need saturation help with linear 3.4

[Pasha]

ok... i'm batch processing a total of just over 1000 linear files from a recent shoot...

i'm using the latest linear action, not sure of the number though...

the results i see so far are extremely undersatureated...

does anyone have a "catch-all" setting to pump up saturation safely... i doubt that i'll be able to figure out individual settings for all the pics in this batch job... i mean 1k of pics is a whole lot, and i absolutely need to get this done by end of business day today, so i can burn and bring the converted tiffs (about 30 cd's worth) to a client...

btw... damn this action is slow... i'm running the 100-200 chooser hq since about 6pm last night... it's at about 70% done, and with any luck it should finish by noon... my machine is no slouch either, a decent Athlon 1.4 on a fast Soyo dragon board with 1gig of ram and a fast ata/100 ibm 7200rpm drive...

this is probably the biggest reason why i really need the "catch-all" setting today... i'll still around 3 hours just to burn the cds...

ps... i forgot to mention, the images are wedding pics... all outdoor, all iso 100-200... i need to find something that will strike a balance between the good bright colors and natural skin tones...

[Pekka]

Pasha wrote:
btw... damn this action is slow... i'm running the 100-200 chooser hq since about 6pm last night... it's at about 70% done, and with any luck it should finish by noon... my machine is no slouch either, a decent Athlon 1.4 on a fast Soyo dragon board with 1gig of ram and a fast ata/100 ibm 7200rpm drive...


You're not batching the chooser, are you?
Chooser makes 5 different versions to choose from - the individual versions are for batching. If you batch the chooser you end up with extrahigh sharpened photos (i.e. the last result of a chooser) and it also takes 4 times more time.

this is probably the biggest reason why i really need the "catch-all" setting today... i'll still around 3 hours just to burn the cds...

Try just normal saturation +12. If all the photos are taken with same lens, WB with similar exposure this should work.

[Pasha]

yep... you're right Pekka... i did batch the chooser....

oh well, live and learn... the batch job just finished and i'm running another batch right now which includes the +12 saturation and a shaver 1... so far i found this "fix" to be perfect...

the colors are rich and literally jump off the screen, without that oversaturated effect... it's perfect...

what a fantastic action...

thanks Pekka...