I haven't changed many of the default settings, but I rarely leave them
as they are in processing. They're only meant to provide a baseline. I
did change sharpness to 15, because I do most of the sharpening with
unsharp mask after conversion. The other settings are okay as a
baseline. Generally I start by setting exposure as high as necessary
without getting into clipped highlights. If I need more midrange
brightness, I increase the brightness slider setting. I set the shadow
slider to eliminate any clipping of shadow information or incrrease the
density of the blacks as needed. At that point I set temperature and
tint to achieve the color balance I want. Sometimes after setting
temperature and tint, I'll go back and readjust brightness a bit, until
I'm pleased with the rendering. On high ISO shots, such as those at 800
or 1600, I'll sometimes set color noise and luminosity as needed.
Paul
On Oct 19, 2005, at 6:29 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
I finally upgraded one of my PCs to where I can run PS CS2. I'll now
be shooting RAW & was wondering if any of the PS guru's here have any
comments on the *istD camera profile in ACR 3.0 or 2.4.
Do you use the default settings in PS or what?
Kenneth Waller
