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RAW processing

A RAW converter is software that processes RAW files from a camera and converts them into regular image files. Not all RAW converters are the same. The closest analogy is the different developers used to process film. Examples include Adobe Camera Raw, Capture One Pro and DxO PhotoLab.

The best image-editing software: what to look for, where to find out more

November 2, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Choosing the best image editing software is complicated, not just because there are so many alternatives, but because they all do different things. It all depends on what you look for most in your photo editing software. Here are ten programs with ten different approaches.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Affinity Photo, Capture One, Cataloguing software, DxO PhotoLab, Exposure X, Lightroom, Luminar, Nik Collection, ON1 Photo RAW, Photoshop, RAW processing

Exposure X6 review

October 9, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Verdict: 4.5 stars Exposure X6 remains one of the best tools for recreating atmospheric analog looks and has a large catalog of very good preset effects. It’s also a very good all-round non-destructive image-editor, and offers very good integrated image cataloguing which offers an excellent hybrid approach between ‘live’ folder browsing and quite powerful search and album tools.

Filed Under: Exposure X, Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Analog, Exposure X, RAW processing

10 myths about RAW files – and why they’re wrong

October 2, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Almost any photographic expert will tell you that you should shoot RAW files not JPEGs, and that RAW files are innately superior. The trouble with this kind of wisdom is that it’s repeated and passed on without question.

Filed Under: Featured, General, Workflow Tagged With: 14-bit RAW, JPEG vs RAW, RAW file, RAW processing, RAW+JPEG

There may be more in your RAW files than you think! See this in Capture One

August 24, 2020 by Rod Lawton

You might assume your RAW processing software shows you everything captured by the camera, but that’s not always the case. Where the camera is applying digital lens corrections, there may be more ‘image’ outside the regular image area that you wouldn’t normally see.

Filed Under: Capture One, Featured, Tutorials Tagged With: Capture One, Cropping, RAW processing

Lightroom CC review (2020)

August 16, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Verdict: 4 stars It’s undeniably useful to be able to see, organise and edit your images anywhere, on any device, and the editing tools are now almost the same as those in Lightroom Classic. But you do have to pay for the necessary cloud storage for your photo catalog, and while the Sensei AI image search feature is great, the rest of the organising tools are pretty simplistic – and there are no smart albums. Lightroom CC is unique and effective in some ways, expensive and limiting in others.

Filed Under: Featured, Lightroom, Reviews Tagged With: Adjustment brush, AI (artificial intelligence), Album, Creative Cloud (Adobe), Lightroom, Lightroom Mobile, RAW processing, Sensei (Adobe)

Lightroom Classic review

August 11, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Lightroom Classic CC

Verdict: 4 stars Lightroom has become a standard tool for a large number of photographers and it does streamline the organisation and editing of large numbers of photos. But while it’s powerful and effective, its raw processing is not the best and its organisational system can feel quite awkward.

Filed Under: Lightroom, Reviews Tagged With: Adjustment brush, Lightroom, RAW processing

White balance tips: 12 ways to control and use white balance more effectively

July 26, 2020 by Rod Lawton

White balance sounds a pretty simple image adjustment, but there’s a little more to it than meets the eye. Here are 12 white balance tips that might help you get the results you want and explain what’s gone wrong if you don’t.

Filed Under: Featured, General Tagged With: Color temperature, RAW file, RAW processing, Temperature (white balance), Tint (white balance), White balance, White balance presets

Skylum Luminar 4.3 review

July 20, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Verdict: 4.5 stars Luminar 4 is an unusual and constantly evolving program. Increasingly, it’s specialising in altered, enhanced and augmented reality effects – and these are exceptionally effective. Luminar also has a full selection of basic photo editing tools like curves, cropping, layers and retouching. It’s a very versatile and effective photo editor.

Filed Under: Featured, Luminar, Reviews Tagged With: AI (artificial intelligence), Luminar, RAW processing

ON1 Photo RAW 2020.5 review

July 4, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Verdict: 4.5 stars Other programs might have the edge individually for cataloguing tools, RAW processing, analog effects or reality distortion, but no other program brings all those things together like this one. The biggest news in this version, though, is the new ON1 360 service.

Filed Under: Featured, ON1 Photo RAW, Reviews Tagged With: ON1 360, ON1 Photo RAW, RAW processing

Noise and noise reduction

June 9, 2020 by Life after Photoshop

Noise is the digital equivalent of grain in film. It’s random electrical signals captured by the photosites on the camera sensor, and usually this background noise level is so low compared to the brightness of the captured picture itself that you just don’t notice it.

Filed Under: Editing A-Z, Featured, General Tagged With: Color noise, Grain, ISO, Luminance (contrast) noise, Noise, Noise reduction, RAW processing, Sensor size, Signal to noise ratio

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  • Lightroom CC review (2020)
  • Lightroom Classic review
  • DxO PhotoLab vs Lightroom vs Capture One – which is best for RAW files?
  • Best image cataloguing software: tools to keep your images organised
  • Skylum Luminar 4.3 review
  • ON1 Photo RAW 2020.5 review
  • ON1 360 review
  • Analog Efex Pro 2 review
  • Perspective Efex review
  • DxO Nik Collection 3 review
  • Exposure X5 review
  • Capture One 20 review

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