WeiPhotoArts Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 When I open RAW (DNG files created from Nikon NEF originals), Affinity Photo seems to render them quite bright and contrasty, as compared to the standard rendering from Lightroom 5. Has anyone else noticed that the reds/oranges are played up, as well as blues/aqua? Very bright and contrasty. Depending upon the image, it is either sorta welcome or just not what I expected (wondering if I actually took the picture, the rendering was so different than LR). Is this what Affinity desired? Or is it just part of the evolving Beta? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istockphotography Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Well, that is exactly, what I thought. In may case, I have got canon camera raws. When opening, they seemed to be rendered in a way. And depending on the photo, different kinds of changes are visible. To be honest, a raw should be opened as the raw it is, unless I specify some settings on how a photo should initialy processed. So, how is the idea behind this? What and why does affinity photo something to raw files? And we are not alone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakerlund Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yes the RAW part needs some overhauling and more control. Opening a RAW file in Adobe Camera RAW gives you tons of options to do before even opening the picture. Most important it looks as shot in camera without any changes, and the white balance is top notch... not producing weird colors or blown out parts. Trying to set white balance and adjust highlights and shadows in AP isn't working. Colors get weird and crushed and the overall quality from raw to AP is bad. Apple preview and Pixelmator opens a RAW looking as shot in camera even though not providing much of the camera raw tweaking before opening the image. But for a program to be concidered a good tool for photographers it needs better raw handling. Controlling the WB and highlights and shadows is what most raw shooters need to do before opening the image for further editing. I really want AP to be just as good as PS at this to become a full replacement. I hope the team is aware of this and have better things planned for raw handling in AP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billtils Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 These functions work for me when opening NEF files, and look the same as they do when opened in Pixelmator or ViewNX 2. I like the way that the Shadows and Highlights works with the "Power" slider, but not so sure about the WB slider tool ("not so sure" is a euphemism for "don't really like". Any time there seem to be WB issues I prefer to deal it them in ViewNX 2 which matches what is going on in the camera. Retina iMac (4K display, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM) OS X 10.11.6 Capture One 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanp Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 This is due to current Affinity Photo beta not applying or allowing you to select camera profiles in the develop persona - I raised a feature request here: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/5954-develop-persona-camera-profile/ and Andy indicated that it was coming soon - fingers crossed :) Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istockphotography Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I really want AP to be just as good as PS at this to become a full replacement. I hope the team is aware of this and have better things planned for raw handling in AP. There actually is a need for competition. I really hope AP can be on the same level as Adobe. Wrong RAW handling would be the killer for the whole application. So I finger cross as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Oh my. I just compared the same raw image (Nikon NEF) opened in Affinity Photo and in Nikon Capture NX 2 and in PSCS 3. In AP, the colors are duller and darker, especially reds and greens, the same for skin tones, the image as a whole is darker and less contrasty with a blurring of detail. PS3 is a bit brighter in every respect than AP but duller than NX 2. NX 2 is currently my raw editor of choice. Hopefully it is simply a matter of camera profiles but at this point, I would not use AP to process RAW files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Re-thinking the last part of my comment. It was easy enough to use White Balance, Exposure, and Clarity to make the raw file match what I'd seen in NX2. And the additional options in Affinity make that little bit of effort more than worthwhile. When finished, this app is going to be a joy to use. So, yes, I will use it to process RAW files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinmakers Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 When I open a RAW file from A7s and click on the "Sync After" button (red arrow pointing to the left) the image goes darker. Should that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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