: /Users/[UserName]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom CC/Develop Presets/imported
Windows: C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom CC\Develop Presets\imported
Location 2
MacOS: /Users/[UserName]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Camera Raw/Settings/imported
Windows: C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\Settings\imported
*Some users On MacOS reported they had to dive into the subfolders of the .zip file to install the underlying .xmp and .dcp files
Updating to a newer Version
Remove the old presets and profiles from the installation locations as discussed in the manual installation instructions.
Alternatively, open Adobe Camera Raw and right click or alt/cmd right click on the profiles/presets and remove them prior installation of the update.
Short Instructions
- Scan your negatives as raw 16bit/channel. Make sure to expose your scans correctly
- Set your color space in Camera Raw or Lightroom to AdobeRGB
- Assign one of the profiles according to the filmstock you want to convert or choose a universal profile of your liking.
- Perform white balance on the film border.
- Make sure exposure is correct. The histogram should have the same amount of empty space on both sides.
- If there is a unpleasant color cast, find a spot in the image with approx 50% brightness that you want to appear as neutral.
- Drag the profile strength slider to the right until the desired contrast is reached
- Readjust exposure if needed
