Lightroom 4.4 coming with improved x-trans support...

Wish CS6 would get an upgrade. Would be nice to process RAWs directly instead of using a DNG converter.
 
back alley said:
now if i could only just figure out how to use lightroom...
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Some film chemicals can make me nauseous when I'm confined in a small darkroom with them. Lightroom has automated that effect, too. I think it was with release 4.3.

It's worth the effort, but it is awkward.

- Charlie
 
great news! Adobe has been struggling for months with proper support of these cameras. hope the update lives up to expectations.
 
back alley said:
now if i could only just figure out how to use lightroom...
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A nice resource is Adobe TV
Link to basic LR tutorial http://tv.adobe.com/watch/getting-s...ghtroom-4/lightroom-4-create-stunning-images/

JMO but when starting out with LR I think its important to remember that more isn't always better. If you're getting results you like from using the basic panel and don't feel comfortable using the "Tone Curve" then just stick to using the Basic Panel. Or if you want to play around with the "Tone Curve" Do so on a "Virtual" copy of the image. That way you can compare the Basic vs to the Tone curve version.
 
kbg32 said:
Wish CS6 would get an upgrade. Would be nice to process RAWs directly instead of using a DNG converter.
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I thought Lightroom was basically a feature-full front end for ACR. Wouldn't any Raw processing upgrade to LR also apply to the concurrent ACR, and thus CS6?

-Greg
 
Downloaded it and tried it, not impressed!
Anyone else tried it?

Just a rework for the Bayer sensor. Still no answer for the X Trans.
 
I finally found time to install and test LR RC 4.4 on some raw files.

I looked at half a dozen problem images I knew had excessive color bleeding. The color bleeding is eliminated in larger pixel areas and greatly reduced in very sparse pixel areas. I do not think large prints will exhibit pixel bleeding artifacts. I have to send some files off for large prints though.

In another image a blurred vertical line I had previously thought to be an artifact in high contrast sign was crisp. This line is probably about 10 pixels wide.

The improvement is dramatic. The LR sharpening response is quite different too.

When I revisited some of my 18/2 XF images, I noticed the longitudinal chromatic aberation seemed reduced. Right now I think some of the vertical artifacts that resembled CA I sometimes saw at the frame edges (and removed with the Lens Correction module) were actually caused by errors in ACR. I have to look at more examples to be sure.

Anyway, I am very happy with Adobe's new XTrans rendering.
 
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