iridient developer vs lightroom vs photo ninja

#Iridient developer vs lightroom vs photo ninja software

Basically the idea is to make sure that there is no clipped information in the shadows or highlights which, when saved as a tiff, would be unrecoverable. So, I used this idea and created settings in Iridient Developer that would render images out in a similar “flat” setting, thereby maximising the highlight and shadow details so you’re not loosing anything when you save out as a 16 bit RGB file rather than a RAW file. The contrast and look is added back in post production (through a process called Colour Grading). That is, they will keep the contrast and saturation low, which in turn maximises the amount of brightness and shadow information that can be captured. In order to maximise the dynamic range on certain cameras, a cinematographer will set it to shoot “flat”. I took inspiration from a technique commonly used in cinematography.

However, I’ve come up with a new workflow which speeds things up a bit. To be honest, unless it’s something that you really need the extra detail for, most of the time I just stick with Lightroom, even though I know ID’s processing will be better. Because you need to sort first, and then go through the images in Iridient Developer, then render them back out, and then finish them in Lightroom, the process can be a bit long winded and tedious. The only problem with this workflow is the length of time it takes. Personally, Iridient Developer is my preferred tool for this task (although Photo Ninja does a great job too).

#Iridient developer vs lightroom vs photo ninja software

I’ve written before about some of the advantages of processing Fuji RAW files in a third party piece of software such as Iridient Developer or Photo Ninja.