Lightroom Raw processing

[ewlung]

Hi,

I read some posts about Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), Silkypix, and so on ...

Do you also have those kind of software besides LR for processing raw image?

If yes, why?

Is there something specific that LR is lacking?

Thanks.

 

[clee01l]

Lightroom uses ACR as a dll (Dynamically Linked Library) The call to ACR in LR is transparent. If you look in the LR folder in Program Files, you will see CameraRaw.dll as one of the Application extensions.

 

[Replytoken]

[quote author=ewlung link=topic=8776.msg59'56#msg59'56 date=1262195712]
Hi,

I read some posts about Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), Silkypix, and so on ...

Do you also have those kind of software besides LR for processing raw image?

If yes, why?

Is there something specific that LR is lacking?

Thanks.
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RAW converters are tools just like any other software. My Nikon came with Capture NX, a program that many love and equally as many hate. Some can produce a better image in LR, others with Capture NX, and others still are equally skilled with both programs. Unless you enjoy learning about different programs, it is probably best to focus on using one program until you are skilled enough to know what it will or will not do for you.

--Ken

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Each raw converter has it's own 'look', but there's not a great deal between them these days. As an example, IMHO Capture One does a slightly better job of handling really extreme white balances (i.e. 16'' temp, -5' tint), although you could probably match it in LR with the profile editor. However LR's noise reduction is much better, so everything's a trade off. DXO has built in automatic lens correction which can be handy, but I'd assume LR will add that in the future too.

[quote author=Replytoken link=topic=8776.msg59'65#msg59'65 date=1262213532]Unless you enjoy learning about different programs, it is probably best to focus on using one program until you are skilled enough to know what it will or will not do for you.
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I'm with Ken on this. Stick to one for now, learn it inside out, and then you could think about adding other tools if you feel the urge to do so. I use different raw converters on occasion if the situation calls for it, but usually under duress, because I get far better results from a program (Lr) that I'm comfortable with.

 

[gugs]

there are of course differences, but I am using Lightroom most of the time (ver 2 btw) and I am happy with the overall results. I am also sometimes using Nikon Capture NX (I am a Nikon shooter) with the advantage to have a better integration of the camera settings (in-camera processing), being able to apply them on a raw file the same way as the camera does to produce a jpeg file. This is something I miss in LR. On the other hand, the user interface of Capture NX is a nightmare and I prefer the overall functionality and user interface provided by LR... so in practice I stick to LR because my workflow is based on LR...