Raw Processing

[david_choy58]

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What tools do you guys use for to convert your M8 raw images?

 

I've been using different tools and find them they have pros and cons:

 

Lightroom

- Pretty good overall but color looks a bit blend.

- The images seem to have some artifacts at contrast areas (e.g. between snow and some dark areas) but sharp.

- More work is required to get great results generally

 

Silkypix

- Very good color.

- Little work to get good results (Auto WB is great as the M8 auto WB sucks)

- Pics have a little bit of water color effect

- Not as sharp as C1 and Lightroom

 

C1

- Color is similar to Lightroom

- Sharpest image for the 3 tools

- Auto WB is not good hence a bit more work is required to get great results

 

Personally, my preference is:

1.) Silkypix (lazy tool to get great results)

2.) C1 sharpest image from the 3 tools

3.) Lightroom, need quite a bit of work to get decent results

 

Would be good to hear your thoughts!!!

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[johnkuo]

I use C1 mostly as I find it gives me the best image quality. I favorite profile is jamie's chrome profile (Thanks Jamie!). I get a velvia like look from this set up. I like the lightroom interface, but sometimes the color looks "digital" for lack of a better description. Maybe I need to adjust the calibration tab, but so far C1 has been my favorite, and I have been using it for years so it's all very familiar.

[pat308]

I switched to Raw Developer for all my D2X work. Exporting TIFF's and pulling the TIFF's into Aperture. I intend to try the same trick with M8 files.

 

I found raw developer produced superior images for my D2X. I tried many many other apps prior to that.

 

Raw Developer is fast too. Their website is not very flashy, but if they support the M8 and I am not yet sure they do, you should definitely check it out.