Importing images - adjustments applied automatically
Hello, when importing images in a session I always choose an import scheme without any adjustments automatically applied. However, when importing, the images in the browser undoubtedly get adjusted quite a lot (exposure and/or white balance) resulting in images that look quite different from the way they are displayed in the import window. Is there a way to avoid this and to get a completely neutral import (no changes applied to the images)? Thanks -
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Hi Knut,
did you disable the auto adjustments in the import dialog in the respective tool?
Cheers,
BeO0 -
[quote="Knut22" wrote:
Hello, when importing images in a session I always choose an import scheme without any adjustments automatically applied. However, when importing, the images in the browser undoubtedly get adjusted quite a lot (exposure and/or white balance) resulting in images that look quite different from the way they are displayed in the import window. Is there a way to avoid this and to get a completely neutral import (no changes applied to the images)? Thanks -
What do you mean by a "completely neutral import"?
The import window showing the thumbnails of the files you intend to import will be presenting the embedded jpg images as processed in the camera with whatever settings you have there.
If importing jpgs you would expect to see the same although they may look a little different since you would be seeing them at full size not as compressed thumbnails.
If you are importing RAW files C1 (or any other editor doing the same thing) will be processing the RAW data using internal "engines" and not usually using any settings from the camera other than for the possibility of lens correction values. (Camera and/or lens dependent effects.)
The editor will, however, likely attempt to present an acceptable interpretation of the colour image using a colour profile tuned to various parameters.
If you want to see the un-profiled colours go into the "Base Characteristics Tool" and set the "Curve" to be "Linear".
If you prefer that as a starting point for further editing you can save the setting to be the new default value for the camera. Each camera type can have its own different default value.
HTH.
Grant0 -
Hi, sorry about late reply. What I mean with neutral import is the following; when the images are displayed in the browser, they have an appearance similar to the files viewed in Bridge, browser or PS. However, when I check the images for import, Capture One seem to be applying some adjustments (even though under adjustments no styles are applied (and auto adjust is unticked))
Thanks,
Knut0 -
In the import browser, what you see is the jpeg preview embedded in the RAW files. 0 -
Knut
I think you'll find that what is happening is that C1 is applying a basic curve behind the scenes to give you a starting point to edit from. You can select which is applied on the colour tool tab: under base characteristics select the curve drop-down. Your edits are then relative to that starting point.
I think also that in fact all raw converters do something similar - including PS, though the options they provide may differ. I don't have PS though I do have a oldish version of LR, in which the equivalent control seems to be the profile drop-down in the camera calibration section.
C1 generally, I think, produces more of a ready-out-of-the-box result than LR's "camera neutral" option, but even that will have applied something to the raw file. You may or may not find that the C1 starting point is more saturated, contrasty etc than you want.
You can select the linear response option in C1, which produces a very dull-looking result to begin with, though of course you can then work from that to have more contrast, saturation etc (relative to that starting point) as you like. It is up to you which starting point curve best suits your taste or your needs.
Ian0
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