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RAW decoders and image processing and plugins
While it should not matter how we get our images on to the screen we all have a tendency to assume that everyone is using a big version of Photoshop and as such our advice may be a little off ... Also version one of Martins Contrast Grading is biased towards PS and certain plug ins by necessity and I hope in the future it can become more generic ...so I am asking what we mainly use on this board, not to keep us PS biased but to see who is not PS based and ensure we can be inclusive...
RAW Processing : Capture One for Olympus files and ACR for Fuji IR files
Image Processing: Photoshop CS2
MAin Plugins: Image Factory Convert to BW PRo
many PS actions gleaned from all over the place
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Re: RAW decoders and image processing and plugins
Raw: ACR, sometimes Canon DPP-current version
Image Processing: CS3
Image factory
Many others
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Re: RAW decoders and image processing and plugins
CS3 for raw and editing
Plug ins as above and more.
See this
http://www.runboard.com/bthedigitalmonochromeforum.f48.t197187
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Re: RAW decoders and image processing and plugins
Adobe Lightroom v. 1.3.1 for raw processing
Photoshop CS2
Nik Silver Efex Pro
and a large wooden mallet for when I have problems. 
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Re: RAW decoders and image processing and plugins
I tried replying but hit the button just as it decided to do its daily back up!
Anyway:
RAW: LR2.2 and ACR
Will use DPP when I gt the 5D2 unless LR +ACR ge a better reputation for those files before then
Image processing: CS4, sometimes LR and sometimes Photomatix
Plug-ins: Only one I use really for BW is Lucis 2
100's of Ps actions that I have not even started to explore yet
What I DONT use: most of the plug-ins that Martin has mentioned, and , because Imon a Mac, not some of the other windows only plug-ins mentioned in threads
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Re: RAW decoders and image processing and plugins
Photoshop CS4 for RAW and all other PP
(Sometimes Lightroom 2 for a big event shoot for it's organising/sorting capabilities)
Plugins:
Nik SilverEfex Pro
ColorEfex Pro
Imagenomics Noiseware Professional
Alien Skin Exposure 2: Black and White Film/Colour Film (to emulate Fuji Velvia 50 on colour images)
theimagingfactory: ConvertToBW Pro 3
Photokit Sharpening Tool Suite
A whole bunch of home made PS Actions:
Convert to srgb
Set Image size to 18"x12"/300dpi/Bicubic Smoother
Contrast Masking action
Other Actions to auto resize for various dimensions required for my website (thumbnails etc)
Apart from the Actions, I'm tending to use plugins less and less, instead choosing to grasp the basic concepts of how Photoshop ticks and finally got my head around channels and masks.
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I was all CS3 until I bought my new camera
Now I am forced to use the Canon raw converter then transfer to CS3.
I will be fixing that after the first of the year. Upgrade to CS4 time.
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Re: RAW decoders and image processing and plugins
quote:
Rob Brown wrote:
I was all CS3 until I bought my new camera
Now I am forced to use the Canon raw converter then transfer to CS3.
I will be fixing that after the first of the year. Upgrade to CS4 time.
Rob, why not get the free Adobe DNG converter, you could convert then use the DNG file in CS3, just a thought
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I will look into that Martin. I really like the interface of the ACR plugin. I have gotten so use to using it, I really miss it.
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