On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 7:09 PM, Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote: > In the Fuji community, there are certain people who are totally snotty > about the ACR/Lightroom processing of the X-trans raw files and would > only use one of these niche products. I look at their example shots > and can’t see the difference myself....
My main reason for asking was after reading the dpreview of the X-T1 and it mentioned something about the Adobe conversions were better than supplied software. If such a file will work on LR 4 with my 10.6.8 OS be it readable by LR4 or a DNG converter not regurgitate a OS upgrade, beauti. Dave > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 15/04/2014 12:30 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >>> >>> Conversion to DNG is pretty trivial for raw files using Bayer filter >>> sensors. Once the order of the bit patterns is known they all work the >>> same way. However Foveon and what ever Fuji X-trans sensors are enough >>> different to require lots of special processing. I wouldn't be >>> surprised if the DNG conversion of those files completely rewrites the >>> data, as opposed to Bayer data that just requires a common instruction >>> set. >>> >> >> Whatever is happening to decode them, Adobe doesn't have the best method >> from what I've been reading. There is something called Irridiant (sp) for >> Mac, and Photo Ninja, I believe for both that do quite a bit better than the >> Adobe decode. I have to decide if I want to upgrade Lightroom for the >> convenience or buy new software. >> >> bill >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
