Am i doing it right?

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So i've got really in to using RAW for the HDR images but need to know if i am doing the RAW to Jpeg conversion right

Plug SD Memery Card in to the computer

Import RAW files to Lightroom

Export Raw files as TIFF 16-bit

Load in to Photoshop - Tweak Settings to make it look right

Save as JPEG

Help me :help:

Tony (y)
 
I don't have access to lightroom at home, so what I would do is:

Plug card into pc

Select Images using Photoshop

Using file > automate, merge RAW files to HDR

Tweak a little

Convert to 16 bit TIFFS

Tweak a little more as required

Save as JPEG

I don't really use HDR a lot, but that's what I would do.
 
I'm not trying to merge three different pictures with three different exspoers together, im trying to convert RAW to JPEG, just need to know if im doing it right

For RAW i do this

Import as RAW files

Load the thee different exsposers into Photomatix

Convert it to HDR
 
Don't they need to be TIFF files for Photomatix?
 
CT said:
Don't they need to be TIFF files for Photomatix?
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Im sure i've put RAW files in before :)

Just need to know how and what's the best way to convert and save a RAW to Jpeg conversion
 
You need some who uses Lightroom then Tony - I use Canon DPP software.
 
I thought you load the RAW into lightroom export as a tiff. then use the tiffs in Photomatix.
 
Photomatix will take RAW files. That's how I do it :)
 
Ee ar! There's a very handy plug in that exports to photomatix from lightroom, it makes life a lot easier.

http://www.hdrsoft.com/download/lrplugin.html

P.S You don't really need to be doing the 16 bit tiff thing, the files sizes are massive and unless your maybe publishing it's a little OTT. The RAW files are all you need really anyway.
 
Tomas Whitehouse said:
Ee ar! There's a very handy plug in that exports to photomatix from lightroom, it makes life a lot easier.

http://www.hdrsoft.com/download/lrplugin.html

P.S You don't really need to be doing the 16 bit tiff thing, the files sizes are massive and unless your maybe publishing it's a little OTT. The RAW files are all you need really anyway.
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So what should i be saving them as after i have imported them?

Tony
 
Techno-Geek said:
So what should i be saving them as after i have imported them?

Tony
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Well, after tonemapping etc then 8 bit should do fine.

I mean if hard drive space isn't an issue then go ahead and save at 16 bit but if you only end up converting the tonemapped files to a JPEG it's a bit pointless.
 
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