![]() The lens correction stage is optional and lens correction information can also be passed on through DNG opcode metadata and left to later processing stages or ignored altogether. Corrections are based on native Olympus lens information specified in their ORF metadata. Automatic lens corrections for distortion, chromatic aberration, and vignetting.Sharpening is optional and can be adjusted (low/med/high) or disabled. Iridient O-Transformer features advanced sharpening based on the very highly regarded “Iridient Reveal” sharpening algorithms featured in Iridient Developer. The algorithms are identical to the latest “detail+” and “smooth” options in Iridient Developer 3.3.5. There are two interpolation options, one for a more detailed rendering and a second smoother, lower artifact version. This processing is always applied by Iridient O-Transformer and cannot be disabled or undone. This transforms the camera sensor’s Bayer color filter information to produce a full color RGB image. The key RAW processing stages that can be applied by Iridient O-Transformer during conversion to DNG include: Iridient Developer is widely regarded as one of the highest quality RAW processors available. The Iridient RAW processing routines have been in active development over 14 years for use in Iridient Developer and have been optimized and refined over the years for the best possible image quality. Much of the core RAW processing, sharpening, noise reduction and lens corrections featured in this program are shared with Iridient Developer a more full-featured RAW processor that is available only for macOS. There are multiple types of sharpening available and I don't quite yet know what the difference is but, they are leaps and bounds ahead of Lightroom 5.Iridient O-Transformer is a utility that can be used to convert Olympus ORF and ORI images to DNG format using Iridient Digital’s high quality RAW processing algorithms. Notice the "Settings" tab and the sharpening method "R-L Deconvolution". Here's a screen shot of the working view within Iridience Developer v2.3.4. Iridient Developer vs Lightroom 5.4 in RAW Note that I'm only speaking of micro details here, I haven't needed to push dynamic range too far and this post is not really about that. The details and image quality are visually comparable to that of my Nikon D600, if not sharper even. They're that evident.įor the first time, I'm truly seeing the beauty of the X-Trans sensor. The detail differences I'm seeing with my LR edits and Iridient Developer are massive, and in most cases, I don't even need to be at 1:1 view. What I don't understand is how Adobe has failed to get this perfect (being as big as they are), and a smaller software developer like this has managed to nail it - perfectly. Seeing the results has really encouraged me to use mirrorless cameras a whole lot more and also highlighted the RAW processing issues present in Adobe Lightroom. I couldn't believe the difference Iridient Developer (odd name) made to my photos and to all the beautiful tiny details. This little known piece of software has made me a happy camper with my new X-T1. ![]() ![]() The images still lack that crispy sharpness. They were supposed to have done so in LR version 5.4 but I didn't really notice any improvements. So the question is, if there isn't an antialiasing filter, where did all of those details go? And why do the Jpg's that come straight out of camera, look so much more detailed than the processed RAW?Īpparently Adobe have been working with Fujifilm to improve the way Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw handles X-Trans RAF/RAW files - that's what I've read. The Fuji's use an X-tran sensor has the ability to greatly reduce moire patterns with its irregular layout.Īlso with the X100s and the X-T1 and XE-2's, they didn't put in an anti-aliasing filter and this results in sharper micro details (much like how the Nikon 800e works). The way the Fujifilm cameras render images on their sensors is different from the conventional Bayer sensors used in Nikon, Canon and Olympus etc. I have posted some examples of this happening below, but before that, a little background about the sensor. My processed portrait photography images always had a "painterly" look, but little did I know that it was Adobe Lightroom destroying the micro details. This was especially apparent with hairs and grassy fields - details like that always looked smudged. I also thought that since the Fujifilm cameras were fitted with APS-C sized sensors, that it was to be expected that the fine details weren't going to be all that perceivable when compared to full frame sensors (like my Nikon D600). And all this time, I had thought that this was just the way Fuji RAF files were supposed to look. For quite a while now, I have noticed smudgy details from my Fujifilm X100s and X-T1 when processing RAW files Lightroom. ![]()
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