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CR3 RAW gets vignette + fisheye effect when imported using Serif Labs RAW Engine


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If I use the Serif Labs RAW Engine, Canon CR3 RAW gets a vignette + fisheye effect. When I chose Apple Core Image RAW in the Develop Assistant, the problem was sorted.

However, because of this, I cannot choose the option to Output a linked RAW file from the Develop persona. This results in the RAW-embedded *.afphoto files being 5X the original RAW file and hogs a lot of space on the drive. I saw a video where an *.afphoto file using a linked RAW file could be as small as 1-2MB!

How can I solve this?
- either solve for Serif Labs RAW being able to convert CR3 files correctly
OR
- get the option for linked RAW file even with Apple Core Image RAW

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Can you upload one of the problematic CR3 files to the forum?

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Hi @PrashantS and welcome to the forums,

There have been a couple of other reports regarding this issue... I'm assuming you are seeing something similar to this post...

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@HangmanYes I did read through that thread...

I was hoping Affinity had found a solution to the CR3 file issue.
Seems to be that the bug has not been addressed yet?

Currently am working via the Apple Core Image RAW and my *.afphoto file sizes are 125MB or more!

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There are a couple of issues with Photo and Canon files, it can be incorrect interpretation of the metadata hence not applying any lens correction or misunderstanding the lensfun data. Without knowing the body & lens you're using it's impossible to advise further, not all CR3 files are equal. carl123 mentioned posting a problem file shortly after your initial post, that's the way forward

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Doesn't seem to be an issue on Windows (v2.4.1) ... make sure Lens Correction is selected.

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6 hours ago, PrashantS said:

Here is a file that had the issue...

Fine here Windows, APhoto V2

In APhoto V1 the (same) lens is not detected automatically but works once selected manually 

 

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V1 users can add the attached xml to the lens profile folder and it'll auto apply the correction
Basic correction on the top image, additional correction below using the sliders
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V1.10.6 lens-correction-data.dat file created 28/11/22

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19 hours ago, AiDon said:

Doesn't seem to be an issue on Windows (v2.4.1) ... make sure Lens Correction is selected.

FWIW, on my Mac it looks the same as in your screenshot & in the top image that @David in Яuislip posted, so no vignette that I can see but a small amount of what resembles fisheye distortion but I think is just a consequence of the shortish focal length of the lens setting. 

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2 hours ago, R C-R said:

so no vignette that I can see but a small amount of what resembles fisheye distortion

I don't see any fisheye, a little barrel but overall the correction is pretty good.
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1 hour ago, David in Яuislip said:

I don't see any fisheye, a little barrel but overall the correction is pretty good.

That's why I said it just resembles fisheye distortion.

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