Lightroom darkening my DXO DNG exports RAF files

DxO PhotoLab
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Ok, so I searched everywhere and didn’t find an answer…I transfer my raw files to PL5, do my thing and when I export back to LR, it appears fine for a second and then underexpose by a full stop. Like when it initially reads the embedded JPG from a fresh raw file…I checked everywhere and I’m not applying any presets on import…I checked preferences, tried Adobe Default and Camera Settings in the Presets tab to no avail… If I export a JPG or TIFF instead of a DNG, no problem…
It only happens with Fuji RAF files…Canon CR2 are ok…no different settings for Fuji cameras in preferences…
Any ideas?

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LR is just applying its default settings for Fuji dng files.

Maybe you could set your own default for Fuji by adding a stop of exposure shift?

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I’m not familiar with Fuji’s terminology but Canon has it’s Highlight Tone Priority and Nikon has it’s Advanced D-Lighting, both designed to preserve highlights by underexposing by 0.5-1.0 stops and then compensating in-camera and in their proprietary software. PL5 does not recognize that the photo has been under-exposed and therefore does not apply any compensation for it. Thus the DNG will appear under-exposed. Does Fuji have a similar “highlight preservation” mode in their cameras, and are you using it?

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Thanks @IanS but I double checked and there are (at least in any settings I could find) no default settings being applied, neither in preferences nor in the import phase. And @rrblint , the files look fine in PL, so it’s not a file problem. As Ian said, it really looks as LR is doing something to the image, I just can’t figure out how…and I’ve been using LR since its inception, so I know my way around it… truly odd…I can “ counter-add” a stop to every imported file from PL, but its a nuisance…

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What have you chosen as your default preset in the preferences?

You can create your own default preset and choose that in preferences, then it will be applied automatically.

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Ih @Joanna . Default ia câmera settings. I can make a preset, but not for default import because many times I import from other sources…