jjd228
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I shoot in RAW mode and my workflow usually goes something like this:
* Open file in Camera Raw.
* Change to 16bit.
* Maybe do some minor corrections, but maybe not.
* Open in Photoshop.
What I want to know is, if I use Lightroom to open the RAW file, can I change to 16bit there, then do some minor corrections in Lightroom, then open in PS? From what I have seen you have to first export to jpg from Lightroom so I'm wondering if I'm losing any quality (even slightly) by going from LR to PS as opposed to from Camera Raw to PS. And can I even convert to 16bit in LR? Or does that not matter and I should just convert to 16bit in PS? But then what happens if I make correction in LR on an 8bit image and THEN convert to 16bit in PS?
Very confused.
I like LR for the organization etc. but I don't want to user LR *and* Camera Raw. Can someone clear this up for me and tell me the best way to go about this? I need to do some minor corrections and then have a perfect 16bit image to work on in PS.
Thanks!
* Open file in Camera Raw.
* Change to 16bit.
* Maybe do some minor corrections, but maybe not.
* Open in Photoshop.
What I want to know is, if I use Lightroom to open the RAW file, can I change to 16bit there, then do some minor corrections in Lightroom, then open in PS? From what I have seen you have to first export to jpg from Lightroom so I'm wondering if I'm losing any quality (even slightly) by going from LR to PS as opposed to from Camera Raw to PS. And can I even convert to 16bit in LR? Or does that not matter and I should just convert to 16bit in PS? But then what happens if I make correction in LR on an 8bit image and THEN convert to 16bit in PS?
Very confused.
I like LR for the organization etc. but I don't want to user LR *and* Camera Raw. Can someone clear this up for me and tell me the best way to go about this? I need to do some minor corrections and then have a perfect 16bit image to work on in PS.
Thanks!