Drab, lifeless, washed out examples of the thumbnail.
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Posted by Mike Johnson on March 12, 2008 at 4:48 AM
I am sure there is a simple solution, but it escapes me.
I use “CS3 extended”, a Nikon D70s and record all images in RAW format.
I find the images downloaded look good as thumbnails in CS3 Bridge but as soon as I open them in the viewer in Bridge, they change to drab, lifeless, washed out examples of the original thumbnail, the thumbnail is permanently changed as well. This then follows through when opening in ACR 4.3.1
In the past I have downloaded from the camera through Nikon’s “Picture Project” and then to Bridge, I now go straight from the camera to Bridge and the thumbnails look even better, until I open them.
I have set the white point on the camera to “day light” as recommended in a previous post.
I think I have a good understanding of how RAW works and enjoy the control it gives me, I am assuming that this problem is something to do with the settings in ACR, but that is where my knowledge stops.
I don’t recall this problem happening in CS2.
If I could get the images to open in Bridge and in ACR as they appear in the Thumbnails, then the amount of time I spend in ACR reviving the image would be reduced considerably, allowing more time to be spent on finer points, conversely the pleasure derived from the whole process would be greatly increased.
Any help or pointers will be greatly appreciated.
This is my second year as a member of NPN, the free flowing information and help is so refreshing, my appreciation of what makes a good photograph has changed so much, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to you all.
Bridge will generate thumbnails based on its default settings, and the same for ACR. One thing you can do is bring an image into ACR, make some high level corrections to contrast and saturation to fit your taste, then save these settings as default so they will be automatically applied the next time you open an image.
While these settings will help when you want to work fast, if you're after control and accuracy (why else would you make such an investment in expensive software?) you may actually prefer the drab low-contrast starting point which gives you a lot more flexibility later in Photoshop.
Drab and lifeless is correct. I am not familiar with all of the software you are using, but I would expect that an image shot in Adobe RGB color space, RAW format, would have all of its in-camera "enhacements" turned off. This would permit you the greatest lattitude in adjustments to contrast, saturation, sharpening, exposure. It is in your RAW converter that you make the images "pop." Some, like Capture One, allow easy batch adjustments. Others, like ACR, are best for frame by frame adjustment.
Posted by Andy Richards on March 19, 2008 at 12:31 PM
I remember when I first started shooting RAW with my (then) D100. A buddy and I went on a photo trip and he shot a D2x (and didn't shoot RAW!!!). When we would get back to the room at night and start downloading, I was always surprised at how vibrant his images looked in comparison to mine (I have always shot with no in-camera enhancements). But with just a little PS work, I was also pleasantly surprised at how much better they looked than his. It eventually convinced me not to worry too much about what I saw at first and convinced him to start shooting RAW.
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3 repliesI use “CS3 extended”, a Nikon D70s and record all images in RAW format.
I find the images downloaded look good as thumbnails in CS3 Bridge but as soon as I open them in the viewer in Bridge, they change to drab, lifeless, washed out examples of the original thumbnail, the thumbnail is permanently changed as well. This then follows through when opening in ACR 4.3.1
In the past I have downloaded from the camera through Nikon’s “Picture Project” and then to Bridge, I now go straight from the camera to Bridge and the thumbnails look even better, until I open them.
I have set the white point on the camera to “day light” as recommended in a previous post.
I think I have a good understanding of how RAW works and enjoy the control it gives me, I am assuming that this problem is something to do with the settings in ACR, but that is where my knowledge stops.
I don’t recall this problem happening in CS2.
If I could get the images to open in Bridge and in ACR as they appear in the Thumbnails, then the amount of time I spend in ACR reviving the image would be reduced considerably, allowing more time to be spent on finer points, conversely the pleasure derived from the whole process would be greatly increased.
Any help or pointers will be greatly appreciated.
This is my second year as a member of NPN, the free flowing information and help is so refreshing, my appreciation of what makes a good photograph has changed so much, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to you all.
Thanks
Mike
While these settings will help when you want to work fast, if you're after control and accuracy (why else would you make such an investment in expensive software?) you may actually prefer the drab low-contrast starting point which gives you a lot more flexibility later in Photoshop.
Guy