Q. I only see an "Embedded" profile in the Profile popup menu. What's wrong?
A. You probably have a JPEG or TIFF file selected. The camera profiles discussed here only apply to raw files, not already-rendered images such as JPEG and TIFF images.
Q. The older profiles were named ACR 3.3, ACR 4.4, etc. Why are the new profiles named Adobe Standard?
A. Older camera profiles were assigned a number (e.g., "3.3") corresponding to the CR release in which they first appeared (e.g., CR 3.3). Many users found this naming convention confusing. Therefore, with our new camera profiles built around DNG 1.2, we are dropping the CR version number from the profile name.
Q.The first public beta profiles have the "beta 1" suffix. The second public beta profiles have the "beta 2" suffix.What happened to the older profiles (e.g., ACR 3.3, ACR 4.4)?
A. They're still around (we didn't delete them) and you can still use them if you prefer.
Q. What version of Camera Raw or Lightroom do I need to use the new profiles?
A. CR 4.5 / LR 2.0 (final release) or later. The new profiles will NOT work correctly with earlier versions of CR / LR, because they do not fully support DNG 1.2. In particular, the new profiles will NOT work correctly with the public beta of Lightroom 2.0.