glenerrolrd
Workshop Member
I would be interested in hearing from someone that really knows the various software products. From my perspective ...which could be entirely off ....there are five elements to the proprietary that provide points of differentiation:
1. The initial raw conversion from the raw file as presented by the camera.
2. The profile that maps the colors and their densities into the converted file.
3. The lens corrections another form of profiling?
4. The presets that are or are not built into the conversion...curves,sharpening,noise etc.
5. the workflow elements that assist in capture through output.
First discard the workflow considerations as these are productivity not IQ aspects . They are very important but assume that MF is about superior IQ.
It has always been my assumption that the initial raw conversion is the part that can t easily be duplicated. The profiles ,lens corrections and presets all contribute to that perfect ..right out the camera look but can lead you to incorrect conclusions regarding the raw conversion or ultimate IQ of a system.
I am sure the devil is in the details ...and I don t have a clue how adobe is improving the raw conversion portion of their software. This really gets to the heart of the issue and that is will adobe really tune the raw conversion for a S2 file or are we talking about profiles,presets etc and if not can an S2 file ever be optimized without a proprietary solution.
Guy has stated many times that Leica needs a proprietary solution but the ensuing discussion seems to encompass profiles,presets etc . and the "raw conversion" gets lost.
1. The initial raw conversion from the raw file as presented by the camera.
2. The profile that maps the colors and their densities into the converted file.
3. The lens corrections another form of profiling?
4. The presets that are or are not built into the conversion...curves,sharpening,noise etc.
5. the workflow elements that assist in capture through output.
First discard the workflow considerations as these are productivity not IQ aspects . They are very important but assume that MF is about superior IQ.
It has always been my assumption that the initial raw conversion is the part that can t easily be duplicated. The profiles ,lens corrections and presets all contribute to that perfect ..right out the camera look but can lead you to incorrect conclusions regarding the raw conversion or ultimate IQ of a system.
I am sure the devil is in the details ...and I don t have a clue how adobe is improving the raw conversion portion of their software. This really gets to the heart of the issue and that is will adobe really tune the raw conversion for a S2 file or are we talking about profiles,presets etc and if not can an S2 file ever be optimized without a proprietary solution.
Guy has stated many times that Leica needs a proprietary solution but the ensuing discussion seems to encompass profiles,presets etc . and the "raw conversion" gets lost.