Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]First of all, there are situations where you have to tweak WB multiple times - again, indoor with multiple sources of light. Second, really, forget it. It's not an issue I care passionately about :-) Normally I click "WB- auto" and I am happy 95% of the time" (and I meant when I do shoot colors :-) ) LR lets you do things to raw file over and over again, just forget that I said WB. On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: > It was the 'again and again' I was questioning. > > > On Aug 13, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Richard Man wrote: > >> Because there may not be one correct white balance? e.g.indoor with >> multiple light sources. >> >> That's besides the point though, the point is that the raw file data >> is not changed, whether it's WB, or cropping, or dodge and burn etc., >> if you use something like Lightroom, Aperture or something similar. >> >> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> >> wrote: >>> >>> Why on earth would anyone want to change the white balance again and >>> again >>> in post processing? >>> >>> >>> On Aug 13, 2011, at 10:33 PM, Richard Man wrote: >>> >>>> That's the beauty of a raw file, even if the WB setting is tagged to >>>> the file, it does not change the data in the file itself, so you can >>>> change it again and again in post processing. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Not true. I saw the rendering of the DNGs three ways. First, which an >>>>> application called "Just looking" which directly displays a DNG", >>>>> second, >>>>> a >>>>> contextual menu on the Mac which produces something called "Quick Look" >>>>> whose appearance is the same as the first thing I just mentioned, but >>>>> it >>>>> works quicker, and, third, the appearance in LR3 before I apply any >>>>> corrections. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >>>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> >>>> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >>>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >>>> previous replies in your msgs. ] >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> >> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >> previous replies in your msgs. ] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]