[BUG - RAW development?] after batch processing RAW -> JPEG pictures are too dark (pictures don't look the same as the RAW(original))

[YM77]

Hi there

I am wondering if there is any updates on this issue? I have the same problem.

What I have observed is the develop persona is mostly very good but batch is terrible. Why can't just run develop in batch? I don't care if it take 20 second to develop one in batch, comparing to manually develop all of them (which is almost impossible). That should be hard from a programming point of view right? 

On 9/2/2019 at 6:46 PM, Darthvirc said:

Bump. Without a proper BATCH processor This program is Useless to Professionals.

I agree with @Darthvirc, though i am just a amateur.  

[Emulite]

I had a problem with dark files in RAW from a Canon and the solution that worked for me was on this forum last week - on Windows you go to Users and find your profile. Than under AppData/Affinity/Photo, you should see a folder called 1.0. I renamed it to 1.1 and then started the program (some say you need to hold Ctrl while clicking to open but I didn't need to). It generated a fresh 1.0 folder and the settings were perfect. Another user and I submitted copies of the original settings folder and understand this is now with the developers. Some of my files had dates that showed they were from an earlier installation.

Can't guarantee this will sort it, and you may lose some settings (for instance you will see the opening splash again).

[walt.farrell]

2 hours ago, Emulite said:

I had a problem with dark files in RAW from a Canon and the solution that worked for me was on this forum last week - on Windows you go to Users and find your profile. Than under AppData/Affinity/Photo, you should see a folder called 1.0. I renamed it to 1.1 and then started the program (some say you need to hold Ctrl while clicking to open but I didn't need to). It generated a fresh 1.0 folder and the settings were perfect. Another user and I submitted copies of the original settings folder and understand this is now with the developers. Some of my files had dates that showed they were from an earlier installation.

Can't guarantee this will sort it, and you may lose some settings (for instance you will see the opening splash again).

Thanks, but this is about something different. Batch processing handles developing of raw images differently than the Develop Persona does.

[Genesis Keefer]

May i get a suggestion on where else i can batch process my raw files? i can't work with all these dark photos which is definitely not what i took during the photoshoot... any suggestions?

[yanouchka35]

I have the same issue....When the problem will be resolve?

[atlen]

Hi everyone! It seems that this is a very "old" problem. I have tried the 1.8.0.526 (Beta) version and get the same result. Batch job resulting a darker file. When do we expect to received a kind of official solution from Affinity? Is there anybody working on it?

Thank you for your help or any suggestion?

[Renderwarrior]

I started to shooting in RAW recently with an EOS250d. Exporting a batch of RAW to JPG resulted in darker photos. So it's still "bugged"... Actually I'm exporting my batch with Canon DPP4 and the result it's better (I cannot edit one pic a time for this project...). I hope developers will add something to the dialog of the batch from Affinity Photo to improve light during the export. Maybe a macro?

[walt.farrell]

16 minutes ago, Renderwarrior said:

I started to shooting in RAW recently with an EOS250d. Exporting a batch of RAW to JPG resulted in darker photos. So it's still "bugged"... Actually I'm exporting my batch with Canon DPP4 and the result it's better (I cannot edit one pic a time for this project...). I hope developers will add something to the dialog of the batch from Affinity Photo to improve light during the export. Maybe a macro?

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

If you're processing raw files via File > New Batch Job you should get the same results as you'd get by Opening the file and saving it without making any manual adjustments. And users often find those too dark, too. 

Do you get the same results both ways?