Bibble sold, replaced by Corel Aftershot

DeadJohn · 04-13-2012, 03:33 PM

Highlights are fixed! (I only checked one photo that used to get a magenta cast when I tried to recover highlights. It doesn't happen anymore.)

derekkite · 04-13-2012, 08:42 PM

I can confirm that it is fixed. I had a series of shots of an airplane overhead against a cloudy sky where there were large magenta patches. The new version fixes them.

Quicksand · 04-14-2012, 07:58 AM

Highlight recovery does seem fixed (finally, whew!), but are any of you seeing major shifts to the rest of your image when HR is turned on?

As soon as I move the Highlights slider from zero to one, I get a major histogram shift to the left, affecting everything. It reduces contrast and saturation across the frame.

No likey.

simico · 04-15-2012, 11:45 PM

Originally posted by Quicksand

Highlight recovery does seem fixed (finally, whew!), but are any of you seeing major shifts to the rest of your image when HR is turned on?

As soon as I move the Highlights slider from zero to one, I get a major histogram shift to the left, affecting everything. It reduces contrast and saturation across the frame.

No likey.

I haven't seen that. Did you notice the range slider for highlight recovery? Try that to restrict recovery.

Quicksand · 04-16-2012, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by simico

I haven't seen that. Did you notice the range slider for highlight recovery? Try that to restrict recovery.

Interesting. Yeah, the range slider was the first thing I tried, and it had nearly no effect on the problem I'm seeing.

I posted a couple of times on the Corel forum regarding this problem (as I did repeatedly in the Bibble forums over the past year). Here's a link to my recent post with a sample PEF exhibiting the problem:

Corel User to User Web Board • View topic - Pink Areas on Over Exposed

simico, I'd appreciate it if you'd take a look. If you don't see it, I'll take some screenshots and make a composite graphic to show the difference (both in rendering and the histogram).

simico · 04-18-2012, 03:39 AM

Originally posted by Quicksand

simico, I'd appreciate it if you'd take a look. If you don't see it, I'll take some screenshots and make a composite graphic to show the difference (both in rendering and the histogram).

I responded to you post over there, but it's waiting for moderator approval (lol). Here's what I wrote:

I downloaded the pef and noticed that:

highlight recovery didn't recover anything
it just pushed (quite a big push) most of the histogram to the left, it's like lowering exposure without affecting the blacks
color of the sky and grass changed

Here's how it looks.
Honestly, what I can see with this pef is not highlight recovery at all, it's just lowering exposure without touching the shadows.

**RichardS** · 04-22-2012, 05:09 AM

I haven't tried the new version yet because I'm upgrading the desktop (i5-750) that I used for Bibble 5 Pro/Corel Aftershot to Windows Server 2008 R2. I went from 8 to 16GB and tested the new memory with Aftershot before I installed the new OS. I noticed a speed difference.

Richard.

04-18-2012, 03:39 AM	#36
simico Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 821	Originally posted by Quicksand simico, I'd appreciate it if you'd take a look. If you don't see it, I'll take some screenshots and make a composite graphic to show the difference (both in rendering and the histogram). I responded to you post over there, but it's waiting for moderator approval (lol). Here's what I wrote: I downloaded the pef and noticed that: highlight recovery didn't recover anything it just pushed (quite a big push) most of the histogram to the left, it's like lowering exposure without affecting the blacks color of the sky and grass changed Here's how it looks. Honestly, what I can see with this pef is not highlight recovery at all, it's just lowering exposure without touching the shadows.

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04-13-2012, 03:33 PM	#31
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,834 Original Poster	Highlights are fixed! (I only checked one photo that used to get a magenta cast when I tried to recover highlights. It doesn't happen anymore.)

04-13-2012, 08:42 PM	#32
derekkite Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nelson B.C. Posts: 3,782	I can confirm that it is fixed. I had a series of shots of an airplane overhead against a cloudy sky where there were large magenta patches. The new version fixes them.

04-14-2012, 07:58 AM	#33
Quicksand Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Ohio (formerly SF Bay Area) Posts: 1,519	Highlight recovery does seem fixed (finally, whew!), but are any of you seeing major shifts to the rest of your image when HR is turned on? As soon as I move the Highlights slider from zero to one, I get a major histogram shift to the left, affecting everything. It reduces contrast and saturation across the frame. No likey.

04-15-2012, 11:45 PM	#34
simico Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 821	Originally posted by Quicksand Highlight recovery does seem fixed (finally, whew!), but are any of you seeing major shifts to the rest of your image when HR is turned on? As soon as I move the Highlights slider from zero to one, I get a major histogram shift to the left, affecting everything. It reduces contrast and saturation across the frame. No likey. I haven't seen that. Did you notice the range slider for highlight recovery? Try that to restrict recovery.

04-16-2012, 09:03 AM	#35
Quicksand Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Ohio (formerly SF Bay Area) Posts: 1,519	Originally posted by simico I haven't seen that. Did you notice the range slider for highlight recovery? Try that to restrict recovery. Interesting. Yeah, the range slider was the first thing I tried, and it had nearly no effect on the problem I'm seeing. I posted a couple of times on the Corel forum regarding this problem (as I did repeatedly in the Bibble forums over the past year). Here's a link to my recent post with a sample PEF exhibiting the problem: Corel User to User Web Board • View topic - Pink Areas on Over Exposed simico, I'd appreciate it if you'd take a look. If you don't see it, I'll take some screenshots and make a composite graphic to show the difference (both in rendering and the histogram).

04-22-2012, 05:09 AM	#37
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418	I haven't tried the new version yet because I'm upgrading the desktop (i5-750) that I used for Bibble 5 Pro/Corel Aftershot to Windows Server 2008 R2. I went from 8 to 16GB and tested the new memory with Aftershot before I installed the new OS. I noticed a speed difference. Richard.