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DustMagic ships with a bundled Lightroom Classic plugin. Once installed, you can send photos to DustMagic from inside Lightroom and get cleaned versions back as new copies.<\/p>\n

One-Time Setup<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. In DustMagic, open Help \u2192 Lightroom Integration\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. If Lightroom Classic is detected, click Install Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Restart Lightroom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n\"Lightroom
    The Lightroom Integration dialog reports detection status and installs the bundled plugin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    If Lightroom Classic isn’t detected, install Lightroom first or drag DustMagic.lrplugin<\/code> into your Lightroom Modules folder manually.<\/p>\n

    Sending a Photo to DustMagic<\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. In Lightroom Library or Develop, select one or more photos.<\/li>\n
    2. Go to File \u2192 Plug-in Extras \u2192 Send to DustMagic<\/strong> (or right-click \u2192 Plug-in Extras).<\/li>\n
    3. Lightroom hands the file off to DustMagic, which opens with the photo loaded.<\/li>\n
    4. Detection runs automatically. Adjust if needed, then process.<\/li>\n
    5. The cleaned file is returned to your Lightroom catalog as a new copy alongside the original.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Sending a Folder for Batch<\/h2>\n
        \n
      • Select multiple photos in Lightroom and use the same Plug-in Extras action \u2014 DustMagic loads them as a batch.<\/li>\n
      • Use Conservative profile, set Film Type, and click Process Batch as normal.<\/li>\n
      • Cleaned versions return to Lightroom together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Tips<\/h2>\n
          \n
        • Send TIFFs, not JPEGs \u2014 DustMagic preserves dynamic range better with TIFFs.<\/li>\n
        • Run dust removal before<\/em> colour grading so your edits are made on a clean image.<\/li>\n
        • Keep originals \u2014 Lightroom’s stack lets you collapse the original and cleaned copy together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n
            \n
          • Plugin doesn’t appear in Lightroom<\/strong> \u2014 restart Lightroom; verify DustMagic.lrplugin<\/code> is listed in File \u2192 Plug-in Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
          • Lightroom not detected<\/strong> \u2014 install Lightroom Classic, then re-open the dialog. Standalone (Cloud) Lightroom is not supported.<\/li>\n
          • Returned file isn’t visible<\/strong> \u2014 Lightroom usually places it in the same folder as the original; make sure the folder is in your catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Next Steps<\/h2>\n
              \n
            • Working in Photoshop or Capture One \u2014 3.2: Photoshop & Capture One Integration<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
            • Where DustMagic saves cleaned files \u2014 3.3: Exporting & Saving Cleaned Images<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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