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How to get a full-screen preview of a cropped area in RawTherapee?
I've used the crop tool in RawTheraee to crop a raw image:
Is there a way to full-screen preview the cropped section prior to exporting?
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How do I judge correct White Balance?
Which photo has the more correct White Balance? (see below link) For me the second is much better than the first. My understanding is that the R+G+B histogram needs to be more balanced as possible. Is ...
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Why is Camera RAW changing my original raw file?
I opened a RAW image in Adobe Camera Raw, did some cropping and colour adjustments, and then opened it in Photoshop to work on it further.
When i returned to Bridge, I realised that the original RAW ...
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Why does Lightroom create a new copy of the image before editing it by another program?
Why does Lightroom always create a new copy of the image whenever I edit the image with a 3rd party plugin? Why not just add an option to let you choose if you want to use the original raw file, ...
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Can I batch process Nikon RAW (.nef) files to make them look like the camera's jpg compression?
I normally shoot my D80 in JPG mode, because I like the way the JPGs end up looking, and I have had a hard time manually processing the .nef files to look as nice to my eye.
Sometimes the image ...
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What is lost when RAW is exported to TIFF for editing?
Is anything lost when you export from (Canon) RAW files to TIFF?
For context: I backup and archive my RAW files, and keep a separate (Aperture) library for exported JPEGs. So far my workflow has been ...
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How to change a single setting across multiple images in Canon DPP?
I am using Canon Digital Photo Professional to process a large quantity of images I took in an event. After some work on individual pictures, I realized that merely all of them will benefit from ...
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Am I permanently altering my NEF/raw files if I save changes in Nikon ViewNX 2?
When editing the NEF (Nikon raw files) with Nikon's ViewNX 2 software, after modifying things like exposure and white balance, I have the ability to save the NEF file or "Save As" a new filename. ...
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Converting RAW images to lossless jpeg using GIMP?
I have a Raw image which I want to get printed.
I need to upload this to a website which expects to be in jpeg format.
I use GIMP for photo editing and used UFRaw to view RAW images.
GIMP cannot ...
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Quality difference in editing NEF (Nikon Electronic Format) on Capture NX2 vs other software
I'm a new Nikon D90 user, and i was shooting jpeg till now. I'm planning to start shooting raw from now.
What i've heard is that Nikon's camera profile is dynamically generated according to selected ...
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What is the best free RAW editor/converter on Windows?
I'm looking for a free RAW editor/converter on Windows. Can you tell me some strong/weak points of them comparing with Capture NX and/or Adobe Photoshop Elements?
RawTherapee
PhotoFiltre
Able RAWer
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