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Kim Letkeman
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April 13, 2011
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P: (PS, Elements, LR) should support Fuji's new CMOS EXR Sensor

  • April 13, 2011
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I would like to see Fuji's newest CMOS-EXR sensors supported in ACR so that Photoshop, Elements and Lightroom are all available to die-hard Adobe users. I've tested the new F550EXR extensively and the new sensor is a winner. The RAW files are amazing for a compact with a 1/2" sensor. See http://kimletkeman.blogspot.com for my articles (31 and counting.)

But my all-Adobe work flow is seriously hampered by Fuji's RAW being forced through its proprietary converter first before I move it to ACR6 and then CS5. It's messy and the results, in my opinion, are inferior to what they would be if I could go directly to ACR6 first and then to CS5 Elements 9 or Lightroom 3. As a long time all Adobe user, I and a lot of others would deeply appreciate support for this wonderful new sensor.


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    Tom Hogarty
    Adobe Employee
    April 27, 2011
    The Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 Update includes support for a number of additional Fuji proprietary raw file formats:

    FinePix S200 EXR
    FinePix F550 EXR
    FinePix HS20 EXR
    FinePix X100

    http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjourn...

    Regards,
    Tom Hogarty
    Lightroom, Camera Raw and DNG Product Manager
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    April 26, 2011
    I`m waiting the ACR support for RAF files so after that I can use the CS to make my job more usefull.
    This issue is on Adobe hands to make our life easyer.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    April 26, 2011
    I haven't bought an Adobe product since CS2 but I will buy Lightroom for this.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    April 21, 2011
    Onward and upward. Today Fujifilm. Tomorrow HelloKittyCam!
    gfmucci
    gfmucci
    Known Participant
    April 21, 2011
    Fujifilm has a very popular line of new cameras such as the HS20. Please prioritize ACR for the HS 20 and related Fujifilm cameras.

    ________________________________________________________________________________________ Fuji HS50EXR, Samsung S9+. Nikon Coolpix P950. Just transitioned from PSE and PE 9 to 2021
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    April 20, 2011
    I would love to see ACR support the Fuji's latest RAW files. I would then most likely switch from my current photo editing software to Photoshop, Elements or Lightroom and be a happy camper.
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    Kim LetkemanAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 18, 2011
    My apologies. I did not realize that my implying that the sensor was any good had offended you so.

    If you feel like playing with the RAW format, here is the RAW that matches the JPEG above. Since it was shot in M4:3 with the DR400 setting, it is half sized and thus quite likely to have already had the blend performed between sensor halves.

    http://letkeman.net/Photos/invisiblep...
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    April 18, 2011
    I didn't say anything at all about Adobe support - where did you get any of that?. Stop trying to read other things into what I write, and just read what I write.

    All I said was that your example that claimed to show a great sensor did not show that, and did show extreme post processing (which could be used to hide many sensor problems). We won't know more until we get unadulterated RAW images from that camera.
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    Kim LetkemanAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 18, 2011
    So are you saying that their high ISO images look bad at second glance? Because the term "extreme post processing" has a critical tone to it.

    I really don't understand the nature of your point. Are you saying that Adobe should *not* support this idea because Fuji smooth the A and B channels?

    Or are you saying that they *should* support it because Fuji uses "extreme post processing"?

    I can't fathom any reason why the nature of their rather decent jpegs (for a 1/2" sensor) should affect the fact that we want to use Adobe tools on their RAW outputs.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    April 18, 2011
    I'm not saying that you mislead us - but that your camera or camera software applied a LOT of post processing to get that image. Yeah, lots of camera makers apply excessive chroma blurring to make their high-iso images look better at first glance.
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