On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: > ok, LR gurus, here's a question for you: > > In the Camera Calibration panel of LR3... I can choose either "Adobe > Standard" or "Embedded" when processing an image. It appears that > Adobe Std is the default. > > My k-5 arrived set to the "bright" custom image tone (pg 222 when I > RTFM) by default. > > Does it follow... that when I process a a dng file... captured in this > "bright" image finishing mode.... and I select the "embedded" camera > calibration... then I am applying the parameters (saturation, hue, > contrast, sharpen, etc) of that finishing mode? > > Similarly, if I changed the mode (to natural, or portrait, or > landscape. for ex), would then LR access a different 'embedded" > calibration to match those modes??? > > > As always... Thanks for your input. > > :) > -c >
So... I conducted my own tests this morning... and the answer to my question "...if I changed the mode (to natural, or portrait, or landscape. for ex), would then LR access a different 'embedded" calibration to match those modes???" is: No. I changed the image finish modes to vibrant/muted/bleach bypass/monochrome & took a photo, same scene, in each. Imported them to LR 3. As they load, they appear at first with the parameters of each mode applied (ie: monochrome looks, well, monochrome), but then, the image finishes loading & snaps out of it, looking just like any other (color) dng file. Applying the "embedded" camera calibration (vs adobe std) in the develop module, tweaks the image only slightly, and does not restore the vibrant/muted/bleach bypass/monochrome appearance seen on capture on the lcd, and initially upon loading into LR. I suppose one could use silky pix...? (does anyone do this?) Or process images in camera (creating jpegs, I think). Or not bother with pentax finishing modes and just free hand one's own... or use any of the multitude of presets out there... Or maybe I'm missing something & there is an easy way to access the finish mode info for the dng. It seems that I have read somewhere that similar finish modes also exist in some nikon/canon, and that their profiles appear as options in the LR camera calibration menu for n/c shooters... Thoughts? Anyone? Bueller...? :) -c ps; btw, I have never before even bothered with any of these finish modes. But now, I'm curious, and the whole thing is taking on more importance than it probably should... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
