Re: PSE 5.0 and Adobe RAW
On Oct 22, 2006, at 12:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Use Camera Raw's white-balance eye dropper. Look for what ought to be >> a Zone VIII to Zone IX gray tone (values with close to proper >> exposure setting should be between 180 and 230 in R, G and B) and >> click on it ... I find this gets me very very close to the mark most >> of the time. > > Unfamiliar with zone system. You mean middle gray? No, middle gray (or the 18% reflectance standard used for meter calibration) is Zone V. Zone system basic: The scale runs from Zone I to X, with Zone I being black, Zone X being white. The brightest area to retain detail should be in Zone IX, and the Zones represent one-stop steps, approximately. So you're looking for a near-white gray, between two and one stops down from pure white. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PSE 5.0 and Adobe RAW
Use Camera Raw's white-balance eye dropper. Look for what ought to be a Zone VIII to Zone IX gray tone (values with close to proper exposure setting should be between 180 and 230 in R, G and B) and click on it ... I find this gets me very very close to the mark most of the time. Godfrey On Oct 22, 2006, at 9:25 AM, Mat Maessen wrote: > I've started ignoring the "as shot" white balance, and trying to get > it as close to what I remember as I can by eye. It's taking a lot of > practice... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PSE 5.0 and Adobe RAW
In a message dated 10/22/2006 11:54:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Use Camera Raw's white-balance eye dropper. Look for what ought to be a Zone VIII to Zone IX gray tone (values with close to proper exposure setting should be between 180 and 230 in R, G and B) and click on it ... I find this gets me very very close to the mark most of the time. Godfrey === Unfamiliar with zone system. You mean middle gray? Marnie aka Doe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PSE 5.0 and Adobe RAW
I think this is a deficiency with Camera Raw more than anything else. I do the same thing (using Photoshop CS2 + Camera Raw), although I find that usually exposure needs to be set at around +0.3-0.5 as a baseline for white point, using the DS body. Godfrey On Oct 22, 2006, at 8:29 AM, Bill Owens wrote: > Regardless of the camera WB setting, the Adobe RAW converter shows > the WB > "as shot", and a color temperature of 4800. I find that changing > the white > balance to whatever the actual conditions were, and setting > exposure to 0.00 > usually shows the image as I remember it being. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PSE 5.0 and Adobe RAW
On 10/22/06, Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Regardless of the camera WB setting, the Adobe RAW converter shows the WB > "as shot", and a color temperature of 4800. I find that changing the white > balance to whatever the actual conditions were, and setting exposure to 0.00 > usually shows the image as I remember it being. Bill, I've run into similar issues with Photoshop CS2 and the Adobe RAW converter (probably the same version/program for the raw converter). My best guess is that the camera isn't writing the "as shot" white balance properly. On my DS2, it seems to make the "as shot" setting equivalent to its "auto white balance" guess, regardless of how the white balance is set in-camera. I've started ignoring the "as shot" white balance, and trying to get it as close to what I remember as I can by eye. It's taking a lot of practice... -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
