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DNG Profiles Editor

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  • Sam Dring
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    I have been banging on for some time about the starting point for raw processing although many here see differently. Adobe have now seen the light(!) and their Profile Editor is available for public download at:

    http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/DNG_Profiles:Editor

    Here is a quick conceptual overview of how the DNG Profile Editor works. First, you choose an existing base profile, which serves as a starting point for your adjustments. Next, you use the DNG Profile Editor's tools to create color and tone adjustments. Your changes are stored in documents called profile recipes, which you can save to disk and re-open at a later time to resume your work. When you are satisfied with your recipe, you export a camera profile from the DNG Profile Editor. This profile can then be loaded into Camera Raw or Lightroom (or any DNG-compatible raw conversion software) to process your images.

    I have not tried it because individual camera profiles are included with LR 2.0 but it looks like a valuable addition albeit in beta.

    Posted On July 29, 2008 - 03:13 AM (1 year ago) (Permalink to this post)

  • Marc Sabatella
    Moderator

    I would *love* to see something like this in ACDSee - not just for DNG, of course, but ability to customize defaults for all supported models.

    I had thought Adobe supported something like this all along?

    Posted On July 29, 2008 - 08:53 AM (1 year ago) (Permalink to this post)

  • Sam Dring
    Moderator

    Why are the new profiles called "DNG camera profiles"? Can they only be used with DNG images?

    The name "DNG camera profile" is used because (1) the underlying camera profile format comes from the DNG 1.2 specification and (2) these camera profiles can be embedded in DNG images.

    The name does not mean that these profiles can only be used to process DNG images. In fact, the new AS and CM profiles can be used to process both DNG and non-DNG images.

    Confusing aint it?

    Posted On July 29, 2008 - 09:42 AM (1 year ago) (Permalink to this post)

  • Sam Dring
    Moderator

    I would *love* to see something like this in ACDSee - not just for DNG, of course, but ability to customize defaults for all supported models.

    The export function exports a DNG camera profile from the current profile recipe. The exported profile can then be installed and used in Camera Raw, Lightroom, and any raw converter that supports DNG 1.2. Profiles are camera-specific, so the Export option in the File menu will list the camera model (e.g., Canon EOS 5D) corresponding to the current open DNG image.

    I admit to being a little confused here. Does Pro2 support dng 1.2 and, if so, how would you access the exported profile to apply to images?

    Posted On July 29, 2008 - 10:07 AM (1 year ago) (Permalink to this post)

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