[Rondec]

This is helpful, as I've become more curious about PS lately too. Would you (all) recommend doing initial processing in RT or DCU, then importing a TIF to LR for finishing? I'm trying to imagine a standard workflow for PS files for when my KI-II comes back.

If you know that things are perfectly still then it is fine to just run it through ACR, otherwise I always generate a 16 bit tiff file in Raw Therapee and take it from there.

[SimonAtkinson]

This is helpful, as I've become more curious about PS lately too. Would you (all) recommend doing initial processing in RT or DCU, then importing a TIF to LR for finishing? I'm trying to imagine a standard workflow for PS files for when my KI-II comes back.

I couldn't get used to Rawtherapee, I have a very specific workflow based around lightroom for my raws and then taking them over to Photoshop for my more complex editing.

If I'm taking a PS image, I'll immediately also take a normal, non PS image afterwards. I'll then open the PS image in lightroom and make my usual adjustments, now if I notice artifacts from movement in the frame etc, I'll sync my settings for the PS image I've just edited to the non PS image I also took.

I'll then open both images in Photoshop like I normally would, but before starting my more complex editing, I'll simply create a layer mask and use the normal non PS image to mask out any artifacts. It's basically what rawtherapee does but I'm manually doing it as it allows me to keep using my lightroom workflow for raw files that I've grown so acustom to.

Hope that makes sense, I don't think many people will do that and will opt for rawtherapee, but it works for me.

[Rondec]

A Basic Landscape (K-1 II/DFA 15-30/Pixel Shift)

[derkermit]

A Basic Landscape (K-1 II/DFA 15-30/Pixel Shift)

Nice shot! You live in a very beautiful area.

[heckflosse]

It's basically what rawtherapee does but I'm manually doing it as it allows me to keep using my lightroom workflow for raw files that I've grown so acustom to.

Maybe the workflow described here (basically saving the motion mask from RawTherapee and use it to mask the motion in Photoshop) could be interesting for you.

[Oakland Rob]

Maybe the workflow described here (basically saving the motion mask from RawTherapee and use it to mask the motion in Photoshop) could be interesting for you.

Great idea; thanks. Masking can be pretty effective, and sometimes you can just streamline the process by masking a whole section that you fear might have motion, but isn't critical enough for high resolution. Like say some waves on open water in an otherwise static shot. I've had some artifacts from what probably was heat waves in the air, and just using some softening and local denoise got rid of those (still haven't figured out which tool is most effective at dealing with it, but it may depend where the artifacts are. So I just take a regular shot along with the PS as well.

But RT is a great tool for this and for more complicated motion control it's great. Or for even just pulling out one frame.

I still haven't figured out any use for dynamic PS though.

[Rondec]

A couple more DFA 15-30/K-1 II/Pixel Shift shots.

Dawn.

[henrikpedersen33]

A couple more DFA 15-30/K-1 II/Pixel Shift shots.

Dawn.

I like the second best

[ignatowski]

Pixel shift of the Alcázar of Segovia, processed in DCU. Been meaning to try out Raw Therapee sometime.

[Rondec]

A couple of pixel shift shots with the DFA 24-70 and K-1 II.

Before Dawn.



Light in the Trees.

[microlight]

Vincent, your PS shots are inspiring. I must get out and do more PS with my K-3II. On the occasions when I do, then I do pretty much what Norm does, i.e. run it through DCU5 in motion correction mode and export a TIFF for further PP, normally in ACR/Photoshop. I haven’t really tried to get to grips with RawTherapee as I’m happy with my ACR/PS workflow for now.

[Rondec]

A couple of shots of the Burnside (lower) Bridge at Antietam with the DFA 24-70.





(both are pixel shifted with K-1 II)

[CharLac]

A couple of pixel shift shots with the DFA 24-70 and K-1 II.

Before Dawn.



Light in the Trees.

How do these look without PS? i.e If you take only one of the four PS images and run it through the same PP workflow?

[Rondec]

How do these look without PS? i.e If you take only one of the four PS images and run it through the same PP workflow?

They are OK. The big thing that I notice with pixel shift is an improvement in dynamic range and am able to bump shadows a lot more. Color depth seems to be better too.

Another DFA 24-70 shot from Antietam Battlefield (pixel shifted)

[gaweidert]

I have been to Antietam a few times. The only problem I seem to have is with the viewing tower. They seem to have made it taller than remember from 25 years ago.