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Tigu Registered: Aug 09, 2003 Total Posts: 92 Country: Sweden |
Anybody who knows how to save a personal white balance value that i could import to Canon 1Ds mark III? With Camera raw i could save a value but the canon software dont like that format.... |
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J.D. Registered: Dec 01, 2003 Total Posts: 2108 Country: Australia |
Okay, interesting question. Can you tell us why you want to do it that way? If it's just a white balance you had on a particular day which looked nice or a custom white balance you used under unusual lighting conditions, I would be very wary of doing anything this way. I see you have a 1D MkII. Is that the camera you want to import from? If so, they are two different cameras and if you're looking for uniformity, I'd avoid this method (if it can be done). The best way to do it is to shoot a grey card with both cameras and correct it in post. |
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Tigu Registered: Aug 09, 2003 Total Posts: 92 Country: Sweden |
Because i take sport pictures mostly in two indoor gyms its nice to have the wb ready.....The lights is the same from time to time.... |
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J.D. Registered: Dec 01, 2003 Total Posts: 2108 Country: Australia |
I'd be very wary of this. I think it probably won't work. There are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, the white balance will very likely vary between the two buildings so what's good for one won't be good for the other one, even if it looks similar to you. Secondly, there are some types of lights which will produce inconsistent results, depending on shutter speed. I have yet to find a way to eliminate that problem. |
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DSL67 Registered: Oct 09, 2006 Total Posts: 289 Country: United States |
IMO, custom white balance is always the best way to go. But having said that... Your cameras have a kelvin setting "K" that should work well for you. How it works is, if you have done a custom white balance in gym A before, then check your raw file for what the temperate is. Set your camera to that from now when you shoot in gym A. Do the same thing for gym B. |
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Tigu Registered: Aug 09, 2003 Total Posts: 92 Country: Sweden |
Its one camera iam talking about.....and why do they have the personal wb in the camera at all? And of course its two different wb values one for each gym. |
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J.D. Registered: Dec 01, 2003 Total Posts: 2108 Country: Australia |
Simply adjusting Kelvin settings in the camera probably won't work either. The problem is that the light may have a peculiar spike which cannot be corrected this way and you may, in fact, make it worse. When you do a CWB, you correct for different levels in each channel. When you do K changes manually, you do it evenly across the spectrum. If the balance is wrong to start with, changing the Kelvin settings won't help. |
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therock Registered: Jan 26, 2006 Total Posts: 1712 Country: United States |
Gray card? |
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J.D. Registered: Dec 01, 2003 Total Posts: 2108 Country: Australia |
Yep. A Kodak grey card can be used for a white balance. Shoot white on auto exposure and it's going to be grey anyway, right? |
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Tigu Registered: Aug 09, 2003 Total Posts: 92 Country: Sweden |
I dont think whe are talking about the same thing. The only thing i want is to register a personal wb value in the camera. But i dont know which software to use. |
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Sam N Registered: Dec 16, 2006 Total Posts: 1262 Country: United States |
You don't need software, you do it on the camera itself. |
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Tigu Registered: Aug 09, 2003 Total Posts: 92 Country: Sweden |
Sorry but i do think you have to do it by the computer.... |
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Tigu Registered: Aug 09, 2003 Total Posts: 92 Country: Sweden |
Ive found it use ZoomBrowser EX 6.1 for Windows that software saves the correct format...... |