Adobe Camera Raw default settings

AJDuke

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29 Mar 2007 - 10:04 PM

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If I take a RAW file that looks well exposed in Bridge and open it in ACR and then zero out all the default adjustments (eg. Brightness=+50, shadows=+5, curves=medium) then I find that the pictures looks dark and flat.

The same RAW file opened in Capture One looks similar to in Bridge, but here the default settings are already at zero.

So what am I missing here? Why do Bridge and Capture One show a good image (presumably) with no adjustments applied, but in ACR it looks terrible if I take off the default adjustments?

Thanks for any answers that can clear-up my understanding in this area.

cameracat (e2 Member)

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29 Mar 2007 - 10:25 PM

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I should add to my reply, By resetting them to ZERO you are removing camera specifics NOT a random default value.

Having said that if you have Capture One, you would be wise to use that for RAW file conversion, As it's way better than the Adobe ACR.

Andy_Britten (Junior Member)

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30 Mar 2007 - 11:12 PM

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Little Jo
Do you know what the situation is with Elemnts 3.0 is that an embedded thumnail or the actual raw file?
Andrew