![]() ![]() It’s hard to convey this with a small crop on a website, but when you’re looking at your image on a large monitor like I am, it’s pretty obvious. Here’s what I hope is clear example of this false detail effect that I’m talking about: Iridient Developer on the other hand (and some other third party developers) doesn’t have this issue. However, no matter what you do, you may be able to reduce how noticeable it is, but you can’t get rid of the false detail that Lightroom is creating. It seems to be exacerbated by Lightroom’s sharpening algorithms, and that’s why I spent quite a bit of time trying to come up with those sharpening settings to try and mitigate the problem. When this occurs repetitively on fine textures, you end up with mushy detail. It looks like an additional line around objects, almost like an embossing or an outlining effect. The problem is that Lightroom seems to generates false detail around high contrast edges. It’s especially noticeable in areas of trees or other foliage, or other repetitive textures. However, despite an earlier fix which addressed the demosiacing of X-Trans files, Lightroom still has problems with fine textural detail. Actually, depending on your image you may not notice that much of a difference. In fact I was blown away by the quality.įirst of all, you may be wondering what advantages Iridient Developer gives over using Lightroom. ![]() I was expecting to be underwhelmed, but I wasn’t. I had mentioned in that post that I was also trying our Iridient Developer, which lots of people have been raving about recently for its ability to get good results with files from Fuji’s x series cameras. I recently posted some sharpening settings for Lightroom that I felt improved the quality of Lightroom’s weird processing of the fuji raw files. There are multiple types of sharpening available and I don't quite yet know what the difference is but, they are leaps and bounds ahead of Lightroom 5.In my continual quest to get the best from my little Fuji XE-1, I’ve been trying lots of different options. Notice the "Settings" tab and the sharpening method "R-L Deconvolution". Here's a screen shot of the working view within Iridience Developer v2.3.4. Iridient Developer vs Lightroom 5.4 in RAW Note that I'm only speaking of micro details here, I haven't needed to push dynamic range too far and this post is not really about that. The details and image quality are visually comparable to that of my Nikon D600, if not sharper even. They're that evident.įor the first time, I'm truly seeing the beauty of the X-Trans sensor. The detail differences I'm seeing with my LR edits and Iridient Developer are massive, and in most cases, I don't even need to be at 1:1 view. What I don't understand is how Adobe has failed to get this perfect (being as big as they are), and a smaller software developer like this has managed to nail it - perfectly. Seeing the results has really encouraged me to use mirrorless cameras a whole lot more and also highlighted the RAW processing issues present in Adobe Lightroom. I couldn't believe the difference Iridient Developer (odd name) made to my photos and to all the beautiful tiny details. This little known piece of software has made me a happy camper with my new X-T1. The images still lack that crispy sharpness. They were supposed to have done so in LR version 5.4 but I didn't really notice any improvements. So the question is, if there isn't an antialiasing filter, where did all of those details go? And why do the Jpg's that come straight out of camera, look so much more detailed than the processed RAW?Īpparently Adobe have been working with Fujifilm to improve the way Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw handles X-Trans RAF/RAW files - that's what I've read. The Fuji's use an X-tran sensor has the ability to greatly reduce moire patterns with its irregular layout.Īlso with the X100s and the X-T1 and XE-2's, they didn't put in an anti-aliasing filter and this results in sharper micro details (much like how the Nikon 800e works). The way the Fujifilm cameras render images on their sensors is different from the conventional Bayer sensors used in Nikon, Canon and Olympus etc. I have posted some examples of this happening below, but before that, a little background about the sensor. My processed portrait photography images always had a "painterly" look, but little did I know that it was Adobe Lightroom destroying the micro details. This was especially apparent with hairs and grassy fields - details like that always looked smudged. I also thought that since the Fujifilm cameras were fitted with APS-C sized sensors, that it was to be expected that the fine details weren't going to be all that perceivable when compared to full frame sensors (like my Nikon D600). And all this time, I had thought that this was just the way Fuji RAF files were supposed to look. For quite a while now, I have noticed smudgy details from my Fujifilm X100s and X-T1 when processing RAW files Lightroom. ![]()
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