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« on: January 28, 2014, 11:30:37 PM »
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v2014.136    Jan 28, 2014

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v2014.136 includes the following:

  • Major raw photo update: More than 50 new cameras supported!  There are too many to list so scroll down on http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage-u/tech-raw.htm - bold entries are new.
  • Sony raw support: Qimage Ultimate exclusive: camera white balance now supported for all Sony camera models!
  • Raw photo black levels: Auto black level improved for all models, including previously supported models.
  • Minor bug fixes: Fixed some minor UI glitches.

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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2014, 04:22:10 PM »

Really?
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Sony raw support: Qimage Ultimate exclusive: camera white balance now supported for all Sony camera models!

Didn't have much to do (chilly outside. Only 59 F) so I wondered what Mike meant by above.

I found a Raw image from a Sony RX 10, one of the Sony Cameras listed as new in bold type.

I opened it in Qimage Ultimate V136 and it was perfect.
So what did he mean?

I then opened the same image in another popular program that also uses DCRAW to decode the raw images....

This is what I got.

Qimage corrects the White Balance for the raw images from this Sony camera. DCRAW did not.
"Just fascinating", as Spock would say!

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« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2014, 11:03:49 AM »
Hi Tony,
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I remember one you wizards mentioning that there might be a move towards greater control over the initial RAW conversion and I hoped this was my rescue.
I don't think auto black levels is quite what you think it is.
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was disappointed to have to reduce the RAW fill on almost every shot.
For the benefit of other readers, please note, I don't believe this is a QU problem.
Tony kindly sent me one of his images where he'd reduced the auto fill level of 9 down to -10.
I found that QU rendered the raw very well despite there being a spot light facing the camera. I clicked on one rectangle over the spot light area to give a blue outline which improved it even more. The histogram looked fine, good shadow detail and just a blip at the top end caused by that spot light.
I found that taking the fill down to -10 made the image badly under exposed
I suspect Tony's monitor is too bright.  :-\
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2014, 11:21:13 AM »
Additional data, Tony's image.
See attached screen shots of histograms:
1 - QU raw refine auto fill with one rectangle clicked to blue
2 - Fill set manually to -10 showing underexposure.

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