HOW TO INSTALL PHOTOSHOP ACR PRESETS
PRE-INSTALL INFORMATION
Step 01 - Receive Download Email
Once you've made your purchase you will immediately have the option to download the product(s) from the final purchase page and you will also receive a download email shortly after. If for any reason you don't receive this email immediately please reach out to us at support@colormadelabs.com. There may be a problem with the email that you originally provided.
Step 02 - Unzip Your Downloaded Files
All of our products come packaged within zip files, we recommend that you store these in a safe place on your computer or on an external hard drive for future use. All product purchases are limited to three lifetime downloads, so safe keeping is highly recommended.
If your computer does not already have the ability to unzip these file types then you will need to download a free unarchiving application.
We recommend Keka for Mac and PeaZip for Windows.
To Unzip
On Windows: Right-click on the downloaded zip files and click "extract-all."
On Mac: Double click the downloaded zip files and your computer will automatically extract the files.
Step 03 - Familiarize Yourself With The ColorMade Product Folder
Once you've unzipped your ColorMade products you will notice that each product folder contains two additional folders, one titled "Adobe Camera Raw" and another titled "Adobe Lightroom." - (See photos below) - The "Adobe Camera Raw" folder contains a preset folder titled "ColorMade - Product Name" that houses .xmp preset files that are compatible with Lightroom Classic CC 7.3+, Lightroom CC, Lightroom Mobile, and Photoshop Adobe Camera Raw, while the "Adobe Lightroom" folder contains a preset folder titled "ColorMade - Product Name" that houses.lrt files that are compatible with Lightroom 5, 6, and Lightroom Classic CC 7.0-7.2.
We supply both filetypes with every order to cover all situations.
NOTE, for this installation process we will be using the preset folder that is within the "Adobe Camera Raw" folder. (See photo below)
ColorMade Product Folder Preview (.xmp)
ColorMade Product Folder Preview (.lrt)
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• INSTALLATION PROCESS •
FOR PHOTOSHOP ADOBE CAMERA RAW (ACR)
Step 01 - Open The Photoshop Adobe Camera Raw Presets Folder
This process requires that you manually open the main Adobe Camera Raw "Settings" folder in order to copy and paste the presets into.
Begin by opening this folder on your computer. We’ve included the folder locations below.
Adobe Camera Raw Presets Folder (Mac)
Step 02 - Copy & Paste The ColorMade Presets Into The Settings Folder
Now you will need to either drag or copy & paste the ColorMade preset folder that's within the "Adobe Camera Raw" folder (Pictured below) into the Adobe"Settings" folder that we opened above, in Step 1 (Also pictured below).
Note: You will need to separately copy & paste all purchased ColorMade products to this folder.
1 - ColorMade Product Folder (.xmp)
2 - Adobe Camera Raw Presets Folder
3 - Final Copied Preset Folder
Step 03 - How To Apply ACR Presets
1 - Open your RAW image into Photoshop and the Adobe Camera Raw window will automatically open.
2 - Click on the preset icon (shown below) and then the preset tab will open and your presets will be available and ready for use!
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