On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Marie-Noëlle Augendre <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> 2013/7/17 johannes hanika <[email protected]>
>
>>
>>
>> the `standard color matrix' is adobe's matrix as it comes with their
>> dngconverter i think, and as you find it in dcraw.
>>
>> the `enhanced color matrix' is what pascal measured with a color chart.
>> it tends to saturate colors a little more.
>>
>
> Thanks for your explanation. That indeed explains what I observe.
>
>
>>
>> starting with a linear (disabled) base curve and the standard color
>> matrix should give you a picture that's so neutral that it looks flat and
>> dull and boring :)
>>
>
> It's supposed to be my job to give it life. ;-)
>
>
>>
>> to desaturate skin tones a little, there is also pascal's `neutral skin
>> tones' preset in the color zones module.
>>
>
> In fact, the effect is horrible on skins. But greens, tennis courts,
> sweat-shirts... everything is much too saturated.
> Even on landscape pictures, I don't want these kind of colours.
> That's why I almost always deactivate the basic curve, instead of trying
> to 'repair' its effect with some other tools. If I'd like to apply some
> push/pull treatments I'm not able to understand and control, it would much
> simpler/quicker to shoot in JPEG and use the Canon Picture Styles!
>
fair point :) i hope you found out how to create an auto-applying preset to
always remove the base curve?
-jo
>
> Marie-Noëlle
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