RAW files

[Juliane Biallas]

Guten Tag,

my RAW files are looking brilliant, but when I convert them to Tiff, I am disappointed because they look darker and desaturated.
Somebody there with the same experience?

I use the software from Fuji who comes with the S2 and my camera is set in org.

I tried as well bibble, but I don't like it much. It is too saturated for me. I disable all the settings for any treatment, but it remains too colored. Is there something I don't know?

Except this, the only difference I noticed between Fuji and Bibble is, that if you blow the picture to 200%, you see with Bibble in the shadows colored noise, while Fuji stays clean.

Last question:
why both softwares are converting BW photo in colore, since I shoot in BW modus. So whats the good about shooting it in BW in the first place and not changing it later in PS ?

Juliane

[Mike Flood]

Originally posted by Juliane Biallas
Guten Tag,

my RAW files are looking brilliant, but when I convert them to Tiff, I am disappointed because they look darker and desaturated.
Somebody there with the same experience?

I use the software from Fuji who comes with the S2 and my camera is set in org.
I tried as well bibble, but I don't like it much. It is too saturated for me. I disable all the settings for any treatment, but it remains too colored. Is there something I don't know?

Except this, the only difference I noticed between Fuji and Bibble is, that if you blow the picture to 200%, you see with Bibble in the shadows colored noise, while Fuji stays clean.

Last question:
why both softwares are converting BW photo in colore, since I shoot in BW modus. So whats the good about shooting it in BW in the first place and not changing it later in PS ?

Juliane

Are you using the Fuji Raw Converter LE or EX?
In my opinion, beyond saving file size on the camera media there is little advantage to using the LE converter as it use the camera settings. EX allows you to make adjustments in the final result as many times as you like since the original RAW image is never overwritten.

[xmale]

Mike, I'm also using HU LE, do you have a copy of the EX you can email me?

Thanks

[Mike Flood]

Originally posted by xmale
Mike, I'm also using HU LE, do you have a copy of the EX you can email me?

Thanks

No.
Sorry but making a copy would violate the copyright of Fuji.

[Stormfield]

Juliane-

You can purchase the Hyperutility software from Fuji- here is the US site, suspect it is available from Fuji in Europe also:

http://fujifilmsupport.com/accesory/html/fxs2pro/s2pro.html

However, There are two other programs available (other than Bibble) that will convert S2 RAF files: QImage: http://www.ddisoftware.com and a more recent SharpRaw:
http://logicaldesigns.com. These are both PC only at present.

I personally use QImage, tho the interface takes some time to get used to. I think its color fidelity potential is excellent. Thom Hogan in his new S2 book says this about them,

"Frankly, any serious RAF user should have all four programs handy...for landscapes, for example, I tend to prefer Fuji's rendering over the others, with Bibble a close second. For portraits, Qimage renders better skin tones and I like it best. SharpRaw has a unique, almost pastel look on some images, and so it, too, has a place in my software arsenal."

[jknights]

If you need to experiment try using the follwing RAW files converters.

They are free to try software.

Bibble V3.04b http://www.bibblelabs.com
SharpRAW V1.25 http://www.logicaldesigns.com/Imaging1.htm
QImage Pro V1.17 http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/


The Fuji HyperUtility software is more costly than all of the above.

[xmale]

Thanks guys, but having all four programs would prove impractical and expensive (£130 for HU EX, $39 for Qimage, $99 for Bibble and $69 for SharpRAW).

I have purchased QImage because it not only converts RAW, it also has excellent print capabilities, I just need to get my head round how to make best use of the program!

At the end of the day, I'm aiming at producing the best image possible in-camera and spending as little time possible fannying about with software packages.

I appreciate your help, thanks for the effort of replying to my posts.

X.

[bjnicholls]

I just deleted the Qimage demo from my PC. I sincerely haven't seen a less intuitive application. If my printer spit out gold coins using Qimage, I still don't think I'd have the patience to learn the beast.

[Wichita Wayne]

This little utility is great for quick print jobs. It allows you to make proofs the size you want and prints multiples on a single sheet of paper with the associated file name next to the print. Take a look at it at:

http://www.picsprint.com/

It's cheep too.