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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 02/02/2007 12:26:23 AM · #1
Hey yall!

I have been working with raw for quite a while now, and really love it. But somehow I cant shake the feeling that I am missing some steps. Here is what I normally do:

Open the RAW file in PS CS2 RAW
Play with the WB and maybe minamal adjustments to contrast, exposure etc.

Then take it into photoshop

Levels,
Curves,

But i am a little stumped on sharpening it. What is the trick here? Should I do the sharpening while I am working with the preliminary PS RAW, or should i use USM once i start editing the psd file?

Thanks,

Pihl
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/02/2007 12:34:26 AM · #2
Sharpening really should wait untill last. It is dependant on the final resolution. There is a feature in the raw converter that allows the sharpening to appear as preview only but, doesn't actually apply it.
I have used a small amount of sharpening in the raw conversion, then use the unsharp mask once I am ready to outut the file. Seems to work well. Try and do as much in the raw converter as possible, output a 16 bit final continue working as a 16 bit, and convert down to 8 if there are features you can't access or need to save to jpeg etc.

Don't neglect the curves function etc in raw. The only reason I use curves and levels after the raw converter would be for processing that would exceed a 'standard' processing.
Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 02/02/2007 12:36:01 AM · #3
Camera Raw automatically puts a 25% (whatever that is) sharpen on it click the second tab if u want to back the sharpening off its the slider above luminescence smoothing
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 02/02/2007 12:58:25 AM · #4
Alright, thanks a bunch. Appreciate the suggestions!
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