Which post processing software do you use?

Hi all,

So I know the subject of post processing Fuji files is a messy one and there's many threads on workflows/workarounds and so on.

I wanted to do a poll to get the "bigger picture" of what the Fuji audience uses. So, what do you use from the options below?

Because I am lazy and like it that way. I also like what On1 is doing. Lightroomish, with lots of presets to feed my laziness. And if I want to process a RAW file, I can just like I used to. The downside it doesn't track changes so that you can see what you did. The other downside is that it doesn't link up with the Nik set.

I use the Fuji X Raw Studio app. For simple exposure editing and access to the proprietary film simulations while using my desktop, it's perfect.

Darktable.

Capture 1 Express for Fuji RAWs. DxO for all other RAWs. Affinity Photo for JPEGs.

PS RFC EX3 RT 5.5

Iridient (sometimes) + Photoshop + Google Nik Collection.

Used Lightroom for a year and a half. Thank god CO became a thing. I switched in October and never looked back. 12 is just amazing.

ViMa said:

Used Lightroom for a year and a half. Thank god CO became a thing. I switched in October and never looked back. 12 is just amazing.

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What made you switch? Better handling of Fuji files?

Adobe left me when they quit updating cameras for 6.14. I am not playing the subscription game. After a lot of testing, I have settled on using FastRawViewer to cull my images and ON1 2019 to process them. I never really used LR catalog system. I have my own file schema for images and videos. I did use VSCO film presets in LR but was able to convert those to LUTs which ON1 supports. The only thing I really miss about LR is the auto-straighten feature. That was a big time saver. It worked about 85-90% of the time. No other program that I evaluated has that one button feature. I do have a copy of Irident X-transformer if I ever run across a difficult Fuji raw file.

CapOne ever since I saw how well the tethering worked with Nikon. Now that they've added full support for my Fuji bodies the deal is sealed...

I also use a pile of apps on my ipad, perhaps too numerous to list here

RawTherapee

The new 3 pass + fast demosaicing method in 5.5 is awesome for preventing sharpening artifacts in X-Trans files.

Lightroom with PhotoNinja as a plug-in.

LR, also LR mobile

darktable 2.6 has just been released on xmas with tons of improvements and camera supports. The new Retouch module is so cool.

Photoshop CC using ACR or Raw File Converter EX to process the RAW images

Morris

Capture 1 pro 12

Affinity for cloning impaint brush

Hans

I'm more than happy with Lightroom. I need to process Canon, Sony, and Nikon files I receive from contributors to my website along with my own Fuji and sometimes Canon files and it's nice to just have one piece of software that gives me the results I need. I've never had any issue with processing Fuji files in Lightroom.

The Fat Fish said:

Hi all,

So I know the subject of post processing Fuji files is a messy one and there's many threads on workflows/workarounds and so on.

I wanted to do a poll to get the "bigger picture" of what the Fuji audience uses. So, what do you use from the options below?

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I was an early user of Lightroom until CC, even I didn't really love the monthly subscription.

Then in March of this year I sold all my FF/primes Canon gear and get in Fuji X system.

I was not satisfied with the results in Lightroom and as I had already some issues with the Adobe "spirit" I searched for an alternate.

I tried ON1, Capture 1, IridientX (with lightroom), and one or two more.

But the program which was the best for me was Exposure X3 (I upgraded to X4 since then).

Excellent Fuji raw engine, no more catalog, no need to switch in between section to view or edit, everything is doable from one single window. Also this program is fast and stable.

So I clicked on "other" because Exposure X was not in the list but it really deserved to have a serious look on it.

The Fat Fish said:

ViMa said:

Used Lightroom for a year and a half. Thank god CO became a thing. I switched in October and never looked back. 12 is just amazing.

Click to expand...

What made you switch? Better handling of Fuji files?

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It was a combination of reasons. First of all, I always appreciate customizeability and discovering that Capture One lets you 'build' your own working station by allowing you to place or remove things from the screen at your pleasure was a big plus for me.

Furthermore, people here in the Fuji forum kept on saying how the conversion is generally better for Fujifilm raws than it is for Lightroom. Some people that I have learned to trust said so as well.

I am not a huge pixelpeeper or anything, but even I had noticed the wormy thingies when postprocessing some pictures in Lightroom. I recall working on a portrait I had taken of a guy in Sri Lanka. Was super proud of that shot. Thought it was really good. So I decided to not just settle for the JPEG and process it from RAW instead, even working on the sharpness and noise reduction (this is one part of post processing I still don't know how to do and am super intimidated by). I then realised that as opposed to the JPEG, I was getting these strange artefacts all across the image that looked like some sort of peel. Now, almost a year later, I know that if I were to process that same image in CO, I would not have such issues.

Lastly, but by far not least: I dislike companies that force people to go for a subscription. I guess I can accept it for Amazon. Why? Because you can still use it without Prime. I can also accept it for Netflix. Why? First of all, it's really cheap considering up to four people can use it. Secondly, it's TV, and it feels more ok. But being forced to go for a monthly subscription for some software is plain wrong. I live in a country where nine people out of ten pirate software. They still find workarounds for monthly sub software and they get it for free. I believe I am doing the right thing by deciding to do it the legal way and paying the money I am asked for. But this monthly sub business makes me feel like a fool. You get to pay 160 euros per year and if you cancel your subscription in the middle you have to pay more and then you also end up with nothing.

I really appreciate it that CO gives you the option to either go for a subscription system or buy the software once and be done with it. Even if it would take a few years for you to even out your expenses by buying it once and then paying for the upgrade when it comes, I just feel it to be best.