Which program works best for processing RAW images?
Sep 13, 2016 02:25:08 #
Iridient RAW Developer solves all your problems with little or no effort. Win people will welcome that version later this year or more likely spring 2017.
Sep 13, 2016 05:50:06 #
kd7eir wrote:
Again, EXTRA STEPS mandated by Lightroom. I prefer... (show quote)
One point on catalog corruption and lost data I missed. If you have the "Automatically Write Metadata Changes into XMP" box checked in Catalog Settings, Metadat tab, you will never lose any edits on any other files, even if you totally corrupt your catalog, or stop using LR altogether.
Sep 13, 2016 05:52:24 #
Sep 13, 2016 07:34:01 #
No one program addresses all the needs of a demanding photographer with a large number of old and new photo to keep track of.
There is need for all three popular programs:
Lightroom
DxO Optic Pro
PhotoShop
Lightroom is best at letting you assign keywords that will help you locate a particular image you are looking for. It takes discipline to assign these words to each photo.
DxO is best at pulling the best image out of a RAW file.
PhotoShop is best at artistic corrections of minor and gross errors. It can hide dust spots on your sensor, remove a tree growing out of someone head, or even add a new person to a group shoot that was never there!
There are learning curves to all three programs. DxO is very automated with a lot of artificial intelligence AI built into it, yet the user is in complete control of when to use these tools. DxO is easy learn and is intuitive.
LR can be very confusing to learn but worth the effort.
PhotoShop is the professionals tool. It can take a lifetime to master all of it and it changes frequently with updates.
The good news is that all three of these programs recognize their own limitations and allow you, the user, to hand off the image to the best program best suited to do the task that needs to be accomplished.
Here is a link to a post I made that compares RAW file to JPG conversion as done by LR and DxO Optics Pro:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-410934-1.html
There is need for all three popular programs:
Lightroom
DxO Optic Pro
PhotoShop
Lightroom is best at letting you assign keywords that will help you locate a particular image you are looking for. It takes discipline to assign these words to each photo.
DxO is best at pulling the best image out of a RAW file.
PhotoShop is best at artistic corrections of minor and gross errors. It can hide dust spots on your sensor, remove a tree growing out of someone head, or even add a new person to a group shoot that was never there!
There are learning curves to all three programs. DxO is very automated with a lot of artificial intelligence AI built into it, yet the user is in complete control of when to use these tools. DxO is easy learn and is intuitive.
LR can be very confusing to learn but worth the effort.
PhotoShop is the professionals tool. It can take a lifetime to master all of it and it changes frequently with updates.
The good news is that all three of these programs recognize their own limitations and allow you, the user, to hand off the image to the best program best suited to do the task that needs to be accomplished.
Here is a link to a post I made that compares RAW file to JPG conversion as done by LR and DxO Optics Pro:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-410934-1.html
Sep 13, 2016 08:13:48 #
burkphoto wrote:
Gene, thanks for the dose of clarity. Some of this thread has been off track.
Gene, thanks for the dose of clarity. Some of this thread has been off track.
No problem, Bill. There is a lot of misunderstanding out there, and some who are quite vocal and armed with misinformation. The information needs to be accurately represented, especially for the newcomers and the less familiar.
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