Can Lightroom 5 soft-proof using a CMYK ICC profile like Coated FOGRA27?

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Photoshop CS6 shows my installed ICC profile CoatedFOGRA27.icc, but Lightroom 5 only lists some profiles in the Develop module’s Soft Proofing panel, mostly RGB profiles. I want to soft-proof images for a printer that uses Coated FOGRA27 and compare rendering intents such as Perceptual and Relative before sending files for print. Is this possible in Lightroom 5, or does Lightroom only support RGB profiles for soft proofing?

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Lightroom v.5 can use only RGB profiles because all controls are working either in RGB or through RGB, it does not support CMYK.

If you want to soft-proof to CMYK in Lightroom, try v.6.

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Lightroom 5 cannot soft-proof with CMYK ICC profiles such as Coated FOGRA27. In Lightroom 5, the Develop pipeline and its soft-proofing support are RGB-based, so only RGB-capable profiles appear there. That’s why Photoshop can see and use the FOGRA27 profile while Lightroom 5 does not list it for soft proofing.

If you need to preview or convert for a CMYK print condition like FOGRA27, use Photoshop for that part of the workflow. Lightroom 5 is fine for RGB editing, but CMYK soft proofing is outside its support.

Can Lightroom 5 soft-proof using a CMYK ICC profile like Coated FOGRA27?

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