ACDSee Forums Topic: Exposure Warnings

ACDSee Forums Topic: Exposure Warnings http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ ACDSee Forums Topic: Exposure Warnings en Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:15:13 +0000 Marc Sabatella on "Exposure Warnings" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/exposure-warnings#post-16286 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:33:12 +0000 Marc Sabatella 16286@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Still present build 217. Sam Dring on "Exposure Warnings" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/exposure-warnings#post-16059 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:39:54 +0000 Sam Dring 16059@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Marc I now understand and agree that it is not reporting full whites or blacks (need to move 0 to 1) and, like you, I think it should Marc Sabatella on "Exposure Warnings" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/exposure-warnings#post-16047 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:53:17 +0000 Marc Sabatella 16047@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ <blockquote><cite><a href="#post-17261">samdring said:</a></cite> I have read and re-read this bit of your post Marc and am still stumped. For me, both exposure compensation and highlight control report clipped at 0 or 255 correctly.</blockquote> Perhaps it is a bug that I am seeing and others are not - something specific to Pentax RAW files, perhaps? The behavior I see is the same whether using the original PEF or the converted DNG. To be specific: 1. Select RAW file 2. Enter RAW processor 3. Verify that "Clipped %" under "Highlights" reports 0 .00 4. Crank up the Exposure control all the way to the right. At this point, it should be *obviously* clipping like crazy - histogram all the way off to the right, and the entire picture turns white (or red if exposure warnings are on) 5. For me, the "Clipped %" under Highlights remains at 0.00. Do you see it reporting differently? On the other hand, I just noticed that if I reduce the "Highlights" value from 255 to 254, *then* the Clipped % reads as expected. It starts at 0.00 if appropriate, and goes up as I turn up the Exposure. It's only when Highlights=255 that Clipped % remains at 0.00. Does anyone else see this? Does it seem correct? Sam Dring on "Exposure Warnings" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/exposure-warnings#post-16041 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:42:35 +0000 Sam Dring 16041@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ <blockquote><cite><a href="#post-17201">Marc Sabatella said:</a></cite> BTW, relevant to the topic *title*, if not the topic itself: I find it very counterintuitive that cranking up the exposure compensation in the RAW processor never reports "Clipped" pixels. I guess that display is only for the "Highlights" control, and I suppose there may be a technical reason why this distinction exists. But it isn't obvious to me.</blockquote> I have read and re-read this bit of your post Marc and am still stumped. For me, both exposure compensation and highlight control report clipped at 0 or 255 correctly. Marc Sabatella on "Exposure Warnings" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/exposure-warnings#post-15992 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:04:15 +0000 Marc Sabatella 15992@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ <blockquote><cite><a href="#post-17192">Chippy said:</a></cite> Agree.That and the "Mouse over tips" Great idea Sam. My way of thinking, is to remove the icons from the toolbar altogether, and move them to a dropdown menu. I often wonder, how many users actually use it?</blockquote> Use which? I certainly use exposure warnings. I also use the mouseover tips (they don't get in my way because I normally use the keyboard for as much as possible). I don't use the main toolbar, but I do rather like the context sensitive one. Although I'd like it better if it were more customizable (or perhaps I haven't tried hard enough). BTW, relevant to the topic *title*, if not the topic itself: I find it very counterintuitive that cranking up the exposure compensation in the RAW processor never reports "Clipped" pixels. I guess that display is only for the "Highlights" control, and I suppose there may be a technical reason why this distinction exists. But it isn't obvious to me. Chippy on "Exposure Warnings" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/exposure-warnings#post-15986 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:33:33 +0000 Chippy 15986@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ <blockquote><cite><a href="#post-17182">samdring said:</a></cite> Must be the most frequent problem which arises on this board. Could they not be auto-cancelled on re-starting the app?</blockquote> Agree.That and the "Mouse over tips" Great idea Sam. My way of thinking, is to remove the icons from the toolbar altogether, and move them to a dropdown menu. I often wonder, how many users actually use it? Sam Dring on "Exposure Warnings" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/exposure-warnings#post-15980 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:07:24 +0000 Sam Dring 15980@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Must be the most frequent problem which arises on this board. Could they not be auto-cancelled on re-starting the app?