need help on gradation shot in RAW

Kboy123 · 3rd May 2009

hi everyone, i was back from a kelong trip and i shot all my photos in RAW. i almost shot all of them with high gradation(which means contrast setting will not work). but after using the raw development window, what i saw on the settings is gradation is set at normal and the normal contrast settings are use instead.

is it normal or do i have to shoot in jpeg to let the gradation setting take effect in the pictures. i dun want to be applying high gradation settings on alll the pics which is going to take up alot of time.

Oly5050 · 3rd May 2009

Originally Posted by Kboy123

hi everyone, i was back from a kelong trip and i shot all my photos in RAW. i almost shot all of them with high gradation(which means contrast setting will not work). but after using the raw development window, what i saw on the settings is gradation is set at normal and the normal contrast settings are use instead.

is it normal or do i have to shoot in jpeg to let the gradation setting take effect in the pictures. i dun want to be applying high gradation settings on alll the pics which is going to take up alot of time.

If I am not wrong, if u shoot in RAW, u can choose to or not to apply gradation settings. Provided u process them in OS or OM.

Mikefellh · 3rd May 2009

Originally Posted by Kboy123

i shot all my photos in RAW. i almost shot all of them with high gradation(which means contrast setting will not work). but after using the raw development window, what i saw on the settings is gradation is set at normal and the normal contrast settings are use instead.

is it normal or do i have to shoot in jpeg to let the gradation setting take effect in the pictures. i dun want to be applying high gradation settings on alll the pics which is going to take up alot of time.

What are you using to process your RAW images...it's not recognizing the High Key setting. Anyway, does it have a batch processing feature?

Kboy123 · 3rd May 2009

i'm using olympus master 2...

tomcat · 3rd May 2009

You should be able to change the gradation setting to whatever you want when you shoot in RAW then.

Kboy123 · 4th May 2009

but its like i shoot with high gradation settings, then when post processing i can see that the image will first load up then reset to the contrast setting and i have to go to the raw editor to set it back to the gradation setting that i wanted.

maybe its becoz i'm using e-520. dunno about those using E-3...

anyways if anyone can just try out on their E-520s or E-3s in RAW then try post processing in Olympus master 2 RAW Editor then see if the settings under basic 2 resets to the original contrast settings ( + - 1 settings) instead of the high/low gradation...

may be the settings in the software..

3rd May 2009	#1
Kboy123 New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampines Posts: 48	need help on gradation shot in RAW hi everyone, i was back from a kelong trip and i shot all my photos in RAW. i almost shot all of them with high gradation(which means contrast setting will not work). but after using the raw development window, what i saw on the settings is gradation is set at normal and the normal contrast settings are use instead. is it normal or do i have to shoot in jpeg to let the gradation setting take effect in the pictures. i dun want to be applying high gradation settings on alll the pics which is going to take up alot of time.

3rd May 2009	#4
Kboy123 New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampines Posts: 48	Re: need help on gradation shot in RAW i'm using olympus master 2...

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tomcat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,466	Re: need help on gradation shot in RAW You should be able to change the gradation setting to whatever you want when you shoot in RAW then. __________________ Fish Pics:http://www.pbase.com/pschia/oddballs IR Pics:http://www.pbase.com/pschia/infra_red

4th May 2009	#6
Kboy123 New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampines Posts: 48	Re: need help on gradation shot in RAW but its like i shoot with high gradation settings, then when post processing i can see that the image will first load up then reset to the contrast setting and i have to go to the raw editor to set it back to the gradation setting that i wanted. maybe its becoz i'm using e-520. dunno about those using E-3... anyways if anyone can just try out on their E-520s or E-3s in RAW then try post processing in Olympus master 2 RAW Editor then see if the settings under basic 2 resets to the original contrast settings ( + - 1 settings) instead of the high/low gradation... may be the settings in the software..