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Do those "'silent' reference pixels outside the standard frame" contain image data then?

A bit like the outer bit of a 35mm slide frame that gets covered by the slide mount, that you need to get at sometimes?

Nice. :)

"The ability to include the 'silent' reference pixels outside the standard frame in case you framed an image just a little too tightly. "

Stay tuned... ;-)

Mathias, that sounds a bit like "Image Dust Off" in Nikon Capture.

And I agree with that - I have been having problems with bringing back 300 raws images with sensor dust on!

First, a suggestion: Make this Feature Request Topic (as the other Feature Requests sub fori) a sub forum so it is easier to get an overview! I have no intention to scroll through 75 posts to see if my suggestion is already submitted..

And my Feature Request:

I think it would be an good feature to have some sort of dust spotting available in the RAW interface.

Ideally, a re-usable mechanism (batch). I imagine something like a reference dust image (f22 - out of focus white wall), that Camera Raw can use to automatically neautralize dust spots in images. A first in a RAW developer! I also think this method would beat the cr.. out of a spot cloning tool or similar, but if not, at least include a spot healing brush.

Mathias

Oops, I forgot no.8:

8 ) The ability to include the 'silent' reference pixels outside the standard frame in case you framed an image just a little too tightly.

Simon

Here's my wish list:

0) Perspective correction tool

1) The ability to easily store and switch between multiple sets of settings for the same image. Great, for example, to choose between different 'looks' or to have a color and B&W version of the same image.

2) A luminance curve tool that does not have a side-effect on saturation (see the long thread on color reproduction in digital photography)

3) A two-dimensional color wheel for white balance fine-tuning. This is much more intuitive for the final WB-tweaks than switching back and forth between two sliders.

4) Per-ISO presets, a-la RawShooter. High-ISO files take less sharpening and need more noise reduction by default.

5) Instant 100% zoom tool as in Apple's Aperture and RawShooter Premium.

6) Slightly more control over the sharpening algorithm. Smart sharpening (deconvolution) would be nice.

7) More control over the trade-off between detail extraction and artefacts (as in RawShooter). Especially convenient in combination with (4).

Simon

I've been looking at the features provided by recent products, Apple's Aperture and Light Crafts' Light Zone. It would not be useful to say "please put into Bridge + ACR everything they provide". (I wish ...!)

So I've tried to constrain my list to those features that I would use on average at least once per week, sometimes nearly every day, based on my recent use of all the components of Photoshop CS2. Plus one more feature.

1. "Spot". A simple equivalent of the Spot Healing Brush, implemented in ACR in a non-destructive way. A way to remove simple blemishes while still working at the raw stage.

2. "Patch". A simple equivalent of Clone, or perhaps the Healing Brush, implemented in a non-destructive way. Ideally allowing overlapping areas, but an earlier version without overlapping areas would be good.

3. "Printing". A simple way of doing test prints from Bridge+ACR without having to go through Photoshop just to call the printer driver. Combined with "1" and "2", I would get a lot of my test prints done in a very efficient way.

Plus one:

4. "Red eye reduction". I rarely use on-camera flash, so this isn't often a problem. But neither is it hard, and Nikon Capture and Aperture support it in a non-destructive way. Just a simple version, using the basic Photoshop parameters - pupil size & darken amount.

Top items on my wish list:
1) Shadow/highlight, would be a tremendous timesaver
2) highlight compression (á la RSP "highlight contrast"). Way too often I find that ACR gives me washed out highlights when there's detail to be shown. Now I have to combine two RAW conversions with different exposure compensations. And that brings me to...
3) HDR using the same RAW image with different exposure compensation values. It's almost the same as #2, but still different
4) Smart sharpening, in addition to existing sharpening. Now I run some sort of sharpening later in PS, because of the softness ACR is giving me. No biggie really, but would be nice
5) Improved noise reduction. Now I often get grainy looking skies. ACR takes good care of color noise, but luminance is a different story.

Bridge/ACR/PS is my #1 workflow over any other thing out there, thanks and keep up the good work!

>Not sure if a database is needed to counter chromatic aberration.

i'm dusting off a few neurons here, but there are to my knowledge two types of chromatic aberrations--longitudinal and lateral. the former, requires specific knowledge of the glass to correct. the latter doesn't--well at least to correct most of it.

chromatic aberrations are most frequently found in optics that are hard to manage-- i.e. ultra-wide lenses, super telephotos, and high ratio zooms. i suspect a database relating to some co-efficent for these lenses could probably assist in some counter measure.

chromatic aberrations shouldn't be confused with purple fringing.