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Aug 19, 2019 17:34:58   #
srt101fan
 
Cwilson341 wrote:
I am an Affinity user from raw to finished product with NIK and Topaz plug ins as needed. I find Affinity raw development to be efficient and effective. It is hard to judge the comparison you show without knowing what settings are in the software. I know Affinity gives you options for some basic tweaks that can be done automatically when you open a raw file. It makes a big difference in the initial view of the photo. Whenever I have a particularly challenging photo I try turning off these tweaks to see if I can get where I want better without the help. Most of the time Affinity initially give me a good starting point for further adjustments.
I am an Affinity user from raw to finished product... (show quote)


Carol - The tweaks that Affinity applies automatically when you open a RAW file, where can you turn them off? Is it through the "Develop Assistant", or is it something else?

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Aug 19, 2019 18:49:11   #
Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida
 
The develop assistant is what I was referring to. I sometimes turn the tone curve off and do it myself. Tone curve makes a big difference and usually does a good job. I haven’t experimented with exposure bias or the other choices much.

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Aug 19, 2019 20:22:42   #
srt101fan
 
Cwilson341 wrote:
The develop assistant is what I was referring to. I sometimes turn the tone curve off and do it myself. Tone curve makes a big difference and usually does a good job. I haven’t experimented with exposure bias or the other choices much.


Thanks! I need to learn more about the role of the Develop Assistant.

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Aug 20, 2019 12:44:52   #
N4646W
 
srt101fan wrote:
Thanks! I need to learn more about the role of the Develop Assistant.


You can also use the - Edit/Preferences - to change how the program works along with the Assistant. If I remember correctly, the Assistant also offers different choices depending on which Persona you are in.

As far as Lightroom is concerned, I only had LR5, strip out all the "initial or default" presets, and it is also a fairly flat image.

Make sure that your using the same color space in both editors if you wish to check this out.

Ron

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Aug 20, 2019 13:24:16   #
srt101fan
 
N4646W wrote:
You can also use the - Edit/Preferences - to change how the program works along with the Assistant. If I remember correctly, the Assistant also offers different choices depending on which Persona you are in.

As far as Lightroom is concerned, I only had LR5, strip out all the "initial or default" presets, and it is also a fairly flat image.

Make sure that your using the same color space in both editors if you wish to check this out.

Ron


Thanks Ron. So much to learn....

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