![]() ![]() The controls for adjusting exposure for example are a little unusual, using “Exposure Offset” and “Illumination” in conjunction with highlights, shadows and blacks. In terms of controls the software gives you the usual fare for the most part with a few twists. The Original untouched Jpeg version in Aperture The default settings are also very similar to the jpeg files that the camera produces colour wise (with the Standard setting) but with perhaps a bit more contrast. With X-Trans images it generally does a good job of rendering colours, and the initial rendering is generally more vibrant than the Lightroom equivalent. Colours are rich and vibrant and detail is excellent (more on that in a minute). The quality of the conversion can’t be faulted. ![]() It’s pretty seamless, and it makes it great if you only need to use Photo Ninja for processing one or two images at a time. It’s deliciously simple and it works a treat. Then when you’re finished, it uses the tiff that Lightroom generated originally when you chose to edit the file in Photo Ninja, and writes out the rendered version back to that TIFF file. When you send an image from Lightroom to Photo Ninja Lightroom still exports a Tiff but there is a setting in Photo Ninja that tells the software to use a matching raw file instead if one exists. Photo Ninja that gets around that problem with a clever little trick. Normally, when you set up an application as an external editor in Lightroom, it can only use Tiff or PSD files as the source. You can use Photo Ninja as a plug in with Lightroom. With Iridient Developer that requires some thinking outside the box for a smooth workflow, but the developers of Photo Ninja have come up with a really elegant solution. For me that has mostly been Lightroom, and I will often send images to the other software for processing, and then do some final tweaks in Lightroom. As they are more stand alone image processors (with the exception of Aperture) rather than fully fledged workflow applications, they still require an asset management programme. Using photo ninja as a plug-inĪs mentioned in some of the previous articles in this series, I’ve been using these third party applications in conjunction with Lightroom. I've finally had the time to write a full review so here it goes. The good folks over at Picture Code were kind enough to send me an evaluation license, and as mentioned, I had previously posted some initial thoughts. Since my posts on the subject, numerous readers have contacted me and suggested that I also give Photo Ninja a look too for it’s X-Trans rendering. I’ve noted in previous posts that it gives a much more natural look than Lightroom does, and it is much better at extracting detail in my opinion. Regular readers of my photo blog will know that I am a big proponent of Iridient Developer for processing files from one of Fujifilm’s X-Trans series of cameras. ![]() Now that I’ve had some time to use it more thoroughly I can share my findings and let you know my thoughts on using it for processing raw files from the ever expanding line of cameras using Fuji’s X-Trans sensor.īefore I start, here's just a quick recap of what this series is all about. I’ve also posted some of my initial thoughts on using Photo Ninja. In an ongoing series looking at alternatives for processing X-Trans images, I’ve already looked at Iridient Developer and I’ve written about using Aperture. ![]()
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