Pentax K20D

We need Pentax K20D support. If anyone at Adobe needs to some RAW PEF or DNG
files to work with let me know. I would be happy to provide some. I
understand from Thomas Knoll that Pentax messed up the white balance in the
DNG files. The K10D also had white balance issues so I am hoping Adobe can
work around this.
Robert

So far I love mine. My only complaint so far is that LiveView is bit strange
in that you can't focus. You either have to focus first, hold the camera
steady and then go in to LiveView or press the AF button while in LiveView
to cause it to drop the mirror, focus and the go back in to LiveView. So far
on mine I haven't been able to get it to focus in LiveView with the AF
button. When I have more time I am going to look in to this, I think I have
to set something in the menu to get that to work and it isn't set that way
by default. Either way there is a lot required in the way of not moving the
camera when you do all of these things. In the end I didn't buy the camera
for the LiveView and even if it wasn't a pain I still probably won't use it.
I could be wrong on that and time will tell, but is just seems more of a
gimmick right now than something really useful. Other than this, I love the
K20D. My Pentax 18-250 lives on it full time and my Pentax 10-17 fisheye
lives on my K10D full time. I carry both with me.
Robert

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How do I process raw .dng or .pef from pentax k20d into .tiff 's (or jpegs) in aperture 3?

hi all my friends!
how do I process raw .dng or .pef from a pentax k20d into tiffs or jpegs in aperture 3? (i have the trial only but will buy a3 if i actually can learn how to use it in 30 days...which i've failed so far)... the raw files are taking up too much space on my HDD. i understand how to change the colors, sharpness etc of the raw files. but how do i actually turn raw files into a tiff or jpeg to just keep in the library in aperture? i have no intention of keeping the raw's.. I just shoot raw to get better jpeg or tiff results.
also I would greatly appreciate some tips how to do this in batches fast and easy. I have yet to yield images so good i will actually want to spend time perfecting them. for now i just want an easy way to turn raw files into tiffs or jpegs with some standard or completely auto mode. i can do it in camera but it is time consuming.
and you cant convert raw to jpeg or tiff in iphoto, right?
best regards, Joakim
p.s. and thank you who will answer this...i can't find the answer anywhere...tried for a whole day... d.s.

do you know if the raw files are some way made more compact when you shut down aperture? cause i mean, +20MB for a pic is a lot of space on the hard drive vs. 5MB for a jpeg or so...of course keeping your raws would be the optimum if they simply don't take that much more space than a jpeg... how does aperture do it? are the files "zipped" when not in use?
No, the size of the files doesn't change, Aperture doesn't compress or otherwise alter the masters.
and in either case, can you put the aperture archive/library somewhere else than on your local HD, like a portable 1 TB HD? mine is only 250 Gb or so and running low...
This is doable and most people running on laptops use this method in one form or another. The best results are obtained by keeping the library on the internal HD but storing the masters on an external HD. The masters in this case are referred to as 'referenced' (when the masters are in the actual Aperture library they are referred to as 'managed' )
By putting the masters on an external disk but keeping the library on the internal you get the best of both worlds, reduced internal disk consumption and better speed accessing the Aperture library. If the library itself was on the external HD, especially if it was USB, you could notice decreased performance.
There has been much written about this type of setup here in the discussions. Searching the list here should get many articles discussing this topic with lots of very good advice. Also spend some tim with the User manual, Apple did a good job with it and the fist few sections really explain the various bits of the library and the different ways to set it up.
As i wrote in my first question, is there an easy way to adjust the values of a 100 raw files automatically?
To adjust a large number of images try this: Select one image and adjust it as you like. Then select Metadata->Lift Adjustments, a HUD will open. Now select the other 99 images and in the HUD that opened select Stamp Selected Images, all those 99 images will now have the adjustments you applied to the first image.
Again this is all covered in the manual.
Good luck

Can I use the Pentax K20D raw profile for the Samsung GX-20?

Hi,
I have just got a Samsung Gx-20 (clone of a Pentax K20d). When I import Raw images to aperture they are extremely flat and colourless. I can import the same raw images to Adobe Lightroom and get excellent results so I know the data that I want is in the raw file.
Since I was getting good results from the pentax k10d profile in aperture I'm sure aperture is capable, but doesn't know the camera.
Is there some kind of plist or somesuch that I can edit so that the system will process the raw files from my camera as though they came from a k20d, and therefore hopefully solve my problem.
I don't want to migrate to lightroom as it doesn't have the ilife integration I enjoy.
Thanks in advance.

there is an easier way:
1. Go to the RAW Fine Tuning Brick in the Adjustments Inspector with one of the images from the K20D selected, and- remembering the original setting- change any setting.
2. click on the cog/gear and choose save as preset and name it.
3. Select one of the images from the gx20, click on the cog/gear again and choose the preset you just created.
4. Now change back the setting you changed in step 1, click on the cog/gear again and choose "Save as Camera Default.
I swear, it took five times as long to type that as will to actually do it.
DLS

Support for Pentax K20D RAW?

The Pentax K20D employs a CMOS sensor that seems not to be supported by Aperture. I don't really know if the Pentax DNG alternative captures everything that the new sensor can deliver (that's ignorance not doubt, btw). I know the PEF format does.
Is there any way to know how soon Aperture might have native support for the new sensor used in the K20D?

Supported cameras are listed here:
http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs/raw.html
Apple doesn't discuss updates typically, so no ETA on if/when it will be supported. Once of the things on Aperture 2.0 was that future camera support should hopefully come more quickly, but the only way to really know is to submit feedback and wait.

Cant import raw files from pentax k20d

I have a Pentax k20d and iPhoto6 will only import JPGs. iPhoto will not import RAW files from my camera. I can't find if its supported but can only assume its not.

You'd think that apple would add raw file compatibility with the next of its numerous iphoto 6 updates...
I wouldn’t think that at all. Iphoto 6 has not been developed since 2006, nor updated since 2006. I would not expect any further enhancement to it.
or maybe its just the pentax as in iphoto 6's advanced settings there are options to "save edited RAW files as 16 bit TIFFS" and "use RAW files with external editor".iPhoto 6 has not been developed since 2006.
It’s not just the Pentax. Those RAW options are there in everyone’s iPhoto 6 and later. However, RAW formats differ not just between brands of Camera but also between different models of the same Brand. So, RAW support is added on a model by model basis and not all models are supported. The K20D was announced in January 2008. The RAW format you want supported didn’t even exist when the iPhoto 6 was in development or the current version of the application.
Further, as RAW support is a function of the Operating System, and involves a patch to the OS, it was added to the OS current at the time - 10.5.
Regards
TD

Pentax K20D firmware upgrade 1.01 breaks Aperture support

I upgraded my Pentax K20D to a new firmware, 1.01
I used the PEF format since white balance in Aperture worked better with this format than with DNG.
Now I get the "Image format not supported" square in Aperture again.
Sigh!
I really want to use Aperture since it is a good program. But I do not want to use DNG
since this format has some white balance problems with Aperture.
I hope Apple will update the Raw format support to again support the K20D format.
Maybe Pentax changed a version number or something.
I think the format has not changed since both Photoshop and Pentax Photo Laborotory
can read the images without problems.
Anyone know how to report this problem to Apple engineers so that they may fix this?
Eskil...

Here is an easier "fix" from the Pentax SLR Talk Forum: (from timo)
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=28475746
"OK -- putting some stuff together from another helpful UNIX Pentaxian, Mac users can do the following.
1. Go here: http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
2. Download the Mac OS X package ExifTool-7.34.
3. The ExifTool installer should open up. Install, with your admin password
Now you have ExifTools installed. As mentioned previously, Windows users can use a GUI (graphic user interface) wrapper, but Mac users have to use the command line.
4. Download from your card the .PEF files to a folder. Download to a folder on the desktop, called "x" .
5. BACK UP THIS FOLDER NOW. Important: put the backed up .PEFs in a different folder.
6. In Applications -> Utilities, open up "Terminal"
7. In terminal type "cd" and the spacebar. Now, from the desktop, drag the folder with the .PEFs on to the Terminal window. The Mac will auto-complete for you the address. (We are going into a directory with the images.)
8. Now copy and paste the following (much easier than typing):
exiftool -Make="PENTAX Corporation" ~/Desktop/x/*.PEF
If you have the folder "x" open, you can watch ExifTool make copies of the original .PEF files and update the files with the new metadata that let's Aperture or iPhoto process those images.
9. Import into Aperture or iPhoto. Back up your vault or whatever.
10. Delete the contents of "x" when you're satisfied the .PEFs are what you want them to be."
Worked nicely for me - assuming the ONLY problem is the simple text change from PENTAX Corporation to PENTAX in the EXIF data.
Message was edited by: dfly

Pentax K20D RAW files?

Is there any chance that Apple will support the Pentax K20D's RAW files anytime soon?

nobody knows or if they do they can't say
request it at http://www.apple.com/feedback/aperture.html

ACR update for Pentax K20d

When is ACR version to handle Pentax K20d and other new cameras expected?
DNG runs but does not work correctly (presets wrong??) and PEF doesn't work at all.
Thanks,
RON C

It is interesting the cameras support added in 4.4 mentions the K20D, but
nothing at all is said for the Lightroom update. Makes me wonder what Adobe
is doing or if their web site update team is just sloppy. Given the horrible
nature of their web site over the last few years, my money is on a sloppy
web site update team.
Robert

Still no support for Pentax K20D RAW???

I could understand if the camera was just announced, or just came out last week, or even last month - but this camera has been on the market for 3 months now! C'mon Apple!
Any word about when we might see support for RAW files from Pentax/Samsung CMOS cameras in Aperture or even iPhoto? Adobe is already there...

I totally agree. PEF is matched to the new CMOS sensor and you are right, the files are considerably smaller. I really hope Apple will support PEF. I have sent feedback, but I imagine if there isn't much call for it, they won't feel it's urgent.
Pentaxians Unite! Respectfully and Urgently with all Due Politeness Request Support!
Pentax is the camera world today what Apple is in the computer world. Smaller user base, but passionate about our beloved device!

"Unsupported Image Format" all of a sudden, with previously workable files

Folks,
I've got an issue that seems very strange indeed.
Months ago, I bought a Pentax K20D. I also bought a 17" MacBook Pro and Aperture. Camera and Aperture played well together.
I encountered the known issue with white spots on the image when using the 2-second timer for long exposures. I read about how the Pentax firmware update 1.01 changed the EXIF Make information, causing Aperture to be unable to read the K20D PEF RAWs. So I waited.
When Aperture 2.1.1 was released (and I think the Apple RAW update), I installed both of those. When I heard through this forum that the updates fixed the problem, I also updated my camera's firmware and confirmed that it worked.
So smooth sailing for a few months on Aperture 2.1.1, OS 10.5.3 (or .4, I forget), and K20D firmware 1.01.
Then I bought a Mac Pro 8-Core with 10.5.4 on it. I sold the 17" MacBook Pro. I used the Migration Wizard to move my user account from one machine to the other, but did a fresh install of all applications. (I've been an Apple tech for the past 7 years, and have various certifications. I know the user transfer process isn't perfect, but it should have the following results... read on)
Now, in Aperture 2.1.1 on 10.5.4 with all updates, PEF RAWs taken with K20D firmware 1.01 that were previously edited, manipulated, etc just fine on my MacBook Pro say "Unsupported Image Format" in a big reddish-black box when I try to view the master. If I switch to Quick Preview, it displays just fine, but is un-adjustable. Additionally, any NEW images I copy from my K20D show in the Import window as being 0x0 pixels (or occasionally 160x120 pixels) and will only show a tiny preview or "Unsupported Image Format." All PEF RAWs taken with K20D firmware 1.0 are just fine.
So here's what I've done:
1) Tested a fresh install of 10.5.4 on another HD in the Mac Pro. Installed Aperture 2.1, updated to 2.1.1. This should be perfectly clean. It gives the "Unsupported Image Format" error with any new images from my K20D. Copying the library from my other partition gives the same problems as described earlier.
2) Tested a fresh install of 10.5.3 on another partition in a Macbook Pro. Installed Aperture 2.1, updated to 2.1.1. Applied the Apple RAW update and iLife enhancements. It gives the same errors as before.
3) Tested a fresh install of 10.4.11 on another partition in a Macbook Pro. Installed Aperture 2.1, updated to 2.1.1. This worked perfectly for all PEFs and DNGs.
4) Took a month-old backup (from when everything was working just fine) of my Aperture Library and loaded it into all of the above configurations. Same results!
So what is the deal here? Aperture all of a sudden can't read images that it itself was able to edit a month ago? How come it works just fine in 10.4.11? This seems really messy. I have essentially lost a lot of the work I've put in.
I can use DNGs moving forward, but my past work is now messed up, and the DNGs are almost 75% bigger than the PEFs!
Anyone have any ideas for resolution or should I just call Apple?
Message was edited by: MonsieurBon

If it's any consolation, I had the EXACT same problem today; just opened Aperture 2 and my entire library of images shows "unsupported image format' -- the thumbnails are still intact but clicking on any image suddenly shows the red screen.
Same situation, these images were previously editable and accessible. We had a power outage an hour ago and initially I thought my library had crashed, but I was not actually using Aperture 2 at the time of the outage so I don't think that's the case.
Given the relatively sparse attention Apple gives to these forums, I don't expect there will be a quick response.
I have Leopard 10.5.4 installed, I don't have access to another version of the OS to see if I can get it work. If I'm not mistaken, wasn't there a series of Software Updates recently? I click on these without really checking the apps that are affected; could Aperture have been one of the apps 'revised' by the recent update?

LR3: Exports are dark and over-saturated

... or: LR3 shows everything dull and to light...
I've upload an image and described my problem her:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tcdk/4753052290/
But here it is:
I'm having some color and curve problems with my exports, it all looks to dark and to saturated when I export from Lightroom 3. So I'm trying to figure out what's happening.
Here's the setup:
Windows XP
Nvidia 8600GT graphics card
One Dell 2407WFPHC screen
One Dell 2408WFP screen (my main)
Huey Pro color calibration kit (software version 1.51)
Everything calibrated. It looks good to me when I import in lightroom (from raw from Pentax K20D, and Panasonic LX3)
Exporting to jpeg (sRGB) or tiff and viewing in anything else the colors are darker and over-saturated (tried in firefox (profile aware), Internet Explorer, irfanview and chrome). Loading the jpeg into Lightroom and comparing it to the RAW, they look the same (not dark or over-saturated).
What you see above is a screen grab, of a test chart viewed in Lightroom and IrfanView. They where just imported/loaded - nothing was done. No development settings are applied as part of my LR3 import.
The colors in lightroom 3 are dull compared to the IrfanView.
Sample rgb values:
1 red:
Lightroom 224,52,27 (not that pure)
Irfanview 254,0,0 (~pure red)
4 purple:
Lightroom: 124,1,251
irfanview: 131,0,254
9 green:
lightroom: 126,255,54 (far from pure green)
irfanview: 0,255,3 (pure green)
The red and the green are the worst - a lot more "energy" in them. So imagine the reverse process. I've a photo in Lightroom and it looks good to me. I export it and every 126,255,54 gets made into pure green. Darker and over-saturated!
I've no idea what's happning or what to do about it. I've tried everything I can think about.
I don't really think I had this issue with LR2 - not enough to notice anyway.
System info:
Lightroom version: 3.0 [677000]
Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
Version: 5.1 [2600]
Application architecture: x86
System architecture: x86
Physical processor count: 2
Processor speed: 1,8 GHz
Built-in memory: 3007,1 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 716,8 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 278,4 MB (38,8%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 266,7 MB
Memory cache size: 49,7 MB
System DPI setting: 96 DPI
Displays: 1) 1200x1920, 2) 1920x1200
Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
Library Path: P:\Lightroom\Lightroom 3 Catalog\Lightroom 3 Catalog\Lightroom 3 Catalog.lrcat
Settings Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas Christensen\Application Data\Adobe\Lightroom

So in my case it seems I'm better off running uncalibrated as that seems to produce something more natural across the board than when I use calibration and it goes between extremes, fine or totally wrong... I can see the images fine on my controlled environment but if you're distributing online then things don't work out at all!
This is a very common misconception. Needless to say it is wrong. the only way you can get reasonable colors on everybody else's monitors is to calibrate your display and only trust color managed apps. If you don't calibrate and don't use color managed apps, your output will basically be completely random. At least with calibration and management you will be targeting the standard (sRGB) that most monitors cluster around (that's what they were designed to), so while individual monitors will be more or less random, on average they will show what you intended. If you don't calibrate and manage you will target only your specific monitor. Since this is a wide gamut display, the average viewer (who doesn't calibrate nor color manage) will see a dull desaturated image with respect to what you see.
Bottom line: If you use a wide gamut monitor, calibrate and only trust color managed apps. If you have a normal gamut monitor, calibrate and trust color managed apps the most, but non managed apps will be OK if you use sRGB as your export space. You cannot do away with the calibration step if you care about what others will see.

Clear Settings does not delete .xmp sidecars

Using latest CR 6.4, Bridge 4.0.4.2 & Ps 12.0.4
Posting here because most knowledgeable folks here rarely if ever seem to visit the Bridge forum anymore. And it does relate to CR settings.
In Bridge, if you choose Develop Settings/Clear settings, the settings are indeed cleared but the sidecar files remain, even if you refresh the Windows folder and/or close and reopen both Bridge and Ps. Additionally, even if you manually delete the sidecars, the size of the exported cache file Bridge.T is not reduced but remains the same.
Anyone else noticed this?

Andrew_Hart wrote:
…In Bridge, if you choose Develop Settings/Clear settings, the settings are indeed cleared but the sidecar files remain…
That has always been the case, and it's perfectly normal, expected behavior.
Your mistake is assuming that the xmp file would contain only ACR edit information. That is just not the case.
Here's an example of the kind of information retained in an xmp file in CS4 after clearing the develop settings in Bridge. This should make it clear to you why the xmp file must remain after clearing the ACR development settings rather than having to be built from scratch all over again next time you open the file:
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="Adobe XMP Core 4.2-c020 1.124078, Tue Sep 11 2007 23:21:40        ">
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
    xmlns:tiff="http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/">
   <tiff:Make>PENTAX</tiff:Make>
   <tiff:Model>PENTAX K20D</tiff:Model>
   <tiff:Orientation>1</tiff:Orientation>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
    xmlns:exif="http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/">
   <exif:ExifVersion>0221</exif:ExifVersion>
   <exif:ExposureTime>1/160</exif:ExposureTime>
   <exif:ShutterSpeedValue>7321928/1000000</exif:ShutterSpeedValue>
   <exif:FNumber>8/1</exif:FNumber>
   <exif:ApertureValue>6/1</exif:ApertureValue>
   <exif:ExposureProgram>0</exif:ExposureProgram>
   <exif:DateTimeOriginal>2010-02-10T18:29:45-08:00</exif:DateTimeOriginal>
   <exif:DateTimeDigitized>2010-02-10T18:29:45-08:00</exif:DateTimeDigitized>
   <exif:ExposureBiasValue>20/10</exif:ExposureBiasValue>
   <exif:MeteringMode>5</exif:MeteringMode>
   <exif:FocalLength>1900/100</exif:FocalLength>
   <exif:SensingMethod>2</exif:SensingMethod>
   <exif:FocalLengthIn35mmFilm>28</exif:FocalLengthIn35mmFilm>
   <exif:CustomRendered>0</exif:CustomRendered>
   <exif:ExposureMode>1</exif:ExposureMode>
   <exif:WhiteBalance>0</exif:WhiteBalance>
   <exif:SceneCaptureType>0</exif:SceneCaptureType>
   <exif:Contrast>2</exif:Contrast>
   <exif:Saturation>0</exif:Saturation>
   <exif:Sharpness>2</exif:Sharpness>
   <exif:SubjectDistanceRange>3</exif:SubjectDistanceRange>
   <exif:ISOSpeedRatings>
    <rdf:Seq>
     <rdf:li>800</rdf:li>
    </rdf:Seq>
   </exif:ISOSpeedRatings>
   <exif:Flash rdf:parseType="Resource">
    <exif:Fired>True</exif:Fired>
    <exif:Return>0</exif:Return>
    <exif:Mode>1</exif:Mode>
    <exif:Function>False</exif:Function>
    <exif:RedEyeMode>False</exif:RedEyeMode>
   </exif:Flash>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
    xmlns:xap="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/">
   <xap:ModifyDate>2010-02-10T18:29:45-08:00</xap:ModifyDate>
   <xap:CreateDate>2010-02-10T18:29:45-08:00</xap:CreateDate>
   <xap:CreatorTool>K20D Ver 1.03</xap:CreatorTool>
   <xap:Rating>0</xap:Rating>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
    xmlns:aux="http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/aux/">
   <aux:LensInfo>160/10 450/10 40/10 40/10</aux:LensInfo>
   <aux:Lens>smc PENTAX-DA 16-45mm F4 ED AL</aux:Lens>
   <aux:LensID>4 254</aux:LensID>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
    xmlns:crs="http://ns.adobe.com/camera-raw-settings/1.0/">
   <crs:RawFileName>_IMG0187.PEF</crs:RawFileName>
   <crs:Version>5.7</crs:Version>
   <crs:ProcessVersion>5.0</crs:ProcessVersion>
   <crs:HasSettings>False</crs:HasSettings>
   <crs:HasCrop>False</crs:HasCrop>
   <crs:AlreadyApplied>False</crs:AlreadyApplied>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
    xmlns:photoshop="http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/">
   <photoshop:SidecarForExtension>PEF</photoshop:SidecarForExtension>
</rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>
Note the creation date: <exif:DateTimeOriginal>2010-02-10T18:29:45-08:00</exif:DateTimeOrigin al>. Yet, I just cleared the Develop Settings in the last few minutes.
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Missing camera calibration profile for supported camera

I am relatively new to Lightroom. I have imported Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 raw (.RW2) files into Lightroom 5.3. When I go into the Develop module under the Camera Calibration the only profile that shows up is Adobe Standard. My camera is supported according to the Adobe web site. What gives?

Bob, like the above post mentioned, I am also fairly new to Lightroom and still learning a lot of how things are suppose to work. I'm sure my problem is similar to the above post but can you please clarify this for me one more time. In my case...
I use a PC running Windows 7.
I'm running Lightroom 4.4.1, Camera Raw 7.4
I import photos from a Pentax K20D camera.
In the "Develop" module under "Camera Calibration" I only see 4 profiles which are "embedded," "ACR 4.4," "Adobe Standard" and "Camera Standard."
Is everything correct? Am I suppose to see a camera profile for my Pentax Camera? If so, how do I properly install a camera profile for my Pentax K20D camera?
I followed the path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\CameraRaw\CameraProfiles and I found the "Adobe Standard" folder and in there where tons of camera profiles. I also found the camera folder and it had also different camera model folders in there including my Pentax K20D, however nothing shows up in Lightroom itself under camera calibration.
Can you please clarify how all this works? Thanks!

Removing Glare?

This AM I got behind a guy driving a lovely old-fashioned tractor all clean and shiney with an American flag on it--so I grabbed my Pentax K20D + Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 lens and, holding the steering wheel with one hand and the camera with the other, snapped the shot. Unfortunately, the windshield glare in the picture is enough to be distracting. I wish I'd had a polarizer on the camera, but I was caught unprepared.
Is there any way in Aperture or Photoshop Elements to filter that glare out, kind of a polarizer after the fact? The picture is at:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/30126063438d5a5bb524b.jpg
Thanks in advance!

I have the raw. I experimented today a bit with dodge and burn, and burning does seem to help. To make it look really good, though, would be an enormous amount of work. I imagine this is a common enough problem and somewhere likely there is a fix.
I'm glad at least I had my camera...I just wish I'd had a polarizer...

Why are my photos not as sharp and clear in online album

I've been struggling thru this make-an-album thing and will not given up. I have continued to work thru this first album to be posted on line. I'm almost there. I've sorted thru the templates and only found one that shows my photos large enough to see and appreciate but they seem to be degraded - not sharp and clear. And that template cuts off my captions to the photos. I just want a slideshow, full screen, full resolution and with all my captions. I thought that was what Photoshop Elements 8 and my Adobe acct allowed me to do.
I take a lot of pixs with a Pentax K20D at 14.5M. I have not been able to share any of my photos, as taken, thru my email because they are too big. Now it looks like PS8/Adobe dumbs they down.
I'm new to this....so what am I missing????
Rebecca

Get SmugMug photo sharing. For a few dollars a year your photos will look fantastic. It is much better value and has unlimited storage unlike Photoshop.com and the full screen slideshow with captions look even more impressive on widescreen monitors.
What's more, you can upload photos to your SmugMug albums directly from the PSE Organizer.
http://www.smugmug.com/

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