Nikon D600 RAW Converting

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I have noticed when I convert a D600 RAW photo using either ViewNX or adobe DNG convertor the results are LOADS better than when I convert using photoshop RAW.

I realized that the photoshop RAW only partially supported the D600 RAW so I updated to the new beta version which supports the D600 properly and the results are the same.

I did not change any settings in Photoshop RAW just opened it and processed the photo (no noise reduction etc) but the end results were no where near as clean and noise free as either DNG convertor (which uses the same beta RAW as far as I can tell) or ViewNX both of which produce lovely clean photos :thinking:

Am I missing something obvious ... probably knowing me :bonk:
 
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Perhaps the answer lies in the default settings for the individual software. Sounds like some (or more) processing is being applied when the files are opened with ViewNX and Adobe DNG.
 
Well I tried again this morning and I was wrong when I convert the files in Adobe DNG convertor then open that file in RAW it looks the same as just opening in Photoshop which make sense. But neither of them match the quality of converting the file to TIFF or jpeg as the ViewNX does.

I can see in the settings its applying the 'normal' noise reduction like you have in-camera but the results are VERY nice indeed. Maybe I will have to change the way I process RAW to use ViewNX somehow :thinking:
 
Is it because ViewNX reads and applies the in-camera jpeg settings, whereas DNG doesn't?
 
I think it's something to do with Nikon's active D lighting!

ViewNX recognises it but Adobe doesn't.

Try taking a pic with Active D lighting turned off in camera and then try again!
 
To be honest I am not impressed with the way photoshop RAW processed the files on the D600. On my D90 if there was some noise I could move the noise slider a tiny bit (to about 10) and the noise was gone.

The D600 which is superb with noise If there is any I have to move the slider way over 20 before it has any effect... what's all that about
 
I know on the D90 I had to turn off the active D-Lighting when shooting RAW as it messed up the photos. You could shoot a string of photos all at the same settings and the exposure would go all over the place. I thought the camera was dodgy until I found someone online (may have been on here) saying to turn off the D-lighting when shooting RAW. I did that and all was great again...
 
f1charlie said:
Is it because ViewNX reads and applies the in-camera jpeg settings, whereas DNG doesn't?
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Give the man a coconut ... spot on correct!!

Adobe products - ALL of them - just guess what the settings should be if you're shooting in RAW but reads them correctly in JPG and TIFF. Sometimes they're right and most times they're wrong :D
 
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cotty332000 said:
I think it's something to do with Nikon's active D lighting!

ViewNX recognises it but Adobe doesn't.

Try taking a pic with Active D lighting turned off in camera and then try again!
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Nice try ... no cigar :eek:

The OP is shooting in RAW so D-Lighting doesn't come into the equation as it's only applied to JPG and TIFF files.

If you're shooting JPG or TIFF then Adobe should give the same results as ViewNX as both/all programs can read the setting information stored in the file.
 
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