{"id":68683,"date":"2014-06-26T14:53:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T14:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=68683"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:37:18","slug":"how-to-create-and-install-presets-in-adobe-lightroom-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-create-and-install-presets-in-adobe-lightroom-5\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create and install presets in Adobe Lightroom 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adobe Lightroom 5<\/strong> (for\u00a0Mac<\/a>,\u00a0iPad<\/a> and\u00a0PC<\/a>) is an excellent professional image-editing program that helps you turn every shot into the perfect picture. Among the many tools it offers, there’s a useful collection of\u00a0presets<\/strong> (or templates) that allow you, with a single click, to apply a whole set of changes to a photo.<\/p>\n

By default, there are quite a few to choose from.\u00a0You’ll find them in the Presets <\/em>menu, in the column at the left hand side of the Lightroom interface. In addition to using those which have been pre-installed, however, you can also\u00a0create your own<\/strong>, or upload new ones by downloading them for free online.<\/p>\n

Below, I’ll take you through how to create them, save them, and install new ones on your Mac.\u00a0For this tutorial, I used a Mac with\u00a0OS X 10.9 Mavericks<\/strong>, but the steps are almost identical on a\u00a0Windows PC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How to create and save a preset in Adobe Lightroom 5<\/h3>\n

1. Retouch a photo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open a photo and make all the adjustments you want, altering any parameter you want among the many available in the program.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0tools<\/strong> that let you make adjustments are in the column on the right of the interface.<\/p>\n

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2. Create a new preset<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you’re satisfied with the result, you’re ready to\u00a0save all the changes<\/strong> that you’ve made \u200b\u200bas a preset.<\/p>\n

In the Presets <\/em>menu\u00a0on the left hand side of the interface, click on the “+<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

3. Decide which parameters to include<\/strong><\/p>\n

A dialog box appears, from which you can give a\u00a0name<\/strong> to the new template , as well as determine which of the fixes that you applied to the photo you want to\u00a0include<\/strong> or exclude by adding or removing checkmarks.<\/p>\n

\"Save<\/p>\n

4. Save the new template<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click on the\u00a0Create<\/em> button. The preset will be saved, and you can apply it with a single click to any other photo.\u00a0You’ll find it on the menu to the left –\u00a0Presets> Default User<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, at least for the moment, presets created on the desktop versions\u00a0do not synchronize on Lightroom for iPad<\/a><\/strong> , but I’m expecting this feature to eventually be added to the already rich set of options in the Adobe virtual darkroom.<\/p>\n

How to download and install presets from other users<\/h3>\n

There are many websites where you can find\u00a0Lightroom <\/strong>templates <\/strong>shared by other users;<\/strong> you can even find some interesting ones on the Adobe blog itself<\/span><\/a>, and loading these presets to use them in your Lightroom is easy.<\/p>\n

The presets are usually compressed in ZIP format.\u00a0Download the ones you want, and unzip them.\u00a0You’ll see a file with the extension\u00a0.lrtemplate<\/em><\/strong>: right-click on it, and copy it.<\/p>\n

Then, open the Lightroom preferences by going to Apple Menu> Preferences,<\/em> and in the Presets <\/em>tab, click on\u00a0Show Lightroom Presets folder.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Button<\/em><\/p>\n

Go to\u00a0Develop Presets> User Presets<\/em> and paste the files you copied there.<\/p>\n

\"Paste<\/p>\n

When you re-open Lightroom, in\u00a0Preset> User Presets<\/em> you’ll find your new template ready for use.<\/p>\n

\"Apply<\/p>\n

A final tip<\/h3>\n

If you’re venturing into the world of photo editing for the first time, you can find ready-made presets in Lightroom; these are also a\u00a0great place to start<\/strong> to learn how to orient yourself among the many tools that the program offers.<\/p>\n

Just open a photo, apply a preset, and study what parameters have been modified to get yourself the effect you want\u2013 it’s a really useful exercise that I highly recommend.<\/p>\n

If you want to check out Adobe Lightroom for iPad, check out our review of the program<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adobe Lightroom 5 (for\u00a0Mac,\u00a0iPad and\u00a0PC) is an excellent professional image-editing program that helps you turn every shot into the perfect picture. Among the many tools it offers, there’s a useful collection of\u00a0presets (or templates) that allow you, with a single click, to apply a whole set of changes to a photo. By default, there are … Continue reading “How to create and install presets in Adobe Lightroom 5”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2047,"featured_media":68685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2327],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-68683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionadobe-photoshop-lightroom"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t