Which RAW converter do you use?

petrolhead wrote in post #6410579
Other?

To be honest I was unsure exactly what ACR was/is. Is it a free download plugin for PS3

I would not exactly call it "free" any more than I would call maintenance updates to CS3 as being "free".

It is part of the CS3 suite, but it can run stand alone if you are just running it as a RAW converter. In that context, it functions as DPP does. After RAW conversion, DPP files are often imported into Photoshop for final editing/filtering/shar​pening/printing which is somewhat analogous to the way that ACR and Photoshop work together ... although with smart objects, the integration between ACR and Photoshop becomes much tighter than that.

Sorry about the single vote, can I change it?

davidcrebelxt wrote in post #6411637
I would have voted more than one also...

Also wondering why such a difference between LR and CS3's ACR... all things being equal, so should the images. Could it be a color management issue, or perhaps a preset is being applied unknowingly?

I tries to make sure all presets were turned off

René Damkot wrote in post #6409708
I see quite a difference between CS3 and LR2.
They use the same raw converter however, so I would be curious for settings (and profile) used...

its the same engine but LR2 has a few more controls/options according to their marketing video

somethingsimple wrote in post #6411817
its the same engine but LR2 has a few more controls/options according to their marketing video

True.
But ACR can also do some things that LR cannot

René Damkot wrote in post #6412238
True.
But ACR can also do some things that LR cannot

really? what are they?

For one, ACR has a point curve. (meaning: you can set points)

Also, and that's a big one IMO, the histogram in ACR is dependant on the color space used. In LR it is based on the internal LR working space (So you won't see clipping in sRGB space)

I'll give you the point curves, but LR2 has split toning and I see clipping in all my images when it occurs.

cdifoto wrote in post #6412411
I'll give you the point curves, but LR2 has split toning and I see clipping in all my images when it occurs.

ACR has split toning if you are talking about the panel where color bias of highlights and dark areas can be set along with saturation and adjustable dividing point between highlights and dark color bias adjustment areas.

bill boehme wrote in post #6412748
ACR has split toning if you are talking about the panel where color bias of highlights and dark areas can be set along with saturation and adjustable dividing point between highlights and dark color bias adjustment areas.

Apparently Rene edited his post, because he initially said split toning is something ACR can do that LR cannot. I was correcting him.

I use ACR. All that money I paid for PSCS3 i'm gonna use as much of it as possible. With that said, pre PS I was using the free "comes with expensive camera" DPP.

I still wish RawShooter Premium was around. Quite sure with the advancements in technology it'd rule the roost in design and operation. It always did work best for me with my 30D.

cdifoto wrote in post #6412829
Apparently Rene edited his post, because he initially said split toning is something ACR can do that LR cannot. I was correcting him.

I said I wasn't sure about it
Corrected at about the time you posted I think.

I had the panel turned off & forgot about that. It's late...

On the clipping: I'd very much prefer a histogram that shows clipping. I for one cannot see clipping in an AdobeRGB image, since I run into the limit of my screens gamut way before that of AdobeRGB...

I have used many of the ones on the list, however my preferred converter is C1Pro which I am surprised didn't get put on the list. The data is skewed by not having the right choices available. Other can cover these but C1 is one of the premier converters available, imo.

Bibble/ACR