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yetimade
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December 29, 2022
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Fujifilm GFX-100s RAF Shot in Monochrome are rendering in color

  • December 29, 2022
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Noticing some serious issues with Lightroom and Fujifilm images:

1. RAF files are being read incorrectly. This means images shot in monochrome appear as color in Lightroom, which is not what should be happening.

2. Camera profiles aren't available. If this is happening b/c a camera profile needs to be applied to the photo for it to render properly (which is bad ux* by the way), they either aren't loading or simply can't be found in the UI.

3. I have to pay for workarounds.  In order to properly view my photos, I have to purchase a $40 peice of software that converts my RAF to DNG. This is due to an unfixed, ongoing bug on Adobe's side of the world. 

 

Overall, this is a pretty bad look for Lightroom. These bugs are non-trivial and do harm to poeople by costing time, money, and patience. I'd love to see Adobe do better and fix these bugs ASAP.

 

 

* Good UX respects a User's previous decision and operates accordingly. In this case, I chose specific film simulation profiles only to have Lightroom igore that decision. Now I have to either re-affirm my decision or choose a close approximation--both options are frustrating and neither of which are good. 

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George_F
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George_FCommunity Expert
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January 3, 2023

I'm fairly certain there is a raw converter included with FujiFilm cameras as an additional option.  This may allow you to convert the .raf files into a .tiff or .png so you can keep the uncompressed high quality of a .RAF and keep your in-camera profile.  This is how it works with Nikon at least, although I don't use this feature and prefer to do all of my editing in Lightroom.

 

Although not ideal, you could also shoot .jpeg and load that into Lightroom instead if you wanted to start out with a photo with the in-camera settings already applied.  There are downsides to this, but they might not be important to you.

 

It's also worth checking to make sure your camera doesn't have an option to shoot in .tiff or .png natively, a limited number of cameras do and this may be a preferred option for you.

 

Cheers!

George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer
Rikk Flohr_Photography
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Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
January 3, 2023

Without additional details:

Item 1: This sounds as designed. Raw files captured as black and white will be color with a profile attached that, depending upon your setup, may render them back into BW.  This is how my Canons perform in BW Mode as well. 


For item 2 see: https://community.adobe.com/t5/camera-raw-discussions/p-camera-matching-profiles-requests-and-information/m-p/12354741 


For item 3, Adobe supplies a free DNG converter. https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/adobe-dng-converter.html I am having difficulty understanding why you are paying for third party program. Did the DNG converter fail at task?

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