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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 CMass

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

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john beardsworth

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I can't see from your screenshots what you mean, and it's meaningless without seeing your Detail panel settings. The trouble is that as soon as one questions someone's crude use of these sliders, they go into defensive mode!

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infinitypro

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Yeah the link at the top of this post is for Windows 10 which I don't have so that isn't going to help. Surely they must know this is ongoing?

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dirtyw65653863

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Yeah but Iridient was giving me a gigantic file. Much too big

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dirtyw65653863

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I was not content with waiting. I waited long enough snd eventually got tired Adobe’s half baked “fixes” like the groundbreaking enhanced detail, which was an absolute joke, so I defected to Alien Skin’s Exposure X4. I didn’t care for the interface and controls of C1. I found it very clunky and not very intuitive. Too much clicking in and out of menus to access basic tools. It rendered XTrans files beautifully but falls short on interface and clogged up my workflow. Exposure X4 is almost identical to LR so there is virtually no learning curve and unlike LR, it actually displays RAF files correctly. I only use LR for my infrared work now. If I didn’t do that, I would just be done with Adobe all together. If I were you, I wouldn’t wait any longer. This has been a problem for years and years and they still haven’t figured it out. It iiterally one man (creator of Iridient) has figured it out, surely Adobe with their assloads of money and thousands of people can. But they won’t. So stop waiting. Try all the softwares available and go with one you like. Adobe has made it painfully apparent that they just don’t care about Fuji shooters

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infinitypro

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Hey all,

So I know that you know that we know there are issues with Fuji's X-Trans processors but when are you going to tackle this please?

I've just downloaded Capture One and there are zero issues with worming and red teeth. I'm astonished Adobe haven't rectified this yet and everyone seems content to just wait.

I'm actually loathed to move everything across to C1 as my entire back catalogue is in LR (and I use PS too) but I'm seriously thinking about it as the quality of my LR files are appalling.

Can I ask if resolving this is a priority for Adobe please?

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FeedbackCommunityMember

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When using RAF and LR, just apply an insane amount of cognitive dissonance. Slide the cognitive dissonance slider to +100 and you’re good to go.

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pauloi57609915

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Same here . Four issues that should be resolved : 1.the main one is that Lightroom does not handle .RAF files properly creating the “worm” artifact when details begin to be above 30 or so (>4 years without a solution). 2. Enhance details is a very poor fix to the problem, it takes long and creates big duplicates making it unusable. 3. Third is that LR CC Mobile applies high detail levels by default on import for .RAFs creating worms by default . 4th is that on Lightroom CC Cloud there is no way to apply just a detail fix in batch for many photos. You can copy and paste all edits but not just the detail fix. Profiles only work one by one . These 4 things make adoption of .RAF files a real PAIN in Lightroom CC/Cloud Mobile . I either need to change my gear or find alternates for LR CC Cloud

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FeedbackCommunityMember

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Details at 100% still look pretty watercolour awful.

Rikk Flohr_Photography

Good news! Glad a restart helped.

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org

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Cicuryn10499771

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Well, seems to work pretty good, making stack of an old and enhanced picture. BUT - since the stacks are not being synced (this topic ), all photos with Enhanced Details are now duplicated on mobile devices 😠

Also, enhanced picture is 5 (five) times bigger then original on the cloud. Yes, the image is just a slightly sharper, but not 5 times bigger.

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