![]() Of course, you don’t have to take my word for it, and if you’re perfectly happy with your Lightroom conversions, then that’s great. You may only see what is causing the problem when zoomed to 1:1 but all these artefacts add up, and even if you can’ make out exactly what it is, when I view these files on my 27” monitor, zoomed out (not at 1:1) I can still see that something isn’t quite right with the Lightroom version. Some people will inevitably argue that you can only see this while pixel peeping, but I don’t think that this strictly true. It’s hard to convey this with a small crop on a website, but when you’re looking at your image on a large monitor like I am, it’s pretty obvious. ![]() Here’s what I hope is clear example of this false detail effect that I’m talking about: Iridient Developer on the other hand (and some other third party developers) doesn’t have this issue. However, no matter what you do, you may be able to reduce how noticeable it is, but you can’t get rid of the false detail that Lightroom is creating. It seems to be exacerbated by Lightroom’s sharpening algorithms, and that’s why I spent quite a bit of time trying to come up with those sharpening settings to try and mitigate the problem. When this occurs repetitively on fine textures, you end up with mushy detail. It looks like an additional line around objects, almost like an embossing or an outlining effect. The problem is that Lightroom seems to generates false detail around high contrast edges. It’s especially noticeable in areas of trees or other foliage, or other repetitive textures. However, despite an earlier fix which addressed the demosiacing of X-Trans files, Lightroom still has problems with fine textural detail. Actually, depending on your image you may not notice that much of a difference. In fact I was blown away by the quality.įirst of all, you may be wondering what advantages Iridient Developer gives over using Lightroom. I was expecting to be underwhelmed, but I wasn’t. I had mentioned in that post that I was also trying our Iridient Developer, which lots of people have been raving about recently for its ability to get good results with files from Fuji’s x series cameras. I recently posted some sharpening settings for Lightroom that I felt improved the quality of Lightroom’s weird processing of the fuji raw files. If you’re interested in giving Iridient X-Transformer a try, or are already an owner and need to download the latest update, you can find all of the information about that on the Iridient X-Transformer product page.In my continual quest to get the best from my little Fuji XE-1, I’ve been trying lots of different options. ![]() If not, no problem you didn’t spend any money and now you know the grass isn’t any greener on the Iridient hill… so to speak. If you do, great the software itself is very affordable considering the time and headache it can save you. The best part is, there is a free trial so you can test the program out to see if you notice any improvements/benefits in your workflow. If you are a Fujifilm shooter who has been wondering if there was an easier way to process your files or to help Lightroom run more smoothly when processing your Fujifilm images, then this could be something you want to try. Fixed default DNG crop issue with 16:9 aspect ratio images.An updated version of the LibreSSL library (2.7.3).An updated version of Intel’s IPP library (2018u3).Updated camera calibration and profile information for models newly supported in Adobe’s latest DNG Converter 10.4 update (X-T100).Iridient has just announced the latest update to X-Transformer, version 1.0.3, which adds support for the latest Fujifilm X-T100 in addition to squashing a bug and implementing several performance improvements to the software. Iridient X-Transformer is still on version one, but it is a powerful DNG conversion tool for those not afraid of the generic digital negative format. One third-party alternative, X-Transformer, takes your RAF files and processes them with its own RAW converter engine (which is known to handle RAF files very well) and outputs an Adobe DNG file that can be read and used in software like Adobe Lightroom much easier. This has lead to slower import times and questionable image quality from the major RAW converters used in Lightroom and other image processing engines. ![]() In the world of RAW processing, Fujifilm’s RAF files are a pain in the ass for RAW converters to work on, thanks to the special algorithm required to read their special X-Trans color information. If you’re not happy with Adobe’s Fujifilm RAF Conversions, maybe you could try Iridient’s X-Transformer ![]()
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