Thank you all for the replies!! this is a lot of info to digest and i'll need to re-read this and sit in front of both software programs and play with them some more. I'm almost wondering if i should be doing all my RAW/exposure editing in DPP then export to JPG and use PSE9 for the touch up...(DPP still intimidates me since i have no clue what I'm doing in that software!)
Rimmer wrote in post #12674425
I'm on my GNU/Linux machine right now so can't refer to my copy of PSE9; hope I describe this correctly...
In Adobe Camera Raw, click on the third tab (I think it has a camera icon?) and try different settings among Adobe Standard, Camera Standard, Camera Faithful, etc.
When I first used PSE9/ACR with my G11 I was very disappointed in the results until I discovered that setting and changed from Adobe Standard (which appears to be the default) to Camera Standard. I have since found situations where other settings look good (even Adobe Standard at times), but for me Camera Standard most often gives the best results.
I did play with that 3 tab a bit, and the screen capture above is Camera Landscape not the basic Adobe Standard, which is the scence setting i used to capture the shot on the camera. It did help the colors a little bit changing to Camera Landscape, but obviously not the same image.
tonylong wrote in post #12675711You have to understand that Raw processors each apply their own basic rendering to produce a preview, a "starting point" of your Raw data rendered into an image, and these renderings will be different from one processor to another. It's not a matter of being better or worse, but merely of differences in how variable curves and such are applied to the Raw data. This is normal -- when you are doing Raw processing it is up to you to decide what the final output should be.
You should also be aware that Digital Photo Professional (DPP) has a "leg up" for those beginning in Raw processing, and you are observing this here: DPP takes your in-camera settings such as your Picture Style and uses them to render your initial Raw preview and so your default settings for converting a Raw file to a jpeg.
Since our cameras by default use the Standard Picture Style, in DPP there is a curve applied that give a bit of a boost to Contrast and Saturation and that is what you are seeing in the above photos, whereas Lightroom tends by default to not give as much of a boost in these things. If you want to get a "real" comparison, either tweak the Lightroom Calibration profile a bit or set the DPP Picture Style to Neutral or Faithful.
Take some time to play between the two. In Lightroom you can find settings you are happy with and use them to create Presets to do whatever you want. Just be aware that the default settings will not match DPP.
Thanks for the explination, this definately helps clear up my confusion. although i'm using Photoshop Elements 9, not LR. Do you know if there are settings within Elements that I could set up Presets??
frenchconnector wrote in post #12675806This looks like different white balance is used. See what DPP uses and set the same white balance in Camera Raw. If they are both on auto, adjust Camera Raw WB manually to get more magenta and yellow hue.
Thanks for the Tip on WB, i'll have to see if that makes a difference!
