Go from LightR 3 to Capture 1 Pro6 to fix moire??

[Leicakillen]

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Dear experts,

I am happy with LightR3 - I only have one problem - how to fix moire in my M9 images. I know that can be handled successfully in Capture One 6, so I consider buying Capture One. If I do so;

- can I use C only to fix moire and continue using LightR as I do today?

- should i leave LightR and go over to C for 100% of my workflow?

- is this conversion from LightR to C problematic? Both use dng - right?

- is it better to go for Photoshop?

 

Tack,

 

/Anders

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[Ecar]

Yes, you may 'develop' in C1 and then import the picture in LR for further editing, cataloguing, etc.

If you are happy with LR, there is no need to move all of your processing to C1, unless you end up liking it better. If you search this (and other) forum(s), you'll find numerous threads on LR vs C1 vs PS etc. At the end of the day, while some are better than other in particular areas (such as C1's moire removal capabilities) it's a matter of taste, really.

[archi4]

There is a plug-in for Lightroom called open directly which allows you to open a DNG file as a DNG file in Capture One Pro. Unforunately, you cannot send the file back to Lightroom as a DNG, but must develop it as a jpg or tiff. I choose a watched folder and the move to folder in Lightroom so that the developed tif is immediately available in the LR library in a logical place.

If you only want to use it for moire, I think there are ways to achieve a good result in Photoshop. I use the link to Capture One because I do all the developing there and use LR3 mainly for its catalog and for printing. The link to Open directly is:

Open Directly - John Beardsworth

regards, maurice

[Luke_Miller]

I find Lightroom to integrate better with Photoshop for editing (like moire correction) that Lightroom does not support. Lightroom sends a tiff to Photoshop, you correct the moire, hit Save and the task is done. You can also send a tiff to Capture One Pro directly from Lightroom and then use the Moire Tool in Capture One. You must then process the image and re-import it into Lightroom. Not a big deal, but a few extra steps.

 

While Photoshop does not have a tool dedicated to moire removal - I find the process you use is more effective in correcting serious cases than the Capture One tool. Here is what I use.

 

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/phot...re-Extract.pdf

 

I tend to use Capture One Pro for my Leica images and Lightroom for my Nikon shots. I find some Leica images where the Capture One tool will not completely remove the moire. Usually it will take care of the colors, but the moire pattern can sometimes remain. Photoshop is where I go then.