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But, the X-T5 has no option to turn off Film Simulation. This then would mean that whatever image I see in the EV or on the screen of the X-T5 I will never be able to import into AP2 (and possibly other processing softwares) if I shoot in RAW. Why then would Fuji bake Film Simulation into their camera hardware? Surely it would put off most photographers who shoot in RAW...

I can't find lens correction in Capture One Express trial. Though I have read that Fuji X series cameras auto-correct lens distortion in camera, so it should already be done. Which, in turn, begs the question of why the distortion is obviously corrected by AP2 in raw developer (unless it's a glitch, the X-T5 not being amongs the list of suppported cameras), if it is already supposed to have been done in-camera.

I just noticed the exclusion of the X-T5 from that list too... I don't want to spend 350 on buying Capture 1 to process this one shoot (as until the X-T5 is added to AF2 I will shoot in jpg) just so that I can access the lens correction tool, which doesn't seem to be available in the trial version. I'll just have to use AF2 and massively increase the saturation of the images from this shoot.

Thank you. But then why is the raw data of the image so desaturated? To get the image colour approximately the same as is displayed in-camera and in the other softwares shown above, I need to apply full saturation and vibrancy in the AF2 RAW Developer.

The Develop Assistant settings are at default; Tone Curve is off. I have updated the post.

I just bought a Fuji X-T5 and did my first shoot set to RAF with unadjusted Provia STD film simulation. The RAF images load into XnView MP and Faststone showing the colours correct as captured, but when I load the RAF into Affinity 1 or 2 the colours are very washed out. Also, until I add lens correction in AF2 there is a black vertical bar along the right edge of the image. See uploaded files. UPDATE: Having just batch converted them into jpgs using Faststone they are resolved into two files per image file: one totally black image with the original file name, and a second with the image desaturated and the file name with added suffix: '_result' UPDATE: I have added a screenshot of the image in Capture One which seems to show heavier blacks incurring a loss of shadow detail, and perhaps added contrast increasing the colour saturation very slightly. UPDATE: I have added a screenshot of the image in AF2 with the lens correction applied. Notice how the black vertical bar, to the right of the image, is now curved. UPDATE: Further... I have tried setting the X-T5 to shoot RAW+JPG with a B&W Film Sim. When I import the RAF to AP2 it appears in correct RAW colour, and when lens corrected the black bar disappears (though it is there without the lens correction). So, it seems that the only way to achieve a non-film simulation colour RAF is to shoot in both RAW+JPG. I wonder why Fuji haven't provided an option to shoot RAW without a film sim...

I am using the latest version of Photo 2. When I load a new RAW file, the correct lens preset (which I have named) is shown in the preset window (and the lens distortion correction applied), but the Chromatic Aberration Reduction and Lens Vignetting settings I have saved to this preset are not been applied. I then select default, which shows the lens distortion being re-applied, before selecting my lens preset which then re-applies the lens distortion correction and applies the Chromatic Aberration Reduction and Lens Vignetting settings I have saved to it. Is it as bug that the Chromatic Aberration Reduction and Lens Vignetting saved settings of my preset are not applied as the RAW image is uploaded? Or, is there an automatic lens detection which applies the distortion correction regardless of which preset is shown in the preset window as previously selected for a prior RAW image being uploaded for processing?

Is it possible to save settings of a Live Filter as a preset? I want to save presets of specific Vignette, Unsharp Mask and High Pass settings that I use frequently. Thanks.

These emu images are terrible, though you can use them if you want. They were taken by a friend on a mobile phone. Next time I'm at the field (within the next few days), and there's a blue sky as a background, I'll take some better photos of the emu and post them here for you to use. Or alternatively, I have some images here that might suit your purpose: https://postimg.cc/gallery/mgBbcFG

Thanks for all your assessing and troubleshooting. I really appreciate it. I haven't yet had the opportunity to review all your points, but will do so over the ensuing days. Again, many thanks for your thoroughness and testing.

Hi, thanks for your reply. But the darkening effect is happening only on the edges of the subject, where I have used the refining brush. The grey patches also appear where the refining brush has been used. The rest (majority) of the subject remains the same when layered over a copy of itself.

The three images below show the subject in: 1) The original image layer 2) The new refined layer and mask of the subject 3) Number 2 on top of number 1. Why has the feathered outline area (around the head and neck) that I manually Refined, turned much darker than the original image? This is noticeable both in 2) and 3). Also, often when I select an area and Refine it, the subsequent new layer and mask show a lot of grey patches where I have manually Refined. I usually erase these, but then the original image layer becomes visible beneath, and this is often noticeable enough to render the new layer and mask unuseable.

In the end I decided to delete all traces of the ggl Nik Collection from my machine, download and re-install it (V1.2.11). Now it works fine.

Thanks Richard, but the linked information you've provided applies to DXO Nik Collection Vs 4 & 5. I have the ggl Nik Collection V3.

Hi Ron, Thanks for your input. I have moved the ggl nik collection folder to the same location as you have yours, rebooted and restarted AP, but there are no plugins detected at all now. Does AP not point to the folder automatically, or do I have to do it manually? I don't remember doing this before. Thanks.