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RAW Converter Comparison / Challenge

Started Jan 10, 2021 | Discussions thread
Erik Baumgartner Senior Member • Posts: 6,893
Re: RAW Converter Comparison / Challenge
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Honestly, unless fireworks are your primary focus, this is really a poor choice for evaluating RAW converters. All three color channels are blown to some degree and there isn't really any fine detail or nuanced color to work with. This really only shows how well a converter might handle irretrievably blown highlights and fringing. Some of your examples that exhibit less attractive color here may actually reveal more nuanced color detail with a "normal' image.

This is screenshot from RawDigger that shows irretrievable RAW clipping (in red).

RawDigger screenshot

Here's one from Lightroom (X-Transformer is no help with this)

Lightroom

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