Digital BW, The Print

Sarah,

I noted in one of your other posts where you asked about Lightroom versus
CS4.   Personally much depends on how you like to operate.  If you totally
happy with Photoshop CS then I would suggest you go with Lightroom.     You
will have many of the new tools available in CS4¹s raw converter available
in Lightroom.    You will find that you can do most of your global and now
some local processing in Lightroom then go to CS for all of your local
adjustments.

Lastly go for the DNG converter.  Its free. It will get you up and running
quickly with your Canon 5d Mark II.

As pointed out by others you can use DPP but it doesn¹t really integrate
well with Photoshop.    Converting all your Raw Images to 16bit tiff will
create a lot of very large files.    Going the DNG route will allow you to
work on them in Photoshop CS Bridge.

In any event good luck.  I hope I haven¹t confused you.

Paul


From: sagaface <sagaface@...>
Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:32:59 -0000
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Digital BW] 5d mk II....need PSCS4? AND Epson 7900 coming!

 
 
 

I've seen a couple threads advocating either using Canon's software to
convert to TIFFs or some kind of DNG converter. I only have PSCS and have
been happy as a clam with it. If I want to use PS RAW must I really upgrade?

Looks like I'm really getting one of these babies. And an Epson 7900!! It's
like Christmas over here at my house. There's a place in the Chicago 'burbs
that I am ordering the 7900 from, and they couldn't be nicer. I figure
paying the hefty sales tax is worth having help and service close by. Going
out there to check it out and do a couple of test prints.

I know the learning curve is going to be a little steep for me (see previous
thread about MIS carts!) but my business is taking off and I need to learn.
Verrrry excited. I will NOT junk my r1800, though, even though I have a
serious problem with it's crap feed mechanism, I still love the way 3MK
looks.

So....do all you 5D II owners use CS4?

thanks!
Sarah

  
    





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