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Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Solon Malkas — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 22:41:26 -0000

wow!

i`m happy to read your article.

First of all i totally agree about the importance of good/fast computers in our job.Look at it from the other side,which processor is better,Exmor,Digic5,Expeed OR Intel `s i7 ? ;)

In the case between Lr and C1 i don`t agree with you.
You mention that adobe standard its not good [indeed] and that C1 have a 'secret sauce" in their profiles..
As a pro photographer i don`t want secret sauces (if i want that, NIK and Topaz makes a whole "delicatessen kiosk"!!)
I want the very accurate algorithm that Nikon and/or Canon makes to processed they`re raw files.
Do you familiar with the term "twisted hues" ?
NONE of the major companies gave their secret "sauces" to others,neither to Adobe or PhaseOne.
Those other companies just tried to guess how to work with raw files and none of them knows exactly how,so none of them manage to take accurate results.

Also,the comparison between Kit`s pics are not accurate,at least for us.If we compare those images, processed in an accurate,calibrated monitor,with the Kit by himself in the same light that you photographed him,then maybe we can see which photo is more accurate.
Maybe Kit was sick(!!) that day and looks "dull",it`s not Adobe`s fault ! [this is a joke but you know what i mean..]

Personally i calibrate my sensor with X-RITE`s color targets,i create Dual Illuminant custom profiles for my specific cameras and set those custom prof. as default in Lr [i never use Adobe`s profiles ] ,then i open and processed my images in a monthly- calibrated EIZO monitor and i know that i do my best for accurate (not "good") color..

P.S .1 I have much respect for C1 program, i just like and use Lr and love it`s Library(cataloging) module and of course it`s Collections and smart collections [a true powerful tool!].
I think the key to accurate colors is hidden elsewhere.

P.S.2 That`s why i never convert to DNG file system.It`s for "general" use,not for accurate ones.

P.S.3 Congrats again for this interesting article,it shows-at least your-concern about your job,your images and your clients,also it makes me write all the above !! :)

P.S .4 (and last..) Excuse my English,it`s not my native language.

Happy shooting!!

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Moelassus — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:28:34 -0000

So I too went the DNG path. However I embedded my original RAW files in the DNG. Yeah it requires a lot of space but disk has been cheap for ages. At the time I knew how to extract the original RAW but now I forgot. :) Google help!

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Steve Miller — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:06:20 -0000

Great article!
I am a amateur when it comes to these tools because I don't have the time or volume to learn in great detail but I am still interested in your article. I do shoot digital but I also shoot film (color negatives, color positives and B&W negatives). I scan using a V700 for the medium and large format and a Nikon film scanner for 35mm to a tiff file. Is there any support or advantage to using C1 with scanned film? Thanks

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Andy Ciordia — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:59:43 -0000

As a C1 & LR user I've never seen such color disparity as here. Both programs take a slight different mindset in their use but your color profiling is off by shades not just a degree. Were both calibrated off a reference card before hand? I like C1's granularity and control methodology it's definitely more like driving the space shuttle as LR has some simplified versions. This just caught me by surprise.

On the other side of things LR/Adobe can catch up to C1 if they just gave it the attention. Having C1 catch up to LR I think would be harder. For whatever reason Adobe has just slowed LR's core development down the last handful of years and I find that.. odd.. but not surprising. I look forward to the continued competitive landscape and hope that drawing attention to their differences both will continue to grow.

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Kevin Patrick Robbins — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:08:38 -0000

I'm aware. But that doesn't change my experience and the usability for millions of other potential users.

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Geir — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:47:44 -0000

Which might imply it is more of a WIndows-issue than a CO? It works well (as far as I know) on my Mac?

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Kevin Patrick Robbins — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:47:49 -0000

Capture One catalogs are a nightmare for me, since drag and drop is currently not working in C1 on Windows 10. Until Windows 10 is fully supported, I'm not going to bother, which is why I'm planning to work on this in mid-August.

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Walter Rowe — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 06:55:28 -0000

One thing I learned about Capture One and DNG files is that you can change the ICC Profile it uses. I noticed when testing C1 that it sets the ICC Profile to DNG File Neutral by default rather than the correct camera profile, even though the EXIF data is there to tell it what camera profile to select. If you change the ICC Profile to the correct camera profile, your DNG files will render just as well as native camera format raw files. I opened a case with Phase One about this. Here is the text of the case I opened.

"I noticed that I can manually change the ICC Profile for a DNG file, and that C1Pro does know the camera make and model (e.g. Nikon D300). If C1Pro knows that info, does the DNG Auto profile use the ICC profile for that camera make and model?

I ask because when I select DNG Auto, the color rendition is different than when I select the actual camera make and model. To me the DNG Auto ICC profile should do that for me."

In a follow-up with PhaseOne, I provided this correction: "The ICC Profile is set to DNG File Neutral and the Curve is set to Auto." I also provided a sample Nikon D200 DNG file as an example. When you switch between the ICC Profile from DNG File Neutral to the specific camera ICC profile, there is a noticeable difference in rendering of the image. PhaseOne looked at the DNG I provided and confirmed the same experience on their system. I suggested they change the software to automatically select the correct camera profile for DNG files since they have that information in the DNG file. DNG saves ALL of the information from the native raw file, just in a universal format.

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Geir — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 04:44:57 -0000

Would be nice if you wrote about how it is inferior. For me I notice barely any difference, and I'm handling a hundreds of thousands of images. The only (big) gripe I have is lack of options to fix things like having set the camera to wrong date or time. Otherwise, it works fine for me.

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Kevin Patrick Robbins — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 21:42:34 -0000

"Include Develop settings in metadata inside JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and PSD files" would be irrelevant since all processing would still happen in Capture One. I would just want Lightroom to act as the database. "Automatically write changes to XMP" might be what I'm looking for. Again, I need to find time to dedicate to the process and figure it out.

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Steven Joseph — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 21:39:14 -0000

So in LR Catalog Settings you'll turn off "Include Develop settings in metadata inside JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and PSD files" and "Automatically write changes into XMP"? And you'll (somehow) force LR to Read .xmp data created by CapOne?

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Kevin Patrick Robbins — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 21:31:33 -0000

Cataloguing is a major weak point for Capture One. In August,I plan to test and figure out the best way to process in Capture One and catalogue in Lightroom, hopefully syncing the metadata via sidecar XMP files. Since the raw changes for the files are contained in the "CaptureOne" folder of a session, and Lightroom changes are saved in a catalogue, there shouldn't be cross contamination using both systems. Fingers crossed!

Re: Why I Stopped Using the DNG File Format | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Steven Joseph — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 21:27:14 -0000

Really good information. You've got me considering switching. Given CapOne's inferior cataloguing abilities, are you still using LR for cataloguing? How are you managing all of your new photos going forward? And can you do a compare and contrast on the cataloguing strengths and weaknesses of CapOne vs LR? I've got 600,000 photos on a 12TB NAS. I can find anything in a million ways. I'd hate to have to start that over. Thanks for a great article.

Re: How I Shot It: War of 1812 Re-Enactor Portraits | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Kevin Patrick Robbins — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:12:29 -0000

Thanks, Anita!

Re: How I Shot It: War of 1812 Re-Enactor Portraits | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Anita Watkins — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 18:59:28 -0000

Beautiful work as always Kevin!

Re: Travel Back in Time with local musicians The Vaudevillian | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Nicole Rasmussen — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 22:09:12 -0000

Great shots, great duo, great sound and album. You're goin' places, and take Leon Redbone with you. He's a lucky charm!

Re: A Brief History of Acting Headshots in the 21st Century | Kevin Patrick Robbins Photography | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Madeleine Gray — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:36:39 -0000

Really excellent article with some great insights into how we got where we are - I hope that both photographers and actors will have a read!

Re: Take the X-rite Color Hue Test | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Kevin Patrick Robbins — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 23:22:01 -0000

I don't know!

Re: Take the X-rite Color Hue Test | Kevin Patrick Robbins | Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, Ontario, Canada

gerryandles — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 23:01:18 -0000

I scored an 8. Sounds like that is good, but how good (for my gender and age range)?

Re: Deliverables: La Tragédie de Carmen | Kevin Patrick Robbins

shayne gray — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:57:57 -0000

Definitely a fun day - glad I stumbled on this. And needless to say...the images turned out beautifully!

Re: Portraits from the Great Canadian Laughing Championships

Laughing Lynn — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 23:18:16 -0000

Thanks Kevin! These are amazing photos! Gives me a boost every-time I view them. I love sharing them around with my network. I've also included this page with the suggested links on my website: http://lynn.sites.toronto.c...

Re: Portraits from the Great Canadian Laughing Championships

Hazel — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:22:15 -0000

Great! I posted the link to this on the FB page of my laughter blog! :D
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Re: Portraits from the Great Canadian Laughing Championships

shanna — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:41:36 -0000

I love these! Ho ho ha ha ha!

Re: Portraits from the Great Canadian Laughing Championships

Armando — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:16:29 -0000

Amazing photos

Re: Street Scene: Supercrawl 2013 | Kevin Patrick Robbins

Kevin Patrick Robbins — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:11:07 -0000

I think Supercrawl is what Festival of Friends should have been. FoF is now more like an annual county fair.