Converting RAW to JPEG

I just got a mark III and I was shooting raw + jpeg and noticed that the RAW files from it are sharper and more saturated compared to the jpeg.I am using dpp and have cs2. My question is do you guys know is there a way to transfer the raw to jpeg without loosing the sharpness and color saturation?

I have tried converting it using dpp and cs2 from dpp to tiff then jpeg. But the picture looks like the jpeg that comes from the camera. Also I just got cs3 and the same thing. The raw to jpeg in cs3, dpp, and cs2 looks like it looses some color and sharpness or is that just the way it is because of the jpeg compression...or should I just use another raw software like capture one?

I will try to post some examples latter after work but I need to find a place that will host the size of a tiff file..

I have same problem. I'll watch your post for answers. Thanks for bringing it up.

Take a look and see if you lose sharpness/saturation in the RAW -> TIFF stage or the TIFF -> JPEG stage.

If your TIFFs look less sharp/saturated compared to what you see in DPP, then chances are your DPP settings are a bit off. Try bumping up the sharpness and saturation sliders if this is the case.

If your TIFFs look fine but your JPEGs look a bit bland, then that could just be the result of jpeg compression. The more you compress, the more degraded the image quality. Also, if the colour is a bit off, check that the ICC profiles are correct as well. If you're pixel peeping jpeg files against their corresponding tiffs, then you're going to find that the jpegs will not be as sharp.

droiby wrote in post #3322283
Take a look and see if you lose sharpness/saturation in the RAW -> TIFF stage or the TIFF -> JPEG stage.

If your TIFFs look less sharp/saturated compared to what you see in DPP, then chances are your DPP settings are a bit off. Try bumping up the sharpness and saturation sliders if this is the case.

If your TIFFs look fine but your JPEGs look a bit bland, then that could just be the result of jpeg compression. The more you compress, the more degraded the image quality. Also, if the colour is a bit off, check that the ICC profiles are correct as well. If you're pixel peeping jpeg files against their corresponding tiffs, then you're going to find that the jpegs will not be as sharp.

I converted tiff's to jpegs and the color is a little bit off not as staturated and sharpness but I can fix it from the post. I guess it is from the jpeg compression..thanks..

I convert my raw files in one sweep with Adobe Lightroom and I cant tell the difference

adblink wrote in post #3327064
I convert my raw files in one sweep with Adobe Lightroom and I cant tell the difference

If you plan to do any PP though, you'll most likely go through the RAW -> TIFF -> JPEG process though.

adblink wrote in post #3327064
I convert my raw files in one sweep with Adobe Lightroom and I cant tell the difference

I know you can do it in one sweep in cs3 or cs2 but in lightroom does it carry over the same quaility as the raw files?

At what point do the files look sharper and more saturated?

The RAW files contain an embedded JPEG thumbnail, which may be shown initially. That will soon be replaced by a RAW conversion. RAW, by default, is likely to be less sharp than a JPEG - as the RAW file is unsharpened, and the JPEG is sharpened.

You mention several pieces of software, and give no real idea on the workflow. If you have Photoshop CS3, run the updater to pick up Adobe Camera Raw 4.1, which has 1D Mark III support. Go into Bridge, start working in Adobe Camera Raw 4.1 - are you happy with the results then?


Photoshop CS2 does not (and probably will not) have any RAW support for the 1D Mark III. Support in Lightroom will be added in Lightroom 1.1, expected shortly.

David