Darryl1987 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Since a few days (it just happened), whenever I open RAW image with AP, the image shows very dark. When I open the photo in Windows Photo Viewer, the image shows it actual colors. Any idea what could cause this? I have to put editting of my images on hold now, as the exposure seems way off. I've added 2 screenshots. The first screenshot will display the image in Windows Photo Viewer. The second screenshot is the same image, but in AP. Regards, Darryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory St. Laurent Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I'm having the same issue, I asked the same question. Quote Desktop: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB Ram, RTX 3070, LG 27" 4K 10Bit Windows 11 22h2 Dell Laptop: i7 7700, 32GB Ram, GTX 1060, 16" 4K Windows 10 22h2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfoCentral Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I was watching some videos and the reds looked red in affinity in the videos but when I went into my affinity the reds looked orange. I thought that was weird so I color calibrated my monitor and now my reds in affinity are red. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted February 28, 2018 Staff Share Posted February 28, 2018 Hi Darryl, Can you upload or PM me a copy of the RAW file from the screenshots so I can do some testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl1987 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Lee D said: Hi Darryl, Can you upload or PM me a copy of the RAW file from the screenshots so I can do some testing. I've attached the RAW file, many thanks for helping! _DSC3837.ARW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnobelix Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Hi Darryl, I would not worry so much first, I suspect that Windows shows the embedded JPG image, there are certainly experts who can answer this better. Photoshop and Darktable also show the picture very dark, similar to Affinity Photo see the screenshot. Quote Affinity Photo 2.4: Affinity Photo 1.10.6: Affinity Designer 2.4: Affinity Designer 1.10.6: Affinity Publisher 2.4: Affinity Publisher 1.10.6: Windows 11 Pro (Version 23H2 Build (22631.3447) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmrecs01 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Opening your supplied file in AP retail (1.6.2.97) and beta (1.6.3.103) I see the same dark image as you posted. Opening it in Raw Therapee 5.3 gives the following. Quite a difference. I see that the lens type is listed as "unknown", could that be the reason? Quote Win 10 Pro, i7 6700K, 32Gb RAM, NVidia GTX1660 Ti and Intel HD530 Graphics Long-time user of Serif products, chiefly PagePlus and PhotoPlus, but also WebPlus, CraftArtistProfessional and DrawPlus. Delighted to be using Affinity Designer, Photo, and now Publisher, version 1 and now version 2. iPad Pro (12.9") (iOS 17.4) running Affinity Photo and Designer version 1 and all three version 2 apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl1987 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, emmrecs01 said: Opening your supplied file in AP retail (1.6.2.97) and beta (1.6.3.103) I see the same dark image as you posted. Opening it in Raw Therapee 5.3 gives the following. Quite a difference. I see that the lens type is listed as "unknown", could that be the reason? That is weird. In AP the lens is 'detected'. I've seen numerous posts about this particular issue. The possible solutions provided did not work for me. I've used AP for about a week and had no issues. Then suddenly, it just happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl1987 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Gnobelix said: Hi Darryl, I would not worry so much first, I suspect that Windows shows the embedded JPG image, there are certainly experts who can answer this better. Photoshop and Darktable also show the picture very dark, similar to Affinity Photo see the screenshot. Somewhat comforting haha, but then again, I did not have this issue before. Also, the preview on my camera do not show the photo this dark. Thank you for testing and helping out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnobelix Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 It may be that you have adjusted the "Dynamic Range Optimizer" in the camera, because the internal software of the camera then regulates the dynamic range of the RAWs. However, this internal interpretation is not passed on to Affinity Photo and co. is just an idea. Quote Affinity Photo 2.4: Affinity Photo 1.10.6: Affinity Designer 2.4: Affinity Designer 1.10.6: Affinity Publisher 2.4: Affinity Publisher 1.10.6: Windows 11 Pro (Version 23H2 Build (22631.3447) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl1987 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 22 hours ago, Gnobelix said: It may be that you have adjusted the "Dynamic Range Optimizer" in the camera, because the internal software of the camera then regulates the dynamic range of the RAWs. However, this internal interpretation is not passed on to Affinity Photo and co. is just an idea. I double checked this, haven't touched this option in a long time. It's becoming quite frustrating as well, as there is no real solution to this issue (I've seen multiple topics about RAW images appearing very dark in AP, no solution has been found that I'm aware of). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl1987 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 28-2-2018 at 10:58 AM, Lee D said: Hi Darryl, Can you upload or PM me a copy of the RAW file from the screenshots so I can do some testing. Did anything come forward out of your test? I went through the list with supported lenses, and saw that the lens which shot these photo's is not mentioned anywhere. Could that be causing this issue? Even though it was working fine before? I used a Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary for Sony E-mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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