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What software can I use for post-processing? [closed]
I have access to the below software and I use all of them at various times. I do not have a specific workflow and would like to start following one.
Aperture
LightRoom
Photoshop CS5
The general ...
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Can I get noise reduction in Aperture that even gets close to the quality of Lightroom's?
I've been looking for a new Library / Photo Editing software, iPhoto isn't really cutting it any more. I've been using both Aperture and Lightroom a bit now (trial licenses) and I noticed a big ...
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How do I decide between “RAW as Master” and “JPEG as Master” when importing RAW+JPEG into Aperture?
I guess this comes down to an Aperture question and a more general post-processing question.
I've been shooting RAW+JPEG and importing both to Aperture with the RAW image set as the master. But I've ...
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How can I tell precisely what is being adjusted with a preset in Apple Aperture?
Take "Auto Enhance" found under "Quick Fixes" for example, I can only see that there's Enhance, Levels, and Edge Sharpen done, and no way to see the specifics, i.e. by Enhance are there any contrast ...
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Batch RAW processing in Aperture 3?
Team,
It takes me hours and hours and hours of manual work to do even simple post-processing changes on thousands of RAW photos taken on each vacation trip I take. I generally like to adjust the ...
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Why do I need to use presets?
I've upgraded to the new Aperture 3 and noticed that they've added the ability to save and apply your own presets. I understand roughly that presets are basically a saved set of adjustments meant to ...
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“Show Focus Points” in Aperture
Apple Aperture has a function "Show Focus Points". When I am using it with raw files from Canon 500D, it displays the pattern of focus points (just like the camera viewfinder) and highlights some of ...
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Reducing chroma noise in Aperture
I have some photos shot in low light with a compact camera which exhibit significant chroma noise, which I’d like to correct as much as possible.
My searches turned up a technique called “chroma ...
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How should I post process images from a cloudy, dark day?
Here in the Netherlands, it's been snowing quite a log the last few days. This is something special here, especially this time of year, so I went out and shot a few pictures. It was a cloudy, ...