You may also find over time, you will come to appreciate the superiority of Iridient Developer in processing RAW Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Leica files as I do. Lightroom is also available for demo download here: Lightroom Download. You may also wish to try a demo download of Iridient Developer here: Iridient Developer Download. If you are like Thomas Fitzgerald and I you want the very best possible output of your hard earned X-Trans captures, while giving up nothing of the convenience and provisioning output flexibility available using Lightroom catalogs. I choose to shoot RAW as I always appreciate the ability to adjust the exposure, contrast, color, saturation, and sharpening while correcting any mistakes as I enhance each image I create. Most likely photographers in those kinds of situations normally would shoot in camera JPG’s, as the Fuji X-Trans sensor based cameras do produce beautiful pre-processed JPG’s right from the camera. A busy wedding or event photographer needing to process and output thousands of images every shoot may not have the time available to spend rendering JPGs out of RAW files to begin with. This workflow is admittedly not for everybody. While Iridient Developer may not be the most efficient way to ingest, catalog, or archive and output your images for the long term it is a fantastic way to take advantage of the most advanced technology made for RAW image conversion. Combining the native power of Lightroom with the superior conversion techniques of Iridient Developer gives me the best of both worlds. Nor do many of them serve as a cataloguing system for longer term storage and output rendering for specific and varied uses. Equally, many RAW conversion packages are not the best implementation of a user interface. I have tested many, and found most lacking in one regard or another. Brian’s conversion post processing result is superior to any of the other RAW conversion packages I have tried on X-Trans files. Brian Griffith, the genius author and programmer behind Iridient Developer prides himself on this, as he has developed a unique tool in this regard specifically for the Fuji X-Trans sensor. Sometimes, as in this case, Iridient Developer has a superior conversion algorithm and internal set of de-bayering techniques. It does not pay to dismiss options that can truly improve your final image just because it is an extra step. Each artist must find for themselves what works for them in their workflow. So why bother with using two software products? Actually, to obtain the optimum final image quality, I will sometimes use four or even five different software utilities or packages, depending upon the final image I want and that images final intent and purpose. Thomas also provides us with excellent tips on rendering out your files “flat” so that you have the most amount of data to play with in Lightroom once you’re back in the software. Thomas walks you through his developing/adjusting several files and then processing them further in Lightroom once they’re back. The video demonstrates how to send files quickly to Iridient Developer, some common settings that Thomas and I use and how to send files back. This is the same workflow that I use myself, Iridient Developer for the heavy RAW processing conversion, then Lightroom for the finishing and catalogue/ archiving functions. This fairly lengthy video tutorial shows Thomas Fitzgerald’s process and workflow for working with both Lightroom, and Iridient Developer to get the optimum quality from Fuji X-Trans files. Using Iridient Developer and Lightroom for Processing Fujifilm X-Trans Files from Thomas Fitzgerald on Vimeo.
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