MikeMyers Posted October 3, 2009 Share #1 Posted October 3, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I assume this question belongs in the M8 forum, although maybe it should be in the digital post processing forum..... It should probably be in both. I decided Lightroom would be a better tool for me to work with DNG images from my M8.2 and for the past week I've been struggling to learn it. Somehow this led to camera calibration, and I found this excellent page (http://www.thelightsright.com/files/tips/LightroomProfiles/UsingCameraProfilesWithLightroom2.pdf) with instructions on how to import the files. I couldn't get any camera profiles to show up on the 'develop' screen, but I later found out that it only works with 'DNG' negatives and I had picked a JPG. Anyway, I followed the above steps, and everything seemed to work OK. I fired up Lighroom, and selected a DNG image. I went to Camera Calibration, and when i clicked on the "Profile" link, I got these choices: Adobe Standard (already selected) ACR 4.4 ACR 3.6 Adobe Standard beta 2 Camera Standard Camera Standard beta 2 I had assumed there would be an entry for Leica, but it's not listed. How do we get the appropriate profile, and how do we install it? Is it to be found someplace on the Adobe site, or on the Leica site, or ??? Second question - if it does exist, how does it get installed into Lightroom 2? Third question - if it doesn't yet exist, which of the above camera profiles is best for the M8? Added later - this web page (http://www.computer-darkroom.com/lr2_camera/lr2-camera-defaults.htm) implies that Lightroom will automatically "know" to set itself to a particular camera. Maybe this applies to the M8? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Hi MikeMyers, Take a look here Lightroom Camera Calibration for M8. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
sandymc Posted October 3, 2009 Share #2 Posted October 3, 2009 All of those are M8 profiles. Broadly speaking: 1. Adobe Standard gives an "Adobe look" 2. Camera Standard gives roughly the same look as the in-camera JPEGs 3. ACR 3.6 and 4.4 are the previous generations of Adobe profiles without hue twists, mostly provided for backwards compatibility. The two beta profiles are obsolete, ignore them. Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted October 3, 2009 Share #3 Posted October 3, 2009 there are some more presets that you can try out here. Inside Lightroom Calibration Presets personally I normally, if any, use 'camera standard' mentioned in the previous post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptong Posted October 3, 2009 Share #4 Posted October 3, 2009 You may want to look at the Xrite ColorChecker Passport and quickly and easily make your own set. The software works with the old GM color patch as well just for info. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted October 5, 2009 Share #5 Posted October 5, 2009 You may want to look at the Xrite ColorChecker Passport and quickly and easily make your own set. The software works with the old GM color patch as well just for info. The trouble with 'camera profiling' is that really it needs to be carried out at each ISO setting and in all light conditions and with a wide range of WB settings. Even then in my experience the differences are very slight and I find for 99% of what I shoot, a minor adjustment in WB and tint is sufficient. The one exception though could be producing profiles for different ISO settings setting to help combat the loss of DR and saturation though again personally I do this on an individual image basis and by eye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted October 5, 2009 Share #6 Posted October 5, 2009 I assume this question belongs in the M8 forum, although maybe it should be in the digital post processing forum..... It should probably be in both. I decided Lightroom would be a better tool for me to work with DNG images from my M8.2 and for the past week I've been struggling to learn it. Mike, although not directly connected with your question, be comforted that Lightroom, in common with most computer programmes, cannot be mastered in a week. I have been using LR from version 1 and am still finding ways of improving my skills. However, I suggest that before you try to insert your own calibrations you explore fully all that you can achieve in the Develop Module. You may find that a certain number of regular adjustments can be saved as a preset and used for block adjustments in the future. There are many ways of achieving good results in less time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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