UCSB wrote:
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Dan ... interesting ... thanks for taking the time. One thing that I have noticed is that a person's familiarity with a given piece of software is a big indicator of their likely results. Small tweaks can really affect images ... especially in the sharpening area. I would venture to guess that a little RGB sharpening would fundamentally change your DPP result for example (as would a tweak to the WB). In addition, my feeling is that a given converter will tend to work better or worst with a give camera body. So like Adrian said above C1 is very good with the 5DII (I've noticed that myself) ... whereas, it seems a little weak with the 7D right now.
I own these converters and would rank them with my 5DII in this order:
C1
ARC
DPP (this may produce the best conversions, so it is always worth trying on a critical image)
DXO
My 7D is just to new to be correctly supported so I have not formed any opinions on it yet. I have tended to use them in this order:
ARC
C1
DPP
DXO
I am considering using C1 Pro v5 more than I have been. I was a big user back in v3, than didn't rely on it as much under v4. But, now v5 looks very nice. The 7D is forcing me to look at DPP in more detail than I have in the past. I can see why some people rave about the conversions ... but, I just can not warm up to the product. One thing that I do know: try to limit yourself to one or two converts because four can become overwhelming. ...Show more →
I agree with tweeking the RGB I get much better shots with doing that and I do like the Capture1, but free vs $399 is also a large option. My 50D vs my1DMkII N as far as being sharp (the1DMkII N is razor sharp vs the 50D) gives me a lot less adding to the shapness for the same effect ....Rich
Do yourself a favor ... grab one of these X-Rite ColorChecker Passport and you will never again complain of inaccurate colors in ACR or Lightroom. For $99 its a relative bargain; the software to create custom profiles is a snap to use.
If you already own a ColorChecker you can also download the profiling software for free from X-Rite's website.
Is not Camera Raw 5.5 in Lightroom 2.5 ? I am not that expert on these matters . What profile did you use to take the LR photo ? LR has different
camera profiles that can be downloaded that Eric Chan of Adobe created that match those of major cameras used , which I am sure you know.
James_N wrote:
Do yourself a favor ... grab one of these X-Rite ColorChecker Passport and you will never again complain of inaccurate colors in ACR or Lightroom. For $99 its a relative bargain; the software to create custom profiles is a snap to use.
If you already own a ColorChecker you can also download the profiling software for free from X-Rite's website.
