Andrew Wood
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- Lightroom Experience
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I am a long-time user and fan of LR, currently on v6.5.
I recently switched from Nikon to a Sony A7 and am happy with the camera except for one thing - the dull RAW files from the A7 (dull color, low tonal contrast) out of camera when loaded into LR. It's all there in the RAW, but takes more time and effort to bring out. I have experimented with camera calibration profiles in LR (including some that I imported from a link recommended on another forum) and that is better, but not great.
Long story short - I have tried a couple of other RAW editors, including Image Data Converter, Iridient and Capture One, and they all give great image rendering straight out of camera (plus good adjustability).
So my intention is to perform initial image sorting/culling and basic color and tone rendering using one of these other programs, and then transfer into LR for finishing and printing.
Iridient is my favorite, but with one concern : it only saves as TIFF, JPEG, PNG or Photoshop file formats.
I'm guessing that TIFF is the best quality image in terms of the amount of data and thus latitude for image adjustment (given that the TIFF file size is 5-6 times that of the original Sony RAW file).
Are there any downsides to using TIFF in LR? (I understand that the TIFF is 'baked' like a JPEG, but I still have the RAW original)
For creating the TIFF for use in LR, I am guessing that 16 bits is better than 8 bits?
And saving in AdobeRGB colorspace (vs sRGB or one of the other options) is best if printing is the final objective?
Any help or guidance very much appreciated.
I recently switched from Nikon to a Sony A7 and am happy with the camera except for one thing - the dull RAW files from the A7 (dull color, low tonal contrast) out of camera when loaded into LR. It's all there in the RAW, but takes more time and effort to bring out. I have experimented with camera calibration profiles in LR (including some that I imported from a link recommended on another forum) and that is better, but not great.
Long story short - I have tried a couple of other RAW editors, including Image Data Converter, Iridient and Capture One, and they all give great image rendering straight out of camera (plus good adjustability).
So my intention is to perform initial image sorting/culling and basic color and tone rendering using one of these other programs, and then transfer into LR for finishing and printing.
Iridient is my favorite, but with one concern : it only saves as TIFF, JPEG, PNG or Photoshop file formats.
I'm guessing that TIFF is the best quality image in terms of the amount of data and thus latitude for image adjustment (given that the TIFF file size is 5-6 times that of the original Sony RAW file).
Are there any downsides to using TIFF in LR? (I understand that the TIFF is 'baked' like a JPEG, but I still have the RAW original)
For creating the TIFF for use in LR, I am guessing that 16 bits is better than 8 bits?
And saving in AdobeRGB colorspace (vs sRGB or one of the other options) is best if printing is the final objective?
Any help or guidance very much appreciated.