I'm trying to find the best way to convert my raw pictures to jpeg in
batch.
The most obvious answer (for readers of this list) is to use dcraw but I
find the colours to be washed out unless I manually adjust each picture
- not an option for batch mode.
As a test I did use 5 different ways to convert various pictures and put
them up on
http://www.techwiz.ca/~peters/raw/index.html
1. the raw .nef picture
2. m1 dcraw-plain
3. m2-dcraw-embedded (-e)
4. m3-ifrview -
5. m4-ViewNX - the manufacture provided sw
6. m5-ufraw - a dcraw rwapper with color profile
Nkx_D60_5_2697_00_002_468.icm that ViewNX created when
converting a picture
The sad news for me is that what looks best is ViewNX - Nikons own
windows only tool (might work under wine but that's not the point)
When using ViewNX it does create a .icm file for many of the pictures. I
suspect it is some kind of built in profile that dcraw doesn't read/use.
The only real option I currently have is to use the embedded thumbnail
which is large pixel wise but low quality.
Is there any suggestions on how I can do the raw conversion with open
source tools without loosing so much quality or having to manually
fiddle around with every picture?
/ps
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