Mike Chaney's Tech Corner

I've looked at about five YouTube instruction modules.

It could be that YouTube comes over rather flat with my browser. However, I like my images with a bit more punch. Slightly more blacks and whites.

Using other RAW converters I have introduced something akin to an S curve on the linear curve -or spread the histogram to hit the left and right hand edges harder.

If find my images too flat in QU how do I introduce a bit more punch as a default? I have yet to run my first test of QU and I might not need the change. However, my studio PC has no internet link and I cannot ask the question during my test session.

Tony
 

Tony, as a new user of Ultimate with the auto exposure and auto fill working, you realize that it works in excellent fashion for a large majority of images.
That does not preclude anyone from adjusting his images.
In the REFINE screen,  you can click any of 9 different grids, each one adjusting the exposure and Fill. Each time you click, you are offered a selection of check squares.
Choose the magenta colored one for max contrast.

That said, you still have the Editor screen with which you are familiar that allows you to create a contrast curve and save it as a filter.
Then set that as a Global filter to be applied to all your images.
You might want to add a little more default sharpening in EDIT RAW OPTIONS.
You can add contrast using the contrast control in the Editor too.

Lots of stuff to play with.
Fred

Thanks Fred,

As you say - lots to play with.

Tony