Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/12

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Subject: [Leica] DMR DNG profile hell !
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Sun Nov 12 23:53:25 2006
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What amazes me is that "oils ain't oils". It seems every step of the  
digital process will require separate "best" products. Raw converter  
for the colour a slew of filters for sharpening etc and different  
storage programmes etc : the cost of film is looking better again ;-)

On 13/11/2006, at 13:52, Eric Korenman wrote:

> I just started getting the hang of Flexcolor.
> I could almost CRY how much better the color rendition from my DMR is!
> I have been browsing through my last year of shoots and the skin tones
> are now SUPERB!
>
> I wish I had known this earlier - How could adobe's software mangle  
> DNGs so
> badly?
> It is their very own format!
>
> Eric
>
> On 11/12/06, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> To all on this thread - I just started playing with Flexcolor.
>> What is the simplest way to load up all my DNGs from shoot and  
>> convert to
>> TIFFs?
>> I don't want to to much editing in Flexcolor, just get better color
>> results.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>> On 11/12/06, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Tina-
>> >
>> > thanks for the info and confirming that I am not crazy (at least  
>> on this
>> > matter..)
>> > I have already logged a post to Adobe's Ligthroom beta bug forum.
>> > I'm afraid I am already addicted to lightroom and can't turn back.
>> >
>> > Eric
>> >
>> >
>> > On 11/12/06, Tina Manley <images@infoave.net > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > At 08:32 PM 11/12/2006, you wrote:
>> > > >Tina-
>> > > >
>> > > >I will try Capture One. But that would really change my  
>> workflow.
>> > > >I really like Lightroom and would like to keep on using it.
>> > >
>> > > I like Lightroom, too, and planned to make it a major part of my
>> > > workflow until I ran into this problem.  You can still use  
>> Lightroom
>> > > after you convert the DNGs to Tiffs.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > >Should I use Capture One to convert my DNGs to TIFFs?
>> > > >I'd hate to lose that much storage space.
>> > >
>> > > That's what I'm doing but I'm storing everything on separate hard
>> > > drives and DVDs.
>> > >
>> > > >Other than horrid color (!), working with DNGs in Lightroom is
>> > > fantastic.
>> > >
>> > > Maybe if we complain to Adobe, they'll come up with a solution  
>> for
>> > > the DMR and M8's in Lightroom.
>> > >
>> > > Doug - you get great color with the DMR.  What are you using?
>> > >
>> > > Tina
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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Replies: Reply from telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr) ([Leica] DMR DNG profile hell !)
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