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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 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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Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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December 12, 2018
Thanks Adam. If there isn't a thread here, start one. The engineers can't keep up with every forum on the web, but they do track things here.
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
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December 12, 2018
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December 12, 2018
Innovation down, support down and yet profits up. They have a monopoly right now and that speaks volumes for the way customers are treated. There's room in the market for smaller developers but it's hard with such a force the size of Adobe.
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December 12, 2018
Hi Victoria,

Here you go...

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/community/threads/unable-to-merge-catalogs.36549/#post-1240750

I'm trying to find the threads on other forums that I read when I first encountered the problem.

Rextilleon
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December 12, 2018
From the sad but true category--when Adobe reported quarterly earnings at the end of August, their profits skyrocketed.  Which probably partially explains their lack of action on Fuji raw files.  In other words, the base of Fuji shooters, and those who use Adobe Lightroom to develop their images is probably not worth the effort.   Anyhow, it appears as if there are several other players trying to take that very small portion of the LR community and thats a good thing!  
Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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December 12, 2018
> Lightrooms inability to merge catalogs since they introduced Cloud. 

Do you have a link to the bug thread on that issue? It's not ringing a bell, but I may be looking for different phrasing.
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
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December 12, 2018
I sit naked in my studio and burn my old copies of Lightroom; one for each year that passes by without a reply from Adobe. I am currently up to Lightroom 4 so still a few more to go until I burn my current copy rendering Lightroom completely gone from this place.
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December 12, 2018
Are you going to celebrate this anniversary somehow? 😄
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December 12, 2018
Exactly, the wider issues really is if they are unwilling to improve performance for Fuji cameras (Fuji being one of the best selling Premium cameras of recent years, and also featuring in many top places for CSC category) where does it end? No support for Sony next, then the new Canon and Nikons?

Let's be honest, Adobe have rested on their laurels since moving to a subscription based licensing product. They no-longer have to innovate or improve like they did back in the days of perpetual software licences.
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December 12, 2018
It's not just the Fuji issue now....

There has been no response from Adobe as to Lightrooms inability to merge catalogs since they introduced Cloud.

Shocking arrogant dismissal of their customers