Anyone ever seen anything like this?
Apr 21, 2018 08:59:35 #
rando
Loc: Rochester NY
Admittedly, I am using Picassa but never had this problem before. Shooting raw and jpg on a new Nikon D5500. The JPGs are fine. The raw are severely degraded. Dark cast on all raw inages. Sent sample images to Cameta Camera. They seem to feel it is a camera problem. When I shoot raw only, I can see they are fine in the camera. Is Picassa now obsolete?
Apr 21, 2018 09:06:04 #
Given the newness of the camera model, I'd check my Picassa version and then the vendor's site and see if that version supports RAW files from that camera model. That's a more likely scenario than a problem with the camera.
Apr 21, 2018 09:07:22 #
Apr 21, 2018 09:28:59 #
Apr 21, 2018 10:13:05 #
wingclui44
Loc: CT USA
rando wrote:
Admittedly, I am using Picassa but never had this problem before. Shooting raw and jpg on a new Nikon D5500. The JPGs are fine. The raw are severely degraded. Dark cast on all raw inages. Sent sample images to Cameta Camera. They seem to feel it is a camera problem. When I shoot raw only, I can see they are fine in the camera. Is Picassa now obsolete?
I still use Picassa foe my Nikon NEF raw file, no problem.
Apr 21, 2018 10:20:00 #
rando wrote:
Admittedly, I am using Picassa but never had this problem before. Shooting raw and jpg on a new Nikon D5500. The JPGs are fine. The raw are severely degraded. Dark cast on all raw inages. Sent sample images to Cameta Camera. They seem to feel it is a camera problem. When I shoot raw only, I can see they are fine in the camera. Is Picassa now obsolete?
Trying to run new camera files on an outdated software package may be at the root of your problem. Download a trial version of Photoshop/Lightroom, or On1, or DXO PhotoPro, or Capture One, and look at your raw files in any one of them.
Or if you don't want to look at any of those titles, you can download a free version of Faststone Image Viewer. It is a stripped down raw converter, but it will likely produce a raw file conversion that may look better than what you are getting with Picasa. Either way, you need to seriously consider some good software to get the best out of your camera.
Apr 21, 2018 10:54:54 #
It very likely the RAW file display is set to a default parameter setting which you have (accidentally) changed and saved during a previous use. So when you now open and display the RAW file, the default parameters used are not those set by the camera's settings when the image was taken, but by the parameter settings you have previously saved as default. Solution: Go into the RAW editor's setting options and change the default parameter setting back to where it was previously - parameters based on the camera's settings.
Concerning what the people at Cameta Camera told you... well, their editing software expertise may be very limited. Or they simply wanted to convince you to purchase a new camera from them. Probably a little bit of both.
Concerning what the people at Cameta Camera told you... well, their editing software expertise may be very limited. Or they simply wanted to convince you to purchase a new camera from them. Probably a little bit of both.
Apr 21, 2018 11:19:39 #
Apr 21, 2018 11:44:18 #
Apr 21, 2018 12:25:03 #
rando wrote:
Here is a comparison of the two images I see on Picassa.
Picasa (not Picassa) is not intended to be an advanced editor. As mentioned, its support ended in 2016; my newer camera's raw files also looked terrible compared to previous camera when viewed in that software.
Even if the raw files looked better upon import to the software, you have very few choices for editing tools. Attempting to edit raw files in Picasa is really just a waste of time; you will actually do better with jpg's until you find new software that you are comfortable with. And you will be amazed at how much better your raw turn out when cooked properly
Apr 21, 2018 12:33:52 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Picasa has no special settings or parameters for raw files and no tools specifically for editing raw.It very likely the RAW file display is set to a default parameter setting which you have (accidentally) ...
This info, from a 2013 article, applies to older cameras supported by Picasa:
Picasa's main goal is in making it as easy and fast as possible for anyone to organize, edit and share their pictures.
Specifically for RAW pictures, this is accomplished by doing a fully automatic conversion of the 12 or 16 bit RAW data to 8-bit with no input from you. This way, you don't even see a difference in how you work with them
So you're really not working with a true raw file in Picasa at all.
Apr 21, 2018 12:42:08 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
wingclui44 wrote:
I still use Picassa foe my Nikon NEF raw file, no problem.
Yes, but from which camera body?
Apr 21, 2018 12:44:40 #
wingclui44 wrote:
I still use Picassa foe my Nikon NEF raw file, no problem.
This info, from a 2013 article, applies to older cameras supported by Picasa:
Picasa's main goal is in making it as easy and fast as possible for anyone to organize, edit and share their pictures.
Specifically for RAW pictures, this is accomplished by doing a fully automatic conversion of the 12 or 16 bit RAW data to 8-bit with no input from you. This way, you don't even see a difference in how you work with them.
So you're really not working with a true raw file in Picasa at all.
Apr 21, 2018 12:46:00 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
rando wrote:
Admittedly, I am using Picassa but never had this problem before. Shooting raw and jpg on a new Nikon D5500. The JPGs are fine. The raw are severely degraded. Dark cast on all raw inages. Sent sample images to Cameta Camera. They seem to feel it is a camera problem. When I shoot raw only, I can see they are fine in the camera. Is Picassa now obsolete?
It's most probably that your raw files are not supported in that version of Picasa. In any case when you're viewing your files on the back of the camera you are viewing a JPEG rendering from the raw file. Raw itself is not a viewable format.
Apr 21, 2018 12:47:03 #
mwsilvers wrote:
It's most probably that your raw files are not supported in that version of Picasa. In any case when you're viewing your files on the back of the camera you are viewing a JPEG rendering from the raw file. Raw itself is not a viewable format.
This info, from a 2013 article, applies to older cameras supported by Picasa:
Picasa's main goal is in making it as easy and fast as possible for anyone to organize, edit and share their pictures.
Specifically for RAW pictures, this is accomplished by doing a fully automatic conversion of the 12 or 16 bit RAW data to 8-bit with no input from you. This way, you don't even see a difference in how you work with them.
So you're really not working with a true raw file in Picasa at all.
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