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Phocus vs Lightroom
- Thread starter palermo
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RVB
Member
Phocus is the best way to process H files,you can move them into LR as tiff's for further adjustment and DAM..
Rob
stngoldberg
Well-known member
FYI, the same lens correction profiles that are in Phocus, are also in Lightroom. Hasselblad provided them to Adobe.
Phocus can often provide better color correction, and I especially like the color wheel cast correction tool once you learn how to use it. Phocus is also better for tethered shooting IMO.
LR has a distinct advantage in cataloging, and that any RAW correction you make is non-destructive once saved in a catalog. The other advantage is very powerful local adjustments available in LR, and the ability to add plug-ins (like Nik Silver Efex Pro-II) without leaving the Lightroom software.
I had always hoped that Hasselblad would provide the option of saving Phocus corrections as a DNG file (like you can do in LR). Saving as a 16 bit tiff is the best you can do, which locks in the RAW corrections.
In the end, only you can determine which to use when. When I was processing lower volume commercial work, I almost always used Phocus. For higher volume jobs or personal work I used LR and maybe would select a few images to bring into Phocus for critical color work.
- Marc
Phocus can often provide better color correction, and I especially like the color wheel cast correction tool once you learn how to use it. Phocus is also better for tethered shooting IMO.
LR has a distinct advantage in cataloging, and that any RAW correction you make is non-destructive once saved in a catalog. The other advantage is very powerful local adjustments available in LR, and the ability to add plug-ins (like Nik Silver Efex Pro-II) without leaving the Lightroom software.
I had always hoped that Hasselblad would provide the option of saving Phocus corrections as a DNG file (like you can do in LR). Saving as a 16 bit tiff is the best you can do, which locks in the RAW corrections.
In the end, only you can determine which to use when. When I was processing lower volume commercial work, I almost always used Phocus. For higher volume jobs or personal work I used LR and maybe would select a few images to bring into Phocus for critical color work.
- Marc
rollsman44
Well-known member
I am also asking this question. I would like to do it in Phocus but looks somewhat confusing. Is there any thing out there that I can learn Phocus ? Thank you
bab
Active member
Hey guys so I export tiff files out of phocus and import them into lightroom and the files are different.
Yes I turned off any preset during import is there something else I forgot to do?
Also when I use the NIK plugin to pre sharpen, or later to sharpen for screen after saving the image ans it being auto imported back into LR it's brighter?
That doesn't bother me as much as phocus to LR any suggestions?
Yes I turned off any preset during import is there something else I forgot to do?
Also when I use the NIK plugin to pre sharpen, or later to sharpen for screen after saving the image ans it being auto imported back into LR it's brighter?
That doesn't bother me as much as phocus to LR any suggestions?