Re: Adobe Lightroom 3.0 and DxO Optics Pro 6.2 Test

"Pete" <available.on.request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Your G9 seems very good. I generally set my camera to auto white balance
and the picture controls to standard. The camera JPEG is my "high-tech
processed" reference. If I can do better by editing the RAW output then
I've quite done well as an amateur.

I always shoot raw+jpeg for similar reasons. It's a handy reference and disk
space is cheap. I preset my in-camera jpegs to something realistic and turn
down the processing settings. It makes for a more accurate in-camera
histogram and cleaner post if I ever have to do it.

Did a bit more reading around at the fundamentals, comparing more shots, and
other peoples impression of the different software. Hmmm.

Technique and aesthetics isn't a big deal. More practice just refines
working method and judgement. I've seen some pretty amazing results with
noise and sharpening even on high ISO (for a G9). Got the camera correction,
creative, and print sharpening sussed. I just need to raise my game and get
my head around selective adjustment.

The software is a bitch. I like Lightroom's usability and asset management,
DxO's superior camera correction, and I've read positive things about
Capture One's colour quality. Sadly, Lightroom isn't that great. It's the
Visual Studio 6 of photography: usable interface riding on the back of the
Photoshop juggernaut but it won't allow seamless integration of alternatives
like DxO so won't enable replacement equivalents like the Intel Compiler. I
also have issues with Camera RAW and DNG.

--
Charles E Hardwidge

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