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Some improvement suggestions for C1

Nikolay12
Hello,
I am working with C1Pro since version 4 and I am very satisfied with the results. You, guys at the development team are doing a great job improving the functionality of C1. However, I still miss two functions:
1. I will be extremely happy, if you implement a function (or add-on or whatever you call it) for automate color correction with X-Rite color checkers. I think this is the only advantage of Lightroom over C1.
2. If you could make the layers to become transparent, it would be great! Now layers are working great for me, but transparency will add extra-functionality IMHO.
Thanks for all your efforts on making C1 better and better!
Nikolay St. Dimitrov
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  • Christian Gruner
    We are very happy to have you on-board!

    2: Can you explain a bit what you mean about transperent ?
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  • Permanently deleted user
    [quote="Nikolay12"] wrote:
    Hello,
    ...
    2. If you could make the layers to become transparent, it would be great! Now layers are working great for me, but transparency will add extra-functionality IMHO.

    Nikolay St. Dimitrov[/quote]

    Hi,
    are you referring to transparency in a way to get a correction with reduced impact/visibility? Then perhaps you're missing the "opacity" setting for the brush which allows blending. In addition perhaps in a combination with the "hardness" setting of the brush to get smoother border transitions.
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Hi,
    I fully aggree with these requests.
    especialy for X-Rite color checker, I expect for à longtime.
    regards
    J-M Rocher
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  • Filthy Lucre
    [quote="Christian Gruner" wrote:
    We are very happy to have you on-board!

    2: Can you explain a bit what you mean about transperent ?


    I expect Nikolay12 is asking for the same layer functionality as Photoshop, i.e., layers in which the corrections can be "faded" via an opacity percentage slider. As Micheal11 pointed out, the opacity of the masking brush in C1 can be controlled (as can the brushes in PS), but having an overall control of the visibility of an entire layer is a plus in some instances. For example, painting with the brush at 100% opacity and then fading the layer is sometimes the fastest way to fine tune an adjustment.

    My own request would be to include shift-click functionality for drawing a mask wherein holding down the shift (or other modifier) key and clicking with the mouse draws continuous masking segments, again, ala PS.

    Thanks.
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  • Artem Chuvilev
    Yeah, ability to draw segments of mask with shift-button (as in PS) would be great improvement for some cases. And also I think if we could apply some blur for masks (especially after auto-mask drawing) it would be very usefull.
    Best regards 😊
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  • Denis Mortell
    Couldn't Fibonacci Spiral etc. be added to the Crop drop-down menu at the top of the screen, rather than having to find them in Edit/Preferences/Crop/Grid?

    Thanks.

    D.
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  • dee jjjaaaa
    [quote="Nikolay12" wrote:

    1. I will be extremely happy, if you implement a function (or add-on or whatever you call it) for automate color correction with X-Rite color checkers. I think this is the only advantage of Lightroom over C1.


    if smb needs more automation than already exists today with tools available out there then a good chance is that this person might not be able to shoot a target correctly in the first place... you want to do a proper job you want to measure your target with a spectrophotometer (if you really think that X-Rite always make batches matching whatever published specs are then you are wrong), measure your illumination the same way, spend time shooting target avoiding reflections of any kind and loss of contrast, vignetting, using flat field corrections to counter illumination unevenness, etc... otherwise it is a snake oil, guano in = guano out
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  • Marcin Pazio
    While I don't think that mask opacity itself is very useful, I'd like to see curves or layers option to modify mask - which allows to control both "opacity" and transitions mask-background (if mask is not sharp). Also blurring mask could be nice option (e.g. for user - controlled softening of mask made with auto option).
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  • Filthy Lucre
    Another suggestion. Please follow the Windows convention for selecting files in the Browser. In Explorer, by using a combination of the shift and control keys, one can select individual files or a group of consecutive files in any combination. For example, after selecting a consecutive group, individual files can be added and then another consecutive group can be added to the prior selections. This last step is where the breakdown seems to happen for me in C1.

    Thanks.
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  • Nikolay12
    [quote="Christian Gruner" wrote:
    We are very happy to have you on-board!

    2: Can you explain a bit what you mean about transperent ?



    I would like to be able to change the transparency of a layer, e.g. reduce/increase the impact of ALL the corrections made on a single layer. The same as it works in Photoshop.
    For example: I create a new layer and I make a couple of corrections on it: contrast, white balance and so on. After that, if I reduce the transparency to 50%, the impact of all corrections will be lowered to 50% of the initial values. Combined with masks, this will be a very powerful tool IMHO
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  • Nikolay12
    [quote="deejjjaaaa" wrote:
    [quote="Nikolay12" wrote:

    1. I will be extremely happy, if you implement a function (or add-on or whatever you call it) for automate color correction with X-Rite color checkers. I think this is the only advantage of Lightroom over C1.


    if smb needs more automation than already exists today with tools available out there then a good chance is that this person might not be able to shoot a target correctly in the first place... you want to do a proper job you want to measure your target with a spectrophotometer (if you really think that X-Rite always make batches matching whatever published specs are then you are wrong), measure your illumination the same way, spend time shooting target avoiding reflections of any kind and loss of contrast, vignetting, using flat field corrections to counter illumination unevenness, etc... otherwise it is a snake oil, guano in = guano out


    You are right and you are wrong. I saw how this works with Lightroom for painting reproductions - if you are some 3 foots away from the print, you cannot distinguish the original from the copy. Great job on color management. I know there is no a 100% match, but with all the flaws, this algorithm is very usable for reproductions, catalogue photography etc.
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