Vuescan & Raw files

[Bill]

I'm thinking of buying a Canon Eos 1D-Mark II camera and was wondering
how vuescan works with the camera and raw files. Though it won't ship
until April, I would imagine it would be the same format as the Rebel or the 1Ds

* Can Vuescan "scan"/download directly from the camera or do the
files have to be on disk first. (I read the help but wasn't sure if it
was describing "scanner" raw files).
* Are the 10 Color|Color Balance settings the way to set the "White Balance"?
of the raw files?
* Are the special Color Balance settings for Canon Raw files?
* Anyone out there that has used VueScan with Eos raw files? Your experience?

 

[Bart van der Wolf]

I'm thinking of buying a Canon Eos 1D-Mark II camera and was wondering
how vuescan works with the camera and raw files. Though it won't ship
until April, I would imagine it would be the same format as the Rebel or

the 1Ds

If you have the money to buy a1D-MarkII, also buy the Capture one Raw
converter (they'll make sure it supports the M-II). I have read that the
newest C1 DSLR (V1.3.1) will be released on Feb-17 (not sure if the Mark II
is supported yet).

As for VueScan, there will probably be a small adjustment needed for the new
camera model code, but I suspect the Raw data essentially has a common
structure.

* Can Vuescan "scan"/download directly from the camera or do the
files have to be on disk first. (I read the help but wasn't sure if it
was describing "scanner" raw files).

If the camera, or it's memory card, shows up as a Disk on your OS, then
VueScan will read directly from it, but the file must be directly accessable
by the operating system (reading it is an OS functionality, not VueScan).

* Are the 10 Color|Color Balance settings the way to set the "White Balance"?
of the raw files?

You will need a dedicated Raw converter to make use of those. VueScan will
only read the Raw data and do its thing from there.

* Are the special Color Balance settings for Canon Raw files?

VueScan just reads reconstructed Raw RGB values. All processing after that
is what you want to happen. The reconstruction of the Camera Raw data into
RGB per pixel is rather an art than an exact science, so different
converters give different results. From there it is all postprocessing.

* Anyone out there that has used VueScan with Eos raw files? Your

experience?

I have tried it on a number of different Raw file versions, but have seen
better edge definition from other converters. However the price of the
built-in as a bonus converter is hard to beat... ;-)

Bart

 

[Bill]

Bart,

If you have the money to buy a1D-MarkII, also buy the Capture one Raw
converter (they'll make sure it supports the M-II). I have read that the
newest C1 DSLR (V1.3.1) will be released on Feb-17 (not sure if the Mark II
is supported yet).

I'm not sure if I *will* have the money... given I'll have to buy lenses,
microdrives, etc. Have you used C1? It looks interesting..

experience?

I have tried it on a number of different Raw file versions, but have seen
better edge definition from other converters. However the price of the
built-in as a bonus converter is hard to beat... ;-)

What other raw file converters have you tried?

Thanks...

 

[Hils]

I'm not sure if I *will* have the money... given I'll have to buy lenses,

microdrives, etc. Have you used C1? It looks interesting..

I wouldn't shell out for the C1 until I'd seen Canon's new software for
the Mark II, which they say is much improved and will be available as a
download for users of their other DSLRs.

 

[Bart van der Wolf]

Bart,


I'm not sure if I *will* have the money... given I'll have to buy lenses,
microdrives, etc. Have you used C1? It looks interesting..

Not yet, because it doesn't work with my Digicam, but I've seen the result
of other people using it and they (almost without exception) produce
superior results.

SNIP

What other raw file converters have you tried?

Various ones, but many are based on the same Canon Raw Converter Library. Of
those, BreezeBrowser has the most features, but the (late) YarcPlus produced
the best results. I also tried some converters that were so proprietary that
they no longer exist...

Bart