Changed Develop defaults won't default!

[123drb]

I'm probably missing something painfully obvious but...

I'm using LR 2.4 & I want to have my RAW files show up in Develop initially with no adjustments at all. Don't ask me why - I just want to!

To do this I've opened a RAW file (I only shoot RAW, not RAW+ so all files have the same profile & I only shoot RAW with one camera), set everything (esp brightness, contrast, blacks & sharpening) to zero & then clicked "Develop"/ "Set default settings"/ "Update to current settings" but when I go to another RAW file (regardless of folder location or whether or not I've restarted LR) it pops up in Develop with the same Brightness +5', Contrast +25, Blacks +5, Sharpness +25. It's driving me bonkers - why won't it apply those zeroed defaults to every RAW file from the same camera that I open in the Develop module?!

In Preferences, by the way, none of the options in the top box of the Presets tab are ticked (ie no auto-tone, no default settings applied by ISO etc).

I realise I could simply apply the "General - zeroed" preset to every RAW file I open but that to me destroys the point of having defaults that one can supposedly set oneself!

Thanks for any suggestions,
David

 

[Denis Pagé]

The "Set Default" is meant to be applied for future imports.

For raw files already linked in the catalog: Select the image you zeroed, add the others you want to your selection and click "Sync..." in Develop lower right.

And welcome to Lightroom Forums!

 

[123drb]

Thanks Denis, and thanks for the swift response!

A bit irritating that it won't apply also to already imported but never-before-developed RAW files - not sure I completely understand the logic (presumably something to do with protecting files that might have already had develop setting applied to them?). Ah well...

 

[Denis Pagé]

[quote author=123drb link=topic=7461.msg51''9#msg51''9 date=12494856'7]
...(presumably something to do with protecting files that might have already had develop setting applied to them?). Ah well...
[/quote]
Exactly!

 

[Victoria Bampton]

If you press the Reset button (or select multiple in Grid view and use the Reset button in Quick Develop), it'll reset to the new default settings.