Post-Processing programs with built in lens correcitons
Dec 6, 2017 15:24:04 #
This is an interesting question. While Panasonic, Olympus, Sony, Canon, and others have built in firmware to correct for lens aberrations and distortion for their current lenses, only Nikon seems to have corrections for their old lenses including lenses that date back to film days. It would be nice if someone could develop similar corrections for older lenses such as Canon FD lenses, or Pentax lenses, for example. Keep in mind that the corrections given in ACR and other software do not handle such things as "Mustache Distortion" which was common with older ultra wide angle lenses, nor do they do a very good job with color fringing. My experience with Panasonic cameras and lenses, has been that they do an excellent job of correcting all of these things, and there is no need to have a lens correction step in my workflow. So has anyone got any idea how a person could develop software for these old, but good lenses?
Dec 6, 2017 15:55:56 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
mikedent wrote:
Hello- besides Lightroom, and maybe Photoshop (I am not very familiar with its capabilities) which PP programs, if any, have built-in capability for automatic corrections for various lens-camera combinations? I checked Luminar 2018, for example, they said it uses a manual correction process with sliders. How about Affinity, DxO new-name program, PSE, or others? The included Nikon PP programs will work with Nikon lens/body combos but many of us have combinations of products. Thanks!
DXO Photolab has a huge number of camera + lens correction profiles. When editing an image the program asks you if you want to download the profile for that particular lens and camera if it had not been previously downloaded. Once downloaded profiles are automatically applied to images .
Dec 6, 2017 16:00:54 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
ken_stern wrote:
Anything that comes out of the camera at least for me is Post Processing ---- For lens correction & everything else I like DxO PhotoLab
Me too. Purchased DXO Photolab a couple of weeks ago after 30-day trial. While there are still desirable features that Lightroom has and that Photolab doesn't, I'm still much happier with the results I get in Photolab.
Dec 6, 2017 16:13:05 #
dmsM43 wrote:
This is an interesting question. While Panasonic,... (show quote)
Adobe allows you to create your own corrections for any lens and then submit it to the masses. If it's good, or needed, it could become part of the Adobe lens corrections. Who knows how much Adobe might pay you....
Dec 6, 2017 17:15:11 #
It amazes me, often, how far a thread will wander from the OP's question. This thread was a query about programs that afford compensation for individual lens characteristics and ended up a lengthy session on the meaning of "post" when applied to image processes.
Dec 6, 2017 17:24:14 #
jerryc41 wrote:
How about going back and processing an image again? Would that be post processing? 
Maybe that would be re-processing.
Dec 6, 2017 19:11:15 #
rmalarz wrote:
That is a good question. As pointed out, processing is working with the image, such as developing or bringing it into a computer program to process it.
Post processing could be, "well that's done, let's go have a beer".
--Bob
Post processing could be, "well that's done, let's go have a beer".
--Bob
Post <capture> Process - c'mon, don't derail the thread. . .
Dec 6, 2017 19:12:37 #
mikedent wrote:
Hello- besides Lightroom, and maybe Photoshop (I am not very familiar with its capabilities) which PP programs, if any, have built-in capability for automatic corrections for various lens-camera combinations? I checked Luminar 2018, for example, they said it uses a manual correction process with sliders. How about Affinity, DxO new-name program, PSE, or others? The included Nikon PP programs will work with Nikon lens/body combos but many of us have combinations of products. Thanks!
DXO has the best lens profiles in the business - better than Adobe. Also, check out PT Lens - http://www.epaperpress.com/ptlens/ his stuff is pretty good too.
Dec 6, 2017 19:29:05 #
Selene03 wrote:
Thank you for actually trying to answer the OP's question. I do have shots where I didn't hold the camera level. With a lot of effort, I can get what I want with ps and lightroom. Do you think DXO Photolab would be better? Should I try to learn how to use the Canon raw processing software? Thanks and I really don't care what we want to call it, I would like to straighten some photos that resulted from my not holding the camera level, sometimes on purpose. Thanks
Look into DXO Photolab. I'm pretty sure you can download it for a 30 day trial.
Dec 6, 2017 19:34:11 #
NoSocks wrote:
I'm confused, which for me is a normal state of mind. Do any of these programs accomplish lens correction in the area of perspective or barrel distortion?
Yes. DXO programs do for barrel distortion. At least for the camera/lens combinations that they have profiled. Perspective distortion you have to adjust yourself using the DXO tools.
Dec 6, 2017 21:52:49 #
Corel PaintShop Pro also has camera/lens profiles. The Sigma lens selection seems to be lacking, but I have the older X9 version...perhaps the newer 2018 has more.
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Dec 6, 2017 23:06:07 #
bmike101
Loc: Gainesville, Florida
"of perspective or barrel distortion?"
darktable has a crop and ratate module where you can fix keystone. It also has a perspective module but I prefer keystone. it is simpler.
darktable has a crop and ratate module where you can fix keystone. It also has a perspective module but I prefer keystone. it is simpler.
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