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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-18-2015, 08:32 AM
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Can you provide a link?
That's very tempting if it's still available...
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-17-2015, 06:51 PM
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I re-installed darktable and it's actually working very well now.
This is a great program when it works, one of the perks of paying for software is constant updates and support.
I love working with the open source software out there though. It just goes to prove that you don't need to spend lot of money for quality.
Thanks to everyone for the advice and comments.
Learning to shoot with the DSLR is one thing, but PP is a whole different animal.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-17-2015, 10:54 AM
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So shooting in RAW and converting to jpeg in Picasa is going to preserve the RAW data? Unlike jpeg out of camera?
This is my big question I guess. I want to preserve the most info and assist in low light , noise reduction.
I'll just have to go out and test a few shots I guess.
Disk space is of concern though. I take a lot of photos and not all are 'keepers' but I tend to keep then all... If that makes sense...
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-17-2015, 06:30 AM
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I'm not sure if this is where to post this, so I'm gonna drop it here and hope someone can re-direct me...
A little background:
As an enthusiast I do not have the money for powerful PP software subscriptions (Photoshop...)
So I've downloaded the following on my Macbook:
GIMP
DarkTable
Picasa3
Photos (iOS Software)
I starting out shooting JPEG, but realized I could probably benefit from RAW format.
So now I'm sitting here with my RAW file...
Picasa3 can read the DNG file, but the processing if extremely limited. There is no option for noise reduction and the majority of the modifications are 'auto' buttons. There are sliders for fill light, shadow, sharpening, and highlights. That's about it.
Still I really like it as it's a great organization software and can export to JPEG very fast across entire folders.
DarkTable seems ok, but it tends to crash a LOT on my macbook... This could be the particular version I have or my 8 year old macbook...
iOS Photos is limited as well and cannot read DNG, or atleast I don't think it can... Plus it stores everything in 'Photos Library' which is no accessible in a file/folder format through more websites (PentaxForums to be exact). I just do not like iOS Photos...
Now for GIMP - it cannot read DNG, so it must be converted into JPEG first.
However... This software is closest to PS or LR and is an incredible open source program.
But, if I'm going to have to convert the file to JPEG to edit in GIMP, what's the point of shooting RAW?
I thought shooting RAW was to avoid compression and have access to all that 'data' in editing.
If I compress my RAW in Picasa3 to JPEG, then bring it into GIMP, am I just adding steps to the equation that are not needed? Or is the compression through Picasa3 less detrimental compared to the in-camera compression?
I'm shooting with a K-30 if that has any impact on this conversation.
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