AdobeCS Raw settings for the D2H

Roy Feldman

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I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
 
I can attest to these settings that Roy has found. In testing over the last week or so, through a number of iterations, this set produces images, for me, that "pop" the way they do in NC4. In fact, the skin tones are nicer now in ACR in some cases than in NC4.

Thanks, Roy.....
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
--
Bill Dewey
http://www.deweydrive.com
 
Thanks Roy,
That has made the skin tones look much nicer
John
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
--
http://www.photoit.org
 
Excellent! I opened a red flower pic in PS-CS, and customized the settings in the converter window, and then saved it as a subset as you suggested. I named it the RF_D2H Preset. I obtained a much truer rendition of the reds in my flower pic. The out of camera pic looked way to orange (more yellow in the red, I guess). Your D2H preset, even though it was targeted for improving skin tones in the Adobe raw converter, worked magic on the flower color. Very true to life now! I'll be watching for any further Adobe RC tweaks that you develop! Thanks so for working on this!

Rob
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
 
Thank You Bill for pointing this out.

I have been trying out your settings Roy, and combined with some Curves tricks I have picked up, ACR is definitly a viable Workflow.

I hope the NC4 bugs get worked out, but at least we have an alternative.

I agree with Bill, between Roy and Ed Betz they will have this D2H workflow handled!

Thanks Again

Brad
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
 
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
Works great. Thanks. One can learn more here then anywhere.
Quentin US
 
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
As a new owner D2h I have to try out these settings.
Thank you for sharing.
DirkvanL.
 
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
--
My little web Gallery:
http://www.darwinonline.org/thumbnails.php?album=1373
 
Thanks very much for sharing these settings... your help is appreciated! :)
Robert
http://www.pbase.com/robert_m_mcfarlane
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
 
Apparently, there is a script available to customize the settings:

http://fors.net/scripts/ACR-Calibrator/

Also, this might be a good read:

http://www.rags-int-inc.com/PhotoTechStuff/MacbethReader/

Please share your settings and success stories :-)
Thanks,
VLK
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
 
As discussed in the Rob Galbraith thread on automated ACR calibration, these set-ups are typically not only white balance specific, but may also vary from individual camera to camera (thus the need for calibration as opposed to a stock set up.) Brian
http://fors.net/scripts/ACR-Calibrator/

Also, this might be a good read:

http://www.rags-int-inc.com/PhotoTechStuff/MacbethReader/

Please share your settings and success stories :-)
Thanks,
VLK
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
--
http://www.pbase.com/bribro
Nikon D2H
 
BadAzz, I had the same thought...to leave a bookmark. Some people think bookmarks are annoying so I'll just latch onto yours to not re-annoy them...

:o)
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
--
My little web Gallery:
http://www.darwinonline.org/thumbnails.php?album=1373
--
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The possession of good judgment is engendered by experience.
The best experience is the fortuitous aftermath of bad judgment.
 
BadAzz, I had the same thought...to leave a bookmark. Some people
think bookmarks are annoying so I'll just latch onto yours to not
re-annoy them...
:-D

You know what? It seems a post won't record if you write "bookmark" and I had to bookmark it... so I omitted the "a". This is how important this post is!

I love Capture! I even love Nikon View! The raw settings are clean, easy to use and they give great results.

I always hated that Adobe Raw. I tried it upside down, I tweaked endlessly only to get muddy results. In other words, I found unbelievable the fact that somebody could possibly use it... But now! Wow! This post really gives the starting point and I admit it, I'm starting to like ACR very mich now. And it's faster...

So this is why it's a bookmark: easy to find through my history wherever I may be in the world. Not only that but if my computer fails (and no more favorites) I'll always be able to retrieve tihs post.

Anyways, I'm not a techy geek and this post has been useful for me!

Bookmarks have their purposes: they actually avoid you to ask a question that has been asked a milion times and it makes the search field very helpful.

Regards!
:o)
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
--
My little web Gallery:
http://www.darwinonline.org/thumbnails.php?album=1373
--
.

----------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.pbase.com/vernix
===================================

The possession of good judgment is engendered by experience.
The best experience is the fortuitous aftermath of bad judgment.
--
My little web Gallery:
http://www.darwinonline.org/thumbnails.php?album=1373
 
As discussed in the Rob Galbraith thread on automated ACR
calibration, these set-ups are typically not only white balance
specific, but may also vary from individual camera to camera (thus
the need for calibration as opposed to a stock set up.) Brian
Maybe you're right. For me, at least, it works well.

What's important here is the starting point. ACR yields endless possibilities/combos and 99% of them are muddy for the D2H.

The settings shown here are an excellent starting point and minor tweaks are easily made from there.

This all IMHO.

Regards
http://fors.net/scripts/ACR-Calibrator/

Also, this might be a good read:

http://www.rags-int-inc.com/PhotoTechStuff/MacbethReader/

Please share your settings and success stories :-)
Thanks,
VLK
I like the quality of the images produced by Capture 4 (on this list
'the gold standard'), but the workflow with the current release, is
...just plain slow.
I realize that the CS release did not include a preset for the D2H but
it is my belief that CS could be 'tweaked' to duplicate the "look" of
Capture or perhaps bettered.
I started by downloading a IT-8 target, and photographing it off my
screen and then putting the electronic file in PS and the camera image
in ARC. Once I adjusted the WB and the density I compared each of the
colored squares numerically. This got me in the ball park.
I then compared (numerically) 6 images opened simultaneously in
Capture
and ACR and adjusted the CS sliders accordingly.Finally I
photographed a
printed IT-8 and adjusted the sliders accordingly.
I have no presets for WB, exposure, shadow or brightness as these need
to be set with each application. (CS generally ignores whatever was
set(WB) on your camera assigning one of two generic settings); PSCS
ignores everything else (tone, sharpening, color space, in fact
everything except exposure).
The results can be set and retained in ACR as a sub-set (little arrow
on the right); apply settings to an image then uncheck the first
four.(you'll see what I mean when you open the save sub-set dialog
box)
Here are my findings: any feed back would be much appreciated ( I
concentrated on trying to 'fix' the reported aberrations in skin
tone).
Contrast +35
Saturation +35
Sharpening +10
LS =0
CNR=0
Calibration
Red Hue +7
Red Sat -28
Green Hue +4
Green Saturation -24
Blue Hue -31
Blue Saturation -14
Output Color Space =Adobe RGB
--
Roy Feldman
--
http://www.pbase.com/bribro
Nikon D2H
--
My little web Gallery:
http://www.darwinonline.org/thumbnails.php?album=1373
 

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