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July 2, 2014
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P: Improved Fuji X-Trans Support?

  • July 2, 2014
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Is Fuji X-Trans support being worked on?I appreciate that the support is better now than it was, but the reality is that Lightroom is still a long way behind other RAW developers, all of which are less well funded and with smaller teams working on the software.Lightroom has been the leader in RAW processing an image cataloging as far back as I can recall; but with the Fuji X-Trans files many people I know are leaving Adobe Lightroom for one of the many other developers, all of which are producing far better results than Adobe Lightroom.Ones I have personally tested are as follows: Iridient DeveloperPhoto NinjaLightZoneCapture OneApertureSilkyPixRaw TherapeeIridient is very good, and this is a piece of software made by a single man.My question is, if he can get it right, why can't Adobe? They have been leaders in innovation for many years but it seems in some areas now they are falling behind - I have never seen so many people leave a major developer for smaller independent ones, but to Fuji users (both enthusiasts and professionals) it's a pretty simple decision when you compare results.So all I'd like to know is if my patience sticking with Lightroom is justified, and whether a solution is being worked on - or will always be worked on. Or is it a case that the users wanting such a change are not enough to support such work.

Correct answer MassC
Hi Everyone,

We are happy to announce the release of Lightroom Classic CC 8.2. With this release, we’ve introduced a new feature called Enhanced Details.

Photographers using cameras featuring X-Trans sensors should see an improved rendering of their Fuji raw files.

To learn more about how this new feature works check out the blog post:  https://theblog.adobe.com/enhance-details/

Cheers,
Carissa

378 replies

Known Participant
April 28, 2015
Yes please. Lots of Adobe guys ask for them but not many people willing to share them.
Inspiring
April 28, 2015
You mean to upload a RAF file and to give a link here?
Known Participant
April 28, 2015
Care to post the RAW file? The hair shows a lot of improvement in Irridient Developer.
Inspiring
April 28, 2015
Just take a look at screenshots:
LR 5.7.1 - upper pic with sharpening, lower pic sharpening is OFF


LR CC (6) - upper pic sharpening is OFF, lower pic with sharpening


Iridient Developer 3.0.1 - - upper pic sharpening is OFF, lower pic with sharpening BY DEFAULT


So new LightRoom is the same piece of ............ [censored] and Adobe does not care about its customers at all.
Inspiring
April 28, 2015
A one man show like Iridient is doing a clearly better job handling .RAF files.
Please acknowledge this Adobe.
Lodimup
Participating Frequently
April 25, 2015
Seems that you're replying my comment. Read carefully. "Adobe's FujiX raw conversion is broken"

In simpler English so you can understand: Adobe's raw conversion method is bad.

Don't act like a fuji fanboy here, please.
Participating Frequently
April 25, 2015
Huge claim you are making about Fuji!
If Iridient does a great job with these files, then how could it possibly be fuji- raw that are the culprit?

You really to back-up such claimes with proof.
Lodimup
Participating Frequently
April 25, 2015
I found this workaround for mac owners who doesn't have iridient: https://tjfelicianophoto.wordpress.co...
Lodimup
Participating Frequently
April 25, 2015
I'm a stock image contributor and I can confirm Adobe's FujiX raw conversion is broken.

90% of my images shot with XT1 XE2 are rejected due to low sharpness in small detailed areas such as foliage. Also there's noticeable halo as demonstrated in this post.

I know iridient does a very good job but I work on Lightroom from a PC. Now, I'm forced to shoot jpg with XT1.
Participant
April 10, 2015
The answer for me was simple. I migrated to C1 Pro. And not just because of how fuji photos rendered. I went back and found so much more detail (tonal and color) in photos taken with my old Canon Rebel XT (comparing the most recent ACR to C1 Pro), that it was a no-brainer. I only use PS for touchups now, and final sharpening passes, and avoid ACR and LR like the plague.

They really dropped the ball. Now some of us have moved on and are playing in a different court.