Digital BW, The Print

Hi Lou,

If you're familiar with the Capture One interface at all, picking up on the 
RSE interface is very quick; though I find RSE to be more intuitive and I 
like the control setup better than C1.

Yes, sharpening is built into the program similar to prior versions of 
Capture One before we could really disable sharpening all together. As near 
as I can tell, a setting of "0" applies, basically, capture sharpening. If 
you want to totally disable sharpening during conversion this slider must be 
set to -50. Personally, I think RSE does a fine job in this area so I tend 
to leave it set on zero.

No CA adjustment tool at the moment, but I believe Pixmantec plans to 
include this very soon. Black point adjustment is not analogous to ACR, IMO. 
RSE has the contrast slider as opposed to ACR's Shadow slider, but it's not 
the same thing. Since I don't tend to set black/white point during 
conversion, lack of this adjustment really doesn't concern me. One thing I 
REALLY like is the clipping display for R-G-B channels for shadows and 
highlights in the histogram. Very nice implementation!

IMO, the important point here is that the potential is there in RSE to 
seriously challenge Capture One. Competition is generally ALWAYS a good 
thing for we end users.

Alan Huntley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Dina" <lbdina@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Raw shooter essentials




Hi Alan.

I downloaded and played with RSE a little bit.  It takes a little
getting used to the interface and is very different from ACR, but the
results seem very nice so far.  Definitely worth a closer look.  The
images seems sharper, which is suspect is partly due to some
sharpening built into the program.  I notice that the sharpness
slider zero point is smack in the middle of the range.  No CA
adjustment, but there is always ACR if I have a problem with that.
Darn, yet another user manual to read!  Oh well, I have a long flight
tomorrow, so I'll print out the manual.

How do you adjust the black point?  In ACR you simply adjusted the
shadow slider.

Thanks, Lou


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
<Alan.Huntley@c...> wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> RSE 2005 is actually a product by Pixmantec, however, Corel is
promoting it in direct competition with ACR for use with Paint Shop
Pro.
>
> Pay particular attention to the system requirements because they're
VERY specific for release 1.0.0; won't run on AMD, for example.
>
> FWIW, I've been playing around with it since reading a brief review
on digitaloutbackphoto.com, and my initial impressions are very
favorable. I've been a Capture One user for about 4 years and I
believe this product might entice me to jump ship. The user interface
is more friendly, it incorporates tools that C1 doesn't have like
Fill light, and, to my eyes, the raw conversions seem better--more 3D
like. Plus, it's just faster to work with...open image, set White
Balance, hit Alt-E for initial exposure setting adjustments, "salt to
taste", and convert. A little additional sharpening in PS and print!
>
> You can tell that the software has been written by photographers
FOR photographers. Actually, their main software engineer and
the "other guy" are former employees of Capture One. Maybe they have
some ideas of how C1 should be! From what I've seen so far, I'd tend
to agree.
>
> I really think that once this software gets rolling it's going to
be the one to watch in the raw conversion marketplace. Capture One
better be looking seriously over their shoulders because there's a
new kid on the block!
>
> Alan Huntley







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