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Now I know

Just made some test shots in RAW mode 2 days ago. I opened them in Photoshop and they look so off and I had no clue on how to process them "correctly". Now I know where to start. THANKS !

CK

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Clarity for photographers

It is great to be able to tap into the knowledge of a writer with such deapth. For photographers it clearly explains the power and use of one of Photoshop CS's most valuable features. If you haven't started exploring the capabilities of this awesome feature then this is how to do it with training wheels. Great stuff!!

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same possible with Capture One?

great article!

I was wondering if something similar was possible with Capture One DSLR. It has the option to use custom profiles for different cameras, is it possible to create your own one with the Color Checker?

thanks-

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More info

Since writing this piece, two things have become clearer to me-I pass them on in the hopes that they'll save some time.

1.) In theory, any RGB should work but in practice it seems that it's much easier to do this exercise in ProPhoto RGB. The resulting calibration will work for all the supported output spaces, so you aren't locked into ProPhoto RGB by doing so. I suspect that the reason is that Camera Raw uses a space with the ProPhoto primaries and linear gamma for most of its processing.

2.) It definitely helps to do the edits in the following order:

Shadow Tint
Green Sat
Green Hue
Blue Sat
Blue Hue
Red Sat
Red Hue

Digital cameras have a much stronger response to red than to either green or blue., Making the edits in this order helps bring the reds back into a reasonable range.

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Very Useful Article

That's the best raw article I've come across. Very articulate, accurate and helpful.

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Have your camera ready

Good information, but for those of us that have to experience, use as a step by step with your camera and .RAW images at hand.

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Calibration

I feel the best calibration out at the present time is the X-rite Passport.

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