This will typically be your downloads folder. Save the downloaded file in a location where you can find it again. Start by downloading the zipped presets file in LRtemplate format on the download page that was emailed to you. LRtemplate Lightroom Preset Installation Instructions LRtemplate presets – Used for older desktop versions of Lightroom including Lightroom 5 & 6, and Lightroom CC versions that have not been updated with the Adobe Creative Cloud (versions prior to 1.4) If LRtemplate presets are installed into a new version of Lightroom CC, they will be automatically converted to XMP preset files. Once they are installed there, they will automatically sync with Lightroom CC on mobile devices connected to the same Adobe Creative Cloud account. XMP presets cannot be installed directly into a mobile device, but first must be installed into the desktop version of Lightroom CC. They are also compatible with the Lightroom mobile app. They are used with paid subscriptions to the Adobe Creative Cloud and are compatible with desktop versions of Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic CC, and Photoshop CC. XMP presets – These are the newest preset file format and they are the easiest and fastest to install. DNG presets take more time to install because each preset is saved inside a DNG photo file and must be saved, one at a time, on a mobile device. DNG presets are not normally used on desktop versions of Lightroom. The three preset file types are:ĭNG presets – Used with the free version of the Lightroom Mobile app that is not connected to a paid subscription with the Adobe Creative Cloud. Here is why there are three preset file types for Lightroom… over the years, preset file types have been changed by Adobe depending on the Lightroom version being used. Why are there different types of presets for Lightroom? These presets are used in older versions of Lightroom.Ĭompatible with: Lightroom 6, Lightroom 5, and Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic CC that have not been updated with the Adobe Creative Cloud in 2019.
Use these instructions to install LRtemplate format Lightroom presets.
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How to Install Presets in Older Versions of Lightroom