![]() The key to bringing back your detail is using a very high Amount in sharpening. When you use a Detail of 0, you will notice that you lose detail. Try it yourself while setting the Amount very high Detail 100 = wormy mess, Detail 0 = no worms. We don’t want worms, so we need to go in the opposite direction. The problem is the deconvolution algorithm in Adobe products is what causes terrible worms on X-Trans files. So do we want deconvolution or unsharp mask? If you ‘Google’ Fujifilm sharpening almost every blog you come across will recommend that you slide the detail slider up to 100. In between is a mix of these two sharpening methods. If you slide the Detail slider all the way to the right you are using deconvolution sharpening if you slide it all the way to the left, you are using the unsharp mask. The way you access these are by using the Detail slider in the Sharpening section. The two algorithms are deconvolution sharpening and unsharp mask. Lightroom has two sharpening algorithms even though they’re not listed anywhere. The last piece of getting extremely clean, sharp images with X-Trans files is by using the correct sharpening algorithm. If your image only has high detail in certain areas, it is best to apply this adjustment local using an Adjustment Brush, Radial Filter, or the Graduated filter. Be careful not to overdo it with this adjustment as it will start to look fake. This, in combination with Enhance Details, can create extremely detailed images. This adjustment does exactly what you would think it does it enhances very fine texture. Speaking of texture, Adobe recently added a new feature to Lightroom and ACR called the ‘Texture’ slider. This is best used for scenes that have very high detail, i.e., sand, leaves, rock, anything with a lot of texture. It’s also important to note that this does not need to be applied to every image on certain images that have little detail, it can have a slightly negative effect. Instead, I only convert the images where detail is a significant concern and the image will end up in my portfolio. When it is finished processing it will create a new DNG file, which is still a raw file, but it has been ‘enhanced.’ Because this process takes a significant amount of time, I do not convert every single file in my library. ![]() I have a 2015 MacBook Pro with an AMD Radeon R9 M370X, and it takes about 30-40 seconds for each image I convert. If you have an older computer, this could take several minutes. If you have a fast, modern graphics card, this will breeze by quickly. How fast it processes is a function of your GPU. The biggest downfall of this feature is the fact that it is a sophisticated algorithm that can a long time to process. If you click on the preview, it will show you the before image, and you can pan around to different areas. There are no options, just a quick preview to see if it is worth your while to use this feature. ![]() When you click Enhance Details a new dialog will pop up. You can only use this on a raw file that is an X-Trans or Bayer sensor. In ACR click the icon in the Filmstrip and select Enhance Details in the pop-up menu in Camera Raw. Enhance Details use Adobe Sensei, which is Adobe’s AI or machine learning to improve detail and colors in your images.Įnhance Details can be found in Lightroom under the Photo menu > Enhance Details, or right-click on the file to get to Enhance Details. This feature was developed specifically for X-Trans files to increase detail and color detail while avoiding the wormy effect. Let’s start with one of the new features Adobe added to Lightroom and ACR Enhance Details. ![]() Since I wrote that article Adobe has released new features in Lightroom and ACR, and I have also come up with new sharpening techniques that create incredibly clean, sharp images. I also noticed detailed areas lost color detail, so I no longer recommend it. I have found that Iridient creates a fair amount of noise, especially in areas without detail. In the past, I wrote about using Iridient X-Transformer, which was the best tool at the time. It’s been a while since I’ve talked about what I do to avoid worms when sharpening Fujifilm X-Trans files.
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