P: Improved Fuji X-Trans Support?

I been wating for Adobe to improved the sharpening for Fujifilm RAF Files since 2013. Irident X-trans developer has way better results. Exposure X3 is similiar but not quite there. And Capture One 11 has no match, no wormy issues, and is way faster than Lightroom. The only three things Ligthroom is mor refined than Capture one are the facedetection, the metadata administration, the map geolocalization, and the print module. Wich for me is the 15% or the time I spent in the program. 

Yes please!

Hi. 

The X Trans sensors from Fujfilm are not supported/handled good enough in ACR/Lightroom. 

I'm seriously considering switching to Capture One for this single reason. I want to get the best image quality possible, and even though I love Lightroom, I almost feel pressured to switch to Capture One after acquiring my Fujifilm XT-2. I love the camera, but I get disappointed every single time I open up a RAF file in Lightroom. The bad (capture) sharpening is quite frankly embarrassing compared to what I'm used to and expect from Adobe. 

Just google wormy artifacts fuji lightroom to learn more. 
I've tried different settings, but none of them are cutting it.

As I said: Really want to continue using Lightroom. It's been a trusty companion for many years, handling my NEF files just perfectly.

After a long disappointing wait for Adobe to man up and address the rendering and sharpening of Fuji RAW images, I've eventually settled on using Photoshop's Unsharp Mask, rather than using third party solutions. At the very least, this keeps all processing within the CC software, returning images to the LR catalog.

Process image as normal in LR Develop module.
Zero amount slider in Detail panel
Right-click, Edit in... to Photoshop
From top menu... Filter, Sharpen, Unsharp Mask...
Amount 100-150, Radius 1-2, Threshold 1-2
Adjust to your personal taste

I find this gives far better results than LR sharpening, although it does involving LR/PS toggling.

Rgds,
Howard

Capture One released cheaper version for Fuji users (or express version for free). And rendering of details is much better than Lightroom 😞 I really want to stick with Lightroom, but as a Fuji user I don't see any reasons to use LR 😞

Yes, hire that guy, guve him fortune.

I just downloaded and started using Iridient developer - I didn't realise how bad lightroom's sharpening actually was until now. I cant believe they still have not mananged to fix this problem. 

Adobe? Anything? What are you guys doing? Just buy Iridient developer already - seriously. 

And keep the Capture One software too!

I mean... Used to get better images with a X-A1 and vintage lenses... This thread is 4 years old, can't figure out what's wrong with Fuji and Adobe! I'm learning Capture One at the moment. Still not happy, I might get back to  the X-A1 before selling the Fuji equipment and got for another brand.

Howard,

Importing an image in LR, even if you apply a preset during import, doesn't affect the RAW file in any way. Your corrections (+ the default corrections) are stored in the catalog and optionally in the XMP file. When you use the Edit in... command or the Export command, the current corrections are applied to the exported JPEG or TIFF transmitted to the external program. The Edit in... command cannot directly send a RAW file to an external program.

In order to have X-Transformer be the first player in the demosaicing process, we have to send it the RAW file directly, either by using the plugin provided with the product or by using the script I mentioned above. Upon return, X-Transformer will produce a DNG beside the original RAW file. You'll be able to further apply corrections to this DNG file as if it were an original RAW.

Also, you can  handle your RAF files in X-Transformer directly , before importing them in Lightroom. Just, you'll import the DNG files produced by X-Transformer instead of the RAF files.

So, in any case, the basic processing can be done in X-Transformer in order to avoid the problems generated by LR on the images produced by an X-Trans processor and then use the LR tools to further process the DNG file.

This is the best solution I have found to handle this long lasting issue in LR. C1 gives good result but not as good as those produced by X-Transformer, especially when the well known artifacts that LR is generating when processing X-Trans RAF files have more chances to appear.