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Hi there,

Just started taking images in raw but I'm curious as when I batch process the images to improve sharpness etc and White balance is it wrong to do this as some eg white balance setting or tones tones be different for each different images as oppose to editing each raw image individually??
 
Personally I don't like batch processing my RAW files as a rule but, if they've all been taken on the same settings indoors under the same lights, it will get them more or less right leaving just a small tweak as you process each shot.

Sharpening definitely not, as each shot will have different content (I would have thought) and some that will not need as much sharpening as others.
 
For example if you did a wedding we say 400 to 600 images your not gonna batch all of them or do each image individually???

What's the rule of thumb if there is any1 that shot a wedding for example with the above scenario, what would u do....
 
I think it's a personal preference and determined by situation in equal measure.

If, for example, those 4-600 wedding shots were from the entire day, you'd have inside, outside, daylight, artificial, flash, disco, moonlight lighting conditions, so batch processing isn't a viable option.

Maybe all the shots in the church could be processed in a mini batch, all those in the evening reception, so on and so forth.

Of course, the easy answer is only shot black and white! :lol:
 
Yeah black and White haha that would help with White balance problems too lol

Anyway as u were saying, if I did a mini batch let's say inside church would those images be ok to let's say for example up da exposure and sharpness.... I imagine they be all ok once they were more or less on the sane lighting conditions???
 
shane1980 said:
Anyway as u were saying, if I did a mini batch let's say inside church would those images be ok to let's say for example up da exposure and sharpness.... I imagine they be all ok once they were more or less on the sane lighting conditions???
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I think the only batch process you could do with any confidence of accuracy would be white balance. Exposure would almost certainly vary on an individual shot to shot basis, as would sharpening.

There are too many variables with those elements to be able to blanket adjust.
 
I understand now thanks for explaining that, is it true what *** say that raw files aren't as sharp as jpeg files....
 
The RAW files won't have much at all done to them 'in camera' and leave that all for you to adjust as required when processing.

JPEG's on the other hand have all sorts of processing done to them in camera before saving to the card, which is why they look a lot better off the bat as a rule.

Process the RAW file and then compare it to the JPEG and you should see a difference in the quality, particularly if the exposure or WB isn't spot on.
 
'If you having RAW problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but the batch ain't one - hit me!'

Sorry - I could't resist
 
So after working through the raw files and doing the processing would you save as tiff or jpeg or is it the images are only saved as tiffs if they are gonna be worked on in eg photoshop??
 
If you are just doing 'preliminary' edits as it were to the RAW files, leave them as RAW files until you are ready to edit as specific images.

At that point you can save as TIFF or JPEg depending on what you are using them for.
 
I batch as per conditions, there shouldn't be too any big difference between 30 similar images shot under the same conditions - if there are your exposure technique needs work. The key to professional standard output is consistency.

OTOH 30 similar images with exposures all over the place won't easily batch process, that's when you find yourself spending 5 days processing a set of wedding images to make them look consistent. You've just ruled out the chance of any profit - unless you're charging the kind of money that's enough to run a studio (without the actual studio overheads).
I don't know what camera you shoot but some pro's will shoot a test sheet for CWB whenever the conditions change, some will set their wb to a known point (and reset in different conditions) which gives a head start on the processing. Some just use AWB and wing it.
There's no one good way to do it - but everyone would agree that consistent exposure is a cornerstone to an efficient post capture workflow.
I always save my RAW files out as full quality JPEGs, the only processing done after is a little cropping and cloning and B&W conversion. There's no significant loss in quality to occur once you've got your standard image as a high quality JPEG, my files are large enough to work on without the hassle of supersizing them for no significant gain.
 
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