Changing WB on post production

[ione]

I already know the answer but I know there are a lot of smart people on the Forum.

Here is the deal, I was using my SX100 and somehow on some of the shots, I ended up with the wrong WB. I think is the fact that this is a new camera, and also the Menu wheel on the back is very sensitive and no matter what, the settings changes at the slightest touch.

So I was wondering is the a way that I could change the WB, just like RAW images. Please do tell me there is a way

[R_Metzel]

You can change the wb of a jpeg in lightroom.....you can do it PS too, but I am not sure how as I only shoot raw...( Dont have a P&S)

[ione]

Hmmm, how did you find out that WB can be changed on JPG images. Unfortunately, I don't have Ltroom or PS. I am only using Image Browser or DPP.

I was debating to get Lightroom not sure yet

thanks

[R_Metzel]

Hmmm, how did you find out that WB can be changed on JPG images. Unfortunately, I don't have Ltroom or PS. I am only using Image Browser or DPP.

I was debating to get Lightroom not sure yet

thanks

I have lightroom, in which I have adjusted jpegs for various things...Lightroom is well worth the investment.....has streamlined my work flow and cut time down considerably....

[ione]

Can you use LR to upload images from a mem card

[low orbit]

I already know the answer but I know there are a lot of smart people on the Forum.

Here is the deal, I was using my SX100 and somehow on some of the shots, I ended up with the wrong WB. I think is the fact that this is a new camera, and also the Menu wheel on the back is very sensitive and no matter what, the settings changes at the slightest touch.

So I was wondering is the a way that I could change the WB, just like RAW images. Please do tell me there is a way

Yes you can. I do it on a regular basis.

Grab picasa (free), it's a horribly underrated program and can be quite handy for these sorts of things. You can alter the colour temp with an easy to use slider that updates the picture in realtime. (ideally you want too save your image as a .tiff - which picasa also handles - then save it back to .jpeg after you finish.

I'm fairly certain LR does it as well but haven't played with it enough yet. [edit] yes it does. quite handily.

Hope that helps.

Cheers.

[ione]

Oh thanks for the suggestion, however, I am not sure if Picassa works on a Mack, but I will check it out anywas.

BTW I don't see any point to save it back to JPG after converting to TIFF. I like TIFF better than JPG as a final shot, it holds more details.

I am still sitting on the fence about buying Lightroom. I have purchased Aperture for the Mac for almost a year ago, and yet I have not even opened the box because I don't trust it. The learning curve is very steep, and its a hog using resources.

At the present time I'm using Image/Zoom Browser and DDP from Canon. I wish I had CS2 but can't afford. I am still trying to find out the best archival system, but let me check and see if Picassa runs on a Mac.

[low orbit]

Ah, didn't know you were using a Mac ... LR is very simple to use and the learning curve is about 5 mins ... resource use seems to be pretty light as well. Quite honestly for running through a pile of images I can't think of anything better at the moment.

But seriously, break out Aperture - from what I've seen it's a brilliant program and I'd expect you could do alter colour temps in that .

The reason I save back to Jpeg finally is I publish some of my work online - with size and file restrictions. I do agree that TIFF is of a higher quality though.

Cheers.

[ione]

Well, yes I have to admit it after my DELL crashed and check the prices for a replacement, I went on a whim to the local Apple store and I was blown away with iMac 20". It's phenomenal and it looks terrific and its loaded, except I haven't had the chance to use to its maximum.

But guest what? A friend of mine just gave me a copy of LR for my XP so I am going to take a look at it. Based on what I've seen is not as intuitive as the others.

As far as Aperture my concern is the demand it makes on resources. Every time you make a change, it makes a new copy of the original (I think).

Do you sell your work or just send it for fun to friends

[low orbit]

Yes all the high end image handling programs are like that - but as long as you have over a gig of memory it shouldn't really be a problem. (2 is good 4 is better)

I have yet to sell any of my work, if it's used in a commercial vein then I'd expect payment - personal use of my images is negotiated depending on end use.

More of a hobby than a side business at this point.

Cheers.

[ione]

Well, I have to high end dig SLR and shoot nothing but RAW, but sometimes like when I went to Guatemala used my SX100 Powershot and had not choice but to shoot JPG