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Post by Inspeqtor on Aug 19, 2020 3:17:37 GMT
Thank you, will do that!
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Post by Inspeqtor on Aug 19, 2020 3:54:24 GMT
I changed my mind. It is only $12.00 so I went ahead and ordered it.  |
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Post by Chris on Aug 20, 2020 9:16:37 GMT
I did try Canon DPP for a while. The problem I had when saving to tif was the enormous file size. My 24 Mbt raw file would become a 200 Mbt tiff (16 bit). Yes, tif files are very good, but due to the great file size I don't use them for that reason. I generally edit raw in LR and export to an 8 bit PSD for further editing with layers if necessary. Then I export the final result from LR as a jpg. Jpg's are good enough for me for general use. Just my 2 cents worth.
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Chris
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Post by Inspeqtor on Aug 20, 2020 10:58:24 GMT
I did try Canon DPP for a while. The problem I had when saving to tif was the enormous file size. My 24 Mbt raw file would become a 200 Mbt tiff (16 bit). Yes, tif files are very good, but due to the great file size I don't use them for that reason. I generally edit raw in LR and export to an 8 bit PSD for further editing with layers if necessary. Then I export the final result from LR as a jpg. Jpg's are good enough for me for general use. Just my 2 cents worth. Kind regards Chris Thank you for this Chris. I do not use LR. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Aug 20, 2020 12:07:56 GMT
A decent plan of action is to use DPP (or better yet DxO) to edit/convert the RAW file to a TIFF --- a TIFF because most non-Adobe RAW editors will not convert/save PSDs --- , edit the TIFF in Elements, saving the "working" file as a PSD and then delete the TIFF if space is a problem.
Thus, you have the advantages of the TIFF between the RAW converter and Elements, without the weak link of a jpeg in the chain up to that point.
I have not compared the file sizes between a TIFF and a PSD; I need to do that.
>>> On EDIT: If you keep the RAW file AND the RAW converter generated sidecar file that contains the RAW converter's edits, you can always quickly generate another TIFF file to replace the huge one that you deleted.
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Post by Chris on Aug 20, 2020 13:23:15 GMT
A decent plan of action is to use DPP (or better yet DxO) to edit/convert the RAW file to a TIFF --- a TIFF because most non-Adobe RAW editors will not convert/save PSDs --- , edit the TIFF in Elements, saving the "working" file as a PSD and then delete the TIFF if space is a problem. Thus, you have the advantages of the TIFF between the RAW converter and Elements, without the weak link of a jpeg in the chain up to that point. I have not compared the file sizes between a TIFF and a PSD; I need to do that. Thanks. I agree, that would be a good plan of action. Here are some sample test file sizes after exporting from LR. Original CR2 raw file (5184 x 3456) 22.6 Mbt PSD 8 bit 51.2 Mbt PSD 16 bit 102 Mbt TIF 8 bit 51.2 Mbt (no compression) TIF 16 bit 102 Mbt (no Compression) TIF 8 bit 27.9 Mbt (LZW compression) TIF 8 bit 25.3 Mbt (Zip compression) TIF 16 bit 88.1 Mbt (Zip Compression) Amazingly a compressed TIF is half the size of a PSD file contrary to what I expected. I am not sure why I was getting 200 Mbt TiF files after exporting from Canon DPP. Maybe I will need to try some more tests with different settings. Kind regards Chris |
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