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pico23
Jan 29, 2008, 1:45 PM
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dbrayack wrote: pico23 wrote: dbrayack wrote: If you're converting straight up, way not just shoot in JPG? If nothing else, there is the exposure/wb issue. yep, being a great in camera photographer is great, I agree. Heck out of a roll of 36 slides I can expose 30 on the button. So what...!!!! Do a get an award. Where is my medal? I'd actually rather have a stamp. Point being I'd rather get the shot to 1/3 stop and the wrong WB and correct it losslessy later than masturbate over my settings. If I needed it 110% corrrect in camera I'll load provia and be on my way! Don't lose sight of the fact that Crimp is an idiot praying on a legit post to try to make himself feel like a great photographer. Yeah, no one agrees more than me that stuff should be done right in the camera, but I'm not hard ass enough to reject the advantages of digital, however slight they might be. I shoot Raw exclusively, but if he's just looking for a free tool to convert raw to JPG, he's not adjusting white balance or any of that.... You can spend 12 bucks and get two 18% gray cards and white balance off that... if you want to do it correctly, but lightroom.... =)
I didn't get that impression, I assumed if you're looking for a converter then you are handling the processing. If that isn't the case than it is pointless.
However, while I only used lightroom beta, I really don't think there is a difference in RAW converters. It's more an issue of understanding how to use the converter. It took me a while to learn photoshop RAW converter, then I did, and I prefered it to the others just because I was comfortable with it.
Actually I still use RAW shooter pro for my NEFs. But if I had $300 to drop on a converter...I'd buy the full Silkypix (not the chopped up version that comes with Pentax cameras). I used the trial on that, and without much input from me it pretty much gave me the image look I wanted from both DNG and NEF.
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dbrayack
Jan 29, 2008, 1:49 PM
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Ligthroom is amazing...I hardly use Photoshop anymore...its all a pro photog (or serious amateur) needs...
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eastvillage
Jan 29, 2008, 2:04 PM
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For mac users, there is an excellent program called Graphic Converter that handles almost any graphic file conversion - from/to a huge list of common and obscure file types.
Until recently, Graphic Converter was bundled with Macs. Check the website - maybe they have a windows version now, too.
If they have a charge, it's worth paying.
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