If I like what it looks like I'm happy.
Chuck Norcutt
On 8/29/2011 11:23 AM, C.H.Ling wrote:
> I don't always trust my eyes and memories, for daytime shots I tried to set
> color temp +- 5300K for Olympus files, it will be close to what I had taken
> with slides, old days bad habit...
>
> BTW, if ACR don't know well about color temp. of different raw files, will
> you trust their adjustment? :-) Sometimes a small color shift is not
> noticable until someone pointed it out.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>> But I do not adjust the temperature slider to a specified numeric value.
>> I adjust the temperature slider until the color looks right to my eye.
>> I like what I see so I'll stick with ACR. I might use DPP if it was
>> as easy to use as ACR. Even then I'd adjust color to what looks right
>> to me as opposed to some specified color temperature.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> On 8/29/2011 4:12 AM, C.H.Ling wrote:
>>> Ok, in such case pre-determine a fixed WB by experience (e.g. daylight)
>>> may
>>> help. PS raw engine is ok (still some problem with the shadow color) when
>>> you don't touch the color temp. setting.
>>>
>>> The color temp. in PS does not reflect the real life well enough, the
>>> manufacturer's color temp is more accurate. e.g. a 5D II daylight shot
>>> which
>>> Canyon DPP is 5000K, the PS raw is 4650K until both have same mid-tone
>>> RGB
>>> values (of the same selected area). For similar case a E-1 file Olympus
>>> Viewer is 5300K, PS raw shown 5150K. A E520 file, Olympus Viewer is
>>> 5300K,
>>> PS raw is 4950K.
>>>
>>> C.H.Ling
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jim Nichols"<jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 2:07 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Insects on Flowers
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi C.H.
>>>>
>>>> At 81 years old, I don't spend my precious time learning new systems of
>>>> software that have limited applications. I have not invested in the
>>>> full
>>>> version of Photoshop. PSElements serves my needs, and I use my time to
>>>> pursue other interests.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "C.H.Ling"<ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 12:26 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Insects on Flowers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It looks better now but why not give the manufacturer software a trial?
>>>>> I
>>>>> believe the manufacturer know their camera files better than a third
>>>>> party.
>>>>>
>>>>> C.H.Ling
>>>>>
>
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