Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, Capture One is sort of awful to my mind. Far less than obvious. So if you open a DNG file in Capture One do you then save it as TIFF or something to move it to another software suite?? Thanks for the update! Adam On 1/20/07, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > until the final version of lightroom you can work around this profile > issue. > > Open all your M8 DNGs in ACR, then save a new set from ACR as DNGs. > This should save new DNGs with the ACR profile (instead of Leica's) > Then open the new set of DNGs in Lightroom. > > As Lightroom can only use the profile attached to the DNG file, these > new DNGs with the ACR profile attached will look far better. > > Best results so far come from opening the original DNGs in Capture One. > Which is sort of cruel, as the colors look magnificent, but the > software isn't anywhere near as fun and cool as Lightroom. > > Eric > > On 1/20/07, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > > poking around the leica user forum and adobe lightroom forum. > > I am.. how you say.. a calibration geek. > > > > Eric > > > > > > On 1/20/07, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for the update, Eric. Geesh, I'm really behind the curve on > > > this - where did you pick this up, if I can ask? > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Adam > > > > > > On 1/20/07, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > cool images. > > > > Lightroom does not have the proper profiles (yet) for the M8. > > > > ACR does apply a very good profile and the images are better. > > > > Right now M8 DNGs in lightroom are very saturated and ruddy. > > > > The final version of LR is supposed to come with same profiles as > > > > ACR. > > > > > > > > Eric > > > > > > > > On 1/20/07, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I took the new M8 to the hockey game last night - literally every > > > > > lens > > > > > I own and it all fitted nicely into my little shoulder bag. Sooo > > > > > spiffy. > > > > > > > > > > The third period I walked down by the goal and shot through the > > > > > glass > > > > > that makes your average airliner window look like a perfect > > > > > vaccuum. > > > > > > > > > > I used the Noct to shoot these - it becomes about a 75 on the M8. > > > > > These were shot at about f2 I think although perhaps f1.4 is > > > > > possible. > > > > > Not wide open and not stopped down past f2 I'm fairly sure. Shot in > > > > > Aperture Priority. > > > > > > > > > > It'll take some getting used to this shooting sports with a range > > > > > finder! > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/L1000046.jpg> > > > > > > > > > > The idea focus would have been on the puck but I think it's darn > > > > > close > > > > > to being in perfect focus. > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/L1000052.jpg> > > > > > > > > > > When your brother is out there playing hockey, and you're all > > > > > wanting > > > > > to be just ANYWHERE else, the night can get pretty long....and the > > > > > rink chilly... > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/Booooooringggg.jpg> > > > > > > > > > > I was pleased that Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw handled the M8 > > > > > images > > > > > with no difficulty. Lightroom does not, for some reason. Aperture > > > > > doesn't appear to either. I'm going to try doing the DNG conversion > > > > > and see if Aperture will work with them after I do that. > > > > > > > > > > I tried shooting both Raw and jpeg files at the same time and I > > > > > don't > > > > > see the point of it. The Raw image is so vastly more useful. > > > > > > > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > > > > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >