Try Capture One LE. $99. (15 day free trial). I just started with it
yesterday. Very impressive. <http://phaseone.com/>
Chuck Norcutt
AG Schnozz wrote:
> Oh, great Photoshop Gurus, I need some advice.
>
> I'm experimenting with Adobe's RAW converter and I'm really
> disappointed with the saturation levels I'm seeing from E-1
> files. With Olympus Viewer, I can get those Over-The-Top colors
> and 3D colors that the camera is famous for, but Photoshop's
> converter just seems to make the image lay there. Sure, I can
> crank things up a bit later, but that's another step I'm not
> sure I want to take.
>
> It appears as though the gamma is a bit off in the converter and
> treating the dynamic range in a linear manner rather than
> gamma/curve adjusted to match the sensor.
>
> The same is also true with the Minolta converter, but given the
> improvement in sharpness and noise, the curves adjustment I can
> live with. I just can't get the Photoshop converter to make the
> E-1 files sing. They're not quite as dry looking as Viewscan's
> converter, but definitely an octave off from the brilliance
> Viewer (and in-camera) is giving me.
>
> BTW, I now recognize this in some other people's pictures too,
> so I know I'm not alone.
>
> AG
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