Raw Processing Tutorial

**Nanny** · 29-01-2009, 11:00pm

I don't think my hubby would like me shooting in the RAW lol
another good tutorial Rick thanks

**ricktas** · 29-01-2009, 11:03pm

Originally Posted by Nanny

I don't think my hubby would like me shooting in the RAW lol
another good tutorial Rick thanks

I have a sneaking suspicion, you might be wrong about your hubbie, nanny

**Nanny** · 29-01-2009, 11:04pm

Rotfl

**Derek-C** · 31-01-2009, 2:26pm

Thaks for that Rick .

Have been looking at changing to RAW so now will give it a go.

Derek

**NikonNellie** · 31-01-2009, 3:12pm

Thanks Rick
That was very helpful. I have been shooting in RAW for a little while and use the program you did the tutorial with. Most of the time I would click on the "auto" button because I wasn't sure of some of the slider's function e.g. the Recovery slider. I will try to process my files now manually rather than Auto.

Also, I have noticed that I am unable to view the properties of a file e.g. F Stop, Exposure time etc. unless I shoot jpg files. Is there a way of viewing this data with Raw Files (NEF files on my Nikon)?

**Cathi** · 05-02-2009, 6:15pm

I'm very interested in the RAW side of things, but I just can't seem to find the Camera Raw program in my PSE6.. says its supposed to be there?? Maybe I'm just not looking in the right place LOL Which is highly possible

I've only had my PSE6 for about 4 months...

**Cathi** · 05-02-2009, 11:31pm

Ummm.. never mind.. I found how to open it! LOL

**mish13** · 01-06-2009, 9:45pm

Thanks Rick, I am glad I found this web sight, I only joined tonight and I have learnt heaps already. I keep having a go at shooting in Raw but kept going back to Jpeg because I didn't know how to make the adjustments. With your help I can now give it a go.
Michelle

**MCS_80** · 04-06-2009, 10:15am

Thanks for the tutorial Rick.

I have used the RAW converter with my current JPEG images to test it out and it is fantastic

I will be shooting my next Automotive photoshoot in RAW and will upload the results here once done.

Cheers

Mick

**R1titan** · 11-06-2009, 5:14pm

I'm also a RAW convert.
Once you start shooting in RAW, you cant go back to JPEG...lol

**draco** · 09-07-2009, 11:38pm

thanks for the very nice tutorial rick.. as alwasy

but my question is, from the above tutorial, it seems that the main advantage of raw is you can really do a lot of editing, but can't you also do that on a jpg?

**dbax** · 10-07-2009, 12:17am

Originally Posted by draco

thanks for the very nice tutorial rick.. as alwasy

but my question is, from the above tutorial, it seems that the main advantage of raw is you can really do a lot of editing, but can't you also do that on a jpg?

yep you can but.... a jpg has already been processed in camera, sharpened/saturation/contrast etc a RAW file is just that RAW you control what adjustment YOU want as well as being able to make exposure adjustments if you got it a little bit wrong.
thats the short answer

its a discussion that will continue for decades

EDIT Oh yeah, and a jpg file is already compressed eg a jpg file might be 2M and a RAW file of the same scene might be 10M thats 8M of detail you can't get back.
thats a little more of the simple answer...... and yes I shoot both jpg and RAW

**ricktas** · 10-07-2009, 7:17am

Raw processing (till recently) has been 'whole of photo' processing. Ie you couldn't work on specific areas of your photo. RAW processors let you change the white balance, adjust shadows, etc. A RAW file is the data straight from the sensor (after analog->digital conversion).

A JPG is a processed photo. Your camera processed a JPG and saves it based on a series of instructions set in your camera. As dbax says, a RAW file might be 10MB of data, but the same JPG out of the camera might be 3MB..where did your other data go? Your camera just removed 7MB of colour information, pixel information etc that your camera sensor 'saw'. Does that sound the best way to get the best result from your captured image?

Yes you can edit a JPG just as you can a RAW file, but you are editing something that has already been striped of a lot of information. I know which one I would rather work with.

**jev** · 10-07-2009, 5:53pm

Originally Posted by ricktas

Raw processing (till recently) has been 'whole of photo' processing. Ie you couldn't work on specific areas of your photo.

Strictly speaking that is arguable at least. Canon's DPP has had features for healing and cloning for years. LightZone (agreed, not a very well known RAW converter) provides things like dodge and burn, regional edits etc. It offered these features since day 1 (back in 2005 or 2006 or so). And those are just two converters I've been playing around with, there are many, many more out there.

**ricktas** · 10-07-2009, 6:05pm

I agree Jev, thats why I said until recently - meaning the last few years

**Inspired** · 15-07-2009, 5:27pm

HI Rick
I have been shooting in RAW and JPEG as i cant seem to open RAW photo's on my pc, (so shooting in both as a back-up and until i learn enough to go soley RAW). I have CS4 with camera RAW, do i need another program to be able to open the photo's or should that be suffiecent? as at the moment it says it doesn't recognise the file - having no trouble opening the JPEG's though.
Do i need to download another type of software to be able to open the RAW images?
Thanks so much
Nicole

**ricktas** · 15-07-2009, 5:37pm

Originally Posted by Inspired

HI Rick
I have been shooting in RAW and JPEG as i cant seem to open RAW photo's on my pc, (so shooting in both as a back-up and until i learn enough to go soley RAW). I have CS4 with camera RAW, do i need another program to be able to open the photo's or should that be suffiecent? as at the moment it says it doesn't recognise the file - having no trouble opening the JPEG's though.
Do i need to download another type of software to be able to open the RAW images?
Thanks so much
Nicole

Have you downloaded the latest updates for CS4? When in CS4, go to Help menu and check for updates. Download any/all, repeat till everything is up to date, then try again

**Inspired** · 16-07-2009, 2:49pm

Originally Posted by ricktas

Have you downloaded the latest updates for CS4? When in CS4, go to Help menu and check for updates. Download any/all, repeat till everything is up to date, then try again

Yay it worked THANK YOU> I have downloaded the updates a couple of times and it never worked, this time i just kept re-updating after one finished (maybe the update kept timng out).
SO excited! Just tried it out, and your right i could get more detail out of the same photo i had taken in JPEG and RAW, still not confident to go RAW on its own yet incase something happens and i cant open them again, glad i have the option to take both at once.
Thank you again.
Nicole

**nouveau1** · 27-07-2009, 3:31pm

G;day all,
I've just downloaded a gimp2.6, from the development team as specified on their web site, but find the thing a bit difficult..
for example, it doesn't seem to recognise raw format, and the on-line tutorials seem (I say seem as I'm not all that aux fait with complex programmes...) to describe dialog boxes that have little relation to those appearing on my computer.

Does anyone have any constructive suggestions? (other than give it all away or spend a 1,000$ on PS?)

I sometimes wish we all stuck to film....

cheers

**ricktas** · 27-07-2009, 3:33pm

You dont need to spend $1000s - go get a copy of Photoshop Elements, much cheaper and does most of what photoshop does

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