In my opinion the more detailed process works better for the older 16mp sensors, but it can still work well on the newer 24mp cameras too. Note that for this recipe, I’m suggesting the use of het “More Detailed” RAW process rather than the more smoother version. It’s still not completely finished, so this section has only been partially proof read, and I appreciate any feedback you can give: The following is an excerpt from he recipes chapter. I am doing this to give you an idea, but also to get some feedback. In order to give you an idea of how they work, I’ve put an extract from the guide below featuring the first two recipes. The 3rd is an approach that recommends a little sharpening in X-Transformer and a little in Lightroom, and the final approach does all the sharpening in X-Transformer and none in Lightroom. The first uses the more detailed processing option, and may be more suitable for older, 16mp cameras while the other uses the smoother option, which in my opinion works better for newer 24mp cameras.
They take the approach of not doing any sharpening in X-Transformer and do all the sharpening in Lightroom. There are 4 sets of recipes described in the guide. Each of these consists of a set of parameters to use in X-Transformer, and a corresponding set of settings to use in Lightroom. I describe them in the guide like this: Because of the sheer number of possible combinations, I’ve done a lot of experimenting and I’ve come up with a set of recipes that you can use. These are a collection of settings for both X-Transformer and Lightroom to help you get the better of the various options.
In the next chapter I offer a series of recipes.
I try to offer a plain english description of the various functions so that you will be better able to decide yourself on how to use the software. In the first main chapter, I go through the application and explain the various settings and what they each do. Ironically, the difference will be more pronounced with sharper lenses as these tend to show more artifacting in Lightroom using the standard conversion. However the extent of the differences depend greatly on the type of shot, the lens used and how sharp the actual shot is to begin wth.
They also have more natural gradations, and don’t show false detail on images of things like concrete or stone or other problematic textures. Images don’t have the edge artifacts or the detail smearing present in direct Lightroom conversions. It’s not going to be a magic wand that fixes all the image problems that they a photo might otherwise have.Ĭompared to a standard raw conversion in Lightroom, the differences may be subtle at first, but in my opinion these differences add up. It can’t make images sharper that are soft to begin with or fix out of focus images.
It won’t magically transform your images to make them super sharp or have them jump off the screen with clarity. When using X-Transformer it’s important to understand what it can and can’t do and to temper you’re expectations accordingly.