jose35 Posted July 20, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 20, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi everybody. I'm a new user of this camera an i would appreciate if some one helps me with it's the best program for developing the DNG files and the more usual settings for sharpening images. I come from Nikon and i usually use Capture NX. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 Hi jose35, Take a look here X1 sharpening settings. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
h00ligan Posted July 20, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 20, 2010 Lightroom 3 (if you wait till the end of the month Leica is said to be offering 3 not 2 to download with your TAN) to develop raw files. Someone just shared with me some sharpening settings which work well in many areas Disable sharpening in lightroom unsharp mask in photoshop 50%, 5, 0 Unsharp mask again in photoshop 200%, .3, 0 That seems to work pretty well, if it looks over sharpened skip the middle step. Another one that seems to work well for me is posted, I'll have to find it and get back to you - as I didn't use it enough to commit to memory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinj Posted July 20, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 20, 2010 Disable sharpening in lightroom unsharp mask in photoshop 50%, 5, 0 Unsharp mask again in photoshop 200%, .3, 0 are these photoshop or lightroom settings? you mention both. or are you using both? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msbel Posted July 21, 2010 Share #4 Posted July 21, 2010 are these photoshop or lightroom settings? you mention both. or are you using both? I posted that recipe. Came from the DP X1 review, so cannot claim as my own. I use ACR and PS. I would think Lightroom uses the same ACR RAW converter? Not sure. I do not use LR. For my uses, seems to work ok. Sometimes step two above is too much. There a couple other adjustments I do in RAW before exporting to PS. I sharpen in PS as the last step. Look at the jpeg algorithm thread in this forum, some other options to try in there as well. Good luck and enjoy!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardM8 Posted July 21, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 21, 2010 Yes, Lightroom and ACR use the same RAW engine. Sharpening in the current LR3 is very good. I've been working with LR and PShop together for years. But as LR3 finally(!) got lens correction for perspective & distortion and state of the art noise reduction, the most important reasons for me to use PS are now gone. I haven't used it since and didn't even install it on my new computer. I've always found the workflow with LR and PS together very cumbersome and annoying. The humongous TIFF or PSD files stacked on the original RAW files etc. The elegant non-destructive editing from Lightroom is brilliant imo and serves me perfectly for 98% of my images. The majority of the X1 images don't need that much post anyway... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose35 Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted July 21, 2010 Thank you guy for your answers. Everybody makes sharpening with PS? there are no setting for sharpening in LR3 an use only one program? Regards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardM8 Posted July 21, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Everybody makes sharpening with PS? No, far from it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 21, 2010 Share #8 Posted July 21, 2010 Sharpening is not a simple subject. There are three times in the developing of your image that it comes into play: 1.Capture sharpening during RAW conversion. The settings depend on the subject and noise reduction mainly 2.Creative sharpening during postprocessing ( for instance skin must be smooth but eyelashes sharp) 3.Output sharpening, depending on the way you'll view your image, web, print, etc. For none of these phases does a one-size-fits-all recipe work. Sharpening is closely related to noise and contrast. May I suggest you read up a bit on the subject, and on Lightroom in general. Simple but very effective books are those by Scott Kelby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardM8 Posted July 21, 2010 Share #9 Posted July 21, 2010 While all true, a subtle nuance that not everybody always aims for - or needs - professional grade processing and workflow is also valid imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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