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Jared Polin is intensely irritating.
Very true but I did find this recent one he did good.
Serge Ramelli FTW.
Processing old RAW files with Lightroom;
The point is made at 59:34
Returned with over a thousand RAW pics to process and reading a bit moe on the subject have found some conflicting advice to the above, below:
[i]I have been post-processing many of my files lately. I haven't had time to PP much this summer, but I have taken a gazillion shots that I can work with during the fall and winter.
I have previously said that while I am not satisfied with the way LR deals with the X-Trans raw files, I said it was good enough for me in regards convenience to so that I can use LR which I am so used to.
This is not the case any more, after I stumbled upon some seriously problematic shots which are so bad in LR. If you pixel peep you can notice flaws on any image with LR, but, when I view for example the attached images on my monitor (BenQ G2400W, 24", 1920x1200, calibrated - not the best monitor by far!) in full view (not 100%) it is EASY to see a huge difference. I mean, the Lightroom image looks like a Lo-Fi/low resolution version of the Silkypix image. It looks like the Facebook uploader has crunched it and wrecked total havoc on all the details.
And you don't have to zoom in at all to see it!
I used Silkypix 5.0.20 and believe it or not I spent less time in Silkypix to develop the final result than I spent in Lightroom to develop the file. And no matter what I did in Lightroom I could never achieve anything that replicated the Silkypix file at all, especially in regards to sharpness and pure detail that is visible at regular full view.
I am attaching the JPEG's here, which were exported from Silkypix at it's default JPEG export setting and at quality 92 in Lightroom (with Output Sharpening set to "Screen" and "Default"). Both images are in full resolution. I am also attaching the RAF so that you can have a go for yourself.
The pictures are zipped because of convenience (easier to download the files rather to open them in a browser) and are shared on my public Dropbox folder.
Hint: Keep your eyes on the trees in the left of the picture and switch between the files. It'll look like you are watching a full resolution image and a poorly downscaled image.
Silkypix JPEG:
Lightroom JPEG:
Original RAF: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3886105/DSCF3282.zip
Develop settings for Lightroom:
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WB Temp 5860
Exposure -0,60
Highlights -38
Shadows +14
Blacks -9
Sharpening 53
Radius 1,3
Color NR 0
Remove Chromatic Abberation
Settings that are not mentioned are at their default
Develop settings for Silkypix:
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WB Temp 5860
Exposure -1,75
Dodging 100
Contrast 1,65
Contrast Center 0,30
Gamma 1,20
Saturation 1,08
Film color K
Sharpness Natural Fine
Demosaic Sharpening 100
NR 0 on all sliders
Settings that are not mentioned are at their default
The huge difference even at normal view on my crappy / cheap monitor basically forces me to use Silkypix from now on.
I just can't use Lightroom any more. The Lightroom picture looks like it was taken with a small point and shoot/compact compared to the Silkypix picture which looks like it was taken with a fullframe camera. The difference is, to my eyes, that big. There's so much more resolution in the Silkypix image... It's just insane.
This is the first time that I tried to process a file in Silkypix by the way. And I followed this step-by-step guide and easily achieved this result: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1020&thread=41941743&page=1
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