Do you want to add some effects to the "Lightroom" program? You can find tons of presets on the internet, both free and paid. These "presets" can save time working on your photo editing projects, and installing them is also very easy. Read on from Step 1 below to find out how.
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Step 1. Download some "Lightroom Presets"
You may have to buy one, but there are lots of free "Lightroom Presets" available on the internet.
Step 2. Go to the "Downloads" folder and "unzip" the file
"Lightroom Presets" are usually downloaded to your computer as a "zip" file. The "presets" themselves won't be able to be installed in a "zipped" format, so you'll need to unzip them first.
Uncompressed files will have the ".lrtemplate" extension
Step 3. Open the "Lightroom" program
Step 4. Click "Edit"
Look at the menu below it and click "Preferences". A new window will appear.
Step 5. Click the "Presets" label
Step 6. Click "Show Lightroom Presets Folder" under "Location"
A window showing the location of the "Lightroom" file will appear (for example, C:\Users\Computer\AppData\Roaming\Adobe) depending on where the program is installed.
Step 7. Locate and double-click on the "Lightroom" folder
Step 8. Find and open "Develop Presets"
Step 9. Copy the "presets" you just downloaded
Go back to where you downloaded or opened the "preset" template, select it, then copy it. You can copy files by pressing Ctrl + C or by right-clicking and selecting Copy. If you download more than one template, you can copy them all at once.
Step 10. Paste the file in the "User Presets" folder under "Develop Presets"
Step 11. Close "Lightroom" and then reopen it
Step 12. Try your new "presets"
Import a photo and click "Develop". On the left, below the photo thumbnail, you'll see the available "presets" options. Search and expand "User Presets" to find the "presets" you just installed.
