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How do I see my original RAWs in Lightroom Classic after applying an AI Preset?

See your photo before and after its AI Preset in Lightroom Classic with one key, without resetting your edits.

Written by Ashton Smith

You can see what your photo looked like before Narrative applied your AI Preset without resetting anything. In Lightroom Classic, press the \ (backslash) key to switch between before and after.

How do I see the before and after?

To see the before and after, use the backslash key in Lightroom Classic.

  1. Open the photo in the Develop module in Lightroom Classic.

  2. Press \ to see the photo before your AI Preset was applied.

  3. Press \ again to go back to the edited photo.

This only changes what you're looking at. It doesn't remove your AI Preset or any changes you've made.

How do I compare different AI Presets?

If you shipped with more than one AI Preset, each one is a Snapshot. Open the Snapshots panel in the Develop module and click an AI Preset to see it on the photo.

Important: Unlike the backslash key, clicking a Snapshot changes the photo's edit and replaces changes you've made since shipping. Sync Snapshots (File → Plug-in Extras → Sync Snapshots) does the same to every photo you've selected. Save any edit you want to keep first.

What if I want to remove the edits?

If you want to remove your AI Preset from a photo, see How do I remove an AI Preset from my images in Lightroom Classic?. You don't need to reset a photo just to see the before and after.

If you reset a photo by mistake, press ⌘Z on Mac or Ctrl+Z on Windows to undo it. You can also go to the History panel and click the step before you reset.

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