FAQ = to collect blogs, tools, white papers, etc -- it is work in progress -- please post in the topic to get relevant matters on top
March 27, 2023
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--- tools ---
a honorary, in me·mo·ri·am of Gabor Schorr ( aka Panopeeper ) = rawnalyze.rawtherapee.com/
Rawdigger = www.rawdigger.com/
FastRawViewer = www.fastrawviewer.com/
Libraw = www.libraw.org/
ExifTool by Phil Harvey = exiftool.org/
( suggested by @IliahBorg ) "dcraw C Code, Outlined and Annotated" = ninedegreesbelow.com/files/dcraw-c-code-annotated-code.html
Argyll CMS by Graeme Gill deserves a separate section
Argyll CMS = www.argyllcms.com/
Argyll CMS mailing list = www.freelists.org/archive/argyllcms
--- Camera Profiles ---
DCamProf ( free ) by A. Torger = torger.se/anders/dcamprof.html + torger.se/anders/photography/camera-profiling.html
Lumariver Profile Designer ( $$$ ) by A. Torger = www.lumariver.com/#LumariverPD
basICColor Input v6 ( $$$ ) = www.basiccolor.de/basiccolor-input-6-en-US/
DCPTool ( free ) by Sandy McGuffog = dcptool.sourceforge.net/Introduction.html
Calibrite ColorChecker Camera Calibration software ( inherited from X-Rite, free ) [ @IliahBorg : "... raw converter may apply a tone curve on top of the tone curve embedded into the resulting profile, leading to excessive contrast and over-saturated colours..." ] = calibrite.com/us/photo-target/
--- Adobe stuff ---
Eric Chan of Adobe Labs = blog.adobe.com/en/authors/eric-chan ( you also can google his old posting in various places searching for MadManChan2000 or MadManChan - a lot of useful info )
DNG/DCP landing page = helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/digital-negative.html
Adobe DNG Standard v1.6 ( most recent as of now ) = helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/help/en/photoshop/pdf/dng_spec_1_6_0_0.pdf
Adobe XMP Profile-Presets SDK = download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/lightroom/profile-sdk/ACR_and_Lightroom_Profile_SDK.zip
Adobe DNG SDK = www.adobe.com/go/dng_sdk
Adobe DNG Converter command line = helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/help/en/photoshop/pdf/dng_commandline.pdf
Adobe DNG Profile Editor (September 2012, free - it is not being updated, but still works w/ DCP profiles - and if you need to extend/adjust the "range" of WB sliders in ACR/LR w/o manually tinkering with CM matrices that is the UI tool to do this ) =
Docs helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/help/en/photoshop/pdf/DNGProfile_EditorDocumentation.pdf
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Windows download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/dng/win/DNG_Profile_Editor_win_1_0_4.exe
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Mac download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/dng/mac/DNG_Profile_Editor_mac_1_0_4.dmg
mis·cel·la·ne·ous - many of the websites below related to the tools listed have useful information worth to read, so go explore !
BabelColor PatchTool ( $$$ ) by Danny Pascale = babelcolor.com/patchtool_features.htm
Chromix ColorThink ( $$$ ) = www.colorwiki.com/wiki/ColorThink_Pro_Introduction , www.chromix.com/colorthink/comparison/
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--- blogs & etc ( in no particular order ! ) ---
Albert Theuwissen = harvestimaging.com/blog/
William Claff ( aka BClaff , Bill Claff ) = www.photonstophotos.net/ + recent updates = www.photonstophotos.net/rss.htm
Jim Kasson = blog.kasson.com/
www.lensrentals.com/blog/ ( select posts )
Jack Hogan = www.strollswithmydog.com/
RIT Munsell Color Science Lab Educational Resources = www.rit.edu/science/munsell-color-science-lab-educational-resources
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--- must read ---
even more "classic" ( than the one below ) paper suggested by @IliahBorg "CCD Image Sensor Noise Sources" = www.uni-muenster.de/imperia/md/content/ziv/multimedia/downloads/kodak___noise_sources.pdf
a classic paper ("Noise, Dynamic Range and Bit Depth in Digital SLRs") by Emil Martinec ( hosted by BClaff ) = www.photonstophotos.net/Emil%20Martinec/noise.html
how dual gain come to be - Aptina's white paper ( hosted by BClaff ) = www.photonstophotos.net/Aptina/DR-Pix_WhitePaper.pdf
"Autofocus System Design" by Marianne Oelund ( hosted by BCLaff ) www.photonstophotos.net/MarianneOelund/AutoFocus_System_Design/AutoFocus_System_Design.htm
A whole bunch of papers written by Douglas Kerr ( might be worth for somebody to host some... just in case ) = dougkerr.net/Pumpkin/#Optics
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--- tutorials for the rest of us ---
By @JimKasson "How Your Camera and Image Processor Determine Colors" @ lensrentals.com/blog/ = www.lensrentals.com/blog/2023/03/how-your-camera-and-image-processor-determine-colors/ ( dprevived.com/t/how-your-camera-and-image-processor-determine-colors/601/post/4076/ )
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dcraw C Code, Outlined and Annotated: ninedegreesbelow.com/files/dcraw-c-code-annotated-code.html
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I have been playing with dcraw_emu from the libraw source
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Lighting:
kronometric.org/phot/lighting/
From my site - the lighting handbook pdf is good
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ColorChecker Camera Calibration software (X-Rite / Calibrite, free, raw converter may apply a tone curve on top of the tone curve embedded into the resulting profile, leading to excessive contrast and over-saturated colours) calibrite.com/us/photo-target/
Adobe DNG Profile Editor (September 2012, free):
Docs helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/help/en/photoshop/pdf/DNGProfile_EditorDocumentation.pdf
Mac download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/dng/mac/DNG_Profile_Editor_mac_1_0_4.dmg
Windows download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/dng/win/DNG_Profile_Editor_win_1_0_4.exebasICColor input 6 ($$$) www.basiccolor.de/basiccolor-input-6-en-US/
ColorBurst SpectraCore Camera Profiler ($$$, only icc currently)
Chromix ColorThink ($$ .. $$$) www.chromix.com/colorthink/
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for posterity
web.archive.org/web/20110627011453/forums.adobe.com/message/1210133
Eric Chan ::
"...for archival purposes I recommend (and practice) safely storing the original raw files in the form that they came off the camera , whether they be DNG or non-DNG..."
"...To be clear, Adobe did not create DNG in the hopes that photographers shooting non-DNG raw files would suddenly convert them all to DNG files and then throw away their original non-DNG raw files. Instead, Adobe created DNG has an example of a documented format (a set of TIFF extensions) that would improve interoperability among hardware and software vendors, as well as be suitable for archiving..."
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Harold M. Merklinger's writings on using the view camera. "Must read" for tilt & shift photographers.
www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/index.html#TOC -
IMHO Mr.Merklinger's "The INs and OUTs of FOCUS: An Alternative Way to Estimate Depth-of-Field and Sharpness in the Photographic Image" is very much useful for everybody. www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/TIAOOFe.pdf
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Eric Chan of Adobe Labs = blog.adobe.com/en/authors/eric-chan ( you also can google his old posting in various places searching for MadManChan2000 or MadManChan - a lot of useful info )
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Especially Chapter 3. I find the object space stuff less useful.
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Let's not forget this gem by Marianne:
