Adobe RAWs again
Apr 11, 2008 at 08:37:44 GMT
Adobe has released Camera Raw 4.4.1 and Lightroom 1.4.1, having corrected the faults with the previously withdrawn updates. The revised updates, as well as fixing a selection of bugs, bring support for the latest DSLRs from Canon, Sony, Pentax and Nikon, along with the FujiFilm S100fs and Olympus SP-570 UZ.
The newly added cameras are:
| Canon | EOS 450D / Rebel XSi / Kiss X2 |
|---|---|
| FujiFilm | S100fs |
| Nikon | D60 |
| Olympus | SP-570 UZ |
| Pentax | K20D |
| Pentax | K200D |
| Sony | A200 |
| Sony | A300 |
| Sony | A350 |
The following updates were included as part of the now withdrawn Lightroom 1.4 and Camera Raw 4.4:
- Previous camera profiles identified in the Calibrate panel of the Develop module may have displayed poor results at extreme ends of the temperature and tint ranges. A new camera profile identified as Camera Raw 4.4 is now available and will be applied by default to all images without existing Camera Raw or Lightroom settings. The creation of new default profiles will also include the updated Camera Raw 4.4 profile. Images edited in Camera Raw or Lightroom with earlier profiles will retain the earlier profile value and visual appearance.
- In previous grayscale conversions the Color Noise setting was disabled and this could result in an image with excessive noise when grayscale channel mixing is applied. Both the tool and effect have been enabled in Lightroom 1.4 and Camera Raw 4.4 providing the ability to reduce noise in grayscale conversions. In order to return to the prior visual appearance, Color Noise reduction can be set to zero.
The corrections to the previous version are detailed on Adobe's 'Lightroom Journal' blog:
Lightroom
- Lightroom 1.4 incorrectly modified the EXIF time date field of images that had a metadata update applied. This incorrect modification does not appear in Lightroom or Bridge and is only viewable through third party EXIF tools. This error has been corrected in Lightroom 1.4.1 and all files in a Lightroom catalog that have been incorrectly modified will be corrected on their next metadata update. (Metadata can be updated by selecting the files in the Library grid view and choosing Command or CTRL + S to save and update the metadata.)
- Olympus JPEG files could render incorrectly in Lightroom 1.4, displaying an artifact in the exported file.
- Any conversion to DNG in Lightroom 1.4 (Windows Only) would cause the DNG file to become unreadable by Lightroom’s Develop Module or Camera Raw 4.4 in Photoshop. The issue has been corrected and files can be converted to DNG again in order to resolve the issue for existing files. Returning to the original native raw files is not necessary. The affected DNG files can be selected and converted again using the DNG Converter 4.4.1 available at www.adobe.com/dng/. This process is not required but recommended to ensure that a correct validation value is stored within the DNG files.
- Lightroom 1.4 provided degraded import performance relative to Lightroom 1.3.
Camera Raw
- Camera Raw 4.4 incorrectly modified the EXIF time date field of images that were saved as TIFF or JPEG files from the Camera Raw dialog. This has been corrected in Camera Raw 4.4.1
- Olympus JPEG files could render incorrectly in Camera Raw 4.4, displaying an artifact in the exported file.
To download the latest updates, visit: