However, when processing the raw file, if you have done all adjustments
that affect pixel brightness (exposure, shadows, highlights, color
balance, saturation, etc, etc, then there is no need to save the output
file in other than JPEG since 16 bit precision will no longer be
required. The only remaining editing operation that can affect pixel
brightness level is sharpening and that will be minor and OK in JPEG.
Chuck Norcutt
C.H.Ling wrote:
> To make it simple, I recommend Olympus Master 2 (it is free) to covert your
> image. I mainly use the Exposure and WB function (a slide bar to set the
> color temp you wanted), you can also adjust contrast, sharpness,
> saturation... like you do inside the camera. For E-300 it even gives the
> option of disable the noise filter to gain more sharpness that is not
> available in the camera JPEG setting.
>
> With E-1 I usually set -1/3 stop during shooting so that you can have more
> room for highlight which does not recover well with Olympus Master. For
> under exposed image you can do a lot to it up to +2 stop during RAW
> conversion.
>
> You can save your converted file in 16 bit Tiff or 8 bit JPEG for further
> processing.
>
> C.H.Ling
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