Need Help Exporting Raw..

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Hiya,

I'm new to using LR and cannot find an answer on here that could fix what could be a simple problem.

My edits in the develop mode do not look the same in the library module. It looks blurry with a lot of detail washed out, even as a b&w picture. I also notice when I export the edited RAW file to Jpeg (at high quality setting), it comes out looking like the lousy library image.

What am I doing wrong? Pls. help.

Thanks. T
 
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Hi tozza, welcome to the forum!

It would really help to know a little more about your system, OS and LR version - most people put them in their signature to save having to type it so often - you'll find that under User CP on the menu bar above.

Initial thought would be your monitor profile, although for that to show a difference between Library and Develop would be unusual. How do you calibrate your monitor?

Do you know how to do a screenshot? It would really help to be able to see the differences you're seeing.
 
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Hi, here are the differences in images. The left one in develop mode and the right in library mode

This is from a Lumix LX3, which i understand may/may not have issues with LR interpreting their Raw format. Is this anything to do with that?
 
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Wow, that is quite a difference. At first glance, I'm inclined to say that has to do with the high levels of noise caused by 3 stops underexposure and 1'' Fill Light - and have you applied noise reduction to that image? That would only show at 1:1 view in Develop, but could apply to the Fit view in Library due to the processing pipeline shortcuts.

Does it happen on all images or just some?
 
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Hi Victoria,

Yes I get the same problem if I tweak the tones, contrast, brightness and noise reduction in my b&ws. So you are saying that the picture in develop mode is not always the same in library mode?

The original unedited image itself has no noise and is sharp but it still seems they do not look like the same image in both library and develop modes.

There must be something i'm missing! Surely any kind of editing should be fully preserved?

Thanks, T
 
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When you're looking at an image in Develop, it's looking at the raw data. If you zoom in to 1:1 view in Develop, you get the most accurate preview. The sharpening and noise reduction aren't applied in anything other than 1:1 view when you're working in Develop, as it would really slow down any changes you made.

When you look at it in Library, it's looking at a jpeg preview, with quality and colour space settings that you set in Preferences, and, if you've zoomed in to 1:1, it'll also have the sharpening and noise reduction applied.

For most images, the difference will never notice, other than the sharpening/noise reduction.

Just find a correctly exposed 'normal' image and flick back and forth between the 2 modules to see if you're still noticing a difference in that scenario.

PS. What sharpening and noise reduction settings did you have on that image? I'm betting the NR is cranked up pretty high.
 
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OK I see what you mean about the NR...

Though I still can see slight difference in tone on a regular, unedited photo in both modules. Any settings I should fiddle around with?

Also, shouldnt the exported Jpeg be near the same file size as the RAW? I shoot the RAW at around 1'MB . But exported at 1''%, the Jpegs come out to around 5 MBs or so. Is that normal?

Thanks again, T.
 
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Zoom in to 1:1 before you try to adjust the noise reduction - that'll give you an accurate view that should then be reflected in Library module.

Slight differences between Library and Develop are normal - just a result of using cached previews in Library for speed.

Jpegs will always be smaller than the raw files, even at full quality, because they are compressed and raw files usually aren't. That's entirely normal.
 
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Victoria Bampton;47'26 said:
Jpegs will always be smaller than the raw files, even at full quality, because they are compressed and raw files usually aren't. That's entirely normal.
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And the raws are frequently of a higher bit-depth as well.
 
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FYI, my understanding is that Canon raws at least are compressed. The significant difference which would partially explain the fact that they're larger than JPEGs is that the raw compression is lossless.
 
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