I have an issue with files processed by DXO PureRaw 4.2.0 and then imported into Lightroom Classic 13.3.
If I import the raw NEF file it imports and uses Process Version 6 (current version). If however I open the NEF file with DXO PureRaw and then try to import the file into Lightroom Classic it imports with the very old Process Version 1 and much of the functionality of Lightroom is lost.
This only happens with Lightroom set to import files with Camera Settings (in preferences > presets > global). If I change this to Adobe Defaults it loads with the correct Process Version 6.
I have been in contact with Adobe and they suggest that this is a bug in DXO PureRaw. They provided the following explanation:
DETAILS
The DXO DNG includes Develop settings, both defining camera defaults for that file and current Develop settings…
When LR imports the file with Global set to Camera Settings, it applies the camera defaults defined in the DXO DNG and then applies the develop settings. It’s this combination of defaults and settings that is setting Process Version to 1, Profile to Adobe Standard, and Detail settings to 0.
After importing, when you click the Reset button, LR resets the develop settings to the camera defaults specified in the file. At this point, Process Version goes to 6 and Profile to Camera Standard,. Also strange is that the file’s camera defaults define various Detail settings: The develop settings define all those to be 0. so when you first import the file they’re all 0, but when you hit Reset to apply the camera defaults defined in the file, they go to the settings above.
I’m not sure what DXO is trying to accomplish here, and whether this is a DXO bug.
Any advice would be appreciated