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Jeff Schewe
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Jeff Schewe
LEGEND
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May 05, 2023
09:31 PM
Not sure why anybody would think the Ehnace functiuon would actually embed the original raw file in a Linear DNG file...the ONLY way to create a DNG file with an embedded original raw file is to use DNG Converter and use tghe option to do so. Nowhere is it stated in ACR or Lr docs is there any hint that the original raw file is is involved is in Lr if you ask for the original rraw file and the DNG to be stacked.
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Jun 05, 2020
11:19 PM
Downloaded and looked at both images in Photoshop on a calibrate/profiled NEC PA302W (an upper class display) and I have to say the actual images of the batter and background look pretty much the same. So, I'm not sure how you prepared the images...if you are seeing a difference one might ask what's different? In my experience, the display preview in ACR/Lr and Photoshop are identical.
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Nov 28, 2018
02:50 PM
Mac? It sounds like you have the "Air Print" version of the Epson driver installed instead of the full featured version. Delete the print driver in Printers & Scanners then re-add the driver and make sure you use the drop down menu to pick the model specific version of the driver not Air Print. That will allow LR to see the profiles...
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Oct 19, 2018
11:27 PM
Wow...pretty weird. You sure you want to post documents with your name and home address on them? Makes it pretty easy to become a victim of identity theft.
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Jun 23, 2017
08:22 PM
1 Upvote
If you are using Camera Raw to process a JPEG either in the ACR plug-in or within Photoshop you are getting the benefit of high bit precision. While the JPEGs are limited to 8 bit inside of ACR the images have 16 bit/channel precision. So if you aren't doing really heavy edits of a JPEG in ACR, you'll end up with pretty good results-as you've found out. However, once processed the images fall back to 8 bit/channel and suffer the same risks of image data loss as regular editing of JPEGs. However, repeated edits will show the JPEGs fall apart pretty quick.
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May 26, 2017
10:13 PM
robertoldfart343 wrote In the sharpening section of ACR when I hold the Alt key while adjusting the masking slider... how can I save that mask to use later when I'm in Photoshop? You can't...the display is only showing you the edge masking ACR is creating inside of ACR. There's no way to save that and use it elsewhere since it really only exists inside of ACR.
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Apr 25, 2017
08:18 PM
adann wrote Said a different way, what is the algorithm triggered by this keystroke optimizing for? It's optimizing the black point according to Thomas Knoll's opinion of what a black point should be. It's not always 100% correct, more like 80/20 and sometimes does something a bit less than optimal, but it usually is in the correct direction. From the result, season to to your own personal taste :~)
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Apr 25, 2017
01:07 PM
The -20 Blacks that result in a blue channel clip is actually to be expected. And while it's correct that the Whites and the Blacks settings "manage clipping" that's not to say you should NEVER clip, just be aware of it :~) Sometimes intentional clipping helps an image...
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Apr 04, 2017
11:07 AM
Stephen_A_Marsh wrote Over 10 years ago a company named Pixmantec created a nice piece of software known as RawShooter that was offered in “Essentials” and “Professional” versions. This product offered two “unique” tools – Clarity and Vibrance. A few years later, Adobe purchased Pixmantec and introduced Clarity and Vibrance into Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom (however the values/numbers in Adobe’s implementation were not exactly the same or interchangeable with the now defunct RawShooter product). Actually, while "Vibrance" was indeed a part of Pixmantec, "Clarity" was homegrown by Thomas Knoll. I know this because I was the one who talked him into adding a midtown contrast tool in ACR 4.1 also incorporated "Vibrance"...
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Mar 08, 2017
10:04 AM
In the Camera Raw Preferences (accessed from inside of ACR) be sure the preference "Save image settings in:" is set to "Sidecar ".xmp" files (and not set to Camera Raw database). ACR will then use the sidecar file and not the database for the image settings...
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Jan 02, 2017
09:16 PM
It's a pretty simple effort if and only if you have one major enclosing folder within which all of your image folders reside. I use an enclosing folder called Digital-Captures (the exact name doesn't matter). Inside that folder are all of my other folders and subfolders. So, if I move the main Digital-Captures folder to another hard drive, all I need to do is click on the enclosing folder in LR that is missing. Once I find the enclosing folder, all other subfolders are already recognized and found. If you don't have all your folders in an upper level folder, I suggest you do so before copying to the new drive. Just make sure you move the folders from within LR and not from the finder.
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Dec 25, 2015
02:36 AM
2 Upvotes
Sorry, but with the exception of writting new capture time to raw files, Lightroom simply does not touch your raw files. So, sadly for you, you have a hardware problem not connected to Lightroom. It's either a card problem, a card reader problem or an HD problem that is causing your files to corrupt. Look elsewhere since LR can't corrupt files.
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Aug 18, 2015
05:19 PM
This is actually the Lightroom Forum, The Photoshop Forum is down the hall. As for activating Photoshop CS2, Adobe has turned off the old activations servers, more info can be found on this page Creative Suite Help /Download Creative Suite Help / Download Acrobat 7 and CS2 products You'll need to download, install and use the specific serial number Adobe provides on that page.
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Jun 25, 2015
03:26 PM
You need to be using Process Version 2012 to use Dehaze. Also, make sure you are running LR CC 2015.1.
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Apr 25, 2015
08:26 PM
The only trial version is Lightroom CC...you can buy the LR6 standalone version but there is not standalone trial.
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Mar 06, 2015
09:19 PM
1 Upvote
JimHess wrote:
It makes one feel that they are on the inside track of knowing what is "really" happening.
But unless one is on the inside (and constrained by NDA's) one doesn't really have a clue what's going on...some people know and simply can't say. Everybody else is on the outside and should learn to live with being on the outside...
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Jul 16, 2014
08:51 PM
Actually, since the camera isn't officially shipping yet, I suspect that at least ACR will have a beta/RC version out relatively soon'ish.
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Jun 10, 2014
10:20 PM
swovem wrote:
Price? If it is your $50 a month I will be looking for new software.
Ya know, the $50/month is for the full suite f products including; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, FinalCut Pro, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver and all the rest of the suite of products...likely ore than you need/want. The Photographers CC suite is $9.95/month...big difference in the pricing.
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Jun 03, 2014
03:59 PM
1 Upvote
Hudechrome wrote:
I hope this takes the swagger out of a certain party we all know and love!
Nope...because what you don't know is that behind the scenes, I really DID try to get the ACR engineers to reconsider the per panel preview and was told it wouldn't happen. But, to Max's credit, he figured out a way to show a default toggle and did the work to put it in. Note, it's NOT the same as the old behavior but seems to address the major points the users here on this thread were clamoring for. So, you can thank Max for his hard work...
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May 13, 2014
05:22 PM
LJH wrote:
This is interesting JJmack. Good to see that an actual situation has been used to show that Photoshop does indeed use system resource, outside the available RAM. What is alarming is that Adobe actually state that Photoshop will use RAM first, before the available scratch disk allowance. Perhaps it does but only for less demanding tasks.
The way that Photoshop virtual memory (scratch disk) works is a SD is allocated upon launch. Depending on how much ram you have, the SD temp file can be as large as the ram allocated to Photoshop. This is done so that the "ram first" use can seamlessly transition to ram + SD. Once that initial SD is set up, opening images also increases the SD allocation (in the background as long as the image fits in ram). Open multiple images also increases SD allocation. Also note that History states adds to the SD allocation. Each history state is written (in the background) to the SD. As log as your efficiency stays at 100%, the SD is only written to as needed, in the background. Once your efficiency starts to drop, tat background writing turns into a foreground opperation and when that happens, Photoshop slows down. Below 80% is noticeably slower, if you drop further, it gets even worse.. And, actually,Photoshop does indeed relinquish allocated ram at the request of the OS. They way hat works varies depending on Mac & Windows. Reallocation can take a while on either OS and it only happens when another apps requests ram from the OS. So, it can look like Photoshop is hoarding allocated ram but it's not...it just keeps it unless the OS demands it back–and it's not immediate either.
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May 05, 2014
08:37 PM
1 Upvote
Sorry...you can't. LR doesn't do CMYK, only RGB...you'll need Photoshop or some other app.
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Apr 28, 2014
03:34 AM
Hudechrome wrote: "so my take is, Thomas doesn't care." Those were your words, not mine. I was rather nonplussed at first, so I re-read it. Then responded. What I said was, I don't think Thomas cares what YOU think...sorry to be blunt, but in the grand scheme of things, I suspect that the engineers don't listen too much to individual complaints when trying to do the right thing, overall. I still think your use case is weak...there are indeed ways or accomplishing what you say you want to do without the Preview button. And, those new functions are vastly more powerful and capable compared to what you claim to have lost. Sorry doode...but what you seem to be doing is crying over spilt milk...can you do what you need to do with ACR 8.3 that you can't do with ACR 8.4? I would argue that you can...and yes, it may be a bit more inconvenient but that's not really a major concern to me...ACR 8.4 is an advance over 8.3. If you don't agree, then you can keep twisting in the wind, or you can learn how to do what you need and move on. Or not. You are perfectly welcome to use DxO rather than ACR...your choice. No skin off my nose...
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Apr 27, 2014
08:32 PM
Hudechrome wrote: I care. I care about my work. I employ the best tools and procedures and I apply them according to the best standards and practices available to the best of my ability. My loyalty is to these principles. Tell Thomas that. And don't presume for a moment that Thomas doesn't care...if he didn't, he wouldn't have written Camera Raw in the first place. Also don't presume I don't care...I do care about image quality... I do, perhaps more than most people. However, I tend to get far less locked into "how" to do something than arriving at an optimal result (which I do care about–as does Thomas). I really don't care how I arrive at an image's optimal settings... Do you honestly think that you can no no longer arrive at the optimal image adjustment settings because of these changes? Or, are you just disturbed that how you do it has been changed? I'm pretty good at adjusting raw image settings...the new changes to the Before/After seem to be an advancement rather than a step back, So, considering I kinda know a thing or two, what do I know that you don't know? I'm happy to advance how people use ACR & LR...I've tried to do so in this thread. But if you are complaining simply because of change, well, I'm less sensitive to that than making a case that you can't use the new functionality to accomplish what you need to accomplish. So far, that case hasn't been made...
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Apr 27, 2014
08:21 PM
Lidenbrook wrote: Again , we greatly appreciate your patience , cooperation and your understanding , and please let me apologize for the error in writing your name. No worries mate (that's Australian for don't worry about it!) My only goal here is to help and explain that the old behavior is gone and offer some tips to overcome the new workflow. I don't disagree that the old way was simple...it was a binary on/off. But that's gone now. So, what do you want to do? Adapt and adopt or dwell on what was (and now no longer isn't)?
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Apr 27, 2014
07:34 PM
Hudechrome wrote: Well, if this was a court of law and not opinion, what your testimony would amount to is hearsay, especially when the staff person did not back it up. So, consider it hearsay that Thomas said no... Hudechrome wrote: Ego plays a big role in photography, but in software? Well, when the "ego" in question created this whole digital imaging thingie, it's hard to argue against it... Look, Thoams said no...and there are techical reasons that doing what people are asking for–meaning the "Preview button" isn't easy and why what LR does is, well problimatic. Thomas has chosen not to respond, so my take is, Thomas doesn't care...Max tried to offer a work around...then quit posting. So, you are down to talking to me. Sorry...that's the way it is.
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Apr 27, 2014
05:53 PM
Hudechrome wrote: Nothing is written in stone so for the moment, the switch is missing but "The squeaky wheel gets the grease" and we definitely have a squeaky wheel here. Well...if I were at liberty to show you an email exchange I had with certain ACR engineers, you might realize that the stone has indeed been written. So far, the relative lack of understanding of how to use Before/After and Snapshots hasn't reached the level of traction needed to rewrite the stone. Yes, I pointed out LR's ability to turn on/off a panel's preview. Yes, I pointed out that some users were dependent upon the old way of using the per panel Preview. Sorry to say, those discussion got nowhere.. Look, I'm not unsympathetic to those users who grew to rely upon the old behavior...but what I'm trying to get across is that there is some pretty strong resistance to undoing the effort that was required to do Before/After and reintroduce the old per panel preview behavior. So, do you really want to swim upstream against impossible odds? Go right ahead…just know that the odds of getting anywhere are somewhere between zero and no way… Kinda like when I said that ship has sailed…I wasn't trying to be an a'hole, I was trying to get the point across that after due consideration, the old preview button behavior is dead...
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Apr 27, 2014
01:42 PM
Lidenbrook wrote: So, effectively , is an incorrect modification for certain cameras which is a serious drawback when adjusting to acutance image ..... Although Mr Shiui disagree ..... Sure, in Lr there is not such problem ...... like who does not have it working with this type of sensors .... Are you referring to me? My name ain't Shiui, it's Schewe...if you weren't referring to me, never mind :~) You can easily turn off all sharpening in ACR by adjusting the amount to 0. With zero sharpening, none of the other settings have any impact. So, if you want a binary on/off, adjust the settings that you want and set that to the After setting and then turn the amount to 0 for the before. Even simplier, make your adjustments and at the last step set amount to 0 and then simply undo. That way you have and easy method of seeing sharpening on and off. In any event, the Preview button per panel is gone. Sorry, you'll need to modify the way you work.
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Apr 27, 2014
01:21 PM
Keith_Reeder wrote: Just got to learn how to use the software. +1
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Apr 26, 2014
01:39 PM
Yammer wrote: It would be even better if there was a shortcut(s) for reapplying Snapshots (possibly as bank of several presets) with shortcut keys. Yeah, sadly, there are no shortcuts to apply snapshots...the flyout menu or opening the Snapshots panel are the only way I know if. But, don't forget ACR has unlimited Undo (unlimited for that particular session) so, if you select multiple snapshots, you can toggle between them using Command/option/Z to move back in time and Command/Shift Z to move forward. To the extent that there's no real "History UI" you can use multiple undo to do history like functions. So, if you have multiple snapshots, select each one to set the histort state and then use undo/redo to move back and forth between the different snapshot states. Not the same as having LR's History because you can see the history state in LR but not in ACR. I think it WOULD be interesting to consider some sort of UI for per session history in ACR. But, I know that it would be very difficult to store history in the xmp metadata, so ACR prolly would not ever have the same history that LR has since the LR history is stored in the catalog database, not xmp (like snapshots are).
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Apr 25, 2014
04:02 PM
Hudechrome wrote: Is that preferable to having a dupe raw file, unsynced available? I can't really answer that since I've not tested using a dupe raw file (although I use Virtual Copies a lot in LR which ACR doesn't have). I guess the main question is the task in which you used to use Preview for and the advantages of the power and flexibility os snapshots. When I am trying to make a determination of an optimal image setting, it's often based on several panels of adjustments (which Preview didn't help with). If you are looking for a binary on/off eval, I agree, the old Preview behavior was useful. But, I don't do that...I'm generally comparing more subtle adjustments from a variety of panels. For this, the new Before/After or using snapshots works better.
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