Better results using DPP?

[Crashoran]

Is it overly normal for colors to come out cleaner when shooting RAW and using DPP? I didnt think it would make that much of a difference, but everything contains less artifacting when boosting saturation levels versus using CS2.



Even at ISO 200 on the 1D there is some noticeable noise when levels are corrected

[AndrewCCM]

I have heard the same thing via a Canon rep. They highly recommended it for use with ultra large prints too... Supposedly, it interprets the RAW files the way they were intended and does make a difference (according to the Canon Rep).

[zepp]

Originally Posted by Crashoran

Is it overly normal for colors to come out cleaner when shooting RAW and using DPP?

As opposed to shooting JPG or using a different RAW converter?

[ndsimm]

I get the same results when shooting RAW and using Nikon Capture NX vs CS2. I heard someone say something the Camera software doing a better job with the RAW info than a 3rd party program.....or something like that

[JohnT]

I, too, have heard the same thing: that DPP interprets the raw data more accurately than 3rd party programs.

That's a nice shot by the way.

[NathanJK]

I've done some side by side comparisons and I definitely think DPP does a better job than ACR. However, its not by leaps and bounds and most of the time I still use ACR. I use DPP if it really needs tweaking or I'm going to be printing larger than 11x14 or so.

[AndrewCCM]

Yeah.. I believe that is exactly what the rep said... Use it for sure if printing large prints...otherwise, the benefit is very minimal.

[iCe]

I've seen marked improvement when I use DPP to create my TIFF files. The interface is simpler and the results are always better. In fact, I had a couple of STFC images that CS2 (nor CS3) would read correctly. They were fine in DPP. I've also revisted some older images and seen improvement in those as well. I don't know or care why it works better, but it works better.

[zeroendless]

Detail, sharpness and color is better for me with DPP than camera Raw from Adobe, only wish they have highlight preview and recovery feature. I happened to use it the very first time when i got my m2n and DPP was the only Raw convector that capable to read the raw file, i've been using it since then.

[darktiger]

So what would be better DPP 3 or Capture One with 30D profile?

[xseption]

What in the world is DDP? I am interested since I enlarge to 16"x20"

[JohnT]

Originally Posted by xseption

What in the world is DDP? I am interested since I enlarge to 16"x20"

DPP (Digital Photo Professional) is Canon's raw image processor.

[xseption]

Originally Posted by JohnT

DPP (Digital Photo Professional) is Canon's raw image processor.

Is that additional software? I don't believe it came with my camera, probably need to check ...

thanks!

~ edd

[JMI]

It SHOULD have come with your camera. If not, you can download it from Canon's website.

[Crashoran]

My images seem sharper, colors are better, and bokeh is smoother when shooting raw and using DPP. I am using raw from now on.

The only problem - what program can I use to insert cutlines into file info without resaving through photoshop and degrading quality?