On 23 Nov 2004 at 22:31, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Hmmm. Apparently, I haven't understood this completely. I assumed the > Camera Defaults were pre-ordained by the camera, not by the PS CS RAW > converter. I've been using the pre-set values, and they work for me. > However, I always increase sharpness significantly. I suppose I should > change the default. So my previous message to Shel is a bit misleading. > However, it's true that you can toggle between the tweaked "selected > image" file and the "camera default." But I was mistaken in saying that > the "camera default" was the pure RAW data.
True, if you alter the camera contrast/sharpness settings and shoot at different white balances and the only thing that will change in the RAW convertor is white balance. I think the thing that has to be understood is that there is no "correct" way to decode the data, the Pentax engineers made decisions for how it was to be accomplished in camera and in their RAW convertor to provide acceptable results. PS just takes on the RAW data provides a colour point if you require and you do the rest. If you've looked at the Calibrate" tab you will see the they have provided the tools to allow the serious user to write a custom colour profile for the camera too. I have new custom pre-sets for Shadows, Sharpness and NR controls different to the integrated defaults, it's now much better for how I work. I'll have a go at colour calibration too at some stage. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
