4 Replies Latest reply: Jun 21, 2014 5:54 PM by Rob Cole RSS

    import images disguard settings

    Sebastiaan Kop
    Sebastiaan Kop Jun 21, 2014 3:36 PM

      Hi there,

       

      I bought Lightroom as a raw converter for my camera (Nikon D700).

       

      I experienced that while importing my photos half of the settings I use in my camera are completely disguarded. Black and white for example. Images shot at black and white are in color when imported in Lightroom.

       

      Slight adjustments to my photos made in the camera... Completely disguarded. Thrown in the trash.

       

      I still can't believe it.

       

      Does somebody have a solution?

       

      Thank you,

       

      Sebastiaan.

        • 1. Re: import images disguard settings
          Julie Kmoch Adobe Employee
          Julie Kmoch Jun 21, 2014 3:48 PM (in response to Sebastiaan Kop)

          Hi Sebastiaan,

           

          If I contact you offline, would you be willing to share one of these photos with me so we can check it out?

           

          Julie

          • 2. Re: import images disguard settings
            Sebastiaan Kop Community Member
            Sebastiaan Kop Jun 21, 2014 3:57 PM (in response to Julie Kmoch)

            Hi Julie,

             

            Shure. I have send you one of my photographs. It's in black and white.

             

            Sebastiaan.

             

             

            On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 12:49 AM, Julie Kmoch <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

            • 3. Re: import images disguard settings
              Hal P Anderson Community Member
              Hal P Anderson Jun 21, 2014 4:53 PM (in response to Sebastiaan Kop)

              That is the way that raw files work for all third-party raw convertors. Most of the camera settings are discarded. You get to keep white balance.

               

              On a positive note, raw files will support a lot of post-processing without breaking down like a jpeg image would do.

               

              If this is a problem for you, you can use Nikon's editor, or you can shoot in jpeg.

               

              Hal

              • 4. Re: import images disguard settings
                Rob Cole Community Member
                Rob Cole Jun 21, 2014 5:54 PM (in response to Sebastiaan Kop)

                Sebastiaan Kop wrote:

                 

                Does somebody have a solution?

                My solution: leave camera settings alone, except for focus and basic exposure etc., then do all post-processing in Lightroom.

                 

                As Hal said, Lightroom does not attempt to emulate your camera. If you're editing raws in Lightroom, you're "starting over".

                 

                Some raw converters go further than others when it comes to emulating your camera. For example, some will emulate it exactly because they use Nikon's SDK (Nikon's raw conversion software libraries), and some will not do anything at all.

                 

                Lightroom sits in between those 2 extremes:

                * It does NOT use Nikon's raw conversion software libraries, it uses proprietary Adobe raw conversion software (ACR) - and therefore can not match all camera settings. It's governed by Adobe Lightroom settings instead.

                * It respects white balance and one other thing I always forget.

                * It offers camera emulation profiles for most popular camera models.

                 

                So, if you want black and white, then choose a black and white preset when you import or convert raw to black and white after importing...

                 

                If you want color like Nikon's factory defaults you can choose a compatible camera profile (bottom section in develop module).

                 

                etc., etc., etc...

                 

                Rob