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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 photo editing software for organizing, editing, RAW and effects

March 4, 2022 by Rod Lawton

Choosing the best image editing software can be complicated. It all depends on what you look for most in your photo editing software. Here are 12 programs with their own distinct strengths.

Filed Under: Capture One, Exposure X, Featured, Lightroom, Luminar, Nik Collection, ON1 Photo RAW, PhotoLab, Photoshop, Reviews, SidebarTagged With: Affinity Photo, Aperture (Apple), Asset management, Capture One, Cataloguing software, DAM (Digital Asset Management), Exposure X (software), Lightroom (Adobe), Lightroom Classic (Adobe), Luminar (Skylum), Nik Collection (DxO), ON1 Photo RAW, PhotoLab (DxO), RAW processing

RAW files explained

February 24, 2022 by Life after Photoshop

Many photographers prefer to work with RAW files – but what are they, how do you work with them, and why are they so much better than regular in-camera JPEGs?

Filed Under: Editing A-Z, Featured, GeneralTagged With: 14-bit RAW, 16-bit image, 8-bit images, Adobe RGB, Bayer sensor, Bits and bit depth, Compression, Demosaicing, DNG, Lossy/lossless compression, Picture control/style, RAW file, RAW processing, TIFF, White balance

Exposure X7 review

February 11, 2022 by Life after Photoshop

Verdict: 4.5 stars Exposure X7 is a great all-in-one program for cataloguing your images, enhancing and retouching them and adding a huge range of evocative analog film effects

Filed Under: Best software, Exposure X, Featured, ReviewsTagged With: Analog, Cataloguing software, Non-destructive editing, RAW processing, Virtual Copy (Lightroom)

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, TutorialsTagged With: Cropping, RAW processing

DxO PhotoLab vs Lightroom vs Capture One – which is best for RAW files?

August 2, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Which is best for processing RAW files, DxO PhotoLab, Lightroom or Capture One? Here’s a set of eight image comparisons that aims to find out.

Filed Under: Capture One, Featured, Lightroom, PhotoLab, ReviewsTagged With: Artefact/artifact, Capture One, Cloud storage, DeepPRIME (DxO), Dynamic range, Highlight recovery, Lens corrections, Lightroom (Adobe), Lightroom Classic (Adobe), Local adjustments, Perspective correction, PhotoLab (DxO), RAW processing, Shadow recovery, Sharpening, White balance

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, ListiclesTagged With: RAW file, RAW processing, Temperature (white balance), Tint (white balance), White balance, White balance presets

Skylum Luminar 4.3 review

July 20, 2020 by Life after Photoshop

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, ReviewsTagged With: AI (artificial intelligence), 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, GeneralTagged With: Artefact/artifact, DeepPRIME (DxO), Grain, ISO, Luminance noise, Noise reduction, Photosite, RAW processing, Signal to noise

Non-destructive editing and how it works

May 28, 2020 by Life after Photoshop

Traditional photo editing is ‘destructive’. That means every adjustment you make permanently changes the pixels in the photo and there’s no way back unless you’ve saved a copy of the original and you’re willing to start again. ‘Non-destructive’ editing is fully reversible. You can go back and undo or redo all of your editing work at any point in the future. Naturally, there’s a catch

Filed Under: Editing A-Z, Featured, GeneralTagged With: Adjustment layer, Cataloguing software, Non-destructive editing, Presets, RAW processing, Virtual Copy (Lightroom)

Bits and bit depth explained

May 19, 2020 by Life after Photoshop

Bits and bit depth

Bit depth is an important concept in digital imaging if you want the best possible image quality and if you intend to manipulate images heavily.

Filed Under: Editing A-Z, Featured, GeneralTagged With: 14-bit RAW, 16-bit image, 24-bit/48-bit image, 8-bit images, Artefact/artifact, Bits and bit depth, Dynamic range, HDR, JPEG vs RAW, RAW processing

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