As far as I can tell, the SIlkypix in browser mode will automatically
import all images in the selected directory. On the directory is loaded
switch to laboratory mode to select and adjust an individual file. Once
adjusted there is an option under the File menu called "Save As With
Adjustments" that lets you save that single image as a tiff or JPG.
I had a hard time figuring out batch processing - to batch process, open
a single file in Laboratory, make your adjustments, right click on it
and select "Copy Parameters." Then go back to Browser mode, select all
the images you want to process, right click on them and select "Past
Parameters." After all of the selected images are updated you can either
right click on them and click on "Process Multiple Files" - or you can
click on the same command under the "File" menu. That opens a dialog box
re options for saving the batch. Once you hit OK you'll get the message
"It was registered as a background job." The first time I tried this I
thought nothing happened and relaunched the background job about 4
times, but then realized it just take a LONG time process an image.
I only use SIlkypix for pixel shift images. The adjustments that are
available are very basic - exposure, white balance, saturation and
overall hue. But the exposure tab has a curves tool, exposure adjustment
and a decent shadow fill tool (called the "dodging" tool) so nailing the
overall exposure is not difficult. It has a lot of options for noise
reduction and lens aberration correction, but with the K1 I don't see
much need for either. The panel called "rotate/shift" is a complete
mystery to me - it seems to just twist the image around and distort it.
Have fun -
Mark
On 4/27/2017 10:03 AM, Gonz wrote:
Thanks Mark, that is a very useful description of your flow. Maybe
I'll give Silkypix another go. I might have some questions for you!
:) I think the biggest problem I have is that to import an image,
there does not seem to be a conventional dialog that you can navigate
through directories. It seems to want you to type in the whole path.
On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 8:53 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks, Gonz. I share your disdain for Silkypix - the user interface is weak
and it lacks a lot of functionality found in Adobe Camera Raw.
I don't use lightroom - locked in with Photoshop CS6 for the time being.
Adobe stopped updating ACR for CS6 with the K3II as the last Pentax
supported camera. I'm not sure what that means - ACR still opens K1 DNG
files, but does not seem to process the pixelshift images as well as
Silkypix or in camera JPG's. But the version of ACR I have was updated to
support pixel shift mode. I don't know if that means it supports only K3II
pixel shift mode or if it also supports K1 pixel shift mode. Last I looked
(4 to 6 weeks ago) ACR did not support motion corrected pixel shift mode.
I did some testing with to tools I have SIlkpix, in camera JPG's, the
outdaed version of ACR. My workflow is to shoot in motion corrected
pixelshift mode and use Zerene stacker combine TIFFs . (Zerene stacker does
not work with raw file, afaik). I see more difference in focus stacked /
pixel shift images than in single pixel shift images. In my tests, the
hierarchy is:
1.
DNG's converted in Silkypix - the amount of detail in stacked images is
really impressive.
2.
In camera JPG's converted to TIFF's via ACR - almost as good as DNG's in
Silkypix but some artifacts appear in the stacked images - maybe JPG
artifacts amplified by stacking?
3.
DNG's converted in ACR - notably less detail than the above two options,
but...
4.
Non pixel shift images converted in ACR - less detail than the above,
including pixel shift DNG's converted with ACR.
So - it seems that even the outdated version of ACR I have shows some
improvement with pixel shift mode, but not on par with SIlkypix or in camea
JPG's. FWIW, I use pixel shift in motion corrected mode because at high
magnification I see vibrations in images every now and then. A garbage truck
hitting a pothole half a block away can create visible motion in the subject
even at just 1:1.
That's where I am at with testing Pixel shift images. I doubt that I will
ever move to Lightroom since blending of layers is an integral aspect of how
I post process and LIghtroom does not support layers. Aside from the
updated ACR I have not seen any update in Photoshop CC that is very
compelling.
Mark
On 4/26/2017 12:01 PM, Gonz wrote:
Excellent series Mark. I don't like Silkypix user interface, it is
very confusing and I find it difficult to find the files, etc. I
bring them into Lightroom instead. Have you seen any difference
between the images processed by Lightroom vs Silkypix?
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