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Rick Meyer
11-22-2005, 04:44 AM
Hey guys (and gals)-
Tomorrow I am borrowing my girlfriend's Canon Rebel XT (who am I kidding, I got the camera for her so I could steal it all the time) to take some High Dynamic Range Image photos at a museum. I know the camera has the capacity to shoot Jpeg or RAW. Would their be an advantage to either?
Please let me know!
Thanks a lot!
Rick
RAW rules, JPEG drools...
as long as you have the software on your computer (Photoshop CS2 or equivalent) to handle it, RAW is your best option. It gives you latitude and much more control in post.
Rick Meyer
11-22-2005, 12:34 PM
Hmm...Ive got Photoshop CS...is that not compatible with RAW?
Yes, CS will handle RAW too
Rich Lee
11-22-2005, 02:14 PM
you going to be using HDRshop to combine them?
Drew599
11-22-2005, 06:38 PM
CS2 will handle the new RAW format (CR2). I can't open RAW files from my 20D in CS. Too bad they don't have that HDRshop for Mac or else I would give it a try.
CS will handle most RAW files, but CS2 is much easier to work with. The new Bridge application is great.
That HDRshop app looks pretty cool...but still, Photoshop does everything I need.
CS2 will handle the new RAW format (CR2). I can't open RAW files from my 20D in CS. Too bad they don't have that HDRshop for Mac or else I would give it a try.
I can open all my Canon RAW files in CS no problem.
Digigenic
11-22-2005, 11:30 PM
I've observed as a Nikon user that there's a preference to use Nikon's Raw Capture software over PS CS2 Raw Capture. I don't know if there's a similar movement among Canon users and their bundled software, or if they even have one. But it might be another option to consider if it's available.
I've used the Canon's included software before, and it's not bad. Not great, kinda sluggish. I'm really looking forward to Aperture when it finally releases. Should be a nice alternative to photoshop for basic photo management.
I HATE Nikon's Capture software. It's slow, it's sluggish, it feels like Bill Gates designed it ina particularly sadistic moment. I'll avoid using it whenever I can.
Aperture looks great, but for $400.00 I'll stay with Photoshop. Aperture may be a great program, but I doubt that it's a real competitor to Photoshop, at least for the first version.
scharky
11-26-2005, 03:03 PM
The Rebel XT raw file cannot be opened in CS, you need CSII or other raw editing software, but CSII is worth the upgrade.
...but CSII is worth the upgrade.
Best $150 I've spent this year...:thumbup:
Rick Meyer
11-29-2005, 07:31 PM
you going to be using HDRshop to combine them?
Not really sure what will be available to me. I'm doing an HDRimage as the lesser of two evils to help me execute my project. This is my first attempt at an HDRimage and plan to stitch it together at school with whatever tools I can find there.
You can have a look at this french software named "photomatix" and dedicated to hdri.
It's much more powerful than the Photoshop CS2 Local Adaptation (here a comparaison : http://www.hdrsoft.com/images/cs2/comparison.html)
More here and in english : http://www.hdrsoft.com/index.html
Rick Meyer
12-08-2005, 09:04 AM
hvpz (and everyone else) thanks for the input. I just went to that site...the comparison shots look a little deceiving. They are not real photographs they are posing side by side, but rather CG images. So, not really sure what to make of it, but perhaps I will download it and give it a shot.
Rick