Question about Lightroom

[MrDre]

I have a question about Lightroom, that I have not been able to solve myself. The issue is that when I import a photo into Lightroom, it seems to auto adjust the data for the photo. Sometimes I am quite happy how a picture was shot right away, but after the import the colors are not the same anymore (less vibrant/darker).

I have tried searching for an option that enables/disables this process, but didn't find anything that works.

Do any of you guys know what I could do (or shouldn't) to stop this from happening?

[Finchwizard]

In the Import Window box where it's got your photos, on the Right hand side there's a "Apply During Import" dropdown.

Are there any presets selected?

Also if you go into Edit > Preferences > Presets Tab.

There is an "Apply Auto Tone Adjustments"

Make sure that's unticked.

[bballfreak6]

Originally Posted by MrDre

I have a question about Lightroom, that I have not been able to solve myself. The issue is that when I import a photo into Lightroom, it seems to auto adjust the data for the photo. Sometimes I am quite happy how a picture was shot right away, but after the import the colors are not the same anymore (less vibrant/darker).

I have tried searching for an option that enables/disables this process, but didn't find anything that works.

Do any of you guys know what I could do (or shouldn't) to stop this from happening?

keep in mind that the camera applied settings won't be picked up by lightroom (assuming this is raw you are opening up in lightroom) therefore what you see on your camera lcd won't look the same once you open up the raw in lightroom however if you open up in the supplied program (eg DPP for canon) it should look the same...hope that made sense

[MrDre]

Originally Posted by Finchwizard

In the Import Window box where it's got your photos, on the Right hand side there's a "Apply During Import" dropdown.

Are there any presets selected?

Also if you go into Edit > Preferences > Presets Tab.

There is an "Apply Auto Tone Adjustments"

Make sure that's unticked.

Thank you, Ill try these options tonight.

[MrDre]

Originally Posted by bballfreak6

keep in mind that the camera applied settings won't be picked up by lightroom (assuming this is raw you are opening up in lightroom) therefore what you see on your camera lcd won't look the same once you open up the raw in lightroom however if you open up in the supplied program (eg DPP for canon) it should look the same...hope that made sense

Yeah I know that photos might look a little different, but in this case the photos become different after the import, so in LR I can already see the photo's as I view them in the import screen where they appear much more like the photo was originally taken.

[Repo Man]

Is both LR and the camera set to sRGB colour space ? ( or Adobe RGB if thats what you prefer )

[MrDre]

Originally Posted by Repo Man

Is both LR and the camera set to sRGB colour space ? ( or Adobe RGB if thats what you prefer )

That's a good point!

I checked the other settings, but those should be fine. Still pictures change quite drastically after import.

I'll check the color space tonight.

[chiefmasterjedi]

I'm at work right now, but I'll look into this when I get home. I use Lightroom every day and know exactly what you are referring to. To go back to the original photo, right click the image within Lightroom and under "presets" (i think that's where it is) pick the one right at the top which will be "reset". That should put the photo back to it's original state.
When I get home tonight, I will check into this further and see how you can import without Lightroom doing anything.

[MrDre]

Originally Posted by chiefmasterjedi

I'm at work right now, but I'll look into this when I get home. I use Lightroom every day and know exactly what you are referring to. To go back to the original photo, right click the image within Lightroom and under "presets" (i think that's where it is) pick the one right at the top which will be "reset". That should put the photo back to it's original state.
When I get home tonight, I will check into this further and see how you can import without Lightroom doing anything.

That would be great, I checked al the settings that Finchwizard, Repo man and bballfreak6 told about. These are set as they should be now, but LR still changes the imported pictures. I can improve the photo by clicking the "autotone" option, but I rather not have LR change the initial import.

[chiefmasterjedi]

OK, I'm at my computer now. When you are in the import panel of Lightroom, make sure the whole window is viewable by clicking the little down arrow in the bottom left corner. Then look at the panels to the right and you will see one called "apply during import", in the develop settings box select "None". this should fix your problem.
Or as I stated in my first post, you can right click an image, go down to "develop settings" and then click reset.

Hope this helps.

[MrDre]

Originally Posted by chiefmasterjedi

OK, I'm at my computer now. When you are in the import panel of Lightroom, make sure the whole window is viewable by clicking the little down arrow in the bottom left corner. Then look at the panels to the right and you will see one called "apply during import", in the develop settings box select "None". this should fix your problem.
Or as I stated in my first post, you can right click an image, go down to "develop settings" and then click reset.

Hope this helps.

Ok thanks Chief, I'll try this tonight. Hope this solves it.

[Finchwizard]

Originally Posted by chiefmasterjedi

OK, I'm at my computer now. When you are in the import panel of Lightroom, make sure the whole window is viewable by clicking the little down arrow in the bottom left corner. Then look at the panels to the right and you will see one called "apply during import", in the develop settings box select "None". this should fix your problem.
Hope this helps.

That's what I said to do

[MrDre]

Ok guys, any other suggestions? All suggested settings should not interfere with the import.
I decided to try and install LR 4.0, but it still changes the picture. I also noticed that LR only does this for imported RAW files and not JPG.
Could it be that LR reverts to the original photo when importing (given the settings) and that the photo I see at the import screen is in fact an auto enhanced preview?

[Finchwizard]

Originally Posted by MrDre

Ok guys, any other suggestions? All suggested settings should not interfere with the import.
I decided to try and install LR 4.0, but it still changes the picture. I also noticed that LR only does this for imported RAW files and not JPG.
Could it be that LR reverts to the original photo when importing (given the settings) and that the photo I see at the import screen is in fact an auto enhanced preview?

Because I don't have my camera near me with some shots on it.

It may be displaying the JPEG images to you, and then you're seeing the RAW un-edited or modified images.

[Glidefan]

Finch may be right. It could be that lightroom is showing you the embedded thumb in the RAM (I think there is a 1600*1200 preview in there but i may be mistaken) and then its getting the RAW file without the custom settings that you may have in your camera.

[bballfreak6]

that's what i tried to say earlier...^^"