Allow "no collection" as an option for Lightroom Classic plugin

DxO PureRAW Feature requests
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Tried something yesterday…and found that there will be no collections if you disable the DPR importer plugin in Lightroom Classic.

I exported the DNGs to the source folder and all I had to do is to sync the source folder in LrC.

All of the above was done and seen on a Mac.

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There is also this that was recently posted which works too : GitHub - thomas001/lr-pristine-raw-importer: A Lightroom plugin that imports files created by DxO PureRAW4.

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The link to this script (message #11) has been corrupted. Here it is :

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/u9z8xljspvnzb2llg8dd4/Process-in-PureRAW.lua?rlkey=hhtu5tk3wo53bs8bves8infq4&st=zsxujkk2&dl=0

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New pureraw user here. Really happy with the software’s results, but as frustrated as others here about the LrC workflow integration with collections. So I poked around and found that deleting a line in the PluginData.lua file appears to ease the workflow by not causing LrC to change its view to the collection view. The returned result is stacked with the original and added to a collection, just as before, but the view doesn’t change E.g., if you invoked pureraw from grid view, you’ll still be in grid view after the pureraw result is imported, and likewise for library and develop module views. I use Windows, so I don’t know what the correct path to the file would be for Apple, sorry. Here’s what I did on Windows:

  1. Create a backup copy of PluginData.lua. On my windows machine, this was located at C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Modules\DxOPureRAWv5.import.lrplugin\PluginData.lua
  2. Edit PluginData.lua using a basic text editor such as notepad
  3. Remove the entire line dxoParameterSelectCollection = “selectCollection”,
  4. Save PluginData.lua and restart LrC (I’m unsure if restarting is absolutely necessary, but I did it to make sure LrC picked up the change).

Appears to work fine, but without hassle of having to navigate back to the original folder/view in LrC to continue editing in my workflow.

My export preferences are set to output as DNG, to the original image folder, no export after processing, and default collection.

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Re: Msg #11
My Dropbox account is now closed. Here is the new link :

Stoaty’s plugin or SSScooter’s solution might be a better choice (however, my script can be used with any external program needing to work with the original RAW - just change the program path in the script).

You have the choice until DxO decide to do something about this quirk.

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PR should have 3 options:

  1. Disable/enable putting image in a collection
  2. Disable/enable when returning to lightroom classic being in a collection
  3. Have the selection of a “custom” collection not keep returning to PR’s default collection when opening PR
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It’s almost like DXO should talk to their customers about how they want the workflow to work!

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It worked perfectly with PR6. Thanks!!!

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Edit the .lua is a good hack but one we shouldnt need to make.

Sometimes i want a collection, often i dont. An option to just tick “none” would be great.

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You can also comment that line out :

–[[dxoParameterSelectCollection = “selectCollection”,–]]

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Please note that deleting or commenting out the line mentioned above doesn’t prevent the collection from being created. Finally, I prefer using the script I suggested in message #11 (correct link : Process in PureRAW.lua) because no collection is created.

The Pristine RAW Importer plugin is more sophisticated, though.