[Leica] Hassy CFV workflow suggestions?

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

George I read that CS was first released more than six years ago. That's a
very long time ago in software (and digital camera) develpment.
It does sound as though Lightroom is a better choice for you anyway however
it is not immune to updates naturally. LR3 is on the horizon currently.
I can understand that you don't necessarily want all of the feature sets
(and expense) of newer versions and you can ignore them for the most part.
However the continual release of new proprietary Raw formats is one factor
that will guarantee that new Raw processing updates will be required (in LR
and PS) and the new ones are not typically added by Adobe to the older
versions. Conversion to the DNG format will assist. The convertor is free.
 Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 13 February 2010 01:43, George Kase <gkase at ccfc.com> wrote:

> Mark...nope..photoshop CS won't open em unless you "upgrade" to CS4 or
> something else needlessly "feature rich"...
> Alastair...thanks for that, I now see that LR can actually create finish
> files and can use various plug ins and now realize that I can open the
> files
> in photoshop CS and NOT, importantly, "upgrade" to any "face recognizing",
> "GPS locating" "made easy-for-you" "new and better" software...hell, I was
> really upset that I had to "upgrade" to CS in the first place...not to
> mention it took me a while to figure out how to stop iPhoto from grabbing
> and "filing" all of my images...sorry for the rant...just can't stand the
> constant forced march to having to continually spend more money to do the
> same simple task. Anyway, now if I can figure out how the hell
> LRs file model works so I can fit it into my dyslexic and disorganized
> world
> view, I'll be all set...but now I see at least I can create a giant output
> file for printing from my print supplier...thanks very much! By the way,
> Hasselblad's Phocus has no provisions for outputing files like LR does and
> since it looks and works very similar to LR, I just assumed LR was equally
> functionally disabled. I asked Hasselblad about whether they were at all
> worried that other photo processing software that would need to import
> Phocus files would alter them somehow and they said they didn't think any
> file alteration would occur. I'm not so sure about that...so, Phocus is
> out,
> LR seems to be in and since I do no retouching and only minor alterations
> in
> levels I may not need to go to photoshop CS anymore...just hope I don't
> have
> to "upgrade" LR continuously from now on...Thanks again,
> George
> Chicago
>
>
> On 2/12/10 8:28 AM, "lug-request at leica-users.org"
> <lug-request at leica-users.org> wrote:
>
> > Message: 25
> > Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:57:12 -0500
> > From: afirkin at afirkin.com
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Hassy CFV workflow suggestions?
> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
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> > George,
> > The blad files are not really supported by the smaller companies. I"m
> > about to get a portable storage device and it won't show the blad images.
> > There was a small software called image converter I think, but in reality
> > importing into lightroom and automatically converting the files into DNG
> > is probably the best way for you to go and LR really does a great job
> with
> > "printing" once you learn it.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > alastair
> >
> >
> >> Hello...
> >> I managed to aquire a CFV back for my Hassy V system (hurray!)
> >> but am really stuck about software. All I want is a quick cheap easy way
> >> to
> >> convert Hassy raw files to be able to use them in Photoshop without
> having
> >> to buy $800 bucks worth of Adobe's Creative Suite. I've got Hasselblad's
> >> Phocus software, which is like Lightroom but you don't have any output
> >> flexibility (size of print etc) ...and Lightroom is just plain
> >> frustrating and confusing to me. I don't want any features, filters,
> post
> >> processing gizmos, skins or any of that...just gimme a usable file in my
> >> Mac
> >> version of Photoshop that I already own (CS I think) and let me make
> >> prints!
> >> Man, do I hate this fetish that software companies have for layering on
> >> features that I don't want. In fact, I wish I didn't have to use
> photoshop
> >> at all and could use a cheap piece of open source software that has NO
> >> features except file translation and output...period. Anyone got any
> >> suggestions?
> >> thanks
> >> George
> >> Chicago
> >>
>
>
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