Adjustment Layer - Presets (how to transfer to different computers)

[78deluxe]

The Adjustment layer tools allow adding presets (which then show up in the Adjustment Panel under the tool name).   However, there is no obvious way to export them.

It can be very time consuming creating good usable presents (gradient maps, selective color, etc) and is a major burden to replicate.

Is there a way to transfer between computers?

I'm generally thinking personal use here, but I think there would be major benefits to the community to also be able to import/export Adjustment Presets.  

[carl123]

You have not stated what OS and what app you are using so I can't give you full file location details

But on my system, (Windows) I would be looking for this file adjustments.propcol to transfer it to the second computer

[walt.farrell]

7 hours ago, carl123 said:

But on my system, (Windows) I would be looking for this file adjustments.propcol to transfer it to the second computer

It's important to recognize that transferring those presets to another computer is an all or nothing situation. If the target computer already has its own adjustments presets, you will replace them all with the source computer's set of adjustments.

This FAQ article should help find the location of the file:

 

[thomaso]

Two related questions:

Is there a way to get rid of all the default presets? It appears a right-click on a preset opens a context menu which allows to delete but this option is grayed out for app default presets. I would appreciate if none of them would show up at all once I click an adjustment but get presented its options window only.

Is there a way to make the option sliders appear in the adjustment panel (e.g. instead of the preset icons/buttons)?

[walt.farrell]

31 minutes ago, thomaso said:

Two related questions:

Is there a way to get rid of all the default presets? It appears a right-click on a preset opens a context menu which allows to delete but this option is grayed out for app default presets. I would appreciate if none of them would show up at all once I click an adjustment but get presented its options window only.

Is there a way to make the option sliders appear in the adjustment panel (e.g. instead of the preset icons/buttons)?

No.

[David in Яuislip]

It's possible to load an Adjustment Layer into the Assets panel, export that then import elsewhere. I've had a brief attempt at stacking & grouping them but failed so far 

Assets-Adjustments.afassets

[thomaso]

1 hour ago, David in Яuislip said:

Adjustment Layer into the Assets panel, (...) I've had a brief attempt at stacking & grouping them but failed

I experience that adjustments loose their entire functionality as Assets, regardless whether grouped or not. They appear in the Asset Panel and they appear in the Layers Panel if dragged as asset to a document – but then they seem useless: Though the custom values in their options window is still maintained as asset they simply don't cause anything, even altering the values doesn't cause an influence to the layers below. They are just kaput. – A bug?

[78deluxe]

10 hours ago, carl123 said:

You have not stated what OS and what app you are using so I can't give you full file location details

But on my system, (Windows) I would be looking for this file adjustments.propcol to transfer it to the second computer

I am also on Windows (I use all the apps, but was most interested in Photo Desktop).  Thanks.

[David in Яuislip]

Thomaso, interesting. I have just deleted those two assets, reloaded them and they work properly, well as a proof of concept, otherwise they are fairly useless.

I loaded a new image, applied both assets by dragging, clicking on the layer panel opened the option boxes which functioned as usual.

It's a shame you're on a mac as I suppose my .afassets file is of no use

[thomaso]

12 minutes ago, David in Яuislip said:

It's a shame you're on a mac as I suppose my .afassets file is of no use

I haven't used your .afassets but simply tested with newly created, in various ways, single, grouped and grouped renamed. None of them seem to work when dragged from the asset panel. Here just the sample of the renamed group:

So, since yours work for you, I wonder if it is an issue on mac only?

Another issue: note that the bottom asset doesn't show its name "Shadows / Highlights Adjustment". It gets cropped entirely when the panel width is too narrow and doesn't show even a few letters.

[David in Яuislip]

I think we could all use larger screens, this one is a pain at the right edge of the Context Toolbar where I have to click a » symbol to see some options yet there is plenty of space

I have just realised that the  Layer names are not the same as the assett names.....hey ho

[thomaso]

34 minutes ago, David in Яuislip said:

I have just realised that the  Layer names are not the same as the assett names.....hey ho

Different asset names are not only "by design" but also by concept and apparently in purpose:

 

[David in Яuislip]

OK, I started again

Create the effects, rename them in the Layers panel, add to Assets, delete the Layers and re-apply by dragging from Assets. It works

Next rename the Assets in the Assets studio, apply them and it remembers the old name

It's good that it is by design and not a bug.

I would be inclined to change the design, I cannot see a reason for allowing a change of name in the Asset studio because it is too late and does nothing

Hope the graphic explains it, I am off for some beer