![]() The software is also fairly fully featured. The software does really good X-Trans conversions and unlike Lightroom, you don’t have to do any additional process to get the best results (apart from tweaking the sharpening). Version 12 added support for Fujifilm film simulation modes, which has made a big difference. There still may be reasons for using it though, and Ĭapture One has long been another favourite for X-Trans shooters, but with recent releases and the company’s partnership with Fujifilm, the software has jumped to the top of the pile in my opinion. However, if you have a computer capable of running Enhance Details, and you don’t already have X-Transformer, it’s hard to recommend it, as its an extra purchase that you don’t really need if you’re running the current version of Lightroom. The advantages are that file sizes are smaller, and the software is less resource intensive, meaning it can run better on older computers. In my opinion, it’s not quite as good as the results you will get with Enhance Details. Whether the quality is better or not, depends on your own perception. The software is similar to how enhance details works (X-Transformer was released a long time before Enhance Details though) but it is faster. It works by demosiacing the software into a DNG file using its own engine. Iridient X-Transformer was originally created to address the shortcomings of Lightroom. For more details on why the X-Trans issues with ligthroom are not caused by sharpening - see this article. While it may provide the illusion of shaprpness in certain circumstances it doesn't affect the way X-Trans files are decoded by Lightroom in any way shape or form, so be wary of articles saying this as it's a misunderstanding of the problem with X-Trans files and the way Texture works. Texture is a technique to enhance medium details in an image and in no way affects the demosiacing. Note: I've seen some people suggesting that the new "Texture" slider added to Lightroom "solves" the issues with X-Trans (apart from using Enhanced Details). If you like Lightroom, and want to keep using the software, and have a computer that can handle Enhance Details, then this is probably the option to stick with, as you don’t really need any other options any more. However, the results, in my opinion, are probably among the best you will get when processing Fuji files, albeit at a speed and space cost. The downsides of this are that the process requires a fast GPU and it also takes up a lot of disk space as it creates a new DNG file from your Raw file. I have discussed it previously in detail, so I won’t go into it too much here. Alternatively use it with X-Transformer (see below) With the most recent updates, Adobe added a new feature called “Enhance Details” which is an alternative demosiacing process which solves the X-Trans issues for the most part. In the past, I would suggest only using Lightroom with some tweaks to the sharpening, and only if you found the results acceptable. Despite several well documented issues (which I’m not going into again) it's probably still the most used of any software for Fuji shooters. Lightroom has long been something of an elephant in the room when it comes to Fuji processing. They are also the options that I have the most experience with and done the most testing on. These are the most common options that people use, based upon my experience with this blog and people’s feedback. This is not an attempt to discriminate against PC users, but it’s just what I have access to. Some of this may be mac focussed or mac only. Finally, I’m using a mac, because that’s what I have. I’m not going to cover every conceivable pice of software available as I don’t have the time and this post would be insanely long. Secondly, I’m only covering software that I use or have tested. What may be a deal breaker for me may be fine for you. ![]() You may have different opinions, and that’s fine. Not everyone has the same requirements and needs when it comes to software. First, these are my opinions and are subjective based on my experience. I know this may seem silly, but I’m just heading off the inevitable criticism that I get every time I do one of these. Then I will discuss my current workflow.īefore I get started I have to do a couple of disclaimers, based on the “feedback” I've gotten in the past. ![]() First I will go through the more popular software, and offer my opinion on each as to how it pertains to Fuji processing. I’ve covered this topic a few times before on the blog, but as there have been lots of changes recently, I figured it would be time for an update. ![]()
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