Very dark image when importing

[RMole]

Hi all

Sorry but I have been fiddling with something and now when I import a RAW file direct from SD card or via Photo Mechanic (PM)the image in the Affinity window is very dark. Its great in the camera and PM

JPEGS are fine

What have I done and how can I cure this

Many thanks

 

[Old Bruce]

Check your settings for the Develop Assistant, accessible from View > Assistant Manager... then click on the Develop Assistant. Choose something other than No Action for the Tone Curve: and Exposure Bias:

[RMole]

Hi and thanks. Sadly that has not sorted it. I did restart affinity after adjustments

[RichardMH]

Your camera and PM (unless you've changed settings) use the jpeg. Depending on camera settings it may differ from the RAW. Could try something like FastRawViewer (it has a free trial) to look at the RAW. (https://www.fastrawviewer.com/)

Or post a RAW here and see if its also dark for us.

[RMole]

Hi and thanks for your reply.

I, as you kindly suggested, tried fast raw viewer and the RAW file is as bright as it is in camera. Put it into Affinity it is very dark (i fear I have fiddled with some settings in Affinity and cant recall what)

Attached are a RAW and JPEG (for comparison) image of my not so exciting desk!

Thanks for your time on this.

DSCF0003.RAF

[Lee D]

This may just be down to how the RAW engines are reading the image data. If the Develop personas assistant options aren't making any difference you'll just need to manually adjust the sliders.

[RichardMH]

Its a little dark for me, but about the same as FastRawViewer. FRV lets you change between the jpg and RAW (press j) and there is quite a difference. Might be camera setting affecting the jpeg?

[R C-R]

8 hours ago, RMole said:

Attached are a RAW and JPEG (for comparison) image of my not so exciting desk!

FWIW, in AP's Develop Persona's Tones options for the RAF file, if I add a point on the Master Curves adjustment & drag it to the left, I can get something that looks a lot like the JPEG, or even brighter & better looking to me.

DSCF0003 developed.afphoto (139.2 MB) is what I got after applying the tone curve above.

[RMole]

Hi and thanks very much for your response. I totally agree a far better image after applying the tone curve.

I was rather trying to start with my image in a better 'state' to begin with. Hey Ho but thanks very much for looking into this for me

[RichardMH]

 

This is what I mean in FastRawViewer (towards the middle of the video). The difference between the jpeg and RAW suggests you have some sort of what Sony calls creative modes operating on the jpeg in camera, which is what gets sent to your camera viewer. So if you use the viewer to set exposure the RAW is under exposed.