Yes. It sets the tonal map to a linear curve. This does not mean leaving the data in an uncorrected, linear gamma state as it came off the sensor, however. Such an image is unusable without further processing.
G On Jan 22, 2007, at 11:50 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Godfrey, pardon my asking, but how do you set ACR in PS to perform > linear RAW conversion? By choosing linear curve in curve tab? > > Thanks. > > Boris > > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> On Jan 22, 2007, at 10:13 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: >> >>> Speaking of linear RAW conversions, who's using what? Or rather, >>> what's available? I currently have access to the software that came >>> with the K100D and CS2. >> >> My production system is Photoshop CS2 + Bridge + Camera Raw (current >> version of CR is 3.6). Lately I'm using Lightroom v4.1beta more and >> more of the time: it has some RAW control capabilities that are >> easier to use and I like the organizational features, they're nicely >> arranged for efficient selection, grouping and rating. >> >> Both allow setting a linear gamma encoding option in their tonal >> adjustment tools. I rarely use it as the rest of the adjustment >> options allow satisfactory flexibility to express the tonal values I >> want, particularly with Lightroom. >> >> Other RAW converter options compatible with the K100D that I've used >> are RAW Developer, Silkypix, Bibble, dcraw, Aperture, Vuescan, and >> LightZone. In my testing, I found the supplied Pentax Photo Browser/ >> Lab v3.1 to be the worst choice. >> >> Godfrey >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
