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Issue with dng converter on mac os, from RAF files?

New Here ,
Jul 22, 2018 Jul 22, 2018

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hello y'all

I converted RAF-files from my fuji x t20 camera to dngs with adobe dog converter. They look fine at a first glance but when I zoom into them they show an ugly moiree.

Mac OS El Capitan

Mac mini summer 2010

Photoshop CS 4

dng converter 10.4.0.976

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Bildschirmfoto 2018-07-22 um 17.58.20.png

Any ideas whats wrong?

Incamera developed images don't show these artifacts.

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LEGEND , Jul 24, 2018 Jul 24, 2018

If the problem is related to CS4 then Adobe won't fix it because that version has been out of production and totally unsupported by Adobe now for a number of years. It will never be fixed IF CS4 is the culprit.

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LEGEND ,
Jul 22, 2018 Jul 22, 2018

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Would you like to share one of the original RAF files via dropbox or Onedrive so others can give it a try?

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Jul 22, 2018 Jul 22, 2018

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LEGEND ,
Jul 22, 2018 Jul 22, 2018

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Well, here's a 1:1 section after I converted with DNG converter 10.4 and opened with Camera Raw 10.4:

Capture.JPG

I looked at it at 3:1 (300% magnification) and it was still pretty clean. Didn't show any pattern like you displayed.

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New Here ,
Jul 23, 2018 Jul 23, 2018

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Thank you for your interest Jim. Your'e right: your picture doesn't show the artifacts. What kind of operating system / hardware do you use?

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LEGEND ,
Jul 23, 2018 Jul 23, 2018

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I am using Windows 10 and the latest Photoshop as well as Camera Raw 10.4. I converted the RAF using DNG converter 10.4.

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New Here ,
Jul 23, 2018 Jul 23, 2018

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Hi Jim,

what happens when you open the dng converted with the 10.4 in photoshop cs4?

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LEGEND ,
Jul 23, 2018 Jul 23, 2018

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Sorry, I don't have CS4. Can't help you with that one. I CAN tell you that the RAF opens just as clean as the DNG does, if that's any consolation.

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Community Expert ,
Jul 23, 2018 Jul 23, 2018

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I see the same with photoshop cs4 and camera raw 5.7, but not with photoshop cc and camera raw 10.4 on mac El Capitan.

photoshop cs4 cr 5.7

cs4.png

photoshop cc 2018 cr 10.4

cc.png

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Community Expert ,
Jul 23, 2018 Jul 23, 2018

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It looks like if you set Linear in the Custom DNG Compatibility, then the dng opened in cs4 5.7 cr looks like the same dng opened in camera raw 10.4.

cs4-1a.png

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New Here ,
Jul 23, 2018 Jul 23, 2018

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Hi Jeff,

I had the default setting camera raw 6.6. when the moiree showed up. With the setting "linear" the moiree is gone but then I see other artifacts: "worms". I'm going to try out all possible settings later today. Let you know if one of them works. Thanks for your support!

lienar-setting.png

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New Here ,
Jul 24, 2018 Jul 24, 2018

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well I tried all settings. Setting "linear" ist the only option to avoid the moiree. But with linear I get "worms"

This is very disappointing, when working with a so called "open format" like dng. And I finally found this thread:

Strange Pattern

So this has been going on for at least 4 years. Adobe doesn't seem to be interested in this issue.

Since I'm still not willing to switch to CC I will develop my RAFs to JPGs with the camera built in developer and have a better quality on my JPGs than on the Adobe DNGs. And of course I'll keep the RAFs after being naive and spoiling my first 50 pics with the dng converter and deleting the RAFs. 

Thank you anyway for your support.

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LEGEND ,
Jul 24, 2018 Jul 24, 2018

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If the problem is related to CS4 then Adobe won't fix it because that version has been out of production and totally unsupported by Adobe now for a number of years. It will never be fixed IF CS4 is the culprit.

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New Here ,
Jul 24, 2018 Jul 24, 2018

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Yes it's a CS4 issue. Took some time to find out ...

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New Here ,
Jul 24, 2018 Jul 24, 2018

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PS CS4 reduces the image size from 6032 x 4032 to 6000 x 4000. That explains where the moiree comes from.

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LEGEND ,
Jul 25, 2018 Jul 25, 2018

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I haven't had CS4 for a long time. Can you change the output by clicking on the link at the bottom of the Camera Raw screen?

Capture.JPG

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New Here ,
Jul 25, 2018 Jul 25, 2018

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Hi Jim, it is not clear to me what you mean.
But I bet when you open this dng I converted with PS CC, Dropbox - _DSF4028.dng

ist won't show any disturbing patterns when you zoom in deeply. Here they show up with PS CS4, so I'm pretty sure that this is a CS 4 issue and there is nobody that will help me with that.

Installed a test version of affinity photo yesterday and everything was fine.

Sooner or later I must update my hard- and software. I hope later.

regards and thanks for your support.

PS: The link above is just a picture with a grey background and whit text on it. I don't know what to do with it.

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LEGEND ,
Jul 25, 2018 Jul 25, 2018

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At the bottom of the Camera Raw dialog, Do you see that line that I provided a screenshot for? If you click on it in Camera Raw 10.4 it's possible to alter the size that will open into Photoshop. I'm wondering if it's possible that you have altered the output to a smaller size and that is possibly what is causing the problem. I don't know because I'm not that technically proficient. It was just a thought. Sorry to have bothered you if this is not relevant.

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New Here ,
Jul 25, 2018 Jul 25, 2018

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hello again,

Bildschirmfoto 2018-07-25 um 20.47.29.png

I can only change to predefined values. All of them too small. And I have version 5.0 of CR installed. Newer versions don't work.

Thank you anyway.

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LEGEND ,
Jul 25, 2018 Jul 25, 2018

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You should be able to update to Camera Raw 5.7. Don't know if it will make any difference, but that is the last version of Camera Raw compatible with Photoshop CS4.

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Jul 26, 2018 Jul 26, 2018

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Hi Jim,

i installed camera raw 5.7 but it shows no difference. What I can do with CR 5.x: reduce sharpening to zero and rise luminance noise reduction to 80-90%, that helps.

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